a hard days night...

May 2, 2012

hello again-
first and foremost thank you to everyone who came out to see at the drive-in play in texas and in coachella, we had a blast-

I took photos along the way and meant to update as i went, but alas… i did not and here we are today- this post maybe a little messy but at least i am getting something accomplished…

Figuring out the keyboards after 11 years away from them became a task unto itself. there was a lot of frustrating hours for me reading manuals and trying to figure out the technology end of things…

it starts like this. a mess of cords and gear trying to figure out how to make it all work…

this is how it ends up… thanks to Brooks for making it look and work awesome…

while i was in la i got to do some extracurricular stuff…

I got a chance to catch the Roller Derby in LA while Iw as there for rehearsals, they got it going on…

i wrote about the cleanse i started a few months back which excluded a ton of things i like to consume, the thing i missed the most i think was coffee- while i was in la for rehearsals, the cleanse ended and i began…

THE CLEANSE IS OVER!!! COFFEE!!! This is from Spring for Coffee in downtown LA- pour over craft cup of coffee, yes!!! YES!!!

then continued on in el paso…

uh oh… the cleanse is over…

i came home to el paso for a few days off before the rehearsals started again here and look who was hanging out at our bar…

Great Dane Rescue of El Paso is doing fund raisers at our bar Hope and Anchor once a month… non stop cuteness…

standing tall…

I want one…

before atdi went to marfa to play i went down with a few friends…

Eleanor Friedburger played a small show in Marfa and I was lucky enough to be off for a few days to go down and catch the show…

My friends in front of the super cool sign outside the venue in Marfa…

Chris Cummings with some post show snackage on our way to the house we rented for the night…

Dr. Paul Ro wearing the appropriate head gear for a Marfa night by the fire…

This is by far my favorite board game in a rental house ever. The directions were INSANELY complicated… I didn’t play…

it was back to work at clap of thunder, our studio in el paso. it was awesome to have the guys around and the crew and everything getting busier and busier. it was buzzing for the two weeks we hid out and practiced.

Back to work… Tony and Cedric in the studio lounge during El Paso rehearsals…

also being home allowed me to enjoy our fine local cuisine…

H&H Coffee shop in El Paso… could the cleanse be over???

THE CLEANSE IS OVER!!! CHILE RELLENOS!!!

once tour started it was great seeing old friends with new tattoos…

This is a tattoo of Justin Bieber as a zombie…

This is Mitch. He is the proud owner of Zombie Bieber…

before the very first show, i went to eat with a few friends at a sushi restaurant in austin called uchi… insane!!! best first meal of tour ever… check it out…

Starter…

First Dish…

Second Dish…

Third Dish…

Fourth Dish…

Fifth Dish… raw scallops and a super hot rock…

you cook it yourself… I am not very good at this…

Sixth Dish…

Seventh Dish…

Eighth Dish…

Ninth Dish…

glass of wine and off to the show… hell of a way to start a tour…

Uchi in Austin- non-stop awesome…

on to dallas…

COFFEE!!! in Dallas…

Tony at soundcheck in Dallas at Tree’s…

my new orange amp with my machete flag…

Omar at soundcheck in Dallas making the most out of having a tree on his side of the stage…

i am sure you already know about these guys but if you don’t, google it…

Zechs Marquis opened all the ATDI Texas shows and they were amazing every night…

back to marfa…

A nice fresh juice in Marfa at breakfast, pretty sure this place is called Squeeze…

home!!!

ATDI at Tricky Falls, it was amazing to have almost all my worlds in one place in one night…

on the road…

To Coachella!!!

Two of my favorites hanging on the bus, Ed (sound) and Dan (lights), make us sound and look good respectively…

Bix by the bus… posing for me…

bus parking and a big coachella sky…

First order of business, fish tacos…

I don’t know that this is an actual ATDI tattoo, but this guy showed it to me and let me take a picture so I think it is…

Second order of business, fIREHOSE!!!

Third order of business, BBQ!!!

BBQ!!!

my two best bros… brooks and jarrett…

the coachella crowd…

Bon Iver pretty much ruled… as did Radiohead and The Shins… it was a good night off for me…

le butcherettes tearing it up Sunday afternoon…

Bobby (drumtech) holding all the drinks after lunch…

and the sun goes down, so I go to work…

and nothing says serious rock band work like your name in glitter…

Gabe Roadie is probably one of my favorite folks ever, and having him there was awesome…

at work… it can be a real good job sometimes…

after a few days off at home, we got back on a plane for LA- here is Brooks being attacked by a snake on a plane…

My friend Jeremy said this was the best veggie burger in LA, he was right…

fried pickles… YES!!!

i am happy to be home and grateful for everything…
i am also a little tired…

see you soon-
sparta dates start in san francisco may 21!!!
check www.spartamusic.com for dates-

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May 2, 2012

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