We’re rolling into L.A. on the 405 for an afternoon of sunning
ourselves and sitting in traffic. Or maybe just sitting in traffic.
Hopefully a dip in the Pacific followed by a raucous evening of Rock,
at Mr. T's Bowl in Highland Park. Hope to see you all there.
luv,
Ross and SPF100
Hello all. We rolled into the always awesome Bay Area yesterday, to experience a beautiful afternoon in the Mission District, walking around checking out the Crazy that is that area, eating Frites at Frjtz; all that good stuff. We then powered through a ripping set for our existing and new friends in SF. Big thanks to everyone at Hotel Utah for a good time. Today, we conquer Fresno, or at least, try to keep the heat from conquering us. From here on in, it gets WARM.
Enjoy the photos. I’m no Ryan Schierling. Speaking of which Ryan, We miss you. A LOT.
-Ross
So, we’re Southbound and Down, loaded up and Truckin’. Headed back through PDX again, and aiming towards San Francisco. They’re not gonna know what hit ‘em. Horchata is purring away at a steady 62 Mph. Cause that’s how we roll.
Till later,
Ross
Have a great Labor Day weekend and hope all is well!
~Chris
Hey,
We have new blog postings, but I have decided to put them over on the myspace page to keep this one a little less cluttered (ie: I write too much for this space)
Cheers,
Ross
Dateline, Minneapolis.
Finally, a day where the modern conveniences and technologies that we have grown so accustomed to, can finally be put to use. In case you were thinking of telecommuting from somewhere in far eastern Montana or anywhere in North Dakota, forget about it. While I can appreciate the stark beauty that presents itself at times, the connectivity leaves something to be desired. Walked around the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis this afternoon, checking out Twin Town guitars in the process. It was a fantastic afternoon weatherwise, and a good day to not be cooking in the dutch-oven-like confines of our bus (‘Horchata’ for those not in the know).
Been an interesting first couple of days, as it always is, getting out to the Midwest. It seems such a simple pedestrian task to point a vehicle east and press firmly down on the gas pedal, but the realities of travel in a 55mph converted Handicap transit bus make for an adventure, whether the destination is across town, or across the country. First, there is no “going unnoticed”. Simply impossible to not be noticed, unless the observer in question was both blind and deaf.
People really do openly stare, and in small towns, such as our experience last night in Jamestown N.D., people start asking questions. Usually innocent ones, but they inevitably lead to conversations. Touring isn’t for the painfully shy. Our first show in Missoula was good if sparsely attended (being a Sunday and all) and after a quick jaunt to Bozeman we played a raucous set for the folks at The Filling Station with fellow Seattle band Little Pieces. Herman from Little Pieces hails from Bozeman and there was a nice friendly crowd to take in the scene.
The rest of the drive has been…well a drive. Too many words escape me at this stage of sleep deprivation, but I will try and post a few pictures from our friend/Photographer and two time SPF100 tour veteran Ryan Schierling. Check out his blog posts as well at: www.ryanschierling.blogspot.com
Off to load in and play at the Uptown! After that, a hastily consumed energy drink and then back in the drivers seat to put a few hours in toward Chicago.
Cheers,
Ross
and thus, our summer 2008 has begun. minimal sweat. long roads.
Thanks to all of you that came out to the King Cobra show last Saturday night. What a great show and a great club. Thanks to The Oswald Effect for having us on the bill. Our next show is at the Comet in May and then in June we hit the road again.
The new album is coming along well. It sounds fantastic.
Morning Spaniards!
Corey is about to fly the coop for a couple of weeks, leaving us to tackle some sweet juicy guitar tracks at 3210 studio and Chateau Crumpler. Doing the honors on the six string will be none other than Chief Bromden, of the long defunct “The Chief Bromden Experience”
We hear he’s Ace on the guitar. When he’s on his meds. Mostly.
Cheers!
-R
