tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43387990124067671822024-03-14T04:02:15.332-07:00Those Darlins: Stinky Tails!Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-48022426611891675472010-03-25T17:25:00.000-07:002010-03-25T19:03:22.913-07:00King Khan & BBQ tour: NEW ORLEANS Part 1okay okay okay okay okay okay okay I know! It's been way too long. But here it is coming atcha in several parts. I only have pics from certain towns, so sorry if I skip out on you... But I assure you we had fun no matter where we were!<br /><br />New Orleans...<br />OKAY this was a party. We played at Spellcaster Lodge which is Quintron and Miss Pussycat's place. It's hard to describe how incredibly awesome this place is but take a gander at their <a href="http://www.quintronandmisspussycat.com/lodge.html">website</a> and it might help a bit to get an idea. That and these pictures. <br /><br />Pre show... gettin' ready to roll. and rock.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462994703/" title="100_1193 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4462994703_09bdea0c0b.jpg" width="427" height="500" alt="100_1193"/></a><br /><br />The Lodge has two stages, the red stage and the blue stage. (We all played the red stage, and here Quintron has his stuff set up on the blue stage. )<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462994727/" title="100_1204 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2610/4462994727_0b50526cb1.jpg" width="400" height="400" alt="100_1204" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462994947/" title="100_1198 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4462994947_3c68185b3d.jpg" width="366" height="500" alt="100_1198" /></a><br /><br />Quintron drove the ship from the captain's station... also DJed some tropical lounge jams. There is an intercom system hooked throughout and he would announce things like "Hello everyone and welcome to the Spellcaster Lounge. Up next the best band in the entire world THOSE DARLINS followed by..." Well, something like that.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463772850/" title="100_1200 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4463772850_d366431fe3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1200" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462994861/" title="100_1201 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4462994861_e1efedf668.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1201" /></a><br /><br />Can you find Kelley in there?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463773054/" title="100_1203 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2492/4463773054_a5500e55f4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1203" /></a><br /><br />Byron pretending to be Quintron.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463773152/" title="100_1195 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4463773152_010882c337.jpg" width="372" height="500" alt="100_1195" /></a><br /><br />Kellllleeyyy<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462995113/" title="100_1196 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4462995113_188c323a91.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="100_1196" /></a><br /><br />Awesome Dioramas with Pine cones... soo cooool<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463773256/" title="100_1208 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4463773256_f98c8cfd5e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1208" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462995345/" title="100_1207 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4462995345_9a7c121106.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1207" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462995213/" title="100_1205 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2756/4462995213_4544a5f245.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1205" /></a><br /><br />Pretty walls<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463773564/" title="100_1220 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4463773564_d13ddc3f85.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1220" /></a><br /><br />Mirror Mirror on the wall...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463773666/" title="100_1222 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4463773666_49c9830aee.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1222" /></a><br /><br />The patio outside was really cool too.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463773332/" title="100_1210 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4463773332_473986722a.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1210" /></a><br /><br />I put my voodoo eyes on.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463773476/" title="100_1214 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4463773476_69ef1572ae.jpg" /></a><br /><br />So this place promplty packed up... and by that I mean PACKED UP. It was literally as full as it could possibly be. It was hot, sweaty, and magical. Get ready for some blurry sweaty magical pictures!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463773614/" title="100_1226 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4463773614_f92df0741d.jpg" width="500" height="358" alt="100_1226" /></a><br />HIS HIGHNESSSSSSSSSSS!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462995619/" title="100_1229 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4462995619_017fd27c99.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1229" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462995703/" title="100_1230 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2773/4462995703_b56ab36e25.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Max aka leo chips... The MAGICIAN!!!! <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462995797/" title="100_1233 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2730/4462995797_c38f4c8e2e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1233" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462995867/" title="100_1232 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4462995867_d0c8998049.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1232" /></a><br />My favorite<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462995937/" title="100_1231 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4462995937_7c73b2e60e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1231" /></a><br />Like a ghost<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462995997/" title="100_1236 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4462995997_eaa05ecd61.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1236" /></a><br /><br />THIS PRETTY MUCH DESCRIBES THE WHOLE NIGHT. I don't know what it is. I'm pretty sure its some voodoo shit. -j<br /><br />Its easy to get sucked down deep into the vortex of the Spellcaster. Also just as easily, you can stuck behind the stage, with nothing but a locked door behind you and a wall of sweaty flesh and bone waiting ahead. Both near impenetrable. Nothing in between but King Khan, Mark Sultan, Leo Chips and plenty of empty bottles to relieve yourself into. We found where the heart lies in the spellcaster, and even the Kodak instashoot could see it beat. -L.wood<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463774068/" title="100_1243 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/4463774068_ee78036bae.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1243" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463774126/" title="100_1244 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4463774126_c058a25808.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1244" /></a><br /><br />And the audience goes wild and morphs into a two-faced siamese monsterr.....<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462996151/" title="100_1254 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2786/4462996151_df28540578.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1254" /></a><br /><br />Unexplainable glowing blob where Sultan's head should be, meet King Khan.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463774228/" title="100_1245 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4463774228_c61ee0e72e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1245" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462996253/" title="100_1247 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4462996253_aa01d9be55.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462996335/" title="100_1262 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2498/4462996335_9534fe95e1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1262" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462996379/" title="100_1269 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/4462996379_929aacc7d0.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Max's Keys<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463774472/" title="100_1259 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2456/4463774472_edeb774374.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1259" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463774520/" title="100_1255 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4463774520_e514217478.jpg" width="400" height="456" alt="100_1255" /></a><br /><br />Sorry so many back shots... Lin was trapped behind the stage.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463774520/" title="100_1255 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4463774520_e514217478.jpg" width="400" height="456" alt="100_1255" /></a><br /><br />All Hail the KINGGGGGGG<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462996645/" title="100_1276 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4462996645_5536dbca5d.jpg" width="356" height="500" alt="100_1276" /></a><br />"........in the back of your daddy's caddillac."<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463774788/" title="100_1270 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4463774788_043e4278c7.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1270" /></a><br /><br />Bow Wow WOw Bow Down to His Majesty!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463774836/" title="100_1266 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4463774836_b86fae0188.jpg" width="360" height="500" alt="100_1266" /></a><br /><br />Miss pussycat witnessing the explosion.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463774950/" title="100_1283 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4463774950_4313928e85.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1283" /></a><br /><br />Haha.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463775068/" title="100_1277 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4463775068_75e11eb824.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1277" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463775144/" title="100_1280 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/4463775144_3f3d56a076.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1280" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462997217/" title="100_1279 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4462997217_8242e49fc7.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1279" /></a><br />In'Sultan.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462997265/" title="100_1295 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4462997265_b765710b0a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1295" /></a><br /><br />And it's over. Total Annihilation.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462997131/" title="100_1312 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4462997131_615f33f152.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1312" /></a><br />Prize Ribbon for passout.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462997317/" title="100_1329 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4462997317_6f84626085.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1329" /></a><br />Thank god somebody moved him from his earlier spot.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463775518/" title="100_1325 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4463775518_080e08a8c6.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1325" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463775842/" title="100_1324 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4463775842_06c1f1ff3f.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1324" /></a><br /><br />Quintron: Just another day at work?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463775612/" title="100_1313 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4463775612_afab441888.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1313" /></a><br />"alright everybody, get the fuck out!" (thats not an exact quote)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463775692/" title="100_1317 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2749/4463775692_e41cabe418.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1317" /></a><br />Goodnight Pussycat.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462997605/" title="100_1337 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4462997605_93f41669eb.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1337" /></a><br /><br />Stage Red. Mark Sultan's Shoes.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462997783/" title="100_1322 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4462997783_6861977478.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1322" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462997881/" title="100_1320 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4462997881_7226184448.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1320" /></a><br /><br />Next Day:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4463776068/" title="100_1341 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4463776068_8705f142f2.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="100_1341" /></a><br /><br />Graveyard. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4462998051/" title="100_1342 by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4462998051_92c7c19a7b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="100_1342" /></a>Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-30076345867931044802010-01-25T01:01:00.000-08:002010-01-26T13:36:43.531-08:00THUNDERGUNT RAMPAGE PART 3 finally !!!!!<span style="font-weight:bold;">THOSE DARLINS/THE GRATES OCTOBER 2009 forever!!</span><br /><br />SO to recap: we are in Los Angeles in a really crappy hotel, sweating and drinking and eating other people's ham sandwiches.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303411874/" title="BOGUS by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4303411874_45af1eb93d.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="BOGUS" /></a><br />We went to this guy Gary Calamar's house to do a private lil acoustic show for him. It was pretty cool. He picks out music for a bunch of TV shows like True Blood. <br />Gary and Nikki<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662045/" title="Gary/Nikki by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2703/4302662045_c1a0d3849b.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Gary/Nikki" /></a>' <br />Gary, Me, Kelley, Lauren, Nikki, and Gary's WIfe<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662107/" title="Group Pic w/Lauren by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4302662107_fa5b9e47e8.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Group Pic w/Lauren" /></a><br />Lauren set the whole thing up and works with us on all kindsa cool stuff. like taking over the radio like pirates. she's real badass.<br />our manager JT Chillin Out LA style<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662171/" title="JT @ Calamars by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2798/4302662171_72f9855e26.jpg" width="428" height="500" alt="JT @ Calamars" /></a><br />SO this is what its like ya'll? I have no idea who these people were but i bet if i knew i woulda peed my pants. LALALALA <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412116/" title="Calamar PArtee by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4303412116_92a469596d.jpg" width="500" height="428" alt="Calamar PArtee" /></a><br />Who are those Hunks????<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662251/" title="Calamar Lin Byron by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2761/4302662251_1a8fb20725.jpg" width="500" height="428" alt="Calamar Lin Byron" /></a><br />Went for a walk around the hotel- pretty pretty<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412210/" title="LA PALM by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2684/4303412210_7eb89cbf37.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="LA PALM" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412260/" title="Palm LA by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4303412260_8362eaaebf.jpg" width="500" height="338" alt="Palm LA" /></a><br />I ate at this diner twice while we were there... can;t remember the name now though. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662407/" title="RIde Free by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4302662407_6657c41ca4.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="RIde Free" /></a><br />Here we go! Beverly Inn, the shittiest hotel you can stay at! (actually probably not but its pretty bad). We almost got kicked out of this place... and there was obviously a transvestite prostitution ring going down here. but somehow they didnt seem to care. instead they focused their anger on us. Dont stay here if you go to LA. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662461/" title="LALALA by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4302662461_e87ee6dff1.jpg" width="500" height="338" alt="LALALA" /></a><br />ON the way to our show at BARDOT (private party oooooo LALALALA)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662483/" title="LALALA by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2790/4302662483_bc7b305380.jpg" width="500" height="432" alt="LALALA" /></a><br />CApitol Records building was across from Bardot. pretty cool lookin.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412382/" title="Capitol Records by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4303412382_5600661bd6.jpg" width="432" height="500" alt="Capitol Records" /></a><br />This is a painting of an accessory. not a toy. i mean not a dog.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412424/" title="Toy Pet Dog by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4303412424_c0d379b2ce.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="Toy Pet Dog" /></a><br />THis is what the stage would have looked like at bardot if you were watching it on tv in 1959<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412464/" title="Stage by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4303412464_81f2ca0dbb.jpg" width="428" height="500" alt="Stage" /></a><br />Ceiling was high profile! (baha)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412504/" title="Ceiling by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/4303412504_24293527dc.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="Ceiling" /></a><br />Fireplace<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412550/" title="Firesplace by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2711/4303412550_9eb03c8a03.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="Firesplace" /></a><br /><br /><br />Went and checked out the tourist strip. never been there before. WHOA so many people that are so annoying! It was awful! and great! im glad we got outta there with out losing an arm or an appendix or something. there were a ton of michael jackson paraphenilia/dopplegangers too. pretty annoying.<br /><br />princesses<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662763/" title="Princesses by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4302662763_400d7e0ffe.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Princesses" /></a><br />THIS YODA SUCKED,,, HE WAS A JERK AND WOULDNT LET ME TAKE HIS PICTURE AND HE WAS CREEPY AND WEIRD<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412684/" title="Yoda Sucked by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4303412684_f822708343.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="Yoda Sucked" /></a><br />it was completely unrealistic too. He was like 6 feet tall. and there was this guy dressed up as one of the beatles but he was like 6'4, chubby, old and had grey long hair in a ponytail. he looked NOTHING like any of the beatles. I think he was scottish too. and they expect you to pay money to take pictures of them! <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662841/" title="Crappy Yoda by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4302662841_463f5dc59c.jpg" width="500" height="406" alt="Crappy Yoda" /></a><br />John waynes footprints were the same size as mine, i swear!!! and i have an incredibly small foot. Like a 5 in womens or something. I think they musta been really high heeled boots or something. Maybe not, because apparently there is some controversy as to how tall john wayne actually was, and some say he wore size 11 but others say only a size 7. Either way i like how he punched his fist into the concrete.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412800/" title="John Wayne by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4303412800_b20092a922.jpg" width="432" height="500" alt="John Wayne" /></a><br />This is cool because he put his guns down. some of the other cowboys put their horse's feet down! i think gene autry was one of them. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662967/" title="Bill Hart by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4302662967_3124076012.jpg" width="500" height="432" alt="Bill Hart" /></a><br />What a dream boat!!! Paul Newman!!! thats not my hand though, its lin's haha.