i haven't had a chance to update this in a bit.... but the last 2 days at home i didn't do all that much. i went out with will and took some pictures for his photo class, which was fun. and then the next day i felt like taking some pictures as well so nicole and i did the same thing before going to south street. we went down and got some rita's water ice, it was delicious, i got a vanilla on vanilla gelati, but i didn't get a chance to enjoy it because the show was starting and we had to get in there. so we went into the tla and russian circles was playing. they were pretty good, i dug them and hail social, except both were a bit boring. but then minus the bear came on. they were so good, i hadn't seen that band in ages. the last time i saw them i think was when sean mundy and ryan ohara were still in my band and we were called the capgun heroes and we played with them at the harmony grange in delawere. it was pretty hilarious to see how huge they have gotten since then. after the show will went home and george, nicole and i went to hang out with jared. we went to some silly bar where people thought cinco de mayo was a great opportunity to draw moustaches on their faces and act like idiots. so that was alot of fun.
and then i went back and got ready for tour. i did all my wash and packed everything up... the usual. the next day we were playing at shane's old high school, pennington high school. it was pretty weird. i hadn't been to a high school since my high school graduation, which was like a bit more than 2 years ago. the kids were so weird and kind of mean too... these girls introduced this kid as: 'hey this is lucas, the kid who everyone hates here and is the biggest loser in school.' i thought that was real mean, but lucas seemed like a good guy... i wanted to dedicate a song to him, but i felt weird, and like these high school girls were going to beat me up if i did.... so i help back. the show was alright, we hadn't played in a while so it was kind of weird, but it was definitely fun, and george fell, as usual. after the show we thought it'd be a good idea to head up somewhere near bamboozle because we had to be there so early saturday morning. we were going to stay with chitty and josh, or alex or rob, but nothing really was gonna work out that well except we ended up staying with alexis and her friends at the hotel right near the meadowlands. we got to the hotel and immediately 100 people that we knew were standing outside, and it was just a foreshadowing of how hectic the next day was gonna be. when we finally got to the room, it smelled bad and everyone was talking till like 5 in the morning and i couldn't sleep for a while because of all the chatting. then we had to wake up at 8 to get there on time.
we woke up and went to the meadowlands and had so much chaos trying to check in..... we kept being sent in circles around until we finally figured it out, and us and lorene drive found our way in with our top secret passes to the bamboozle (green wrist bands) so when we finally got all settled in, we said hello to the millions of people who we hadn't seen in forever and wanted to see. jackie, lorene drive, anthony, bachta, hipv, b lakjlajl blakb lkajblkjabl .... you know. all those people. so as soon as we got all set up, i walked around and trying to get people to come and watch us and to buy our cd, i wasn't being THAT successful, but it was going ok. people seemed to be nice and not as rude as normal when i try to do that. at around 2 oclock, i went over to check out the band who was before us, becuase they were using our stuff. they were pretty insane. i talked to them earlier in the day and i felt like i was on behind the music, they were talking about trashing hotel rooms and streaking and stuff and they all wore tight pants, insane long hair, no shirt, leather jackets and boots. it was pretty hilarious, and they sounded like motley crue. after they were done, we started to set up and all. people kept piling in and i was so impressed with how many people were there.... it was honestly insane.. i had never seen that many people there to watch us ever before, the whole area was filled and people were going insane. i felt like an idiot because i broke a string, but stephen, justin and daniel helped me out big time and are the shit. other than that though, it was insane.... during our set i finally saw the sound the alarm guys, for the first time in months, they were out in california and i never got to see them, till then, that was awesome, and biff from patent pending got kids going, i hadn't seen him in forever either, and even the cute is what we aim for guys were hanging out, which was good to see them since we are all madly in love, ciwwaf and new atlantic and us. it was amazing.
after we played, i didn't sit down once, and i just walked around trying to sell cds alllll damn day. it definitely worked... but i was sooo tired by the end of the day that i was ready to pass out.... at like 7 i went and watched the only band i had a chance to watch.... mewithoutyou. they were amazing, i was blown away by their new songs, and they say and do awesome things, i was so happy i got to see them. after they played, i went and sold more cds haha. the whole day was based around me standing up and making myself tired. by the time i saw lorene drive play at like 930, i was freezing and tired and cold and just wanted to sleep, but the night wasn't over yet. i still had to drive 6 more hours..... first through a sea of kids, and then to jd's house to get cds, and then into the city of philly to get jake and get pizza, and then to virginia. i was fighting death by like 3, and we didn't end up getting in until like 5... it was insane.
so this morning, we woke up at 8, after another 3 hours of sleep night, and headed over to flipside. i was so tired that i couldn't even stay awake in the van, i slept until about 12, and woke up in a pool of sweat in a random field in the van.... i had no idea what was going on. but i woke up to mike of thin dark line yeling, which is never a bad thing. i went over and watched TDL play and it was amazing as usual. bryan said some hilarious things and i laughed alot and they played real well. today was awesome becuase i got to see so many people i hadn't seen in forever. the prize fight dudes have been away for so long and so have we that i haven't seen them in ages, probably since like johnny's superbowl party at his house or something... so it was amazing to see them, rookie, t rose, just surrender, all time low, boy crazy, bla lbasldkfjlsdkgjaleffk and i don't even know... so many bands and friends and just an overall fun day. except the fact that i was dead tired, i definately had a good day just hanging out and talking to people.
by the end of the day i was ready to go though again haha, it was rainy and cold and tired out.... i needed to get out of there, and i did. now we're on the road, going to meet up with june, this day and age, this providence and the forecast, so i am excited.. tonight we're staying in pittsburgh and i'm sleeping in my own bed, that'll be real good, heh.
sorry this was so long, and i didn't even put in every detail haha. ill put some pictures up later.
good night,
brendan
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