Day 13 Savannah Georgia

We leave Jeff's house fairly early and hit the road. & hours later...
We arrive at the cafe called Sentient Bean. The cafe was awesome we got free food and drinks. We met up with our friends in a band called Antarctic. The show was great lots of kids came out. After the show we followed antarctic back to there house in jacksonville. Me ryan and pat stayed with tyler and blake. It felt good to get in the air conditioning. We chilled out at there house for a while then me and tyler road our bikes to this movie theatre his friend works at. We got some free beer and snacks. The ride through jacksonville was amazing. It is such a beautiful town, all lite up at night. We get back to his house and fall asleep...it is very hot and muggy in florida.

Day 12 GreenVille North Carolina

We stayed at the hotel and went swimming in the pool for a couple hours then went to Olive Garden for Lunch. It was a couple hour drive to GreenVille. The show got moved to a local beer and wine store called 21:11. The show was really fun, we played with some bands from atlanta. After the show we went back to the promoters house and crashed out on the floor. we had a long 7 hour drive ahead of us the next day..

Day 11 Richmond Virginia

We walked around D.C. saw the washington monument and lincoln memorial, and the whitehouse. It was very hot out which made walking around very sweaty and tiring. We got some food and drove about 2 hours to Richmond. We played a tiny punk bar called rammikans. The show was ok we didnt have much time to play. We got a hotel room afterwards and crashed out.

Day 10 washington D.C.

We leave the hotel and drive to a mechanic to get native's van fixed. They had to get a new water pump. So we sat around the lobby for about 3 hours waiting. the show was at another house called the dude bro house. The show was just ok. We crashed out in the living room floor. Not much happend on day 10 just alot of waiting around...

Day 9 Baltimore

After about 5 hours of van sleep, we get up and finish the 3 hour drive to baltimore. native's friend Dave had gotten us a hotel room outside baltimore so we headed there and checked in. It was nice to finally have a place to sleep with air conditioning and a clean shower. We hang out at the hotel and native gets there window replaced. We drive to the show wich was at a house called the barclay House. it was right smack dab in the middle of the ghetto. But all the people they were really friendly and we had no worries. The show was a success. Lots of kids came out and enjoyed all the bands. A couple friends from traverse that live in baltimore came out to the show and it was nice to see them. After the show we just head back to the hotel and all crash out right away, i think we were all ready for a good nights sleep......

Day 8 Brooklyn New York

We wake in the afternoon to carley and Tom from slingshot greeting us with fresh bagels, east coast style. They were so delicous. We take the subway into manhatten and wak around for a bit. It is really crazy and busy in manhatten, so many people crammed into a small area. We head back to the apartment in brooklyn and drive the vans to the venue. We played in a small space in williamsburg brooklyn. The kids at the show were very nice and accepting to new music. After the show we take the vans back to brooklyn and head into the apartment for a few minutes. We walk back to the vans and realize that natives driver side window has been smashed and there dvd player, playstation 2, ipod, and a bass guitar were stolen. We call the cops and do a olice report for insurance purposes. after all this goes down its about 4 am. and we decide to just leave brooklyn and head towards baltimore. We drive for about an hour and sleep in the vans at a service station outside Jersey City......

DaY 7 Mine Hill New Jersey

We leave Allentown late afternoon. it was nice to just sit around for a while and not have to be in the car. the drive to Jersey wasnt that bad at all.We played in a small town called Minehill. It was a basement show at a house they call the whiskey barn. the house was in a pretty nice neighborhood. The show was great. 4 bands played total. It was our second day with slingshot dakota. They are such nice people. We hung out for a bit after the show then loaded up and drove to brooklyn. Carley from slingshot dakota lives there and she put us up for the night. It was only about an hour and a half drive to brooklyn. On the way in we got to see ground zero and the statue of liberty from a distance. We get to her apartment and crash out on the floor. We were all really tired.

Day 6 Allentown Pennsylvania

We wake up at the camp ground pack up the vans and tent and head down the winding mountain road. We drive for about 4 hours and arrive in allentown. The streets are very tight and narrow, not much room for 2 vans. The show was at this place called jans room. Very hot inside. there was a great turnout and all the kids were into it. We played with slingshot dakota. They are a great band and really fun to watch. After the show we go to what they call the band hotel. It was a really nice house that they let bands stay at when they play in town. I met a few guys that ride bikes, so they took me out for a nice night ride. We head back to the house and hit the hay for the night.

