Lawrence, KS (The Bottleneck)

Last night's show was at The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS. This is the
second time we've played the venue (this year), and the third time we've
played Lawrence (this year).

Before I get into the show details, I want to discuss the newscast the
guys appeared on today in Topeka, KS. They decided to play 'Sit & Sink'
acoustic. It ended up going really well! After the broadcast, they let
us play around on the green screen. We all took turns playing around
with the weather. They turned on a soap opera, and we acted like we
were in it! Ha. Anyways, it was a good time.

The show was decent. The guys played well and got a good response.
There were about 100 people there. The mix was good and all, but I'm
just not too impressed with the sound in this venue.

Corey and I got up on stage and sang on the end of The Forecast's song,
'West Coast.' It was a good time!

This was Ludo's last night on the tour. We're going to miss those guys.
They're a fun band and some of the nicest people I've ever met. They got
a present for every band on the tour. The Forecast got an indian
statue, Spitalfield got a fake saw with a Christmas scene painted on it,
and we got a dolphin statue. .

My cousin, Stephen, and his girlfriend, Alison, came out to the show.
It was great to see them!

After the show, we headed for home. It's currently 5:55am, and we're
about 45 minutes from home....oh yeah, it's now THANKSGIVING!!

The tour is taking a break for six days, and it will resume in Madison,
WI next Wednesday.

We're doing an in-studio performance for JBTV in Chicago on Monday, so
I'll make sure to report in on how that goes!

Omaha, NE (The Roxbury)

Last night's show was at The Roxbury in Omaha, NE. We had never
actually played Omaha. (We'd played Papillion, NE....which is about ten
miles from Omaha.)

Anyways, the show ended up being pretty good. The venue was a big dance
club. The sound and lights were pretty good. The guys tried out a new
set list. I think it went over really well!
We did ok on merch.

After the show, we drove Topeka, KS. We're playing a mid-day television
show at noon today - WIBW-TV (CBS) "Midday in Kansas" (Channel 13).
We'll be doing a short interview and playing one song. The whole
broadcast is live...hopefully it goes well!

After that, we'll drive about thirty miles to Lawrence, KS to play
tonight's show at the Bottleneck.

Denver, CO (Marquis Theatre)

Last night's show was at the Marquis Theatre in Denver, CO. I really
like this venue! We played here in May with The Audition (and about 300
people were there).

The show was decent. There were about 75 people there. The guys played
really well. Everyone in the crowd seemed to enjoy it. We did decent on
merch.

My cousin, Paul, and his wife, Colleen, came out to the show. It was
great to see them! We got some time to hang out and catch up. (*Paul
and Colleen - Thanks for the continued support! It means a lot.)

After the show, we went back to Longmont and stayed with our friend
again. We hit the road at 7am this morning. Tonight's show is in
Omaha, NE. We're about 7 hours into the drive, and we're not too far
away...

Colorado Springs, CO (Black Sheep)

Sunday's show was at the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs, CO. This was
our first time in this city. The venue was decent. The sound was
pretty average. Unfortunately, the crowd was pretty small (40-50). The
guys played well and we did decent on merch.

After the show, we drove to Longmont, CO (not far from Boulder) and
stayed with a friend. We stayed up too late playing Guitar Hero 3. It
was great.

Salt Lake City, UT (Avalon Theatre)

Last night's show was at the Avalon Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT. This
was our second time playing SLC (we played it once this summer).

We'd never played the Avalon Theatre. The venue was pretty cool! It
was pretty big and the sound was solid. There was a decent crowd (~80).
The guys well and got a good crowd response. We did decent on merch.

After the show, we stayed with a new friend. We woke this morning and
started our nine hour drive to Colorado Springs, CO. It should be a
pretty scenic drive.

DAY OFF (Las Vegas, NV)

After the L.A. show, we drove straight to Las Vegas. It was about a
four hour drive. We got to Vegas around 5am. The Forecast has a fan
from Vegas who is really generous....he let us stay at his neighbor's
summer house. We all slept for a few hours and then headed into the
city. The Forecast's friend hooked us up with two hotel rooms at the
Hard Rock Hotel. The place was amazing!

We hung out for a while and then I met up with my cousin, Mark. We went
back to his house and had dinner with his family. It was great to see
my relatives!! Mark and I went back to the strip and met up with the
band at the Treasure Island casino.

I only gambled for about three minutes. I lost $20 and decided to throw
in the towel. Ha. Some of the guys were doing well for a while, but by
the end of the night, Max was the only one to walk away with a profit
(of $20).

After the Casino, some of us walked the strip for a while. The scenery
in Las Vegas was awesome! After of couple hours of walking, we caught a
cab back to the hotel.

We're now driving to our show in Salt Lake City, UT.

Los Angeles, CA (Knitting Factory)

Thursday's show was at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles. We had
never played this venue before. (We've played Knitting Factory New York
multiple times though.)

The venue was nice! We played in the main room. The sound was solid.
The show was really good! There was a good crowd (~200) and the guys
went over really well. We did pretty well on merch. Overall, good
show!

We walked around the area and saw the stars on the sidewalk. We also saw
the building where Jimmy Kimmel films. The big event of the evening was
the Victoria's Secret fashion show. We didn't go to the show or
anything, but we tried to watch famous people entering the show.
Apparantly this Spice Girls, Seal, Kanye West, and Will.I.Am were all
there.....pretty cool.