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302662997/" title="Paul Newman by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4302662997_ed540bc389.jpg" width="500" height="432" alt="Paul Newman" /></a><br />Humphrey Bogart!!! another dream boat! This one definitely had the best note to sid---- "May you never die till i kill you" <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412938/" title="Humphrey Bogart by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4303412938_c024cdae4e.jpg" width="500" height="432" alt="Humphrey Bogart" /></a><br /><br />Mann's Chinese Theatre<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303412980/" title="Chinese Theatre by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4303412980_9e4dcbb5e7.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Chinese Theatre" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303413034/" title="Chinese Theatre by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4303413034_082f47fe6d.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Chinese Theatre" /></a><br /><br />Our good friends Chris and Maritza, New acquaintance Bart Simpson, and Lin <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663159/" title="Chris Maritza Bart Lin by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2701/4302663159_ed37e5a632.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Chris Maritza Bart Lin" /></a><br /><br />Great Head Dresses <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303413130/" title="LA Feathers by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4303413130_17f49ce461.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="LA Feathers" /></a><br /><br />BAck to the Beverly, yeah they really did have color tv can you believe it.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303413158/" title="Beverly Motel by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2748/4303413158_49569262c7.jpg" width="420" height="500" alt="Beverly Motel" /></a><br /><br /><br />ON TO THE NEXT TOWN!!!<br /><br />We saw this hilarious bus with a huge best in show dog.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663301/" title="Best In Show by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4302663301_0280519021.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="Best In Show" /></a><br />Played in Phoenix at Modified arts, an all ages space (which recently closed unfortunately). This band, The Chandails, was really really good. And they were all 16! <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663343/" title="The Chantails by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4302663343_16e8fd13be.jpg" width="500" height="338" alt="The Chantails" /></a><br />Seriously, check those boys out. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thechandails">Chandails on Myspace</a><br /><br />So this cool guy Norm showed up with some serious threads! him and patience were doin it up gymnastics style.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663381/" title="Patience and Norm by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4302663381_702380909a.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Patience and Norm" /></a><br />Then Kelley joined the club.... balancing on beams and swimmin in kiddy pools alllll nite.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663415/" title="Gymnastic Class by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4302663415_7b9867571f.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Gymnastic Class" /></a><br /><br />Pretty view on the ride to Albuquerque<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663467/" title="mountain by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4302663467_e24d68bd93.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="mountain" /></a><br /><br />We stopped at this really good little mexican taco stand kinda place and ate, and next door was a really awesome thrift store. The lady that worked inside was extremely old and looked like she could definitely do magic. She had rose tinted glasses. She also asked us if school were out! heh heh. anyway, these are some paintings that i really wanted to buy, but they wouldve gotten broken in the van so it was a no go. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663507/" title="deer pic by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4302663507_5ab56db25d.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="deer pic" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663543/" title="painting by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4302663543_2b85bb3b0e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="painting" /></a><br />I guess what made this place so good was that it was actually cheap, like thrift stores used to be.<br /><br />Stopped at a tourist shop, the Painted Desert Indian Center. Nice.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663567/" title="Teepee/Dinosaur by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4302663567_6194f7d80f.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Teepee/Dinosaur" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303413472/" title="Totems by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2784/4303413472_05a5e4332a.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Totems" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663659/" title="Teepee sunset by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4302663659_b0f0ba1dc7.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Teepee sunset" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663695/" title="Teepees by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2704/4302663695_63c3b9ffc9.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Teepees" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663733/" title="Painted Desert Indian Center by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4302663733_875dacfb4e.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Painted Desert Indian Center" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663753/" title="Teepees by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4302663753_9e5395538e.jpg" width="500" height="338" alt="Teepees" /></a><br /><br />All the Crap I Bought<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663799/" title="Jessi decked out by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4302663799_be7c577e32.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="Jessi decked out" /></a><br /><br />More Pretty Desert View<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303413662/" title="west by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4303413662_7ff806b44d.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="west" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663861/" title="West by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4302663861_c947d0573a.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="West" /></a><br /><br />So we stayed in SantA Fe for 2 nights.... Nikki used to live there. We had a pretty small show in Albequerque but it was still fun cause of Nikkis crazy friends. Santa Fe is so crazy because it is 7,000 feet above sea level! makes my head spin just thinkin about it. Thats 2,000 feet higher than Denver! Yeah, i definitely threw up.... and it was snowing!<br /><br />anyway, we ate at this really good diner that was near where we were staying, The Tune Up. THEY HAD AMAZING FOOD and yum yum yummmy green chiles. Dont forget, if you are ever in New Mexico, get green chile's anywhere. You can't get them that good anywhere. This is what lin ate:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303413730/" title="yum yum by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4303413730_0111fb2390.jpg" width="432" height="500" alt="yum yum" /></a><br />This is what I got- Yes thats Plantains and Mole Sauce mmmmmmm<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303413776/" title="MOLE by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4303413776_468e7a8baa.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="MOLE" /></a><br />Kelley about to chow down... I got this dish the day before, it was like a breakfast burrito plate w/plantains. It ruled & makes me DROOL<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302663999/" title="Kelley Burrito by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4302663999_0189baab5c.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="Kelley Burrito" /></a><br />Nikki & her green chile burrito. I think I'm gonna get this next time. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303413880/" title="Nikki Burrito by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4303413880_1e0d2517c8.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="Nikki Burrito" /></a><br /><br />And then, when Lin was unknowingly posing for a innocent picture, he got attacked BY A BEAR<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302664069/" title="Bear Attacks Lin by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4302664069_6476e9a4c8.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Bear Attacks Lin" /></a><br /><br />The Girls of The Grates came with us to the Dallas Art Museum before we headed to our show. We had a grand old time for the 15 minutes we were there.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303413938/" title="Happy Days by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4303413938_102c0cb9b9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Happy Days" /></a><br />Abbey Roadin' it<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302664129/" title="Abbey Roadin by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4302664129_74b4678a7b.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Abbey Roadin" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302664165/" title="Dallas Museum by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/4302664165_f710030523.jpg" width="432" height="500" alt="Dallas Museum" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303414022/" title="Museum View by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/4303414022_7f10c70287.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Museum View" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303414056/" title="Dallas Skyscrapers by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4303414056_dc82482746.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="Dallas Skyscrapers" /></a><br /><br />Our friend hooked us up with a room we couldve never afforded ourselves at a crazy nice hotel. So we partied.<br />and peed on the floor in front of the front desk while we were checking in. well, not we. him. anyway...<br /><br />Party in the Elevator! with john grate and patience grate!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303414086/" title="John, Patience, Lin in Elevator by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4303414086_539a42e854.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="John, Patience, Lin in Elevator" /></a><br />View from the hotel the next day: VA VA VOOM<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302664291/" title="Dallas by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4302664291_06500ff879.jpg" width="500" height="338" alt="Dallas" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303414220/" title="Dallas by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4303414220_e4b5be54ae.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Dallas" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302664367/" title="Dallas by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2684/4302664367_0a0cca05f7.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Dallas" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302664401/" title="Dallas by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/4302664401_50c93f7ae5.jpg" width="432" height="500" alt="Dallas" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303414312/" title="Dallas by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4303414312_505ddfb95f.jpg" width="428" height="500" alt="Dallas" /></a><br />THis is the shadow of the hotel. We were on the top floor i think. The pool was on the roof! Oh MY!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303414346/" title="FAncy Hotel Shadow by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2711/4303414346_171d77b634.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="FAncy Hotel Shadow" /></a><br /><br />So it was the last day of the tour with Grates.... Sad but true! We decided to do boy car, GIRL CAR. we also got our friend, Mr. cactus, and he joined in on the fun. he got to go with the boys car though, obviously.<br />Alana and Mr. Cactus<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303414378/" title="Alana and Mr. Cactus by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4303414378_c63aefcb4d.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Alana and Mr. Cactus" /></a><br />Mr. Cactus flyin' high with USA and Texas Flags.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303414406/" title="Linwood, Takin' off by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4303414406_23df1b011f.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Linwood, Takin' off" /></a><br />Byron, Ty, And Alana, awaiting Take-off<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302664581/" title="Byron, Ty, Alana by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4302664581_1f0980fd0b.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Byron, Ty, Alana" /></a><br />BOY CAR- they wish they were that cool<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303414474/" title="Boy Car by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4303414474_283e1c8d03.jpg" width="500" height="338" alt="Boy Car" /></a><br />GIRL CAR- seriously though, where's the real party at??<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4303414504/" title="GIrl Car by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2765/4303414504_cb4033a0ae.jpg" width="338" height="500" alt="GIrl Car" /></a><br /><br />So we went to austin, not before almost running out of gas and stopping at a gas station in the ghetto and getting harassed by an old dude with a grill. He actually pulled a sack of weed out of his pocket when he was looking for change to pay for his cigar. Dumb DUMB.<br />Any way, we were late to our instore at Trailer Space but it all worked out and was a fun time. We chilled with the Strange boys some, and then went on to the continental club. we got to hang with our pal Dante from Hacienda too! \<br />Our good friend Anna had recently moved to Austin from Murfreesboro, and we stayed at her house. It was so fun and good to see her! she made us the most wonderful breakfast, probably ever. Mexican Fiesta Omelettes, Fried Plantains with Yogurt, and Pumpkin Pancakes... YEAH!!!!! Thanks anna. We love you.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40293347@N00/4302664687/" title="Anna's Pancakes by jessi zazu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4302664687_c0b3b2a74e.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Anna's Pancakes" /></a><br /><br />Anyway, that about wraps it up on the Grates tour, although there were many memories and fun times I'm sure I have failed to log. Either way, we had such a wonderful time with possibly the sweetest band in the universe. <br /><br />ByeThose Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-62550827792502933692010-01-23T01:24:00.000-08:002010-01-23T01:25:25.054-08:00Dear INTERNETS:I would love to update my stinky tails BUt unfortunately my computer is broken. So give me about a minute and a million and Ill be back up and running to tell you more wild and crazy guys!Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-78273883713525449442009-11-10T11:32:00.000-08:002009-11-10T11:49:47.390-08:00Thunder Gunt Rampage Tour- October 8-31 2009 with The Grates Part 2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 17th- Portland, Oregon Scion/Vice GarageFest at Someday Lounge</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0Cb1uAed8GDz1VUv0N5OUXuGwjP1-0nycmtE-RuKaULuaRHA_3v1LHIOKnyWOBQxYYjqs7Bt6h-BQeNLALvbJj7z7YntqiBeqmnmSnX4htPFH7dbQvzpzxTFsuMqVEaA7HqMeYMuhpY/s1600-h/IMG_0628.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0Cb1uAed8GDz1VUv0N5OUXuGwjP1-0nycmtE-RuKaULuaRHA_3v1LHIOKnyWOBQxYYjqs7Bt6h-BQeNLALvbJj7z7YntqiBeqmnmSnX4htPFH7dbQvzpzxTFsuMqVEaA7HqMeYMuhpY/s400/IMG_0628.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402560582512822258" /></a><br /><br />We were looking forward to this festival for so long. Personally, my head would explode every time I looked at the line up. All my favorite bands!! Although I was disappointed the Sonics didn't end up being there, like it said on the original list, I was still very psyched. And we were finally feeling well enough to really shake it down!<br />So we got up that morning to go to our interview. (all the bands had to do one) We had to get our stuff from the van into one of the Artist shuttles, but it was on the top floor of a parking garage about a block away and it was raining. So we grabbed one of those carts for luggage and started walking it down the block, but was very shortly cut off. Apparently its not allowed. Sooooo after every body finally dragged everything to the shuttle, we headed off. The interview was really boring, Ill admit. I don't think the guy even gave a shit or had ever listened to our band. Or if he did he must not of been that impressed. But still a nice chap. Afterwards we went to some restaurant, which I swear was called "The Diner" and Nikki swears it was called "The Dineraunt". Nikki's Portland and Olympia friends showed up and made everything crazy, as usual. We had to get out of there and load-in after the showed up, but once we got to the Someday a band was soundchecking and the show had been pushed back almost an hour. We hung out there and did an interview and drank some PBRs till we played. The show was pretty fun, there was a ton of energy floatin around, and all Nikki's friends we in the front dancing and singing and heckling. It did kinda suck that every thing was running so late because they really were pushing us to get set up quickly and since we weren't using our own amps we didn't really have enough time to get the right sound. Plus we spent the majority of the set up time trying to figure what to do considering one of the amps didnt work. BUT the crowd made up for our stress and I think we might have even converted a few "im too garage to like those darlins". My only other complaint was that since the show got pushed back I missed one of the bands I wanted to see the most, the Almighty Defenders, a Black Lips and King Khan and BBQ collaboration. Bummer. <br />After we loaded out we were headed back to the hotel to drop our stuff off, and we ran into half of the Defenders, including King Khan, who immediately recognized us as his soon to be tour partners. It was our first time meeting and I was pretty excited! They were headed back to the hotel as well so we all hopped in the shuttle together and went back.<br />We dropped our stuff back to the hotel and went back to the Someday lounge, to catch Cheap Time. As we were waiting, this band the Box Elders played before them. We were in the green room hanging with Ian from the Lips when he had the great idea to share this giant bowl of tortilla chips with the audience. We ran out on stage, he held the bowl while I threw them out. They fell like feathers, It was beeauutifull. and everybody was reaching out and opening their mouths. They were so happy. Ian put the bowl on his head for a minute, then he broke it. Then we crowd surfed away. Apparently the stage manager was pretty mad. Those chips were for the artists BOOHOO.<br />Next up came Cheap Time, which for some reason this was my first show seeing them. Our friend Ryan Sweeney who lives in Nashville is playing drums with them, and we were happy to run into him. Anyway, I was not let down, they put on a great show. I was a little sad there were no chips left to throw...<br />After they got done playing it got to the point where I kind of lost track of time and reality. Since the festival was all in one day, to see all the bands I wanted to I should've been on my game, but instead I was like I normally am so I missed a bunch of cool bands I wanted to see. I just can't do festivals right. Next thing we did after hanging out backstage for a while longer was head over to Berbati's Pan, to catch the Spits. It was SOoooooOOoo packed in there and everything was crazy, but they were really really good. I mean, damn fine shit. If you ever have a chance to go see them you should!!! <br />They left the stage and we left the annoyingly full crowd and went and found the green room, where the Lips and spits and a million other people were hanging. I can't legally disclose the events of this part of the story. Just Kidding. It was just a buncha people drinking beer, just like up stairs but smokier. And the bathroom had a clogged toilet full of shit, it was disgusting.<br />The green room was soon emptied by roky erikson's tour manager. He needed his space, yo! So I went upstairs and solidified my spot next to the stage for the Black lips. Was was a pretty comfortable spot soon turned awful after a million more people crammed in. I didnt care though, I would not give up my spot. The Lips were great as usual, but my head we right next to Ian's amp and Jareds Bass amp, so thats really all I could hear the whole time. And it was fuckin LOUD. But it was still so so so good. And I had a real nice view of Ian when he went over to the bar and ran all along, and then tried to drink straight from the tap only to get yelled at by the bartender, in which his response was to break a beer bottle and wave it around and then instead of inflicting harm just started using it as a slide for his guitar. Good stuff. I was really really starving by the time they finished so lin, Byron, and I went and found this fish stand. It was just like a taco truck but they had fish and chips and sandwiches. It was SOOOOOOOOOOOO amazingly good. I got a red snapper sandwich, and it comes with this amazing cole slaw on the sandwich. Unfortunately it knocked me into a food coma and mixed with the PBR I just couldn't stand up anymore, so they put me on a shuttle back to the hotel. For a "nap." They were instructed to wake me up once everyone got back to the hotel so I could hang out, but unfortunately the 12 hour drive and 3 shows the days before was wearing on me, so once they finally did try to wake me up, I didn't budge. Meanwhile they had stayed for Roky Ericson, which they report was "OK" and they caught a little bit of king khan and BBQ which they report they though "wait a second, what are we doing. we are getting ready to see this every night for a month!" Kelley and NIkki were MIA as well, but they had been gone all day. I will say, the bed was comfortable though, as disappointed as I was when I woke up and realized it was 6 am. Oh well.... sometimes you just gotta get some sleep.