holy bajeebus .. lots to update on. So the next day in Atlanta, we ate at this rad barbecue joint with awesome music. I got these awesome spicy hot green beans. Steven got a little friendly with a tree and we lost the plastic covering on our bumper which we are now carrying around in the back of the van. Went to Little 5 Points and wandered around the shops for awhile. The record shop we had gone to the first few tims we were there is now gone so we walked around. I found a hole in the wall shop and picked up a few records. We got to Knoxville a little late, around 830 or 9pm. first band (no, that's not the name. I forget the name) chaotic fast punk. good potential but seems stuck in the high school band phase. WARRIOR PRINCESS fun 6 piece with a GO! Team vibe teetering on the punk edge with the stage energy of a very young Sideshow Tramps. A girl named Jackie, who we had met the last time in Knoxville put us up at her place and told us storie of an old man who haunts the house which freaked Steven out to no end (he's really freaked out by ghosts).
more later. enjoy some pictures..
a cross somewhere along the road
creepy dude from Tuscaloosa
Egans in Tuscaloosa
awesome soda from Birmingham
the dude we stayed with had these horses that my grandmother had.
We are here hanging out in Atlanta at our good friend Micheal Holler's awesome house with his adorable dogs.
Tuscaloosa was a surprising good time. We got there pretty early so we walked down the University of Alabama campus and strolled down greek row to see how the other half lives. Interesting sidenote, new bingo halls qualify as front page news in Tuscaloosa. We played at Egans which is an awesome dive bar covered in old photos and flyers. Bands we played with TEEN GETAWAY awesome indie rock. obviously very in love with the Pixies and vocals that could tie in a race with that chick from Pretty Girls Make Graves. FORTY LASHES self proclaimed ska band that may or may not have Christian connotations (we never asked). In actuality, they sounded closer to RX Bandits.
Stuck around and found a place to stay with Spin, the drummer for Teen Getaway who lives just an hour away in Birmingham. However, a long night of fun times and free Buds turned it into closer to 2. The next morning, stopped off at Bottletree cafe for some awesome food. I had this vegan chili bean and rice burrito that was to die for. Seriously.
Made our way into Atlanta and got to the Drunken Unicorn. Found out that the Copyrights were not playing and instead we played with THE VINYLS a great rock band who probably spends their free time listening to Exploding Hearts records and a singer who was a dead ringer for Steven who had this awesome growly blues voice. Very catchy stuff. DOOMED YOUTH metal band of the Anthrax fraternity. Not my cup of tea, but at least they weren't boring. There's nothing worse than a boring metal band. THE DAGGERS very very catchy powerpop full of hooks and cute bass walks with a kickass drummer who sang backup (I love when drummers sing back up and I love it even more when they do it well! ie. John Baldwin of Teenage Kicks infamy)
It was turning into a really fun show until a fight broke out at the end of the Daggers set. What happened exactly, I will not say but as Steven put it "cocaine is a hell of a drug." Unfortunately, it drove away the decent size crowd that was there leaving about 10 people for us to play to. But in all fairness, 10 people is a good size crowd in Houston and at least we weren't in 100 degree 100% humidity. Atlanta, you are never boring.
I'm on a borrowed computer so no pictures today. Maybe tomorrow.
nuggets of wisdom from something fierce #1: the period between noon and two is lunch time. everything in this window can and should be blamed on lunch titties.
Before leaving for tour, Andrew, announced he had a total of 2 pair of underwear for the entire trip. They are this new brand that keeps sweat off your nether regions and you can wash them in the shower. Steven is skeptical and horrified. I am curious for the sake of science and the prospect of never having to buy new underwear for tours. We hopped onto 45 a little before 2 pm and around quarter to 4 we were saying goodbye to Texas. Beinvenue en Louiseine.
Our first stop was at Saturns Bar on St Cloud st in New Orleans, LA. When we got there, we noticed a flyer announcing that King Louie (yes Goner kids, that King Louie) would be headlining the bill and we nearly shat ourselves. He never showed up. It was a good show, nonetheless. Uneventful, but enjoyable. We made friends with a guy named George who had heard of us when Answers was streamed on punknews.org. He graciously allowed us to crash at his place despite having to wake up at 630 am for work the next morning. It was much appreciated. Other bands that played last night: BUOYANT SEA a one man band with a drum machine and serious hygeine issues. It was honestly, better than I expected. Usually, a drum machine is my cue to head for the door. POPPETScoed guitar duo from my new favorite land of power pop Sweden with an iPod full of drum beats and harmonies that would make Pete Shelley an Steve Diggle jizz all up in their pants. ESTROGEN HIGHS grungy college rock from Connecticut with clangy guitars and slow dreamy bass walks. I'm a sucker for this stuff. Surprising vocals reminiscent of the Replacements.
We woke up at 630 to a beautiful sunny morning and wandered over to the French Quarter for breakfast at Cafe du Monde. We sipped on coffee and I was introduced to this wonderful nugget of dough called a beignet as we watched people walk up and down the streets. We left when the cafe was ambushed by a million Lutherans in town for a convention. Seriously, it was like Night of the Living Dead, except the zombies were Lutherans .. and Andrew only wishes he was as cool as Tony Todd. After wandering around the city, we discovered that the only things up at 8am besides us were the pigeons. A bright red one followed us for about a block before realizing we had no food to give him and went off to harrass a mother pushing a stroller. We ended up at Harrahs to test our luck for a bit. My first time gambling and I managed to swipe $17 from slot machines. The boys sat at poker machines but left after a few dollars lost.
So now, we are in Tuscaloosa, LA waiting for our show at Egans Bar to start. We have about 5 hours left to kill. I did manage to catch this sweet quote from Steven while reading in the backseat: "I wish I had taint in my teeth. I would floss the hell out of that taint." and I leave you with that.
now enjoy the pictures!!
this is what breakfast looks like in New Orleans. Houston, you have been schooled.
things are written in French sometimes!
Joan of Arc. I think she's super neat is all.
I don't know who this dude is but I liked him ..
so did Andrew
Steven didn't really care
Andrew put his hand on some titties
Steven got her in the cootch
the ceiling in Harrahs.
suggested eating rituals from the bathroom in Saturns. and finally, words of hope
