How's it going? I could tell you about all the action on Planet Cobra Verde... The hot new album we're working on... Or how our drummer Mark is homeless because a flood consumed his house... Or how an airport terror squad accused us of being terrorists...

But ultimately it would come back to this OTHER thing:

At 9 p.m. Thursday, March 16, we -- Cobra Verde -- will make our prime-time acting debut on "THE OC." You know, the Fox drama about happy-go-lucky rich people in Orange County. The OC folks have been down with the CV action and have been trying to get us to come out to their sprawling Manhattan Beach studios -- which, by the way, is in Manhattan Beach, which is NOT in Orange County....

At first, we figured they'd have us give back rubs to "The Hot Moms" on the show or play stunt men or something. Nope. Last month, we flew out there to not only play, but also act. DUDE, we're like playing a FOREIGNER TRIBUTE BAND. I can't give away too much, but I am "authorized" to reveal this:

The main guy, Seth, asks us to play the 18th birthday party of his buddy, Ben, who really loves Journey. Seth prefers Foreigner, so he asks us to play Foreigner tunes, instead -- like "Waiting for a Girl Like You." (Coming up ANY DAY on iTUNES!)

The OC folks even made posters to hang out The Bait Shop -- the club where everyone parties on the show. You can see it --- and some other pics Tim and I took -- on cobraverde.com or our myspace site, http://www.myspace.com/cobraverdemusic

The pics tell only part of "the story." For two days, we went through enough '80 clothes to stock an A-Ha (or Killers AND Yeah Yeah Yeahs) video, from mesh shirts to trench coats to those weird, floppy '80 boots. The overriding theme behind our "look" was, "Foreigner, Ramones, New Wave, Rock 'n' Roll -- it's all good." I guess it is when it comes to '80s nostalgia.

Tim wore a zebra-striped sleeveless shirt. Frank was breezy in his mesh shirt. Mark felt like a flasher in his trench coat. Ed looked like a fisherman-turned-safety-patrol-guard in his yellow vest. I had a hard time breathing in my red dog collar.

Like I said, check out the sites: www.myspace.com/cobraverdemusic and, of course, cobraverde.com. The tunes -- uh, I mean, that slow-dance anthem, "Waiting for a Girl Like You" -- is going up on iTunes any day, too.

Starting Thursday, we're also going to have a diary about about the whole experience, featuring stuff like: 1. Our worst bands and songs list; 2. True Hollywood Story behind-the-scenes gossip; 3. Reviews of the junk food buffet on the set.

Until then, hope you are all well and thanks again for being who you are, wherever you are....

Yr pals... John, Mark, Tim, Frank, Ed