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_8QQTigbX8dYAdBO8G8lUZeeC9xnZBEcj6r2meEu5nXfvTmeLAeS51HJwmF-zb7ou2nqtZQ3JwkZQNuL_SBYzr73QlGwjnSCGfPhdEhcCbeZt_QPbU4qbkhxqzzaucqnvCQ6uVu8Nio/s1600-h/IMG_0627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_8QQTigbX8dYAdBO8G8lUZeeC9xnZBEcj6r2meEu5nXfvTmeLAeS51HJwmF-zb7ou2nqtZQ3JwkZQNuL_SBYzr73QlGwjnSCGfPhdEhcCbeZt_QPbU4qbkhxqzzaucqnvCQ6uVu8Nio/s400/IMG_0627.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402560580990079346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMo7GStpq2ZHkwsVH3ubjgzX9LU_giGE0xa7CdjHtEVDKu4u8KefrzcU_sV5ahb-6ySR3UZFWl6ZnRRaMbQjrWZ3iF97fysUjZr18qVN3BmQvEDnsahbft7f_tdSg7hDAiKaotW8cU6E/s1600-h/IMG_0626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMo7GStpq2ZHkwsVH3ubjgzX9LU_giGE0xa7CdjHtEVDKu4u8KefrzcU_sV5ahb-6ySR3UZFWl6ZnRRaMbQjrWZ3iF97fysUjZr18qVN3BmQvEDnsahbft7f_tdSg7hDAiKaotW8cU6E/s400/IMG_0626.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402560577905180514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjtrfu5VYBwcuP98xuAo6JGFTRhk0oF54UYfbTjwinT3jtvNtfCx34eHSfSq1-k4pQjf8Ha1F77ha5KB6QpoKn5J-zvsZf96cmPdSxxjKe446kpeGbM4-K7TnzGpAxHO_0K2IgrgFUtc/s1600-h/IMG_0625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjtrfu5VYBwcuP98xuAo6JGFTRhk0oF54UYfbTjwinT3jtvNtfCx34eHSfSq1-k4pQjf8Ha1F77ha5KB6QpoKn5J-zvsZf96cmPdSxxjKe446kpeGbM4-K7TnzGpAxHO_0K2IgrgFUtc/s400/IMG_0625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402560574130250210" /></a><br />Above: outside the hotel the next morning, a whole lotta garage bands.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-36r3sGKItGjWEZRO_0JFYQqYzNkFxRedOAr3FogsvGvCh01iHuFaZW1exsrEdwJkqXyZ9UXv9Oc2H-uw39ZbY77CH8ZJ16wfNKBlfUoCGl9tta0HB8SSBEnpOxRPNh5JWGsTWcaCuXU/s1600-h/IMG_0630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-36r3sGKItGjWEZRO_0JFYQqYzNkFxRedOAr3FogsvGvCh01iHuFaZW1exsrEdwJkqXyZ9UXv9Oc2H-uw39ZbY77CH8ZJ16wfNKBlfUoCGl9tta0HB8SSBEnpOxRPNh5JWGsTWcaCuXU/s400/IMG_0630.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402562400972313938" /></a><br />above: portland in the fall, from a car window.<br /><br /><br />October 18th Eugene, Oregon Sam Bond's Garage<br /><br />We showed up to Eugene a couple hours early. A lovely lady named Laura Lee asked us to come by her clothing shop, Redoux, for some complimentary pairs of bloomers! We headed that way, but she wasn't there yet, so lin and I went and ate at the restaurant next door called the Laughing Planet. It was good, they had a lot of burritos. I got a Vietnamese Burrito, which was just like your average vietnamese tofu dish except all wrapped up in a burrito! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfQZXFCsUj1-n76UdVI_moXMN4yK9aBvk4vDm5kjZCZsOcRxoP9cpHGyP50RxiUccpSp_gxYfAtOl8oGKmBQFvgLBQaovb4StUsWbKHfh9xCxn_uLRFKuoDrYs5yfJz545NTDge3XFEo/s1600-h/IMG_0631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfQZXFCsUj1-n76UdVI_moXMN4yK9aBvk4vDm5kjZCZsOcRxoP9cpHGyP50RxiUccpSp_gxYfAtOl8oGKmBQFvgLBQaovb4StUsWbKHfh9xCxn_uLRFKuoDrYs5yfJz545NTDge3XFEo/s400/IMG_0631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402562010609111746" /></a><br /><br />above: laura lee<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnswjU7aOxqmVIKVazqTM6M8w9l-2SVR_uptZU2tkXN8XTshOxljrHq40fHA2vuzeEta_0Y85a4cDp0ZxqUBIwKhRi6tcvlHzizNI6bYK76UvKO82sK-dQ8sE3Jz-8iqgsOtZJ7WTil4/s1600-h/IMG_0632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnswjU7aOxqmVIKVazqTM6M8w9l-2SVR_uptZU2tkXN8XTshOxljrHq40fHA2vuzeEta_0Y85a4cDp0ZxqUBIwKhRi6tcvlHzizNI6bYK76UvKO82sK-dQ8sE3Jz-8iqgsOtZJ7WTil4/s400/IMG_0632.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402562011966529842" /></a><br />When Laura Lee arrived I went over to join the girls and WOW! what a great store. They had some used clothing but it was mostly a bunch of handmade clothes, and accessories etc. The girls who work there/own it were great. Very Darlin! They also had a keg of a local beer that was delicious. They know how to do it right. We got some amazing stuff, including my new egyptian headdress. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIr5cXZsu2RkGGs-890HElHfampnK8MMl9u9moHg8ej6FNh92ZFzfiHVorlujQLRMVtmBC6Tt8e-5775brGn_wj9k8Ppmo43NbvZpENpp-fvBx9JgJw6R5ezr3tyjXfDhKQMoNpVWiBt0/s1600-h/IMG_0634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIr5cXZsu2RkGGs-890HElHfampnK8MMl9u9moHg8ej6FNh92ZFzfiHVorlujQLRMVtmBC6Tt8e-5775brGn_wj9k8Ppmo43NbvZpENpp-fvBx9JgJw6R5ezr3tyjXfDhKQMoNpVWiBt0/s400/IMG_0634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402562878961500674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielQ-hMmEkJ3NQqBNR4V31EjXyX5tQXAiBIA7yc6PGK5GX-3nUMButysZoFfaTS7qNXVnHK52OVJ9XEsYpVzz_qr5z66IImgugtqSqgPSO7KKZgBoYb2TxC1OoKQXMhucF6NCsB3iXWms/s1600-h/IMG_0633.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielQ-hMmEkJ3NQqBNR4V31EjXyX5tQXAiBIA7yc6PGK5GX-3nUMButysZoFfaTS7qNXVnHK52OVJ9XEsYpVzz_qr5z66IImgugtqSqgPSO7KKZgBoYb2TxC1OoKQXMhucF6NCsB3iXWms/s400/IMG_0633.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402562875181199826" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Grates came over and hung out as well. It put me in a great mood, and I was suddenly really excited for the show. We went over to load-in and met the boys from Digital Leather, who were the headliners that night. They came back to the store with us, where we got into our show clothes. Laura Lee gave one of them a pair of iridescent bloomers with pink fur around the bottom. He wore them on stage.<br />When we showed up the Grates were already playing, and to say it was empty was an understatement. There were very very few people there, but the grates were totally on and Patience did such a good job with the crowd. She had everybody's complete attention. John's microphone stand broke and she was using it as a prop, like a cane, a horse, and the funniest- a trombone. Finally our turn was up and I think maybe 2 more people were there.... BUT it was sad at all because the girls from the store, and a few other hardcore darlins fans that we had no idea we had in Eugene, were dancing like crazy! It was so fun. It was all empty except for about 6 girls in the middle of the room going craaaazzzzyyyy. Yeah!! <br />While Digital Leather was playing it was even worse, all the girls left and there was one lone dude standing in the middle of the room. Nikki was sneaking up behind him and shaking parmesan cheese on his shoulders. He probably got home and decided to by some Head and Shoulders.... Anyway, we started dancing on the last song, nikki was holding the parmesan cheese sprinkler in one hand and the red pepper on in the other, and using them as dance props. After doing this all night the bartender finally noticed, he was not happy. sorry it was a she. I couldnt tell. AH zing<br />Anyway, the sound guy told Digital Leather they had to stop playing because of the police? I think it was just bullshit and a way to get us to leave. Either way they were on their last song anyway so it was fine.<br />We stayed with one of the girls from the shop, Crystal. They went on a heroic drive back to the shop to get the rest of the keg. We hung out and talked with some very intelligent people and talked about the universe and things like that. And played with the cats for a while. Next thing I know I was being awoken from my chair to go inside and sleep next to the fire place. mmm warm.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 19th- Day off, Drive from Eugene to San Francisco</span><br /><br />The half of us at crystal's house met the half of us that stayed somewhere else at the World Cafe. I had the Huevos Rancheros and it was fantastic.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPSH1wrQvRWzwPSob7i3Ga2aw7m-p3ZJRGNk7JdEHwLJW6nGFVbvjF42uz6Hwp4MCXREGCbetNQHsWlo-GL4NYeAbi1ZHGvbwM9xjc1t_d8p3wWGO2Di8X7QsyNA_i_3j_LnlJNxw7Jc/s1600-h/IMG_0636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPSH1wrQvRWzwPSob7i3Ga2aw7m-p3ZJRGNk7JdEHwLJW6nGFVbvjF42uz6Hwp4MCXREGCbetNQHsWlo-GL4NYeAbi1ZHGvbwM9xjc1t_d8p3wWGO2Di8X7QsyNA_i_3j_LnlJNxw7Jc/s400/IMG_0636.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402563219475607266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOm04yx5HlLh2hjLd-k1asI24ltlyktQygJFbtoJYma1_-WqZBX7y7DCmIfSGYJ46jHoQBLAD6hcRNptchfeykVWh6U4-aJ0GRG3KQDpIRTVSaHv1gzM2sAaNPmKz4mi2jA2RABW_BQg/s1600-h/IMG_0635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOm04yx5HlLh2hjLd-k1asI24ltlyktQygJFbtoJYma1_-WqZBX7y7DCmIfSGYJ46jHoQBLAD6hcRNptchfeykVWh6U4-aJ0GRG3KQDpIRTVSaHv1gzM2sAaNPmKz4mi2jA2RABW_BQg/s400/IMG_0635.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402563213937711282" /></a><br /><br />We were taken to the Eugene Leather supply store, where they had the most amazing selection of fox tails, faces, coyote faces, skunk faces, and full coyote pelts. They also had a bunch of great moccasin and leather painting and carving kits. Its where the real cowboys shop!<br />As we drove down Byron started on his annoying quest to get IN-and-OUT burger. I am a vegetarian (yeah, i didn't eat the whole damn thing...) and so I was wholly uninterested but he just wouldn't shutup. somehow we always missed the exits that had them, and this made him go on and on even more. We stayed with our friend Antler again, and we got to his house around 12. I had slept almost the entire 8 hours of the drive, so I went up to the roof and sat for a while, trying to get sleepy. I finally just made myself sleep, and when I woke up I had finally caught up and was bing bam boom.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 20th- San Francisco Rickshaw Stop</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHy-tuP4bVhvYBPYvNFmajco26Vx9Eb8ob1EELk1_cHdfkYeF9l1Eu1STtM7-K8dKI6ZY6PzQB82ylGskJKHS79c14x_aDYE9LGgSDI6tmHerbW93tPZVce_wugnCFbWfCDiymEpl92E/s1600-h/IMG_0637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHy-tuP4bVhvYBPYvNFmajco26Vx9Eb8ob1EELk1_cHdfkYeF9l1Eu1STtM7-K8dKI6ZY6PzQB82ylGskJKHS79c14x_aDYE9LGgSDI6tmHerbW93tPZVce_wugnCFbWfCDiymEpl92E/s400/IMG_0637.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402563223749326978" /></a><br />Our manager JT flew in that morning. Byron went and picked him up from the airport. We ate at a place called Green Chile Cafe. I got a green chile burrito, it ruled. We had a quick meeting with JT and then headed to soundcheck. This show had another band on the bill as well, The Choir of Young Believers, who were from Denmark. Between them and the Grates, It was an international line up!! The bill was kind of a strange match but I think people enjoyed the diversity. When we played we had some serious dancers. I love dancers... we should have a dance-o-meter to determine which cities are the best dancers. Anyway, it was rowdy and fun, and afterwards a really sweeeet fan gave us a bouquet of flowers!! We've never gotten flowers before. That was really special to me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oTIZJxMKax_CfgycKDzKzZVDyKaw4rWkwNtHJiz4e5AbnWfX4x9oaj1gOTPJRB4Cj-TXB_Tfms8zda2BtqnpWfO02Et3Hm4SLNtkvgp9M-8_6I4s4WonwQcwkm12uIGqpeiRvZPztLA/s1600-h/IMG_0641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oTIZJxMKax_CfgycKDzKzZVDyKaw4rWkwNtHJiz4e5AbnWfX4x9oaj1gOTPJRB4Cj-TXB_Tfms8zda2BtqnpWfO02Et3Hm4SLNtkvgp9M-8_6I4s4WonwQcwkm12uIGqpeiRvZPztLA/s400/IMG_0641.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402564090070723154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTi_aUtBMH7CLgjFJ-LXevPBY470s1uqLtbFyG9uxUSs-lTxiMaYQ85jQMlBAyx89svB4vQuifQEmuJ3GnwYjabane9-Z9IDgGp9US2uf_sO0FLpsM4CvdIg1vGEYzADlf25nd2w40yI/s1600-h/IMG_0640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTi_aUtBMH7CLgjFJ-LXevPBY470s1uqLtbFyG9uxUSs-lTxiMaYQ85jQMlBAyx89svB4vQuifQEmuJ3GnwYjabane9-Z9IDgGp9US2uf_sO0FLpsM4CvdIg1vGEYzADlf25nd2w40yI/s400/IMG_0640.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402564089893291506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQbDHJNRtBD3lp-FjseSCsCVMgXy0aNELmDe10knMamev5h7-vulk47IP0L9cBHXPFGJ_-2oi-utJjx_Aqu6tF08OIznCo4caWRAECP1camOmfXilTV4VgdZfXhMeHwo44ZHEMxj-oLc/s1600-h/IMG_0639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQbDHJNRtBD3lp-FjseSCsCVMgXy0aNELmDe10knMamev5h7-vulk47IP0L9cBHXPFGJ_-2oi-utJjx_Aqu6tF08OIznCo4caWRAECP1camOmfXilTV4VgdZfXhMeHwo44ZHEMxj-oLc/s400/IMG_0639.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402564086581432626" /></a><br /><br /> I had accidentally slammed my guitar head into my chin because my strap fell off, and it was right before we played the first song. I tried to stand there and pretend like my jaw didnt feel like it was broken. YOu know, just looking cool. The next day I had a bruise on my chin, but it was a perfect circle and it was only as big as a pea. <br />Considering our booking agency is based out of San Francisco,it makes sense that our friends Zach and Meredith from highroad were there. After the show we all went to some other bar to hang out, and on the way JT and kelley rode in the back of Merediths truck. It was freakin hilarious, but Im really glad we didnt get pulled over. When Kelley and NIkki walked into the bar they were wearing furs and it dawned on me when the people in the bar were staring at them. I was waiting for the paint. It was pretty funny though. There was a jazz band playing, and we got hooked up with free drinks. Nikki got an Ike turner, a shot of hennessy and a slap in the face. He really slapped her too. I dont think it was worth the shot of hennessy though. that shit is nasty. Thats probably why she puked it all up afterwards. <br />Alana and Ty from the Grates came with us to hang out. Unfortunately John Grates' sickness had turned into pneumonia so him and Patience were at the hospital getting him all set. Alana brought it to our attention that Ty had fallen asleep on the couch, and she was worried about him and thought she should take him home. We told her it was okay as long as nobody was bothering him, and she should stay and hang out. She pointed out the fact that his shirt was pulled up and his belly was hanging out, and people kept coming up and rubbing it. So we took care of it. Linwood went and pulled his shirt down.<br />When we finally left, I had to walk back to merediths truck to get my purse, and I found two great pairs of shoes. yay more prizes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDVGftOBQV3XzR6weJNZEi8B9I64JHoqcyqhC_T5gEzskrequWpVJppnWsaHfd6BT5Tl3Z9lzH814NIDd9z_CPn-XQoVdjo_LvBqehM4whU2GPksGzifdytqb5Ih7d2MypE-ovifBjSw/s1600-h/IMG_0638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDVGftOBQV3XzR6weJNZEi8B9I64JHoqcyqhC_T5gEzskrequWpVJppnWsaHfd6BT5Tl3Z9lzH814NIDd9z_CPn-XQoVdjo_LvBqehM4whU2GPksGzifdytqb5Ih7d2MypE-ovifBjSw/s400/IMG_0638.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402563674922842386" /></a><br /><br />October 21st- Day off, Drive to LA<br /><br />I ate at a coffee shop by myself because I was too hungry to continue searching for a better place. It wasn't disappointing though, and I had some fresh squeezed OJ that was delicious. A good meal on the road is really like a diamond in the rough. It can be the highlight of your day. That and a good bed. <br />Anyway, we had to go get Kelley fingerprinted so she can get into Canada, because they dont let pirates into their country, and she has a bad history of high seas jewelry theft and is wanted for the murder of 3 sailors. While we were waiting we stopped by another health food store and I got a mango kombucha. It seemed to me that it had gone bad, because it wasn't fizzy like normal, but it tasted fine. We found ourselves wandering if it was just the flavor. Anybody have any light to shed on this??<br />We got to LA really super late. We stayed at the cheapest hotel we could find, and it was really terrible. We also go the "family room" which had 3 beds and a pullout couch all crammed into one tiny room. there was crayon and marker all over the walls and it smelled awful. Home sweet home!! The Grates were actually in the room next to us, so we got to be neighbors.<br /><br />PART 3 Coming Soon!!!Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-78579419070120451132009-11-10T11:03:00.000-08:002009-11-10T11:32:24.746-08:00Thunder Gunt Rampage Tour- October 8-31 2009 with The Grates PART 1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWVngxgqRbeXRxSATsFhyvM96UO2obAh0E4YUkDCunNyHJabk05Bt666DiHBRKo6P3BZpMHo9V5CPz8GVkIIE3FjEs8Hx3QchBnbBlrXN4BDBRz93HOBRWDgSj52wfHkQBmO4ry_u-mM/s1600-h/IMG_0554.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWVngxgqRbeXRxSATsFhyvM96UO2obAh0E4YUkDCunNyHJabk05Bt666DiHBRKo6P3BZpMHo9V5CPz8GVkIIE3FjEs8Hx3QchBnbBlrXN4BDBRz93HOBRWDgSj52wfHkQBmO4ry_u-mM/s400/IMG_0554.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402553860134008674" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 8th- Little Rock, Arkansas White Water Tavern</span><br />Our first date with the Grates! We drove from Murfreesboro that day, all pondering on what they would be like. I also had a BBQ tofu sandwich from White Water Tavern on my mind. If you are ever passing through there, you should check that out. I highly recommend. <br />It was also our first tour with a trailer. We just can't do it without one now... Our mental well being was at stake. We were all very excited for the extra space!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo1TIJGGq5I13YhvUzfdv9JPj4wHraDH69CaJoFe_2g8dqsCnATSwOsJwQM6BOiBhnXF-cUIFcdmSzsk3Uvqu5Si1kmlfav9W3O2QVDlfqkn45Qr9A2uQS9rE0k6t-_IWfecvzJyFdqU/s1600-h/IMG_0597.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo1TIJGGq5I13YhvUzfdv9JPj4wHraDH69CaJoFe_2g8dqsCnATSwOsJwQM6BOiBhnXF-cUIFcdmSzsk3Uvqu5Si1kmlfav9W3O2QVDlfqkn45Qr9A2uQS9rE0k6t-_IWfecvzJyFdqU/s400/IMG_0597.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402553864278283570" /></a><br />As we were leaving Kelley mentioned she was feeling a bit under the weather... which by the time we made it to the venue I was feeling a bit off myself. We had no idea how much of a dreadful foreshadowing this would prove to be.<br />After meeting the Grates I made my way over and ordered the BBQ tofu sandwich. Unfortunately when it came I was full from the gross gas station tuna sandwich I had forced down my esophagus earlier. So I nibbled a bit and decided to get take-out.<br />The show proceeded, opening with the Grates, who are from Australia. We were all impressed with the lead singer Patience's out going nature and way of connecting with the crowd. Very upbeat and energetic. Unfortunately I got up to use the bathroom in during their set and a bartender swiped my sandwich! I was devastated but they calmed me down enough to play.... Seriously if there is one thing in life i can't stand it is my food getting messed with. Especially food you dream about for months. Despite it all the show was fun! We stayed with bar owner Matt White, who had just moved in to his new and awesome house. I was starving upon arrival and Lin and I went on a very Hunter S Thompson style search for food, ending up at a gas station with the choice between a can of tuna or a can of spaghetti-o's. I bought them both and headed home, soon after consuming the can of tuna. It was disgusting. Next thing I know i was puking off the back porch. I'm pretty sure either that tuna was bad or I just shouldnt have ate that much tuna in one day. Either way, what a way to start the tour!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoOyAFdkO-y8ENYS6WQf3AS4nDVoOVYL80irGMuXPLaT40xsHQZ_zypDiox185eTDO_BMbmOPXXZFvXCg6IrQeIcT9iPfo-a-705a7f00-tt_E827Z0JBD5-1eV4K8e3npAM82cOoMIA/s1600-h/IMG_0598.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoOyAFdkO-y8ENYS6WQf3AS4nDVoOVYL80irGMuXPLaT40xsHQZ_zypDiox185eTDO_BMbmOPXXZFvXCg6IrQeIcT9iPfo-a-705a7f00-tt_E827Z0JBD5-1eV4K8e3npAM82cOoMIA/s400/IMG_0598.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402553870297310130" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 9th- Norman Oklahoma The Opolis</span><br />Kelley and I awoke to a confirmation that both of us were sick. I was feeling a couple steps above a bad cold, but not anything serious. I slept the 5 hours to Norman, trying to sweat it out. Nikki mentioned a few of the same symptoms we had the day before, it had spread. We all knew it was downhill from there. <br />Unfortunately, in the panic and sickly haze, we forgot about an on air interview for a Norman radio station... And again apologies to everyone involved.<br />The Opolis was a pretty cool spot. It is owned by the band the Starlight Mints, who were very nice people.<br />After load-in we went to the Pink Elephant, a small place about a block away. It had a bit of a weird vibe but the food was really good. I got some soup for my sick self. After soundcheck we had an interview so we went back to the pink elephant. There we met Jesus. Or apparently he was actually David. Whatever. We put him on the list.<br />We had a few super fans at the show, which I wasn't aware that we had in Norman. My favorite was the big guy with the bottle of jack. <br />That night we drove to Oklahoma City after the show, where Byron had some friends from high school. I went to bed early, and for some reason they all decided to stay up until 6 AM playing really stupid drinking games. Nikki said it felt like she was back in her old frat again...<br />I developed a fever that night. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyAkSYYWBO3Tu29vbPr7kgRLELHpis7vXgibnrJpaBIWD0fvIroH7n0l-L67OFf7JZMgoDVPb1rj-xmuG9y1EOYQj0e_Y9GZn9OzJ8lCP6cbqPlmAVObjBOG_DmX-UzNKFUEiuOP4Y4U/s1600-h/IMG_0599.