Sunday, May 13, 2007

It'S A Sad Day.

My good friends Aereogramme have announced they are splitting up.
i had the pleasure of touring with them in 2003.
i was pulling double duties in the states with the delgados and the gramme were opening.
i then worked for them on their own on a tour of germany and a few u.k dates, followed by a few summer festivals.
the boys were always up for fun and i never saw them put on a guff show either.
there were special moments.....
walking through some of the guys first magic mushroom experiments in amsterdam!
space cake in gronnigen?
24 hours on a ferry back to newcastle......?
there was never a dul moment.

how can you not love a band who toured accross the states in van and would not use the one spare bunk in the delgados bus because it would be unfair to the other 3 guys in the band. even if they rotated it!

i love those guys.

you should too

check them out here and say a fond farewell!

http://www.myspace.com/aereogrammeofficia

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Sunday 6th/monday 7th May 2007
interpol flights 5 and 6

these were not good days........



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the only saving grace about coming to london:
VIZ!



london:

6 days off......

After vegas, i drove back to california with Lily.
She met me on her way back from New Orleans.
We spent sunday night at nurturing nest in dessert hot springs.
we met up with the usual crew who always rent out the whole place for coachella.
even though we didn't go to the festival with them, it was good to hang out like a normal person.
i think i slept for 12 hours after swimming in both the hot and cold waters.....
super relaxing and it was a full moon too.

we then headed back to l.a bright and early to go to lilys parents to get this.




My god i misssed her.

Cy and i soon got back to our routine of skating round the lake each morning
we were slightly less fit than we were before my travels....
i love having a dog!

you would think i would not want to do much on my time off, but i had agreed to make pedal boards for manu chao.
i basically met the band on tuesday, and spent the rest of the week putting in orders at tour supply and calzone case co.
i will put everything togather the day after i get home from this trip.
i'm a sucker......i know

i also spent alot of time on ebay and craigslist looking for guitar pedals that are not manufactured any more.
i had a little success, but i felt like this most of the time.




i also got to see patti smith at the roxy in hollywood.
it was amazing....enen the crazy covers she does.
i had never seen her live and was truley impessed
i wish i had taken my camera.

more to come........
Some beds i've slept in recently.




This is what happens to your front garden when your landlord does not care.
This is what happens when you are away from home for 2 months.
This is what happens when the people next door do not care either.







This is what happens when you get up off your arse and make a phone call
This is what happens when you spend $80