summer here kids

11/06/09

So we are midway through our shows for June, having been to Germany and back, which was incredibly pleasant, save for the thunderstorms.

 great song, that is…

So we are midway through our shows for June, having been to Germany and back, which was incredibly pleasant, save for the thunderstorms.

This weekend, we have the beautiful Rock Ness. We are hoping the sunshine will be out, though we are talking Scotland… the North of scotland no less…

Some things we learned in Los Angeles last month:

 – Guitars look better with band logos and signatures on the headstocks.
 – GGGarth is an insanely good table-tennis player (and has a $100+ paddle)
 – Even the nicest hotels have cockroaches.
 – The medical system in the USA, whilst fundamentally screwed, still has benefits.
 – You have to drive everywhere in LA. Literally everywhere.
 – Amoeba Records is more dangerous than the DMZ.
 – We like to party, party, party…
 – You like to party, party, party…
 – The Peavey Decade is an impressive amp… It may depend who is playing it however…
 – Even the best string sections can struggle with Biffy time signatures…
 – A $2.50 shot of wheat-grass improves your concentration by 40%…
 – …Even if it tastes like lukewarm liquidized grass, with a strong hint of baby vomit. 
 –  Vegas is only 3, 4, 5 or 6 hours away depending on who you ask.
 –  Invisible Children have an amazing t-shirt designer. 
 –  Target is amazing. Buy a PS3, play it for a month, then return it for a full refund? Sure!
 –  It is likely, that on our next tour, the Tour Manager’s role will be expanded to include the assembly of frozen strawberry daiquiris when required.
 – It is similarly likely, that the Drummer’s role will be expanded to include the assembly of frozen margaritas in a similar manner. 
 – There’s an argument to be made that IMAX, no matter how cool, is just a bit too big…
 – Crazy things happen when you take a black and white photo of a seated string section on a 10 second exposure… 
 – HD film footage takes up a shitload of non-physical space.
 – 5 x 1TB hard drives take up a fair amount of physical space (in a small case)
 – Sun tans arrive quickly, but depart quicker.

Now, to find out how to do an anti-rain dance…