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyAkSYYWBO3Tu29vbPr7kgRLELHpis7vXgibnrJpaBIWD0fvIroH7n0l-L67OFf7JZMgoDVPb1rj-xmuG9y1EOYQj0e_Y9GZn9OzJ8lCP6cbqPlmAVObjBOG_DmX-UzNKFUEiuOP4Y4U/s400/IMG_0599.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402555663709662210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 10th- Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall</span><br /><br />I could tell I had a pretty bad fever when I woke up because when I took a hot shower I shivered the whole time. I spent the 5 hours drive trying to keep warm, but it just kept getting worse and worse. When we finally showed up to Byron's moms house I couldn't hardly move. Lin halfway carried me into the house, where the Grates were meeting Byron's mom. They had brought her a cake and flowers, how sweet! <br />I slumped over on the couch until Lin got me a thermometer, 103.4 degrees... I was shuttled upstairs immediately, pumped with medicine, and left to sleep it off. Meanwhile I can hear the Grates and the Darlins and Byron's family having a gay old time downstairs. boo.<br />Byron's mom made us all some yummy pizza and some soup for me. After several hours of passing in and out, hallucinating, and shivering, it was time to go play a show!! My temperature had went down some, around 102. I slept in the green room up until we played, and then commenced sleeping as soon as we were done. To be honest I don't remember what the show was like at all. I do remember I had to change my shirt that night 4 times from sweating through it!!<br />But I was really glad to be in the hospitality of a mom. Even if she wasn't my own...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTuVH2KkgVrMYSgkZbp2t6E0stwDIYwTdvcpC9Kw7Aa0Jc8r3kAsDpJcSsJfgxQfclSE2NGqoy7BgANl6k3xp5TkIacwl83g3uOB77xWnoZrp_ZZiqrYlDd5Krde7NIyjIaUIGNV24KU/s1600-h/IMG_0615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTuVH2KkgVrMYSgkZbp2t6E0stwDIYwTdvcpC9Kw7Aa0Jc8r3kAsDpJcSsJfgxQfclSE2NGqoy7BgANl6k3xp5TkIacwl83g3uOB77xWnoZrp_ZZiqrYlDd5Krde7NIyjIaUIGNV24KU/s400/IMG_0615.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402557401080140002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41SDYvIJsKXLIWsmwtiG4BlsrrmoWY-oTDQMMhliZzUZeMNvI2cMeX7TYOLZ8T_PawQe8h4Z-yp4DA-n0yaHtAWJJUnIStuYV1dwySLLSbY79oH5z-sPutnMoh7vzbjw4IEqkjTeUurg/s1600-h/IMG_0614.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41SDYvIJsKXLIWsmwtiG4BlsrrmoWY-oTDQMMhliZzUZeMNvI2cMeX7TYOLZ8T_PawQe8h4Z-yp4DA-n0yaHtAWJJUnIStuYV1dwySLLSbY79oH5z-sPutnMoh7vzbjw4IEqkjTeUurg/s400/IMG_0614.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402557399406192626" /></a> sad and sick nikki<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 11th- Day off, drive from Lawrence to Denver<br /></span><br />Awoke to 99.8 and was feeling like a million bucks compared to the day before. Unfortunately it was Nikki's turn to be the awful sick on this day.<br />Byron's mom fixed us a big breakfast of eggs and bacon and pancakes and fruit and everything a breakfast should have. Yummm.<br />We left a little later than planned, it was hard to rally the troops what with all the good hospitality, comfortable beds, and miserable states of being. Nobody wanted to get in that van, especially not for 8.5 hours. But we eventually made it in.<br />The drive went fine until we got about 3 or 4 hours from Denver, and as the altitude started to rise, the sun started to fall, and the temperature dropped below 30. And it was raining. The worst part was Deertick John had flown in to Denver, taking a break from his tour, to visit fiance Nikki Darlin. So he was waiting on us, and she was sick! Things on our end just kept getting worse... There was a ton of ice on the road, and after seeing a ton of tractor trailers almost swerve off the road, and almost loosing the control of our van/trailer on about 10 bridges, we just had to call it too dangerous to drive. We found a little hotel 2 hours from Denver, which definitely must've been a retirement home at some point. And I'm pretty sure the beds were made of cardboard. Byron and Lin went to sleep crossing their fingers... they were the only uninfected of the group!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1e_HdyNMg6vOGthUXSDWW-x9CGPm4SEMdvkKis1O2VGyBGGkrr-Vbuj9ric_Tk_8ZwQspe8710zkj-_hcJr1H4cdUB1J85ypYdx_BnV9yoF9hyzJZ5BFAAZifznSzEoZeLCBFsG8fg24/s1600-h/IMG_0616.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1e_HdyNMg6vOGthUXSDWW-x9CGPm4SEMdvkKis1O2VGyBGGkrr-Vbuj9ric_Tk_8ZwQspe8710zkj-_hcJr1H4cdUB1J85ypYdx_BnV9yoF9hyzJZ5BFAAZifznSzEoZeLCBFsG8fg24/s400/IMG_0616.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402557802016299682" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 12th- Denver, CO HI-DIve</span><br /><br />Next morning- it may look like snow but in fact it was just ice! everything was white, but it was much easier to drive than the night before. We checked into our hotel in Denver and it was awesome! The most comfortable beds ever! that made me very happy. I took a great big nap.<br />On our way to the venue this guy flicked us off and told us to stay in our lane, honking the horn furiously. We all laughed as we pulled up to the red light beside him. He was ready and waiting for the window to roll down. Lin, who was riding in the copilot seat, took the opportunity and pushed every button this guy had. He looked like Bob, the evil spirit and antagonist in the Twin Peaks series. His skin was very porous, and it looked like he had smoked 20 million cigarettes in his life. Highlights:<br />"Why don't you stay in your own fucking lane?"<br />Lin-"Where are you from?"<br />"I'm from Denver you fucking faggot, where the fuck are you from?"<br />Lin- "Thank god i'm not from Denver if everyone looks like you do!"<br />"Stay outta my lane, go back to where you came from you faggot, Why dont you go suck a dick"<br />Lin- "How many dicks do you want me to suck?"<br />"I don't care how many dicks you suck, faggot. Fuck you!!"<br />Lin- "hey man, let me ask you something"<br />"what the fuck do you want??"<br />Lin- "do you got any extra cigarrettes?" (the man is smoking a cigarette)<br />"If I did I sure as fuck wouldn't give you any, faggot"<br />Lin- "What Kind do you smoke?"<br />"something something faggot something faggy fag...."<br />Lin-"Do you smoke Charlemagne's?"<br />"Learn how to fucking drive and shut the fuck up"<br />Lin- "Im not driving dummy!!!!!!! you got the wrong guy but ill pass it along!" <br /><br />Our friends the Nicotene Fits opened that night, they're from Denver. The show was fun, although I was still finding it hard to put forth a ton of energy. Ty had been stricken by the undiagnosed sickness... He was so sick he couldn't play. Which luckily for them they used to be a three piece so they knew how to pull it off. Guess he isn't as much of a hard ass as me... haha or maybe he's just not as stupid. Either way, we felt bad that we had gotten him sick, and knew it was inevitable the others would probably get it too. What can I say, Those Darlins make an impression I guess.<br /><br />Patience and I both noticed that it was really hard to sing at such a high altitude. Up there where there's less oxygen. A mile high!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 13th- Day off, Drive from Denver to Salt Lake City</span><br /><br />Ate at a pretty good Mediterranean place called Abe's. Byron claims we "cleaned up" and Lin says he "french dipped twice." After eating we went to a health food store and LOADED UP on stuff to make us feel better. We had all reached the plateau of the sickness, where it inevitably settled into our chest, giving us horrendous coughs and wheezing chests. But at least we didn't feel like crap anymore. We got some Eucalyptus oil for decongesting, Lung tonic, Cough Syrup, Throat Spray, and Ear Candles. And some tea tree oil toothpicks to chew on in place of cigarettes. We really get down in health food stores. The Grates were also familiar with homeopathic remedies, we totally nerded out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21VaWiz0ONP5autKYPzo0gnBE4BbsYtjo0BwNRUQKs3WE09rMntSgwOsU2FFqpErgDhB_kpz_cAjO43SOeIoJAoEtAyK0GGVsuZdads6ZIYvpmQRRv17w4EB4PAenKpNKsYgxjkkhuRs/s1600-h/IMG_0620.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21VaWiz0ONP5autKYPzo0gnBE4BbsYtjo0BwNRUQKs3WE09rMntSgwOsU2FFqpErgDhB_kpz_cAjO43SOeIoJAoEtAyK0GGVsuZdads6ZIYvpmQRRv17w4EB4PAenKpNKsYgxjkkhuRs/s400/IMG_0620.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402558514040284882" /></a><br /><br />It was another 8 hour drive that was mostly uneventful. We did stop at this rest stop/diner that was pretty cool. And there was this big golden lab that tried to follow us into the restaurant who was lost. He had a rope on his called that had been ripped. When we left the restaurant he was still waiting outside, so we played with him for a while and debated stealing him because he ruled... We all packed up in the van and watched the dog slowly run over to another lady who yelled at him to get away. It was heart wrenching. We sat in silence for a while, watching, and Byron didn't even start the car. Finally Lin spoke up, "should I go check his collar and see if there's a number to call?" "YES!!" we all said in unison. He chased him down but unfortunately no luck, no number. We bid him adieu as his dough eyes sadly watched us drive away. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzXOJYTSI6IqPwdOZ9x7K2EvhBt0F4FQOl99eMGNVuXxhUk4KOJdEwl5CHC6Ap3t6vOQU8izBo-JISU4nngsGhTkTS01gO5-azhEJjKVjT111BT01XMPnaDvgiSdbEGhCNhN0TeONnSQ/s1600-h/IMG_0621.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzXOJYTSI6IqPwdOZ9x7K2EvhBt0F4FQOl99eMGNVuXxhUk4KOJdEwl5CHC6Ap3t6vOQU8izBo-JISU4nngsGhTkTS01gO5-azhEJjKVjT111BT01XMPnaDvgiSdbEGhCNhN0TeONnSQ/s400/IMG_0621.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402559161812272658" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 14th- Salt Lake City, Utah Kilby Court<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3nKPjHhwzMq03iOGURgN5cM9qQIH7d2AzUct4UjdBg_VDxzjrGu1jw0jtQcSxGztDOPp7d2zqQfPPs_sXiB6RVwbNcdh92CdYM-UipWeuY13S5SAa5K75cd1UGD7LzLCsbEdWpwHpr0/s1600-h/IMG_0619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3nKPjHhwzMq03iOGURgN5cM9qQIH7d2AzUct4UjdBg_VDxzjrGu1jw0jtQcSxGztDOPp7d2zqQfPPs_sXiB6RVwbNcdh92CdYM-UipWeuY13S5SAa5K75cd1UGD7LzLCsbEdWpwHpr0/s400/IMG_0619.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402558509322954834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbv1fSVqR2X6NYDtzLdveTn-I_7gyrOxDkmL8t7HUYy2636gv4iSoowXEYgyq0PQLMTPFlEXNrsKZDixa8OgHmO6u5mbkYvuwR45F6HAQbeI0iqRFp13BxzuhPeVVwQoYLoAH1zW3B9g/s1600-h/IMG_0618.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbv1fSVqR2X6NYDtzLdveTn-I_7gyrOxDkmL8t7HUYy2636gv4iSoowXEYgyq0PQLMTPFlEXNrsKZDixa8OgHmO6u5mbkYvuwR45F6HAQbeI0iqRFp13BxzuhPeVVwQoYLoAH1zW3B9g/s400/IMG_0618.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402558505796608018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFabI9QbR3QpUM8hyphenhyphenIuscO4yk8baBGVdJ9DuMG-b5ZtIwb6Pwfz4Thr31wxQLNz4N7Gv0Wnh0fZCrt5WRk1mOy1FjqSvJFYFkY6ldKkrTD6NhceEgZ3awylJZjh9uXUubxQn-B0r7P24M/s1600-h/IMG_0617.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFabI9QbR3QpUM8hyphenhyphenIuscO4yk8baBGVdJ9DuMG-b5ZtIwb6Pwfz4Thr31wxQLNz4N7Gv0Wnh0fZCrt5WRk1mOy1FjqSvJFYFkY6ldKkrTD6NhceEgZ3awylJZjh9uXUubxQn-B0r7P24M/s400/IMG_0617.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402558506505969906" /></a><br /><br />Kilby Court was our first All Ages show on the tour. It was really cool. You can't drink there but it's worth it to have a space where the under 18 crowd can see music. And the promoters for All ages are always so much more hospitable and appreciate what you do. Lance, who owns Kilby court and also the bigger, main venue in town, was so sweet. He made us dinner, vegetable curry. YUM.<br />The space was really cool too, and the weather was just right. Not too hot, not too cold. The Kilby Court has a room for the venue on one side, then a big courtyard with a drink and snack stand, and the merch room and green room across the courtyard. In the middle they have a little fire pit, and it was very cozy. <br />Today was the first day we were all feeling well enough to hang out, but Alana and John had caught the sickness as well. Really not cool. I think Patience ended up getting a little sick, but for the most part her, byron, and lin avoided the bug. Lucky bastards.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 15th- "Day Off" </span><br /><br />Twelve and a half hour drive. Bah humbug. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">October 16th- Seattle, Washington KEXP, Sonic Boom, Sunset Tavern<br /></span><br />It was raining when we arrived. Of course! We ate at some Mexican food chain, it was okay. Then we hurried over to KEXP to record some songs and do an interview for the radio. You can check it out online. They had some pretty good coffee and it was a good time. And they had a table that had a mama hen and her chiclets mosaic'd in. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSqwxm6stsVP2fAL-Dn8PUWNZpx44gECcnt8FK3VHWm0vKmZjw5FcSR2htR9H4flAE-3HiEekDN0UuRj0rK1YvLsIMi_HT4Qjgl_-TP5IWVGf1aBaebcTdyWmA6qaYTh1d1pSd8QKhF0/s1600-h/IMG_0624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSqwxm6stsVP2fAL-Dn8PUWNZpx44gECcnt8FK3VHWm0vKmZjw5FcSR2htR9H4flAE-3HiEekDN0UuRj0rK1YvLsIMi_HT4Qjgl_-TP5IWVGf1aBaebcTdyWmA6qaYTh1d1pSd8QKhF0/s400/IMG_0624.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402559789767909202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfvaJ42AnShWnB2qtIioZncRSOHAkl0u9RGMdiWOjCmutlF_JgzOUUBImavYMgUuHtu4MIiSnJiQ2IpSIE5fT_hKSQn1_3ONFv5YZsn3hNd1LUQjA1kb4_wNP9PZb2VXGoyN-u_pzEi4/s1600-h/IMG_0624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfvaJ42AnShWnB2qtIioZncRSOHAkl0u9RGMdiWOjCmutlF_JgzOUUBImavYMgUuHtu4MIiSnJiQ2IpSIE5fT_hKSQn1_3ONFv5YZsn3hNd1LUQjA1kb4_wNP9PZb2VXGoyN-u_pzEi4/s400/IMG_0624.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402559786563451570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUwbOfHplXjsHGDllI4WPf_K2yAKfVqK4u6qw8CToG0Sj4t-r0CI9jM9Ce0kem2sbms0WvhlcZ8yA0L_RJR51D-OPX0NgEq0Jpasp1akTQEM02KQSrooixvcadBl9q-hAOd5M0DjccNI/s1600-h/IMG_0623.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUwbOfHplXjsHGDllI4WPf_K2yAKfVqK4u6qw8CToG0Sj4t-r0CI9jM9Ce0kem2sbms0WvhlcZ8yA0L_RJR51D-OPX0NgEq0Jpasp1akTQEM02KQSrooixvcadBl9q-hAOd5M0DjccNI/s400/IMG_0623.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402559783851518482" /></a><br /><br />We headed straight the record store Sonic Boom after KEXP to play for the 2nd time that day. It was a great record store. I love record store employees. They are usually really sweet and appreciative of you being there. Especially the owners. I guess a record store is usually more of a labor of love than a business venture. Anyway, the stage at Sonic Boom is crazy because it is in the corner where normally there are more record shelves, but when a band comes they pull out this big wooden stage and lay it over top of them. It ends up being something like 10 feet high. When you play it feels like your in the Crow's Nest of a ship, everybody's face is lower than your feet. it ruled.<br />Next we wheeled our stuff around the corner to Sunset Tavern, where we met up with the Grates again. The Sunset Tavern was apparently a huge part of the grunge scene and Eddie Vedder still hangs out there. And also the dudes from Guns and Roses. Either way, we didn't see any flannel sportin' celebrities but there WAS a wall to wall packed house! It was awesome. The crowd was really warm and jiggly. Definitely the best show on the tour in terms of attendance. But my adrenaline from the show was soon killed as I was crammed back into the van to go to Portland. I slept the whole way, and we arrived at the hotel at 5:30 in the morning. We were playing the Vice/Scion Garagefest the next day and all the bands were staying in the same hotel. When we arrived there were still a handful of garagers standin outside, one of them including Jared from the Black Lips.Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-6993600417380149832009-11-09T15:42:00.001-08:002009-11-09T16:44:51.749-08:00Dr. Dog Dates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWFr1Ou5cPmMELE9pj2uP_33_r4gQ690uweo9Y52mDjGDUBihsk6qN6OORpz1cl51pvuvil4zglIIR2kR2-2dWUmHtHqEYBiyQNMyXQvUEiSmAklebMPCldQKwBYMbb1DChAQw1lbFis/s1600-h/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWFr1Ou5cPmMELE9pj2uP_33_r4gQ690uweo9Y52mDjGDUBihsk6qN6OORpz1cl51pvuvil4zglIIR2kR2-2dWUmHtHqEYBiyQNMyXQvUEiSmAklebMPCldQKwBYMbb1DChAQw1lbFis/s400/IMG_0553.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402269502347372578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2V2UVJtbhy5BTG1-SW6AtMg5q0LwBZJqxstMTYVArUIQDnxmwDSFoatKPft3DtNbSmBamZHMawmo4Wsy7rk9zQ5zxTjohmBCxBnDePDigEcpO9Ibrk6PBy0DsHGfkQjX0IsV_d0dbgSw/s1600-h/IMG_0552.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwcgzHkTVDt8Al3UQkwRaAw3KiGpdu2ueIuHQZEF2PGvGm6Cr062jeeb6LJOf7sswDPhh-ZsXCL7coiXMy_z2sAhXKFHS37nncSkUyZEVxfKoUkq2ZyEt0H_C3ZmO8z0trOKGSBjMHeY/s400/IMG_0548.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402269045968921906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCg0VTVvhsoUIeQH_vhChXlGRHe42w4EJc2qU8LwaTwsBRiDABFN5DDgfANszDNHB9zrZLU11febZawR5ld9l75ogIuxouYmkma_6ZEXCq6vFZgPkq7QbTWlRHuwET4aUMZ8cSC8u8Lo/s1600-h/IMG_0547.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCg0VTVvhsoUIeQH_vhChXlGRHe42w4EJc2qU8LwaTwsBRiDABFN5DDgfANszDNHB9zrZLU11febZawR5ld9l75ogIuxouYmkma_6ZEXCq6vFZgPkq7QbTWlRHuwET4aUMZ8cSC8u8Lo/s400/IMG_0547.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402269042627832002" /></a><br />We played in Asheville, NC, New Orleans, and Baton rouge with Dr. Dog, but I unfortunately only got pictures of the new orleans show...Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-76103256590732102312009-11-09T15:34:00.000-08:002009-11-09T15:41:21.677-08:00McMinnville, TN- Cumberland Caverns<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6PIsacggdRSb0xF5xDI9NAIyKa9fYP44W-NplX5IzJKzoTwU-d0CTVU7XerKFm2H48qWl8kNaT7086aCGhPBkZOENbEoX7peiDj7OLUIr5EGE4pKiWzXtCNhDcX88cEdXcH806OJZJs/s1600-h/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6PIsacggdRSb0xF5xDI9NAIyKa9fYP44W-NplX5IzJKzoTwU-d0CTVU7XerKFm2H48qWl8kNaT7086aCGhPBkZOENbEoX7peiDj7OLUIr5EGE4pKiWzXtCNhDcX88cEdXcH806OJZJs/s400/IMG_0542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402251985752705986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ31o9rPGdHsxjWnk9NbJDNXkeRSSzBfo_reoR_m7It9PBSZVnJg0X53ntZ89i7YXQuJX89mKXv1-5CHpsEjnxn7kYIQAYSjKftY8mQfM1_Wo3KdPF_qWUMgDfKLMAjrNjVze01s_XSmY/s1600-h/IMG_0541.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ31o9rPGdHsxjWnk9NbJDNXkeRSSzBfo_reoR_m7It9PBSZVnJg0X53ntZ89i7YXQuJX89mKXv1-5CHpsEjnxn7kYIQAYSjKftY8mQfM1_Wo3KdPF_qWUMgDfKLMAjrNjVze01s_XSmY/s400/IMG_0541.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402251984070468594" /></a><br />We played in a cave with Charlie Louvin 333 ft under the ground! it was awesome. It's the same cave that silver jews played their last show in, and we were the 2nd rock n roll band (them being first) to ever play there. We were actually the 2nd band to ever even bring a drumkit down there. It sounded soo awesome. It really fit us because we are part vampire any way.<br /><br />Afterwards we went out to eat with our manager JT and his gal Bonnie, and friends brian and james toth.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdR0i2KTBzl14rjH4r2QNv9NghVDoWtn6lkJVkjKik_CiNQxL19ErWCDiIJXQk3sAKk2_6VgCXXSw7JokIRtjYB_-1nTzLRe_4Sz77Qfw75Co2sQ4EEy7tty_oJn26wcPlxGXwea5LiU/s1600-h/IMG_0546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdR0i2KTBzl14rjH4r2QNv9NghVDoWtn6lkJVkjKik_CiNQxL19ErWCDiIJXQk3sAKk2_6VgCXXSw7JokIRtjYB_-1nTzLRe_4Sz77Qfw75Co2sQ4EEy7tty_oJn26wcPlxGXwea5LiU/s400/IMG_0546.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402252736899658354" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJLu5bcC2hg8qaomgdYzYeQGR7-xxgrxRorTDhKwEt6jhbzmuFsXdDJAO33IhY-71dw8WXR0CE7LdDl9wV7izZ1Kwm5PHhE6DbO3BBaq7i8s4Mchp9ApCvZndTyfL7qeTAzWtuYG7GDE/s1600-h/IMG_0544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJLu5bcC2hg8qaomgdYzYeQGR7-xxgrxRorTDhKwEt6jhbzmuFsXdDJAO33IhY-71dw8WXR0CE7LdDl9wV7izZ1Kwm5PHhE6DbO3BBaq7i8s4Mchp9ApCvZndTyfL7qeTAzWtuYG7GDE/s400/IMG_0544.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402252725763577714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSE72ncGpOluqN_xOiPm8glESi3_wzJaDGhbPGUG1UTdJ_j2FfdXa__KvHH2GaCP3mzuDTXySCzG453lBaCxVsTifZD-Ggry-QNpnSzYsu3967AXFFuN8k7uLb2k8vvikzsPlJg-0wpo/s1600-h/IMG_0543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSE72ncGpOluqN_xOiPm8glESi3_wzJaDGhbPGUG1UTdJ_j2FfdXa__KvHH2GaCP3mzuDTXySCzG453lBaCxVsTifZD-Ggry-QNpnSzYsu3967AXFFuN8k7uLb2k8vvikzsPlJg-0wpo/s400/IMG_0543.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402252724439457314" /></a>Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-45923906855950234332009-11-09T15:22:00.000-08:002009-11-09T15:33:57.517-08:00Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival (bristol tn/va)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVFqYMXxZpEz4PmToVjCBOvLf_hfyHhLFbPZnz32e9WNy9UgTIPoq9QMLe8_qNVq3Qn6zdrBsnlMDpzNoqdrYxNQb5t0HhSp_eMqQcQr1n502NZYn8K2y3gcWr7O0k477BlIJqLPnxrI/s1600-h/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA2tonBM-Ayc97WXxt1U2pjPXv-fZia7WKaLur8Lo-waT9yUeYkKntu_OtSzyDsPJ_KwIuv3VLkS8ZwEHvo8_yJ8NByakLi0_LdGVedcItwmdCAnGz42C_YRCxRIVEif4PTpAkFmih7A/s400/IMG_0533.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402251078438488450" /></a><br />Home of the first recording site of the Original Carter Family!Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-68392159974893712532009-11-09T14:46:00.000-08:002009-11-09T15:22:30.287-08:00Cincinnati, Circleville, and LouisvilleWe played in Cinci again, at Southgate house again, this time with Cowboy Mouth. It was terrible! I've never seen a band who's music was so offensively awful. But they did know how to work the crowd... I guess? afters trying to endure it for a few hours, we went upstairs and to our surprise Memphis natives Lord T and Eloise were playing. They are a hip hop group, and they had the lights and fog going like crazy. it was way more fun than downstairs. unfortunately I couldnt get a good pic.