April 2009
20 posts
April 17th - Palmdale, CA @ The Crossing
Oh man. This whole day was a blastttt. We went to guitar center and I tried out the new Peavey 3120. That shit was the fucking bomb! Definitely my next purchase as far as gear goes. We went to Bevmo and stocked up on Rootbeer. It was definitely a wise purchase. We headed to the venue super early and backlined our shit. The locals werent bad. Before BSS, I was arguing with them and Ernie ABRB about...
April 16th - Canoga Park, CA @ Cobalt Cafe
Today Didn’t really go as planned. We were going to travel back to Hollywood to hangout for a bit but we ended up having to get our tires fixed since we had absolutely no treads on them. 2 hours and $350 later. We had 3 brand new tires! We walked around the mall for a bit, Ed got new Vans. We traveled to In-N-Out and got food. Frank and I ended up going to quiznos next door. It was a nice...
April 15th - Day Off @ Los Angeles
Today was probably the best day of tour so far. We left tesoro’s house at around 10AM and shot over to the Virgils HQ. We showed up and were greeted with 10 cases of free product. It was amazing. We got a tour of the brewery and hungout for a bit with their rep who turned out to be a musician as well. He toured with Sammy Hagar in the early 90’s. We also found out that the only other...
April 14th - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Today started off well. We woke up at Tesoro’s house and hungout for a bit. Everyone washed up and relaxed before we had to get going. We ate a bunch of food that his mom made for us. It was quite Delish. We finally made our way out of his house to bBank of America then Guitar Center. They didnt have too much there it was kinda boring. LA traffic wasnt as bad as we thought it would be but it...
April 13th - Tempe, AZ @ The Sets
Most Awkward day of tour so far. Ryan and I woke up early and got on the road. We were stoked on life cause we got to have In-N-Out today. We got there and of course I got a Double Double with Animal Fries. It was marvelous. I didnt want it to end. We then took a journey across the parking lot to Sportsmans Warehouse. I picked up a handy little case for my wireless. Its Woodland Camo. That makes...
April 12th - Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound
This place is 100% Hit or Miss. this time it was a total Hit. We started driving pretty early and we stopped at the same loves that i got a scratch-off ticket at last time we were here. It was super funny because ive been waiting about 6 months to cash it. I was more than happy to get that 8 dollars. This was the first time i drove for more than an hour all tour. It wasn’t too bad. I enjoyed...
April 11th - Abilene, TX @ The Key
Nothing Special going on here. Today was weird. It was really nice out until we got to the venue. It was sunny, then really windy. The Promoter brought awesome Chinese food and I ate alot of it. The Sink in the back was perfect for washing hair so of course I took advantage of it. The local band was pretty good. They needed better stage presence though. I thought our set would’ve been...
April 10th - Claremore, OK @ The Tree
Today, we heard that Attack Attack and A Skylit Drive were playing down the block and we got fucking worried that our show wouldnt do well. WE WERE FUCKING WRONG!. There was about 100 kids there and everyone was fucking more than nice. During the local bands, I tricked a couple kids into give me high fives and then pulling my hand away haha. I also talked to people like Bobby Bird from Hows Your...
April 9th - Belton, MO @ Cactus Jacks
Waking up at Jake and Kyels house was again, amazing! haha. We had some breakfast then got our asses out of there with awesome salsa that his dad gave me! We rolled up the show and immediately loaded in and made the tower of power again. It was amazing! As soon as the Recon/APFP package showed up, they said fuck it, we’re bigger dicking you guys!! They had 2 bass cabinets and 6 Full Stacks....
April 8th - Papillion, NE @ To Garcias
Last time we were in this town, we forced money out of a shitty promoter. This time wasnt too far off from that. When we first got there, we found out that we were plaing in a banquet hall. All the Touring bands agreed to construct the tower of power. This consisted of 4 guitar cabs on each side, 2 bass cabs, and all our racks next to that. It looked fucking badass. I finally got to try out the...
