July 2009
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July 26, 2009 - Sunday
1:50AM Last night we played at Eamon Doran’s in Dublin, Ireland. I enjoy the enviornment at this venue. This was our second show at Eamonn Doran’s in the the past 2 years. Both shows were absolutely amazing. MacKell said it was one of his top 5 favorite shows of all time. After the show we hung out at the club for a bit. I ended up dancing with some girl. Apparently I still have game after being...
July 24, 2009 - Friday 1:24PM
I just woke up a few minutes ago. Yesterday’s show in Portaliose, Ireland was loads of fun. I wouldn’t say that we played great by any means but the people at the show couldn’t have been more excited to be there. We had to play on new equipment that was totally unfamiliar to us. Casey’s guitar that he was borrowing kept going out of tune. After the show we took a picture for the local newspaper....
July 23, 2009 - Thursday
The Irish kids are really cool. Yesterday we skipped rocks on the beach. There was a really awesome rainbow that we saw. Last night we talked about sandwiches for about 3 hours. What makes up a sandwich? What is a primary meat? What is a secondary meat? Do sandwiches need condiments? This is a tricky subject.We have had this conversation multiple times on this tour with lots of different people....
July 22, 2009 - Wednesday
On Monday we played in Manchester, England. The venue smelled absolutely horrible. It actually smelled like rotting feet. The nauseating smell didn’t go well with the cold that I had. I nearly vomited when I entered the venue. Though I thought the show was going to suck it was in fact a great show. We sold the place out. Though I felt like shit and my nose was dripping profusely with l iquid...
July 21, 2009 - Tuesday
We woke up at 10:30am. I got 4 hours of awful sleep. We went to Weatherspoon’s for breakfast and we reminisced about all the ridiculous shit that happened last night. This is what we hashed together. - Some hideous girl stuck her hands down Max’s pants against his will while he was standing at the bar. - Tim Williams hooked up with a girl wearing a red corset. - Rich Murphy and Kennedy tried to go...
July 20, 2009 - Monday
The past 48 hours have been the most random 2 days of my life. After playing that marginally shitty show in Edinburgh, Scotland we managed to lock both sets of keys in the van. We asked a cop for help, but all that he could offer was a hammer. Instead of smashing a window, Howell, Save Your Breath’s driver broke into the van with much skill. It was pretty impressive. After we packed the van, we...
July 18, 2009 - Saturday
The show yesterday in Leeds, England was pretty rad. A majority of the kids at the show were singing along to our lyrics. After the show some kids bought me a Red Stripe and we talked about music for a while. We left kind of late today for Edinburgh, Scotland. The scenery on the ride to the show was beautiful. There were loads of cool looking structures. After we arrived I took a walk around the...
July 17, 2009 - Friday
For the past few days we have been staying at Rich Murphy’s house. His mom has made us 3 meals and all of them have been absolutely amazing. Last night we played in Birmingham, England. According to multiple kids at the show, it was the best show that has been in Birmingham in years. The room at the venue was small but packed. Kids were going apeshit during our set. I believe we broke a total of 3...
July 15, 2009 - Wednesday
The show yesterday in Ipswitch, England was absolutely amazing. We played on the floor and the venue was packed. I could barely move while we were playing. All of the kids were singing along. Post Show We went back to Ronan’s house. Ronan plays in a band called In This For Fun. They are a great band. We had a big party and the night was incredible. We watched softcore porn and webcam girls on...
July 14, 2009 - Tuesday
The show yesterday sucked. There were like 15 kids there. Being kind of bummed, I left the venue with Tim Williams and Tom Chong. We went to the park, kicked around a soccer ball, and drank some Carlsberg. We then returned to the show. Our set was shorter than normal because Soupy’s voice is starting to give out a bit. I hope he makes it through the rest of the tour. Post Show After the show I...
July 13, 2009 - Monday
Will just left for work and the others are still sleeping. We will probably leave Will’s flat soon. After I wrote the last journal entry, we went back to sleep for a couple of hours. We eventually got up and went across the street to eat and drink at the pub. My whole meal cost me 3 pounds which absolutely ruled. Those 3 pounds got me sausage, chips, beans, and a Beck’s. We then went to the...
July 12, 2009 - Sunday
I did not get good rest last night because it felt like negative 4 degrees in the practice studio. We are now in the van on our way to Southampton, England. We are playing at a venue called Joiners tonight. For how much I drank last night I feel great today. I had 3 and a half liters of dry cider yesterday. Post Show There were actually a decent amount of kids at the show last night. Hopefully...
July 11, 2009 - Saturday
We are now leaving for our 3rd show on the Hostels & Brothels Tour Part Duex. Tonight we are playing at the Windsor Club in Neath, Wales. I am told that the show tonight will be amazing. Post Show The Neath show was alright. The turnout could have been better, but the kids that came out were extremely excited to see us. At the show I met a young man named Kieren. He looked very similar to me...
July 10, 2009 - Friday
I slept in today until 1:00PM. It felt nice to catch up on some much needed rest. We left Jemma’s house around 4:00PM for Maidstone Kent, England. We arrived at the venue, called The Loft, around 5:30PM and were greeted by the promoter with some Stella. We relearned “Buzz Aldrin: The Poster Boy For Second Place” during our sound check. Kids at our show were complaining about us not playing enough...
July 9, 2009 - Thursday
It is now 4:00AM. I can’t believe that I am the first one to go to bed. I feel absolutely aweful. I have a major headache. The headache may or may not be from the heavy drinking I did last night. I have literally had a headache since 3 o’clock this afternoon. Today was an extremely long day. First, we started our day off with beans on toast. Believe it or not, this is a typical English...
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July 8, 2009 - Wednesday
2:40PM
We landed in Germany about an hour ago. Because of our last flight was delayed like seven hours, we had to talk to the lady behind the Air Berlin desk about getting new tickets. I hope that our luggage makes it to London. We are now at gate C38 waiting for our flight to arrive. Josh and Casey are playing with their phones. Kennedy is reading a fantasy novel about aliens and World War 2....
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July 7, 2009 - Tuesday
10:55AM
I’m finally finished packing my bags. I woke my tired ass up at 7:45 this morning then drove to Soupy’s dad’s house to pick up Soupy and Josh. In Soupy’s neighborhood I came within five feet of taking out a humongous buck. Soupy, Josh, and I loaded up all of the bags into the van. I then drove the van back to my house with Soupy and Josh. We unpacked all of the bags at my house and soon...
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