<br /><br />Then we were on our way to circleville, where we found a nice corn field to stop at...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmfcPKDnHwtj_Ing9oGG6zjdQCdKXF_0PoCRAIFTgDNpneyoBSVYYen8RUZtHxxKvObiNQr5rSaiErtQWSR-8OHOF7z8rsoakX7-ILGcSXh1hxCaYy0Lcj68uWa_if7NpPRaUXxuem4k/s1600-h/IMG_0522.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmfcPKDnHwtj_Ing9oGG6zjdQCdKXF_0PoCRAIFTgDNpneyoBSVYYen8RUZtHxxKvObiNQr5rSaiErtQWSR-8OHOF7z8rsoakX7-ILGcSXh1hxCaYy0Lcj68uWa_if7NpPRaUXxuem4k/s400/IMG_0522.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402240279623605810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAk_14n8Z2yTdpi13WwNjmKTYvz8_0_s8Aj-Xe48vBx7AUGPOq0kFmAIV99vHswAKBjUhpzRoDFAHkE2lWtd8l7HN2h_UQeUD6K0T-yw8mJZsrXyftKOZxQl7wH8VimwEExsbQPRVvKI/s1600-h/IMG_0523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAk_14n8Z2yTdpi13WwNjmKTYvz8_0_s8Aj-Xe48vBx7AUGPOq0kFmAIV99vHswAKBjUhpzRoDFAHkE2lWtd8l7HN2h_UQeUD6K0T-yw8mJZsrXyftKOZxQl7wH8VimwEExsbQPRVvKI/s400/IMG_0523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402240491959974562" /></a><br /><br />Circleville was a really fun place! we played at Toodle's Pumpkin inn, and it ended up being way more awesome than we expected. Circleville is home to the world's largest pumpkin, AND the worlds largest PUMPKIN PIE!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUGB2nxgJBgnv_r_dx0WzEuk6Oe8NB_abb5VjW2PUUNt6BebV_6Pr4oIXAQNe4nCH7xN_Il0Rau6UdsIOZdcGsyz_z2bR5R28aYrC-5o06Sswsqc50HIVuAj1Rnvbxex416RBcSD3B90/s1600-h/IMG_0525.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUGB2nxgJBgnv_r_dx0WzEuk6Oe8NB_abb5VjW2PUUNt6BebV_6Pr4oIXAQNe4nCH7xN_Il0Rau6UdsIOZdcGsyz_z2bR5R28aYrC-5o06Sswsqc50HIVuAj1Rnvbxex416RBcSD3B90/s400/IMG_0525.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402240901189283666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_7BPklrKPwlUpu-OvLUKxujj9wiFn5jkc_FLnlWY-u4Lub-VklpfKl7mqCPiOn3Ps36IHgjRod4L_3zdqgL1ZELSiFg3bb9yPABX4CQ2mjZJ8KhdNbVwZrXk2g2iP7x3-UCSrTFvUxc/s1600-h/IMG_0524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_7BPklrKPwlUpu-OvLUKxujj9wiFn5jkc_FLnlWY-u4Lub-VklpfKl7mqCPiOn3Ps36IHgjRod4L_3zdqgL1ZELSiFg3bb9yPABX4CQ2mjZJ8KhdNbVwZrXk2g2iP7x3-UCSrTFvUxc/s400/IMG_0524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402240896992777090" /></a><br /><br />Some scenery pics from cincinnati:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtyfh44DFSGgaRd2cu8MoW2PM68DrRGTAtiyuSz3uwu4Ka-HUlJcAvBWOvLDuX7lorjnFmzPVRuKXDiHl8jDbta_-lhtBT7A5XoFst2Hl32Mdxk-1e_cLkTY-SczUElKUCG_BR4nQugg/s1600-h/IMG_0528.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtyfh44DFSGgaRd2cu8MoW2PM68DrRGTAtiyuSz3uwu4Ka-HUlJcAvBWOvLDuX7lorjnFmzPVRuKXDiHl8jDbta_-lhtBT7A5XoFst2Hl32Mdxk-1e_cLkTY-SczUElKUCG_BR4nQugg/s400/IMG_0528.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402241497464949602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lOG9-zYaH2x0BLYkYfbGMHL5NnW_HObc0w7I7W6qgV2HYKypYLLUssIuahycDUiVDlfK7mPaP0_v2Xe32gyB1kMtmfp0zGcmroqg7mpnWEzyYwzhqZXjXUgDGw-YCAnHymioWCDzuyg/s1600-h/IMG_0527.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lOG9-zYaH2x0BLYkYfbGMHL5NnW_HObc0w7I7W6qgV2HYKypYLLUssIuahycDUiVDlfK7mPaP0_v2Xe32gyB1kMtmfp0zGcmroqg7mpnWEzyYwzhqZXjXUgDGw-YCAnHymioWCDzuyg/s400/IMG_0527.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402241493236157074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFLV9_4pIuSDd1z4IYH69pInypMd-rDLaWJ8ektwVrj_IRCdlEzHgBE93OxBpH6gAgxobk0X_Wb3iKyclZW-wYb5rv57edv6aHgK50HVaM8MPHLKUvgoZsZMBx0XSolBRseL-x8ewCbM/s1600-h/IMG_0526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFLV9_4pIuSDd1z4IYH69pInypMd-rDLaWJ8ektwVrj_IRCdlEzHgBE93OxBpH6gAgxobk0X_Wb3iKyclZW-wYb5rv57edv6aHgK50HVaM8MPHLKUvgoZsZMBx0XSolBRseL-x8ewCbM/s400/IMG_0526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402241492808529714" /></a><br /><br />Next we went to louisville and played the original highlands festival. I had a ton of fun hanging with my family!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKt487ndHyyUnIb2zGEdR_1av5TjiewTavGuP-Q5ILQ-teTxtpuQcE-M2Knf969NLxEIDJTK7PSw57ftlmvwZp2t4NN_e1yl1O26NiEMLTXP_NYc-BX3wxVZiOWFYBikC3kz2tNQtwC4/s1600-h/IMG_0532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKt487ndHyyUnIb2zGEdR_1av5TjiewTavGuP-Q5ILQ-teTxtpuQcE-M2Knf969NLxEIDJTK7PSw57ftlmvwZp2t4NN_e1yl1O26NiEMLTXP_NYc-BX3wxVZiOWFYBikC3kz2tNQtwC4/s400/IMG_0532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402247453074237826" /></a><br />above: cousin donald and brother oakley<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtnhxFmaY_gKldVmKRsX4Xs5NLXjVRCuANY_8g_t_RIOPq7M-7sYVn2APeJpoe5b2baFeVS7ElqrJy7Zfvm459eOeSHKUbhYtXU594Kp0HSbDEnUdf1gRULWhJNXQi98nGhaDALHLjd0/s1600-h/IMG_0531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtnhxFmaY_gKldVmKRsX4Xs5NLXjVRCuANY_8g_t_RIOPq7M-7sYVn2APeJpoe5b2baFeVS7ElqrJy7Zfvm459eOeSHKUbhYtXU594Kp0HSbDEnUdf1gRULWhJNXQi98nGhaDALHLjd0/s400/IMG_0531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402247453513218658" /></a><br />above: my mom, dad, and nikki darlin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidm5p4ofaqUSg2Lrm9QvadlwffafzH9-OwXZhAhxa25CRpY83b5uMX9b2PaGrBxOdQFaBePhVryZU5avnosjBS7iY91ko_u8QbowK5HHvfnKixj-e7VifwnmfJf_VtUimc08I85jMOgQo/s1600-h/IMG_0530.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidm5p4ofaqUSg2Lrm9QvadlwffafzH9-OwXZhAhxa25CRpY83b5uMX9b2PaGrBxOdQFaBePhVryZU5avnosjBS7iY91ko_u8QbowK5HHvfnKixj-e7VifwnmfJf_VtUimc08I85jMOgQo/s400/IMG_0530.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402247446803495810" /></a><br />above: cousin dante and captain byron<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqxiuxYerbCgyQ72apet4JFzva-Rl3zfA2YaXbLOixGSP4S3eU6vz3ar7JHP6Bw3m-kWvT9w8zL3L4CcRKLwtnHurKj_v57XOq1CBkxkFNQEhhMvqieey12BNGD0L9MDkhxsGmYFqXjo/s1600-h/IMG_0529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqxiuxYerbCgyQ72apet4JFzva-Rl3zfA2YaXbLOixGSP4S3eU6vz3ar7JHP6Bw3m-kWvT9w8zL3L4CcRKLwtnHurKj_v57XOq1CBkxkFNQEhhMvqieey12BNGD0L9MDkhxsGmYFqXjo/s400/IMG_0529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402247445652081490" /></a><br />above: little brother oakleyThose Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-81018693756441622462009-11-09T14:41:00.000-08:002009-11-09T14:45:42.184-08:00Southern Girls Rock and Roll camp 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iKWpB1my0a6eRhO65Tv_gkAQ9ptfrmzFJ9hVXesQvTjB9rcM0qforNyc0CMkS8YIzADbmefG1egekp6FuzVwPV6PJjbFy_i4MSu63zcK3SBHAdwCm0r41iOZhU6qC2E_mC-vcIpgoTI/s1600-h/IMG_0521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iKWpB1my0a6eRhO65Tv_gkAQ9ptfrmzFJ9hVXesQvTjB9rcM0qforNyc0CMkS8YIzADbmefG1egekp6FuzVwPV6PJjbFy_i4MSu63zcK3SBHAdwCm0r41iOZhU6qC2E_mC-vcIpgoTI/s400/IMG_0521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402238771800242594" /></a><br />Linwood and I (Jessi darlin) managed this band at SGRRC this year. They were called Pros and Converse, and they wrote an awesome song called "21st Century Girls". We recorded a live version during band practice, and it is so awesome. Its very velvet underground.... Anyway, the day of the big showcase we took them out for pizza!Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-82739507471231090222009-09-20T20:22:00.000-07:002009-10-06T20:10:27.056-07:00July 2009 Tour...I think its worth mentioning the on the morning of our departure on July the 6th we had some very surprising guests show up at 5 in the morning. You'll never guess <a href="http://www.odeath.net">who.</a> It was a joyful reunion and a sad goodbye, all within a very short amount of hours, but we did get to enjoy some apple pie and ice cream before we part ways.<br /><br />July 7- Arlington, VA (basically DC)<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=iota.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/iota.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Today our album officially came out and we couldnt be more thrilled. We were happy to show up to the IOTA to a warm crowd who, surprisingly, were mostly over the age of 40. Either way, they definitely showed us a lot of love and we had a great time performing our set. We also had first time attendences of 2 sets of important people... The gentleman and lady who brought our dear Sherrif Lin into the world, and the gentleman and lady who brought our dear friend Teddy Gage (My accomplice on the making of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P0XBgSNZEQ">RED LIGHT LOVE</a> video!). We were very honored to have them and also honored to have the Washington post give us a great preview/review of the show. (<a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postrock/2009/07/those_darlins_live_last_night.html">view here</a>)<br />July 8th-<br />Day off we spent in travel and practicing with our Producer Jeff Curtin, and friend Adam Schatz who played a lot of the keys and sax on our album. We stayed with our friends Ian, Julian, and Alex... and had a night of fun before we delved into our back to back album release shows.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0044.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0044.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0046.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0046.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />(Julian, pictured above)<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0047.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0047.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />July 9- Nyc Mercury Lounge Album Release show with Heavy Trash<br />walked around green pointe a bit, wandered down into Willy-burg.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0048.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0048.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Made it to a park for a bit.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0049.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0049.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />(Kelley and Nikki thought I was taking a picture of them, but if you'll see this zoomed up version, i was really trying to capture the huge vagina that tree had)<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0050.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0050.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />The show that night was so packed, and we actually got some people to DANCE AT THE MERCURY LOUNGE!! Nikki tried to do a bit of crowd surfing but this guy just held on to her and wouldnt let her go anywhere haha. thats not how it works, guys. <br />Heavy Trash was so much fun, and they are really such great folks. We sang a bit on there next album that hasnt come out yet, you should check it out when it does!!<br />Also, my favorite part of the night was meeting the bass player for Heavy Trash, Simon. One of the best musicians Ive ever met, and in a real league of his own just in general. He has a great band called "<a href="http://www.simonchardiet.com">Simon and the Bar Sinisters.</a>" Check em out... buy some albums.<br /><br />July 10- NYC Southpaw Brooklyn- Album Release Party with So So Glos and We are Country Mice.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0051.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0051.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Had a video interview for Nylon Magazine's website, and this girl who was taping us was so funny in her yellow headphones I had to take a picture. Plus I loved her fringe c.c.c.p. tshirt.<br />Adam and Jeff played the show with us that night, with adam on keys and jeff on aux percussion. Adam and his friend even played sax on a couple songs. We were happy to have to guys play with us, after all the hard work we had put into the album. Cant believe we ever actually finished it... <br />Thanks to all in New York who came out and supported us, we had a blast and cant wait to come back. I believe I have fallen in love with the big city lights.<br /><br />July 11- Philadelphia<br />We went to bed at 8:30 am, because of course we had to booze it up with our NY crew in celebration, so needless to say when we left at 11 am we weren't in the best shape. But thats part of the job description.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0052.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0052.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />It was hard to make it through that show, but we toughed it out. Afterwards we went to a party, I fell asleep on the couch. After I took a picture of their paintings.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0053.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0053.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />July 12- Philadelphia<br />Ah, a day off to catch up on our sleep. I slept till 1 pm, and while the others went off to go swim in a pool shaped like an airplane, Lin and I walked around Philly and checked it out. We also went to a really amazing Latin Restaurant, which I cant remember the name of. <a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0054.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0054.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0056.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0056.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />On the way back from the pool the girls, byron, and our friends cici and louisa got into a car wreck!!! but dont worry, no one was injured. some idiot just drove right into the back of louisa, who was slowing down for traffic. <br />Later that evening, Kelley and Nikki went to a dance party and Byron, Lin, and I went to go see bruno. we laughed.<br />I think I fell asleep at 9 pm. Still catchin up from New York I guess.<br /><br />July 13- Pittsburg<br />9 am and feelin great!! Finally back to normal. <br />Ate some great Thai food and wandered around the area that The Club Cafe is in, there's some cool stuff down there. Had a bunch of radio Id's to record so had to get back to the venue and knock that stuff out.<br />It was a monday night and only about 40 people showed up, but we were ready for a party. SOME of them were, but not everybody. Problem is that place always puts these tables out for people to sit at, but then it makes it like a theatre dinner or some bullshit... and we tried to get them to move them but they claimed they would lose money because no one would buy food. Someone needs to explain to them that nobody eats dinner at 10 o'clock while a rock n roll band is playing. and if they do they should be caught and tortured.<br />Later that night I fell asleep to a show about the "Dangers of Marijuana!" and awoke alarmingly early to an very angry Indian woman bitching that it was past check-out repeatedly. But I will say it was the most comfortable bed I had slept on in quite a while. <br /><br />July 14- Cleveland<br />After we shut that old lady up we went to the Andy Warhol Museum. We didnt really have time or money for the actual museum so we just went to the gift shop. I would show you some pictures of it but I got in trouble for trying to take some. The coolest thing I saw was a print he did with powdered diamonds mixed in black paint. SHINYYYYYY.<br />It was a short drive to Cleveland, and we had a little time to spare once we reached out destination, so we stopped at Whiskey Island. Obviously!<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0057.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0057.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0058.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0058.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />I never really though of Cleveland as having a beach, but what do ya know, there it was. It was pretty damn "Cleveland" too.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0060.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0060.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />We love Beachland Ballroom 'cause they always hook us up with great food and are very hospitable. and also it's the greatest idea to have a vintage store in the basement of a venue. Not only because drunk people buy shit, but it has a door that connects directly to the green room and the bands get a discount. yeah hell yeah.<br />Guess who played in the opening band (The Real Dogs)? Our friend Jason who tour manages Dan Aeurbach! Good surprise.<br /><br />I pulled a "whole damn thing" that night and ate five giant pieces of pizza before I went to bed. uggggdhgggggggghh.<br /><br />July 15- Pontiac, MI<br />on the way outta town we hit the west side market in cleveland, whoa it was good. try the walleye sandwich if you ever happen upon the place.<br />An oil truck blew up on an the interstate between detroit and pontiac and the overpass collapsed! but it was after we had already gotten to the show. still pretty crazy.<br />Our friend john from nashville came to see us for the 10th time that night! <br />my journal entry for this night was pretty short but I think it sums it up nicely...<br />"ended up in a hot tub full of boys, but not as great as it sounds. we were awakened by their <span style="font-style:italic;">DAD</span> the next morning. But at least he played AC/DC. the blublockers we left made their lives"<br /><br />Ill leave that one to your imagination.<br /><br />July 16- Indianapolis <br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0062.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0062.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />We didn't just think this giant cement basket was awesome. You gotta look in the background for the real message of this picture.<br />I honestly dont remember much about this show, other than it was a My Old Kentucky Blog production and we hung out with Dodge (from MOKB) for a bit. Also my cousin Brad came but was exhausted, so we hung out and yawned at each other.<br />Nikki got to sleem in his son's train bed that night. She was fortunately passed out enough for Lin and Byron to have a little fun.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0064.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0064.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0066.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0066.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0069.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0069.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />I wish I could post the really funny pictures... haha.<br /><br />July 17- Chicago with Puking Pearls and Deep Sea Diver<br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0077.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0077.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />It was a very Nautically Theme Evening, what with the two opening bands and it being at SC(h)UBA's <br />Puking Pearls was definitely one of my top picks of bands that supported us on this tour. <br />It was a Pitchfork Festival day, but somehow we still managed a great packed room. Totally worth showing up. (just kidding. of course it was!)<br /><br />July 18- Minneapolis, MN<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0078.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0078.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0075.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0075.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />I can't say much about this show either... I was really sick that night and I just slept the whole time except for the show. The crowd was so awesome though. Really rowdy. <br /><br />July 19-20- Rock Island, Illinois<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0079.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0079.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0080.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0080.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Showed up so late there was no food and we missed the show daytrotter was putting on that night. I ate the 500th fish sandwich in a row. bleh, tour food.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0081.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0081.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />The next day we play a show at Rock Island Brewing Company with The Velcro Lewis Group, my other favorite band of the trip. <br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0088.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0088.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Rock Island is a strange place because there is seemingly never people walking around. even during weekdays. Murfreesboro looks very similiar to it, but on weekdays especially from 2-5 there are usually all kinds of people walking around the downtown, lawyers and po-pos and people going to eat and people coming from the dmv. but in ROCK ISLAND its like a ghost town. at least the 2 times we ever went. but I did notice something on the walls at the RIBCO that I think might explain it...<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0084.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0084.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />See I was thinking about where all the people in the above picture went. then I walked to the next one, below.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0083.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0083.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />more people right? so I went to the next one...<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0086.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0086.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />And they are marching the wordl HELL down the road...<br />and then here's the last one... <br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0085.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0085.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Everybody's gone!!!! Hell scared them away i guess.<br /><br />July 21- Omaha, Nebraska<br />Well, frankly omaha sucked for us. it was like playing to a brick wall. Im not sure if that reflects on the town, the people, or just the night we were there. but it definitely didnt click. no one moved an inch, everybody sat like 20 feet away from us and stared, and most people left by the time we played. and in between songs you coulda dropped a pin on the floor and heard it. we even encouraged them to at least throw something at us but alas, no reaction. whatsoever. I think we were all really needing a good nights rest pretty bad as well, so nobody took it upon themselves to really shock the shit out of them this time. <br />hope fully next time the crazy's will come out. i challenge you omaha. i dare you....