We woke up in San Luis Obispo yesterday morning. We started our van and realized that it stalling when it was shifting between gears. We knew this wasn't good, so we took it straight to a dealership. We got it looked at and we discovered that we were really low on transmission fluid. We got it filled up and we were good to go.
We were pretty late to our show in L.A., but we made it work. The L.A. show was the best show of the tour so far! Biggest crowd and what not. We hung out with our booking agent and some people from our label. It was a good time.
After the show, we went to the famous Mel's Diner. We then made our way to our hotel in Glendale, CA (like five miles from L.A.) We got to sleep in today, which was great.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
San Luis Obispo, CA (Downtown Brew)
We played in San Luis Obispo on Thursday. The venue was called Downtown Brew. It was our first time there. The place was awesome! The hospitality was great and the venue was really good. The place was a micro-brewery, so we got to dry some different types of beers. I'd have to say that blueberry was my favorite.
After the show, we made the (1/2 mile) journey back to our hotel. Overall, it was a good night! San Luis Obispo is a really nice town. I hope we get to play there again soon.
After the show, we made the (1/2 mile) journey back to our hotel. Overall, it was a good night! San Luis Obispo is a really nice town. I hope we get to play there again soon.
OFF DAY (WA to CA)
Wednesday was a drive day. We were in the car ALL day. 9am to 3:30am. Good times. Ha. We were really stoked to finally get to our hotel in San Luis Obispo. We slept in the next day....it was great.
Seattle, WA (Chop Suey)
Tuesday's show was at Chop Suey in Seattle. We had played the El Corazon in Seattle once, but never Chop Suey. The venue was nice! I liked it a lot.
We had some time to kill before the show, so we all went out for sushi. It was good! This show was special because we got to see an old friend. Viper, our driver from the UK, was at the show! He was 'on holiday' visiting the states for a week. He just happened to be in Seattle the night we played there. Most of the guys didn't know he was coming to the show, so they were surprised.
We all hung out with him at the show. It was a great time. After the show, we drove three hours to Portland, OR and stayed with Matt's older brother, Chip. It was good seeing him. We hadn't seen him in a year.
We slept for a few hours, and then woke up and started our 17 hour drive to San Luis Obispo, CA.
We had some time to kill before the show, so we all went out for sushi. It was good! This show was special because we got to see an old friend. Viper, our driver from the UK, was at the show! He was 'on holiday' visiting the states for a week. He just happened to be in Seattle the night we played there. Most of the guys didn't know he was coming to the show, so they were surprised.
We all hung out with him at the show. It was a great time. After the show, we drove three hours to Portland, OR and stayed with Matt's older brother, Chip. It was good seeing him. We hadn't seen him in a year.
We slept for a few hours, and then woke up and started our 17 hour drive to San Luis Obispo, CA.
DAY OFF (UT to WA)
We had Monday off. We used it as a drive day from UT to WA. It was a 13 hour drive. We got an oil change and ran some errands before we left UT. We got a hotel a few hours outside of Seattle.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Sandy, UT (Solid Ground Cafe)
We're about five minutes outside of Salt Lake City, UT tonight. We're at the Solid Ground Cafe in good old Sandy, UT. We've played Salt Lake City twice, but we've never played this venue. It's cool! It's just a little cafe, but it's nice.
The guys already played and everything went smoothly. Let me rewind a bit though. The eight hour drive here was actually pretty good! The scenery was great! It's nice to finally see mountains again. I swear, we need to get out West more often. I'm stoked for the scenery we're going to encounter on our drive from Salt Lake City to Seattle tomorrow (and Tuesday). I remember that drive last summer. Man, was it awesome. I never knew that scenery like that existed in the United States!
We're staying about forty minutes north of Salt Lake City tonight in a town called Ogden, UT. We met a new friend at the show who was willing to take us in for the night.
We've got an off day tomorrow. We're going to spend most of the day driving towards Seattle (where we play on Tuesday). In a few days, we'll be in Cali!
The guys already played and everything went smoothly. Let me rewind a bit though. The eight hour drive here was actually pretty good! The scenery was great! It's nice to finally see mountains again. I swear, we need to get out West more often. I'm stoked for the scenery we're going to encounter on our drive from Salt Lake City to Seattle tomorrow (and Tuesday). I remember that drive last summer. Man, was it awesome. I never knew that scenery like that existed in the United States!
We're staying about forty minutes north of Salt Lake City tonight in a town called Ogden, UT. We met a new friend at the show who was willing to take us in for the night.
We've got an off day tomorrow. We're going to spend most of the day driving towards Seattle (where we play on Tuesday). In a few days, we'll be in Cali!
Denver, CO (Marquis Theatre)
Last night we were in Denver. Man, I love that city! Seriously, Colorado is awesome. I know I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again, but I really mean it. So clean and so beautiful.
The show was legit. Good crowd, guys played well, etc. This was the third time we've played that venue. I look forward to going back there. It's always a good time.
We stayed with our good friend Matt. He moved into a new place, and it's awesome! We woke up early and made our way to Salt Lake City.
The show was legit. Good crowd, guys played well, etc. This was the third time we've played that venue. I look forward to going back there. It's always a good time.
We stayed with our good friend Matt. He moved into a new place, and it's awesome! We woke up early and made our way to Salt Lake City.
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