May 252010
 

So once again I’m in a familar world.

Mainstage on the first day of preproduction.

They’re carrying video walls and swore an assortment of lights.

I am on a very familiar stage. Basicly exactly the same one as warped.

And what’s this? A pallet of oranges?

Are they for us? In fact they are! We are doing 5 min changeovers so the tour bought guitar amps, cabs, and drums. So there’s all the house gear on stage and the bands just walk up with guitars and go… It’s never quite that easy though.

And oops, looks like someone forgot to hang up the banner.

Some quick improvising solved it.

Mainstage crowd looks just a little excited.

Got to play indoors one day.

Told all the aritsts not to get used to it though.

And finaly, for some local color, here’s a view of Flordia.

 Posted by at 7:06 pm

Bamboozle Roadshow Dates

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May 242010
 

Bamboozle Roadshow Dates (in case I forget)
5/21 to 6/27

Fri May 21 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD

Sat May 22 – Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory – Charlotte, NC

Sun May 23 – Six Flags Over Georgia – Atlanta, GA

Tue May 25 – Cruzan Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL

Wed May 26 – Ford Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL

Fri May 28 – Verizon Wireless Theatre- Houston, TX

Sat May 29 – Six Flags Over Texas – Arlington, TX

Sun May 30 – Six Flags Fiesta Texas – San Antonio, TX

Wed June 2 – Cricket Amphitheatre – Phoenix, AZ

Thu June 3 – Hard Rock at The Joint – Las Vegas, NV

Sat June 5 – Sleep Train Pavillion at Concord – Concord, CA

Sun June 6 – Cricket Amphitheatre – Chula Vista, CA

Wed June 9 – Sandstone Amphitheatre – Bonner Springs, KS

Thu June 10 – Cabooze Plaza – Minneapolis, MN

Fri June 11 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI

Sat June 12 – Soldier Field Parking Lot – Chicago, IL

Sun June 13 – Six Flags St. Louis – Eureka, MO

Tue June 15 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI

Fri June 18 – Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre at Tower City – Cleveland, OH

Sat June 19 – PNC Pavillion at Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH

Sun June 20 – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia, PA

Mon June 21 – Ntelos Pavilion Harbor Center – Portsmouth, VA

Wed June 23 – Amphitheater at Station Square – Pittsburgh, PA

Thu June 24 – Six Flags Great Adventure – Jackson, NJ

Fri June 25 – Hershey Park Pavillion – Hershey PA

Sat June 26 – Nassau Coliseum Parking Lot – Long Island, NY

Sun June 27 – Comcast Center – Boston, MA

 Posted by at 11:40 am

On The Road

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May 192010
 

Those of you who covet my job look closely at the timestamp.

I’m going to see sunrise from the PCH today.

Time to head out into the great beyond.

 Posted by at 4:29 am

Santa Barbara, CA

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May 182010
 

Surprise!

Extravaganza!

I was able to make it out from AZ in time to do monitors for extravaganza. While the day went rough it was one of the best lineups I’ve seen there in years.

Some old comforts

And some old sights

 Posted by at 10:39 pm

Palmdale, CA

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May 142010
 

And with some familiar sights

I was home. Or at least in the state home used to be. Watching everyone drive off to their homes and apartments made me feel a twinge of regret for my lack of such a life to return to, but the feeling will be breif. Three days breif to be specific since the next adventure is allready calling.

 Posted by at 10:49 pm

Scottsdale, AZ (last show)

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May 132010
 

And before I knew it, it was over.

It was an amazing run and I am incredibly greatful to have gotten the chance to work, sleep, eat, and live with this cast of characters.

I hope I will see you all again soon.

 Posted by at 9:12 am

Houston, TX

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May 112010
 

A couple days off in Texas.

Not what I expected.

After breaking all of Mark’s lawn furnature it was time to go.

Sorry Mark.

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May 082010
 

Spent more time in New Orleans than I will spend anywhere for the next four months and still wishing I had more time here. We stayed in a old orphanage called St Vincents Guest House. Old three story brick building that’s very dark at night. Amazing place to stay.

The city was fun too.

Allways exciting when a drugstore is located since rocking requires a considerable amount of hair products.

 Posted by at 9:26 am
May 032010
 

101

I’d forgotten what true heat feels like. True heat and 85% humidity that is.

All ready for some after lunch rockin.

This venue inculded a resturant with wonderful food, and a persistant inclination to feed us. Eternal gratitude.

They even let us into the secret “cool spot”

Which was, in fact, a walkin freezer. Felt amazing.

Now it’s goodbye Flordia and hello three days off in New Orleans. I wonder if I can find anything to do.

 Posted by at 11:35 pm

Tampa, FL

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May 032010
 

Tonight was an epic. Not “epic” like surfers say, but rather “an epic” in mountainclimber parlance. You don’t plan for an epic, an epic just happens. And if you do what you do long enough, you will have one.

In this case it consisted of a monitor system that completely went down durring the second song. And when you’re not carrying any amps you’re entirely dependent on the monitors for everything. Quite fun that. Won’t even talk about foh but that was equally fun.

You may have noticed a decrease in the amount of my posts. This is due to a problem I realized. Most clubs don’t have their systems working 100%. Being a very demanding band we usually find one or two small squirelly problems in allmost any system. But on some days everything comes crashing down. I decided to not post negative comments on each club I go to. Instead I’m focusing on the positive.

I was quite perplexed by what seemed to be a bicycle lane on flordia highways.

It was only later that Julia pointed out that it was a motorcycle lane.

 Posted by at 1:36 am