<br /><br />July 22- Des Moines, Iowa<br />We played with a band called the Teddy Boys. Cool guys, unfortunately all of 2 people caught their set. Ours didnt fare much better, as Gogol Bordello was playing down the street and I down think there are even enough people in des moines to go around to both of those shows. Finally some people showed up (and by that I mean maybe 10 people) but they all danced and showed us their boobies! and somebody did a write up on the show the next day. I got dubbed the "gay one" somehow. thanks, i was wondering how to tell the other band members!! ;)<br /><br />July 23- KCMO!! (kansas city, missouri)<br />gagagagagarage bands playing with us. Capt. Byron is from KCMO so we got to meet his mama and his sister, even his grandma! when the first band went on (nicotene fits from denver) she was appalled. she said, byron are the girls gonna be this loud? and he said, yes grandma they are. she said, "byron, are they a death metal band??" hahahahaha. cute.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0094.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0094.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />thats Captain, and that's captains mom.<br /><br />July 24- St. Louis, missouri<br /><br />miscommunication led us to be late to our instore at Vintage Vinyl. but we still got some sweet records.. I picked up:<br /><img src=http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i38/richardjgibson/RedSovine-Phantom309.jpg><br /><img src=http://blograge.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/2-new-york-dolls-new-york-dolls-album-cover2.jpg><br />reissue though<br /><img src=http://img.lavamus.com/images/albums/big/Albert_Ayler/1964_-_Witches_And_Devils.jpg><br />but only on cd. :(<br /><br />We played at Off Broadway once again, one of our favorite haunts. and we saw this:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0104.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0104.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />(close-up)<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=werd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/werd.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Though I doubt this was the case, at the time it seemed like a sign of the apocalypse. <br /><br />July 25- Memphis, TN! <br />We went back to the vintage vinyl for another quick once over then headed toward memphis. i dont have any pictures from this show... but it was fun. we stayed with our friend ashley and had another great night in memphis.<br />but, of course, we were glad to head home...<br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=IMG_0111.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/IMG_0111.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />(kevin)Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-5722629183956832732009-09-14T10:05:00.000-07:002009-09-14T10:27:05.909-07:00Album Release Party- NASHVILLE! (June 27)Once again, sorry for being so late on this but I'm just going to go ahead and tell ya.... get over it!<br /><br />The Release Party in Nashville with the Black Lips went very well! Pretty much all I could've hoped it to be. Thanks to everyone who came out and thanks for being so ready to party with us. <br /><br />If you weren't aware, Nikki and I made a giant chicken pinata, which we lowered over the crowd during the chicken song. It was gone within SECONDS! We filled it with tons and tons of feathers and some other things too, like medals that equalled into free tshirts or posters... some dreamcatchers, some golden eggs, some plastic toys. <br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=ChickenHead.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/ChickenHead.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This is Kevin, our "decorator" for the show... he helped us figure out how to get the chicken up there.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=ChickenHang.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/ChickenHang.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=ChickenRide.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/ChickenRide.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=GroupChicken.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/GroupChicken.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=BigMoney.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/BigMoney.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Nuff Sed.<br /><br />Kelley and her little Bro Jeremy... he's got his costume ready!!<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=KelleyAndBro.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/KelleyAndBro.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />some more of kelley's family, anna and zack, back stage. We had so many relatives and friends there it was crrrrrazzzy!<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=AnnaAndZack.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/AnnaAndZack.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The rest of the show we were so busy we didnt have time to take any more pictures... but thats what the press are for I guess!<br />But here's a <a href="http://vimeo.com/5474166">video</a> and here's some <a href="http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/2009/06/those_darlins_and_the_black_li.php">pictures</a><br />(click on the slideshows)<br /><br />there were some very impressive costumes there! make sure you look for the people that dressed up as 222!!!Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-68861822359231693322009-07-12T13:32:00.001-07:002009-07-12T13:42:15.560-07:00Tidbits from the last couple months I havent posted yet...<strong>Los Angeles</strong><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=LACab.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/LACab.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />We did a one off in LA, we played at the House of Campari. On the way from the airport we were in this cab (who totally ripped us off by the way)... and we saw a car slam into another car right in front of us. it was crrrrazzzy.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=ArtDecoDog.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/ArtDecoDog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=FreakFlag.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/FreakFlag.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Letting my Flag fly!<br /><br /><strong>Bonnaroo</strong><br />The day started like this:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=BonarrooBEFORE.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/BonarrooBEFORE.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=BonarrooAFTER.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/BonarrooAFTER.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />and ended like this...<br /><strong><br />Athfest</strong><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=AthFest.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/AthFest.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=AthFestGroup.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/AthFestGroup.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-45371087401413285162009-07-12T12:40:00.000-07:002009-07-12T13:43:49.232-07:00Columbus, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Bristol, Pittsborough, Asheville<strong>Columbus, OH Tuesday June 16th</strong><br /><br />Well, we all woke up on time and ready to go. We were peacefully sleeping in the van when a loud noise awoke us... and captain byron exclaiming, did we just get a flat?<br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DSC00002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00002.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />yesssss we did. so we went to work getting the spare tire on.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DSC00003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00003.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />but then we left and the spare popped...<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DSC00010.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00010.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />luckily we were only 30 minutes from where my mom lives in KY so we called her to bring us another tire. it was really humid and boring... but we were just lucky it didnt rain.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DSC00004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00004.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DSC00006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00006.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />Kelley sleeping.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DSC00011.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00011.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DSC00016.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00016.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DSC00017.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00017.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />My mom and Paul (the super hero) finally showed up with the new tire... Paul helped us change it and we were on our way.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00023.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00023.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Unfortunately that tire wasn't the right size, so we still had to go get yet another tire put on... but at least we didnt have to get towed anywhere. We made it to the nearest place- a Walmart- just as it began to pour down rain.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DSC00028.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00028.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DSC00030.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00030.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />They told us it would be 45 Minutes to and hour... which turned in to 2 hours somehow. We talked to the venue and realized at that point we werent going to make it to the show in time. It was like a knife in the stomach! We've never missed a show before except when Nikki had her bike wreck on her birthday (as the song "DUI or DIE" tells). But that was definitely different.<br />We had to keep on towards Columbus though, we had several friends driving from other cities and didn't want to leave them hanging. Plus, we had to meet Elvis Perkins and the Dearland boys! <br />We showed up in time to catch the last of their set and said our hello's. We stayed with our new friend Ian... who's apparently an excellent bowler.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00032.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00032.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />and has a pink couch! and is friends with cincinnati Tim.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00033.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00033.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />He also has a great vinyl collection. We listened to the Ventures in honor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodmemoir.com/bob-bogle">Bob Bogle</a>, who died that day.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00035.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00035.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />We got a great nights sleep and got to go check out some really great vintage stores the next morning.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00036.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00036.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><strong>Pittsburg, Pa Wednesday June 17th</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00052.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00052.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Got to the venue 3 hours early (we were overcompensating to make sure there was no way we could miss this show). With nothing else to do, we checked out a vintage toy store and cool music store next to the venue, and then decided to walk 15 blocks to the next venue.<br /><br />While we were shopping it started storming like crazy. We all bought rain coats and decided to make a run for it. Bad mistake. Within a half a block we were all soaked from head to toe. and we still had 14 blocks to go.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00055.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00055.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=rainy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/rainy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />We stopped in to Tom's Diner to get something to eat. Suzanne Vega wasn't there...<br />I went in the bathroom and poured an inch of water out of my shoe!<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00058.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00058.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00063.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00063.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00066.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00066.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />There were flash floods and tornadoes and hail and buckets of water everywhere. Pittsburg was not orange, not red, but PINK on the dopplar radar.<br />We finally made it back to the venue and played a fun show to a calm but receptive crowd. <br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=Merchgirls.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/Merchgirls.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Got to hang out with Elvis and crew a bit more. Very nice guys.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00077.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00077.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00078.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00078.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00079.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00079.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><strong>Baltimore Maryland Thursday June 18th</strong><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=ElvisPerkins.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/ElvisPerkins.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00082.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00082.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Ate at an old fashioned type of diner... The waitresses were pretty mean to us. I think they thought we werent going to tip, seeing as we looked like a buncha ruffians.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00085.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00085.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Baltimore was fun. The crowd was much more awake and ready to go than the previous night. Baltimore brought it out!!!<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00086.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00086.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00087.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00087.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00089.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00089.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00093.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00093.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00094.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00094.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00098.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00098.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This was our last show with Elvis and boys... and we were so sad, we had come to be quite fond of them in the short amount of time we had known them, and it truly was a long and sad goodbye.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00103.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00103.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00117.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00117.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00105.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00105.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00109.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00109.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00110.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00110.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><strong>Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee Friday June 19</strong><br /><br />I didnt get any pictures of Bristol, but it was pretty cool. We played an outdoor stage, and we got to play right on the TN/VA state line, so kelley was in tennessee, nikki was in virginia, and lin and I were in both states at once while we played!<br /><br />Unfortunately, Nikki had given Lin, Byron, and I a cold that she had had for a few days, so this day was pretty hard with only one person up to full health. (good job kelley!)<br /><br />I did see this weird drink in the bar on the street...<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00141.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00141.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Their slogan is "dont stress, get numb" ???????????????? <br /><strong><br />Pittsborough, NC Saturday June 20th</strong><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00144.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00144.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Kelley Jump Roping... Maybe thats why she didnt get sick?<br />The Mountain aid festival was really fun. we got to jump in sprinklers and we bought a bunch of Water Buffalo Teeth, and feathers and horse hair and medicine bags.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view¤t=DSC00147.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DSC00147.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />It was 100 degrees when we played, but we made it through! As soon as we finished we had to jump in the car and drive 3 hours to Asheville for our show that night.<br /><br /><strong>Asheville NC (same day)</strong><br />I didnt take many pictures in asheville... but it was SO CRAZy fun! even though i was sick... the audience was wonderful and we had a rockin dance party with them.Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-83556308161801247722009-06-09T03:34:00.000-07:002009-06-09T12:07:57.398-07:00Cinci, INdy, Champaign, MemphisNEWPORT, KENTUCKY @ THE SOUTHGATE HOUSE - APRIL 15, 2009<br /><br />Some of Those Darlins' earliest shows out of town were in Newport (on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River from Cincinatti) and it has become one of our favorite towns to play. We've met some really wonderful people there who have adopted us and make us feel at home every time we play there. After the show we partied with our buddies Tim, a badass boot cobbler, and Scott, a badass photographer, who hooked us up with a place to stay and made us laugh. Check out Scott's work at www.taketheday.com.<br /><br />We stayed on the top floor of an old Masonic Lodge:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XzflduYiNPXonN-ky0V4-Ia43Nnc7Si4DT5BSIE1PJSIiPLeNF1MHq-ROhLc8od2T3oo7TVRx0xRlQ2fLjkKb6Z_Dj8berLyitgyzjBz9OYV4Ecl_cqVi2Rz7ZyY4dPvnSivM-e_PbE/s1600-h/MasonicHall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XzflduYiNPXonN-ky0V4-Ia43Nnc7Si4DT5BSIE1PJSIiPLeNF1MHq-ROhLc8od2T3oo7TVRx0xRlQ2fLjkKb6Z_Dj8berLyitgyzjBz9OYV4Ecl_cqVi2Rz7ZyY4dPvnSivM-e_PbE/s400/MasonicHall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345307775537428098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=TimsFriend.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/TimsFriend.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our friend Nick crashing Darlins style...The next day our hosts took us to their favorite breakfast dive, The Anchor.<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=ByronNikLighthouse.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/ByronNikLighthouse.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=darlinsanchor.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 426px; height: 241px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/darlinsanchor.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They introduced us to a local delicacy called "goetta" which is a patty made from pork and oats. Wikipedia says it was originally a German peasant food and its popularity in Cincinnati has led to it being refered to as "Cincinnati Caviar". It's kind of like a hashbrown if it were made of meatloaf. You'll just have to try it sometime.<br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=TimGetta.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/TimGetta.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=TimGetta2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/TimGetta2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Strike up the band! The Anchor has a live band that dances and plays when you choose a song from the jukebox. We happened to catch one of Barbie's live shows:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=StrikeUpBand.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/StrikeUpBand.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There are a ton of old buildings around Cinci and Newport:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=CincyDowntown.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/CincyDowntown.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the Ohio River:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=OhioRiver.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/OhioRiver.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And America:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=TimAmerica.