Day 4,5 Vermont, Catskill mtns.

We leave rochester fairly early and head out on the long drive through the Adorandack Mountains. after about 5 or 6 hours in the van we arrive at the charlotte Essex fairy, we wait about 10 minutes then load the vans onto the boat. the trip across the lake was about 20 minutes, we get out and walk around enjoy the view and whatnot. Get off the fairy and drive a couple miles to the town of Berlington. Berlington was a beautiful town a very cool downtown with lots of places to eat and shop. The show was awesome, kids came out and enjoyed all the bands. After the show we pack up and head to a small access on a moonlite vermont lake. Some of us take a swim and we lite a small fire. We then head to a new friends house and crash out on the floor.

the next morning we wake and head to a waterfall that we can go swimming at and jump off some cliffs. the water was amazing, so clear and clean. We jumped off a couple 20 - 25 ft cliffs. We swim around for a couple of hours and then head to Bristol for a slice of pizza. From bristol we drive about 4 hours south towards new york. We climb our way up the catskills mtns and get a camp site for the night. We grill up some food and hang for a bit. We all cram into Dans tent and snuggle up for the night.

tour Day # 3 ( Rochester New York)

We wake around 10am. Head out from Akron towards NewYork. After a long 4 hour drive we arrive at Niagra Falls. the falls were amazing to see in person, and the mist that was in the air felt so good. We walked across the pedestrian bridge into canada. Stopped at the hard rock bar and had a Labatte Blue. Domestic not imported the real deal. We pay up and walk across the foot bridge back into the U.S.. Load up in the hot ass van and head towards Rochester. About an hour alter arrive at the venue. We had to haul all of our gear up 4 flights of stairs into this dusty old loft. called Allergy heaven.. After the show we head to our friend Jons house. We get directions to taco bell for a late night snack. We all take showers and chill out before settling down and going to bed. we have a long 6 hour drive to vermont the next day.....

Summer tour day #2

We wake up and say our goodbyes and head to Akron Ohio. After about a 2 and a half hour drive we arrive at this house called the Kling thing house. they do screen printing here and host shows in the basement. The house is suprisingly very clean. This is a relief , because the place we had stayed the night before was well... basically a shit hole. After talking to a couple of the people that live there, they said they would take me out on a ride. So i went for a little bike ride around downtown Akron. It is a very nice town. We were right around Akron University which seemed to have a nice campus.

I get back and we chill for a bit, then load our gear in. It was a very tiny basement. The crowd was really into it and everything sounded good. native played after us and they are always really fun to watch. 2 more bands play after that and they are also on tour. After the show we hang out and load all the gear up. Some people we met that live at the Kling thing house take me out for a late night bike ride. It was quite enjoyable. Akron is a very pretty town and there was no traffic out . We rode around for about 2 hours then head back. Now we are about to crash out on the floor and drive to Niagra Falls tommorow before the show......

Summer tour '08 ( day 1 )

We take off from grand rapids around 2:00pm. we drive about an hour and half to pats dads house in Jackson Michigan. Stop for some hot dogs and a beer. Then we drive about an hour and 30 minutes to Bowling Green, Ohio. After arriving at the club around 6:45, i take a little bike ride through downtown bowling green. A friendly police officer pulls me over and warns me about several bike accidents recently and how I should watch out for the cars around me. He also tells me about a nice paved trail close by. So i followed his directions and took a relaxing bike ride for about an hour through the country side of bowling green.

The show started around 10: 30. It was at an old bar called Howards Club. Tons of bands have been through there, tons of stickers on the walls. We were the first band on. There was a decent crowd. everything was miced and sounded really good. After we played i had a beer and listened to native play. 3 bands later we loaded up all the gear and headed to our new found friends house. The members of a band called big fat japan lived there and they played right after native. We stayed up for a bit and chatted then hit the hay. All 8 of us lined up on the living room floor, it was a very hot night.