<?php rewind_posts(); ?>
<?php $notDone=true?>
<?php if ($posts) : foreach ($posts as $post) : start_wp(); ?>
<?php if (in_category(6) && $notDone) { ?>
<div class="botw"><h5>Band of the Week</h5>
<?php echo $post->post_excerpt ?> <?php the_content(); ?>
<small><p class="postmetadata"><?php comments_popup_link('No Comments »', '1 Comment »', '% Comments »'); ?>
</small>
</div>
<?php $notDone=false ?>
<?php } ?>
<?php endforeach; else: ?>
<p><?php _e('Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.'); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>
theres my solution…if anyone cares
bump >:P
in essence what i want to do is limit the two aside category posts in my sidebar to dislpaying 1 post each
have a look here if it helps