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/TimAmerica.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS @ THE VOGUE W/ THE AVETT BROTHERS - April 16, 2009<br /><br />The Avett Bros were some of the nicest people we've ever met and their set had a lot of energy, with tons of instrument changes. This guy was so hard at work backstage!<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=AvettTechj.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/AvettTechj.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While the Avetts dripped with sweat the crowd gave enthusiastic peace signs and at least applauded with excitement when the songs were over, but their feet were firmly planted on the floor. The crowd at this show was also some of the 'nicest' people we've ever met. That's really all I can say about that night. There were very few people ready to throw down with us...but maybe next time Indianapolis?<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=AvettAudi2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/AvettAudi2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=NikkiSuckIt.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/NikkiSuckIt.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=KellNickAvettShow.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/KellNickAvettShow.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Byron gave Nikki a tattoo on her boobs...it's just a joke! We don't want another incident like Minneapolis...<br /><br /><br />CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS @ THE HIGH DIVE - April 17, 2009<br /><br />None of us had ever been to Chapaign but it was a pretty awesome college town with a ton of bars. We played the High Dive and after our show the rock n rollers left and the dance club crowd moved in. We got our kicks, got our things and decided to seek fun elsewhere. We met an awesome person named Amy who took us to a show at the Independent Media Center:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=ChampaignIndyMedia.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/ChampaignIndyMedia.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Where there was a community closet full of clothes that we could try on!<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=AmyChampaign.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/AmyChampaign.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=ChampaignAmy2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/ChampaignAmy2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=KelleyFamous.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/KelleyFamous.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=KelleySombrero.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/KelleySombrero.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was Byron's birthday so we dressed him up like a king:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=KingByron.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/KingByron.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pure royalty:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=KingByQueenNik.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/KingByQueenNik.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=NikkiJester.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/NikkiJester.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=CostumeParty.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/CostumeParty.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nurse Nikki administers medicine:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=NurseNikki.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/NurseNikki.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=JessiJester.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/JessiJester.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And even after all that Darlins whiskey, he still has good aim:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=ByronPistol.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/ByronPistol.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE @ THE HI-TONE W/ THE MAGIC KIDS - April 18, 2009<br /><br /><img src="http://www.hitonememphis.com/graphics/logo_calender.png" /><br /><br />We LOVE playing Memphis. We've spent a lot of time there over the last two years working with the Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp (now the Delta Girls Rock Camp) and have made some really good friends. We love the people at the Hi-Tone too - Dan, Joel & Andrew and have fun every time we play there. And the food is great! The drive from Champaign to Memphis was 6 hours so we got krunk on the way:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=Kellgrill2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/Kellgrill2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=KelleyGrill2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/KelleyGrill2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Nikki told us about her days as a Nascar driver:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=Nikkiredneck.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/Nikkiredneck.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The boys made time for some excercise:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=ByronLinSeesaw.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/ByronLinSeesaw.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jessi wasn't feeling so well, but I think it was just the smell in the van:<br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=JessiBucktooth.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/JessiBucktooth.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/?action=view&current=WhoFartedGrill.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/4%20day%20trip/WhoFartedGrill.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This handful of shows was only four days but it was so great to check out some new cities and end the run with a show in Memphis before heading back home...till next time!Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338799012406767182.post-61422869508053166992009-04-11T20:16:00.000-07:002009-06-08T23:07:44.018-07:00Dan Auerbach Tour plus SXSW<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">First Stop- Washington, DC</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">... </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">The 9:30 Club (Feb. 28 2009</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">)<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0908.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0908.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Before we got to DC we had spent the night in Charlottesville, Virginia, where Nikki's sister, Kelli, lives. We showed up at 4 AM and there was some hilarious shit goin down. I'll spare Kelli here and not go into great detail... she was sleeping so we woke her up, along with our good friend Che... Che was in great spirits, Kelli was pissed we weren't there earlier. I can understand. So in the meantime there is this guy, who upon first greetings immediately blurts "Im not Mexican, Im Native American." Obviously someone who feels the need to say shit like that when you meet them has some problems. So as the night continues and the party ensues, he just keeps drinking and standing around listening to people's conversations and half talking to us, half talking to himself. He was rambling a lot and I couldn't begin to tell you about what... except I remember these few lines...<br />(him) "Do you speak wind?"<br />(me) "yeah"<br />(him) "I knew it"<br /><br />later...<br />"You better get away from me before you get pregnant!"<br /><br />We woke up the next morning and he was still awake, and had been drinking all night long. Kelli tried to force him to leave and he just kept calling her "Ding Dong"... "Listen Ding Dong, Im not leaving my friend here because he's my brother and i stidslfkldsjfgkldsjgdkljgsdlkgj"<br />She finally took him home, and we went and ate. Then off to DC.<br /><br />We met Dan and crew at the 9:30 club... Dan said "Wow, you guys look just like you do in the pictures!" We said "So do you!!!!"<br />We met Jaime, Rene, Abe, and Dante of Hacienda, who played 2nd on the tour and also were dan's backing band... along with their last minute fill in for drums Patrick of My Morning Jacket.<br />All very sweet guys.<br />The place was so packed, the biggest venue we've ever played. I think 1100 people? The people all cheered when we walked out on stage, and I just laughed because I knew most of them didn't even know who we were. and because it was kind of a nerve-racking situation. We played as good as we wanted to, and it all just felt good. We had a great time... one of our favorite crowds ever.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0877.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0877.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /><br /></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Later we went to the friend's house we were staying at and... again no details but we awoke to the sound of rain, oh wait that's a drunk guy peeing on the coffee table 5 feet from where we are sleeping!!! We got the heck out of dodge and he even helped us carry our things. Gross.</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Day 2 Boston, Massachusetts... The Paradise</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">(March 1st)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />We awoke about 3 hours later to start our 10 hour drive to Boston. I dont remember anything about the drive, maybe I was sleeping. I remember the show was OK... The crowd was the exact opposite of DC. They just looked at us like they were scared to death. and they were very quiet. But we didn't hold it against them.<br />Our tour manager, Captain Byron, pictured below, hooked us up with a place to stay at some house run by a church for college kids or something.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0898.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0898.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />It was kinda weird but the best sleep everrrrrrr 'cause it was so quiet, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">especially after our first two nights of the trip</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">. We were so worn out by the time we got there. Maybe we didn't sleep on the way?<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0888.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0888.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=sadboston.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/sadboston.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />It blizzarded while we were playing too! Here's what we awoke too...<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0894.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0894.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0895.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0895.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Someone also hit our car in the back alley behind the paradise, but nothing was hurt except for our mirror. here it is plus a random car that was sideways for some reason. (there was alotta snow on the way to NYC)<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0901.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0901.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0899.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0899.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />We stopped and got coffee on the way...<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0902.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0902.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Brooklyn, NY The Music Hall of Williamsburg (March 2nd)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0903.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0903.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0909.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0909.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />It's always great to go back to NY. After spending almost half of last year up there recording our album, it's like our second home. Which is kind of funny for girls who grew up in the middle of nowhere to say. There was a little bit of a pissy situation with one of the stagehands who was being a jerk... and then I got shocked from the microphone, so I was in a pretty bad mood. But I got cheered up enough before we played, the Sheriff and girls were goofin off back stage.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0910.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0910.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0911.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0911.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />(dont i look mad??)<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0913.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0913.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />there now i feel better...<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=lionsandtigersandbears.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/lionsandtigersandbears.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Manhattan NY NY The Bowery Ballroom (March 3rd)<br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">The next day we went to visit our producer at his house (and his wonderful roommates). Below are pictures from their next door neighbor's yard (recently deceased). We always have loved this yard but never got around to taking pictures of it before the Sherriff took these.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0917.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0917.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0918.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0918.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0919.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0919.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">We went to eat sushi with our friend Teddy (better known as Tardy) who is working on our first music video (its going to be good but thats all i can say!!). Here he is with Kelley Darlin herself.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0922.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0922.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /><br />We didn't take anymore pictures that day... I guess the show went well but without pictures I can't really remember it specifically... oh well!<br /><br />Oh yeah and our friend Jon Spencer (Bosshog, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) called us </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">and asked</span> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">us to sing on his band Heavy Trash's next album, so thats what we did the next day... the studio was really cool, small but </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">lots of great gear! We all three gathered around the same mic and sang on two songs.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Cleveland, Ohio Beachland Ballroom (March 5)<br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">After a day off spent recording, driving, and then visiting the coolest thrift store in Akron, OH (Dan's home town) we headed to Cleveland to play. The Beachland Ballroom was cool but I really remember the vintage store that was attached downstairs best... I bought some sweet bloomers. The one thing I'll say about the Ohio days, we left with </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">way</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> more than we came with, and in a van as small as the one we were in, it was TIGHT.<br />No pictures at the show, but here's a video of us performing DUI or DIE.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XrwnRB7rldU&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XrwnRB7rldU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We stayed with a good friend Stacey who was by far one of the best hosts of the entire tour. She was so wonderful to have us stay at her place and even hooked us up with the best breakfast every complete with vegan, vegetarian and meat options. Then sent us off with a 12 pack of beer. What a sweetheart!</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=nikkiclevelanhangover.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/nikkiclevelanhangover.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">(Waking up at staceys... it was hard)</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=staceysdog.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/staceysdog.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Stacey's pup.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0941.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0941.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />although we did acquire van graffitti at this show... "I love to suck dicks"<br />THANKS whoever that was in CLEVELAND!!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Chicago, Illinois The Metro</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">(March 6)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0940.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0940.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />GOOD NEWS! There was a warm front going through Illinois and it was 60 degrees in Chicago!! This was a saving grace, considering last time we were there it was January and very very cold.<br />The crowd was seemingly as warm as the weather... Our manager met us there and it was so good to see him again, so that added an extra air of excitement. It was also his birthday!! so we played him a birthday song.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Our friend Wes came to the show and took some AWESOME pictures... Here are some below, to view them all check out: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wescraftfoto/sets/72157615077250550/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/wescraftfoto/sets/72157615077250550/</a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=chig3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/chig3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=chig5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/chig5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=chig1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/chig1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=chig2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/chig2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Thats us with our Manager JT on the left and David Macias from Thirty Tigers, who is helping us put out our full length.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=chig4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/chig4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And theres the birthday boy!!</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p></span></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0943.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0943.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />(backstage)<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0954.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0954.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />(across the street)<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0955.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0955.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Rene from Hacienda<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0957.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0957.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />The Sheriff and the Captain just had to get a picture of this...<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Minneapolis, Minnesota 1st Ave.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">(March 7th)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />So turns out it was an early show but we were unaware, which we found out en route to Minneapolis... we started high-tailin' it there and showed up in the nick of time. We had to use Hacienda's equipment because we didn't have time to set ours up. The sound guys were GREAAATTTTT though and even though we didnt get to do a check it sounded better than some of the venues where we spent a full 45 minutes doin a check. and they were so nice. Kelley made the mistake of saying "We didn't know Minneapolis existed before we got here!" Which resulted in immediate booing from the audience. But it really wasn't an insult, she just meant we never think anywhere exists before we go there for the first time. But it was a hilarious way to start of the set. I think we won them back over. (Did we, Minneapolis?)<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0967.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0967.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />just look at the cute lil face... how could you keep hatin on that? (Ps notice the packing to the ceiling haha) </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /><br />Long Drive</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">from Minneapolis to Seattle, about 30 hours of driving</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">(March 8th and 9th)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Well, frankly this was hell. We had 2 days off for this. I guess we got about 7 or 8 the first day, and slept in Montana.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0982-1.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 482px; height: 361px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0982-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />We did get to stop at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota (our friend Shane recommended it) BUT it was Sunday so it was closed! :( We never really figured out what it is/what its for... all we know is that it is made out of corn. Mitchell seems like a very funny place... very touristy.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=CornPalace2.