Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Columbia, SC (Headliner's)

Last night, we were at Headliner's in Columbia, SC. The show was solid! It sold out (750 people). I had a buddy from high school come out to see the guys play. It was good seeing him and catching up.

After the show, we drove to Fayetteville, NC. We got into town around 4am. We crashed at Rookie of the Year's friend's house.

Tonight, we're in Fayetteville, NC. This is Rookie of the Year's hometown. We'll see how it goes!

DAY OFF (Orlando, FL)

We had the next day off. We spent it in Orlando. Our hotel was actually INSIDE of the Orlando airport. I mean, we walked out of our room, took an elevator, and we were by all the terminals. It was pretty crazy!

It was somewhat convenient because we could walk downstairs and hit up a footcourt, etc. I'm not going to lie though, I felt a little bit like Tom Hanks in the movie "Terminal."

We cleaned out the van and got some other errands done. The rest of the day was spent relaxing by the pool and just hanging out. It was great!

Orlando, FL (The Social)

We woke up in Jacksonville and hit up the beach for about an hour. It was great. I swear, something about the beach is therapeutic. Everyone is always in a great mood when we hit up a beach.

We hit up a beachside diner for lunch. It was good!

After that, we drove to our show in Orlando. I was excited for the show because I had a bunch of friends from Tampa coming to it.

The show sold out, which was great. After the show, we hit up a bar with our friends for a while. We then hit up our hotel inside of the Orlando airport.

It's always great seeing my Tampa friends. I miss them a lot, but I know we're all where we should be right now.

Jacksonville, FL (Jack Rabbits)

We hit up Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, FL the next night. We played this venue a little over a year ago on the Audition tour.

The show was pretty packed! I ran into some guys from a Jacksonville band that I know. It was good seeing them. The show was pretty solid.

After the show, we went to our hotel in Jacksonville. We hung out for a while and then called it a night.

Fort Lauderdale, FL (Culture Room)

The show in Fort Lauderdale was awesome! The room was packed, the crowd was responsive, and the guys played great!

I had a lot of fun that night. Selling merchandise is crazy on this tour! All the bands have deals going on, etc. The nice thing is that everyone is helping each other to sell more stuff. We're doing a 'tour combo' where you can get 4 of the bands on the tour's cd for a total of $20. Pretty crazy.

I love being back in Florida. It's hot, but it's always a good time.

We got a hotel in Fort Lauderdale for the night.

Friday, July 25, 2008

DAY OFF (NC to FL)

We woke up in Charlotte, NC this morning and made the drive to Orange Park, FL (right outside of Jacksonville). We saw The Dark Knight tonight with Playradioplay! and Rookie of the Year. It was really good! I don't think it was as good as all the hype, but it was definitely solid.

We're playing in Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow night. It should be a good one!

I'm stoked to be in Florida for the next few days. There should be some good times ahead!

Charlotte, NC (Amos Southend)

Charlotte, NC is a cool city. We played at Amos Southend last night....the venue was great! Awesome sound and a really cool venue.

We landed a couple rooms at a local hotel called 'The Blake Hotel.' The place was really nice! Swanky rooms.

I hope we come back to Charlotte soon. It seems like a fun city to spend some time in.