mmmm... airplane food... breakfast, lunch, and dinner...
I can't believe it's finally time to go to Malaysia. I'm almost all packed and ready to go and i'm getting pretty excited. I wonder what adventures God has in store...
Going on tour with the band was a blast to say the least. If ever you get the chance to go on a road-trip with a few buddies, I highly recommend it. Lindsay, Ontario was a nice little town. We played under a gazebo in the middle of a park. Of course, there's always a crowd who comes early to set up lawn chairs and get a good seat, but these people were mostly senior citizens taking their toddler grandchildren out for a stroll in the park. But you gotta love them anyway. We sold a record amount of cds that night and a few of them even came up and asked for autographs!
Oshawa, to be completely honest, is the most scariest town i've ever been to. I'd been there before and had come away scarred. I vowed never to go back, but this time it was for the sake of the music. We pulled into Oshawa a few hours before the show to check out the club. Then we asked the bartender if he could recommend a good place to stay for the night. His exact words were, "I wouldn't recommend a hotel in this city to a heroine addict. Go to Whitby and stay at a Holiday Inn." Hmm... OK! Actually, the Holiday Inn turned out to be a little expensive, so we crossed the street to the Motel 6.
The show that night ended up being pretty decent. We were supposed to open for a band called Pan Out Now, but as it turned out, Pan Out Now wanted to play first because they had already told all their friends they were playing first. We didn't mind... until we thought, "But if all their friends are coming for them, who will stick around for us?" There's nothing quite like playing in front of an empty, 150 cap bar. But much to our delight, not only did they stick around, even more people showed up by the time we took the stage and a fun night was had by all.
Playing at the Vatikan in Toronto turned out to be an interesting experience. First of all, the club didn't have a sign, so it took a while for us to find it. When we did find it, the sign on the door wasn't the name of the club, but a picture of a skeleton of a snake eating its own tail. "Ooo..kay...," I thought. To make matters even worse, the sound guy refused to give us a sound check for God knows what reason.
The bands that were opening for us were interesting, to say the least. A solo acoustic act who sang about hating his job and co-workers and getting in bed with Princess Leia, and this other band... words can't even describe. At first the guy seemed to be doing an impression of a southern Baptist minister, but then he got really really serious. Then he started saying and singing things that no minister would be caught dead having come out of his mouth. I was confused. Anyway, as we suspected, the sound that night was terrible, but we still managed to have fun in front of all 6 people in attendance, including staff. BTW, thanks for showing up, Simon!
All in all, it was a blast and I certainly hope we get to do it again. This summer has definitely been full of precious memories. There have been plenty of ups and downs... well, maybe not downs. More like, non-ups. But i'm glad it all ends off with a nice trip.
Going on tour with the band was a blast to say the least. If ever you get the chance to go on a road-trip with a few buddies, I highly recommend it. Lindsay, Ontario was a nice little town. We played under a gazebo in the middle of a park. Of course, there's always a crowd who comes early to set up lawn chairs and get a good seat, but these people were mostly senior citizens taking their toddler grandchildren out for a stroll in the park. But you gotta love them anyway. We sold a record amount of cds that night and a few of them even came up and asked for autographs!
Oshawa, to be completely honest, is the most scariest town i've ever been to. I'd been there before and had come away scarred. I vowed never to go back, but this time it was for the sake of the music. We pulled into Oshawa a few hours before the show to check out the club. Then we asked the bartender if he could recommend a good place to stay for the night. His exact words were, "I wouldn't recommend a hotel in this city to a heroine addict. Go to Whitby and stay at a Holiday Inn." Hmm... OK! Actually, the Holiday Inn turned out to be a little expensive, so we crossed the street to the Motel 6.
The show that night ended up being pretty decent. We were supposed to open for a band called Pan Out Now, but as it turned out, Pan Out Now wanted to play first because they had already told all their friends they were playing first. We didn't mind... until we thought, "But if all their friends are coming for them, who will stick around for us?" There's nothing quite like playing in front of an empty, 150 cap bar. But much to our delight, not only did they stick around, even more people showed up by the time we took the stage and a fun night was had by all.
Playing at the Vatikan in Toronto turned out to be an interesting experience. First of all, the club didn't have a sign, so it took a while for us to find it. When we did find it, the sign on the door wasn't the name of the club, but a picture of a skeleton of a snake eating its own tail. "Ooo..kay...," I thought. To make matters even worse, the sound guy refused to give us a sound check for God knows what reason.
The bands that were opening for us were interesting, to say the least. A solo acoustic act who sang about hating his job and co-workers and getting in bed with Princess Leia, and this other band... words can't even describe. At first the guy seemed to be doing an impression of a southern Baptist minister, but then he got really really serious. Then he started saying and singing things that no minister would be caught dead having come out of his mouth. I was confused. Anyway, as we suspected, the sound that night was terrible, but we still managed to have fun in front of all 6 people in attendance, including staff. BTW, thanks for showing up, Simon!
All in all, it was a blast and I certainly hope we get to do it again. This summer has definitely been full of precious memories. There have been plenty of ups and downs... well, maybe not downs. More like, non-ups. But i'm glad it all ends off with a nice trip.
posted by Dave at 6:14 PM
2 Comments:
that sounds like such a laugh... wish i was there to be your groupie!
summer was amazing here aswell - i mean especially in a spiritual sense.
you need to come over here dave... battle of the band's final in Glasgow 28th August. 3 of my mates are playing in it (all in separate bands)
i saw franz ferdenand's new video - its amazing, they look like they're just taking the complete Rip.
okily dokily. best summer EVEr. hehe...
nora
still waiting for my autographed copy of your CD =P
- Con
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