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 612px; height: 814px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/CornPalace2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0989.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0989.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0990.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0990.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0991.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0991.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0980.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0980.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />We acquired this little sexy mama for the van window.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0981.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0981.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Things were all flat and boring till this stuff started happening...<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0997.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0997.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />(Thats ice on the water)<br />it was so boring that i just started poppin pimples<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_0999.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_0999.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1004.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1004.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />then it started snowing.......<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1005.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1005.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=nikkideadanimals.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/nikkideadanimals.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1008.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1008.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />until eventually we had to stop driving because it was too dark and started getting really mountainous. We stopped at a Wal+Mart to get some new windshield wipers because ours were not working. They had just closed due to some night construction, and the lady wouldnt let us in. Until we said "on tour" and she said wait, are ya'll musicians? HEY GUYS COME OUT HERE WE GOT SOME ROCKNROLLERS!! and she let us in to buy the wipers!!! and then some other guy came to the door while we were in there, trying to buy wipers too, and she wouldnt let him in! haha. sorry dude.<br />so the next day it wasnt snowing as bad but it looked like this:<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1012.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1012.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1018.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1018.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1019.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1019.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />and then our van wheels looked like this:<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1020.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1020.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1021.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1021.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1022.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1022.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1037.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1037.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=Rockies1.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/Rockies1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=Rockies2.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 372px; height: 278px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/Rockies2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />I think van life was getting to the Captain...<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=ByronVanLife.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 435px; height: 578px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/ByronVanLife.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=rockiesvan.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 519px; height: 388px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/rockiesvan.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />So we stopped again. and the next day we were in Idaho. First things first we wanted to eat, and there was this tiny little town called Wallace that we stopped at... and found this awesome restaurant The Red Light Garage. And having a song called red light love, it was an obvious fit.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=wallaceidaho.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 519px; height: 388px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/wallaceidaho.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1053.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 393px; height: 294px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1053.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1056.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1056.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1045.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1045.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1044.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1044.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1054.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1054.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1063.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1063.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=nikkibyronredlitegarage.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/nikkibyronredlitegarage.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=ChipmunkPatrol.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 503px; height: 376px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/ChipmunkPatrol.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />oh and the mountains were just beeeeeeyooutoutiful in idaho:<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1068.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1068.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />(the quintessential rocky mountain picture haha)</span></span></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=wrongway.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/wrongway.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1071.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1071.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />When we finally made it to Seattle, we were feeling pretty fuckin insane...<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=NikkiLinwood.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 318px; height: 423px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/NikkiLinwood.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=MailboxJessNick.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 435px; height: 578px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/MailboxJessNick.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=FiveDollars.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 452px; height: 338px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/FiveDollars.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />(5 dollars!)<br /></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=whofarted.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/whofarted.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Who Farted?</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=jessiwhofarted.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/jessiwhofarted.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I smell it!!</span></span></p><p></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Seattle, Washington Showbox</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">(March 10th)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />I want to say it was great but I think we were a little bit too frazzled from our trip to enjoy our short stay there. And we got pulled over twice that night, within 60 seconds of each other. One for running a red light, and the other for our van being too dirty! (well, he couldnt read the license plate... but we were like man... we just drove across the entire country, give us a break)<br />We did stay with an awesome guy known as Garth Brooks (but not the real one). He had a fully stocked bar in his house. need i continue?</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /><br />Portland, Oregan The Wonder Ballroom (March 11th)</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Much better than Seattle. The weather was a tad warmer too. Nikki Darlin used to live in Olympia so we got to see a lot of her friends who now live in Portland.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=OlympiaCrew.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 541px; height: 405px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/OlympiaCrew.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=SXSW2009.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 348px; height: 463px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/SXSW2009.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">The show was all ages and it's weird how they seperate the crowds up there.<br />We all went to go eat Ethiopian food before our sound check, and just as the lady brought it all out Hacienda called us, and apparently we were supposed to be sound checking just then, so we left Byron to pack the food up in to go boxes and ran back down tothe venue. When he showed up with the food, it was all mushed together into 3 to go containers. i mean, just complete mush.</span></span></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=francoishardy.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/francoishardy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Above is Kelley with Francoise Hardy at the Wonder Ballroom.</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Later we went to go hang with Hacienda at this really cool hotel... it had a venue and a restaurant in it. very amazing architecture and design. All the doors were painted with Chalkboard paint and in each room you get a jar of chalk... so naturally I went around drawing dicks and naked women on all the doors.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1076.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1076.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1089.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1089.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1097.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1097.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />This highschool's mascot was the Democrats hahahaha<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1099.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1099.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">San Francisco, California Bimbo's (March 13)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=potatochipqueen.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/potatochipqueen.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">On the way to San Francisco we got pulled over AGAIN. This time for going too slow. what the hell?<br />We also decided to take hwy 101 (i think?) for the scenic route, but then it got dark and it was total bullshit... we could even see any of the good stuff, and it was a curvy windy ass dark road.<br />Byron almost went crazy trying to man handle those curves.<br />We did see the bottoms of the trunks in the redwood forrest... and a baby bear.<br />We finally made it to our friend Antler's house in San Fransisco.<br />He collects giant gongs and giant bowls.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1104.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1104.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1108.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1108.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1110.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1110.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=3littlebears.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/3littlebears.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=antlersdogdank.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/antlersdogdank.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Thats our friends dog. His name is Dank.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=antlershouse.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/antlershouse.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Below is our manager JT with his compooter.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=jtjessisanfran.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/jtjessisanfran.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">San Fransisco was so beautiful. We just had a great time all around.<br />I got yelled at for writing poop on Dan's tour bus with chalk.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1116.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1116.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />there's alotta fruit farms in California! its amazing.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1113.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1113.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">we had good sushi too<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=SushiDarlins.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 477px; height: 356px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/SushiDarlins.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Turns out me and Jaime (from Hacienda) are actually long lost brother and sister!! I bet you didn't know I was half mustache!!</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=JaimeJesse.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 471px; height: 352px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/JaimeJesse.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /><br />Los Angeles, California El Rey Theatre (March 14th)<br /></span></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1143.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1143.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">So Sheryl Crow has a song about LA something like...<br />"this ain't no disco, this ain't no country club either... this is LA!"<br />which basically tells you nothing about LA... and is the dumbest thing to quote in context to what im about to say but I just thought of it and it's the only thing referring to LA i can think of right now.<br />LA is so much crappier than i thought it would be, haha. I mean not the people necessarily (i didnt really meet anyone, actually) but the town is just blah. What is Paris Hilton thinking???</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">but the show was still fun.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I was wornnnn out and fell asleep immediately afterwards.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1125.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1125.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />thats what dan looks like from backstage!</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1128.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1128.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />Here's what you look like from backstage, audience!<br /><br />We went and ate at Mel's diner the next day, that was the best part about it all.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=ByronMels.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 350px; height: 465px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/ByronMels.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=LinByronMels.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 445px; height: 333px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/LinByronMels.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1145.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1145.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1153.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1153.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1156.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1156.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=tdLA.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/tdLA.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=LAnikki.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/LAnikki.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Shes sooo LA!</span></span></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Long Dri</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">ve from LA to Austin</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">23 hours? (March 15, 16, 17)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=kellycactus.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/kellycactus.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=rocksindesert.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/rocksindesert.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><p></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Not much goin on this time... We saw some rocks and some desert. It was finally warm enough for short shorts!!!! We were so happy that we were in warm weather that we even forgave McDonalds for being the shittiest shithole ever. But just for a moment.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1163.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1163.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=100_1164.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/100_1164.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />but only cuz it had a giant DINOSAUR!!<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=DinoDarlins.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 397px; height: 528px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/DinoDarlins.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=dino.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/dino.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a></p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />SXSW</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">(March 17,18,19,20</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">)<br />7 shows in four days...It was great and i ain't gonna tell you shit about it cuz at this point i was exhausted and dont remember much.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Heres some videos:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Us at the taproom for My Old Kentucky Blog</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WqIEHF-dhC4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WqIEHF-dhC4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R6lot3PWubg&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R6lot3PWubg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Us at Club DeVille for Brooklyn Vegan</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6TVi9Dgi4No&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6TVi9Dgi4No&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></p><p></p><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Fort Worth, Texas Lola's Saloon (March 21st)<br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=AtTheInn.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 484px; height: 644px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/AtTheInn.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />We were headed back from SXSW at this point...Above was the hotel we stayed at in New Boston, Texas. It was a really shitty hotel. but i liked the sign. Funny thing is we were standing outside the van (see the red astro parked there) and a U-HAUL truck pulled up and yelled "THOSE DARLINS!" After some investigation it turned out to be auer good friends Vern and Mike, the merch and lighting guys for Dan! They were going to McDonalds so we followed them over there, where there was a giant mural of all the Ronald crew out in the wild wild west... needless to say we took a picture.<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=McMural2.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 526px; height: 394px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/McMural2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />(From Left to Right: Sherriff Lin, Nikki Darlin, Jessi Darlin, Captain Byron, Merch Vern, Kelley Darlin, and Lights Mike.)<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />We were sad to be playing a show on our own again, we missed Dan and Hacienda. But Ft. Worth showed us some love and we felt good again... they also were intent on not letting us leave and buying us LOTS of drinks...except these big ole redneck assholes who yelled at Captain Byron as he was loading the van "How's that V neck treatin ya, ya queer?" Byron took immediate action and got the fuck out of there.<br />this guys was pretty hilarious...<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=TrueTexan.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 327px; height: 434px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/TrueTexan.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/?action=view&current=nikkijessigerita.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/new%20dan%20photos/nikkijessigerita.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We stopped and got a "Garter-Rita" and some terrible mexican food.</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br />and then we went home.... what else can you say at this point?<br /></span></span><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/?action=view&current=slipperywomen.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><img style="width: 300px; height: 399px;" src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/jessizazu/slipperywomen.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></span></span></a></div></div></div>Those Darlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16301636833527152390noreply@blogger.com1