April 7th - Buffalo, MN @ The Vault
Another awesome day on tour. We woke up in the van and took a small journey to a store called Music Go Round. I checked out a white ‘87 BC Rich Rave. Of course it played like a dream and yes i bought it. Once we got to the show, we obviously unloaded and set up our shit. One local was fucking amazing. They’re called “My Dear Martyr”. Go listen to them! Our set was probably...
April 6th - Madison, WI @ Wil-mar Neighborhood...
Man today was sweet. We woke up at our friend Eric’s house and hungout for a bit. He took us to the happiest place on earth. It was called Ella’s Deli. It’s a Toy store themed deli and the food is amazing. If you’re in the area, definitely check it out. After food, we stopped at Context clothing, which is where Ed buys most of his raw denim. I tried on a couple pairs of...
April 5th - Aurora, IL @ Dougs Rockhouse
Again we slept in the van which isn’t too bad. I got a small souvenir for Antonia at the price of $free.99. Once we got to the venue we got some grub and went to find root beer at a spanish supermarket. It was filled with high strung kids and angry moms. Unfortunately there was no root beer but there was a wall of hot sauce that I took advantage of. The show wasn’t too bad. The...
April 3rd - Toledo, OH @ Headliners
After waking up at pilot, We drove to our friend Codys house. His dog jake was Fucking awesome. We also got our Take It Sleazy/Jesus vs Satan shirts which look amazing. The show ended up coming close to selling out. Soooo violent as well. Kyle ended up bruising his arm really bad and slicing his fingertips open. During Suffokate, I stagedove and went berzerk on everyone standing near the stage....
April 2nd - Cleveland, OH @ Symposium
The day started off awesome. We stopped at a Tmobile store for shane and ended up getting Free Chipotle thanks to me. After that, we went to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. It was AMAZING! I saw the first production Gibson Les Paul as well as Randy Rhoads’ polka dot flying V. I got a couple souvineers after reading a letter that Charlie Manson wrote to Rolling Stone Magazine. After the Hall...
April 1st - Charleroi, PA @ Club Octane
Last time we played in Charleroi, It was fucking horrible. 4 kids payed and it was filled with smoke. This time was worse. More kids, but more smoke. I felt like i was inside a burning house. Before the show, a couple of us were standing outside yelling at cars. Some lady decided to pull over and talk to us. She was 40 years old with 5 daughters. What a winner. Lars and Taylor from Suffokate...
March 31st - Erie, PA @ Forward Hall
Ive heard alot about the Erie Scene and im not gunna lie, It didnt let me down. Everyone was super cool and the show went well. During behind the scenes, Frank shouted out erie straight edge and a girl completely took out the front row of people and demolished everything in sight. After the show we ended up at Eat ‘n Park. I ate 2 Superburgers, Onion Rings, and a slice of Apple Pie. Twas...
March 30th - Rochester, NY @ Penny Arcade
Last time we were in Rochester, it was fucking awesome. This time made it 10x better. The last local before us was really cool. They were called As This Body, I Exist. Definitely check them out. Our set was awesome as well as Suffokate and LR’s. During Suffkate, a couple of us stage dove and went crazy. It was awesome. After the show we drove to a friends house in Niagra falls. Probably the...
March 29th - Albany, NY @ Bogies.
MMMMM Bombers. Best burritos in NY so far. I love it there. it was the first day i got to test out all the hot sauce i got before i left. Daves insanity sauce made me want to kill myself haha. Melindas was still the best. After bombers we walked back to the venue and loaded in. While liferuiner was loading in, some lady backed into their van and said it wasnt there before. It was there for at...
March 28th - Peekskill, NY @ Popeyes
First away show on this tour. It went well overall. Antonia and my mom ended up there after being lost in upstate NY for 5 hours. I enjoyed spending time with my girlfriend since it would be the last time i actually saw her in a month and a half. Until Next time!
