OK so . . . that went fast. Tim and I made it back to LA yesterday without a second to blink or blog. It becomes kind of tough to check in after nine-hour drives followed by late shows followed by the quick urge to sleep followed by the need to get up and do it all over again.
Oh, but don't get me wrong -- we had a lot of fun. At least I did. Tim's gonna have to attest to that one personally, I can only speak from my own brain. But we've both got stuff to share from several days taking shots of mountains and trees. Should be up within the next day or so, so sit tight.
THTG sleep.
-Melissa
Monday, July 6, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Scaling the "Maple Wall"
Damn, do I really have to catch up with three days' worth of stuff? I think I've got about 10 minutes. We're at a cafe near Paul's house. Tim's reading (far away from me because I started singing along with the radio and he got annoyed) and I'm charging my phone. The last two days have been mostly iPhone-free and also the most enjoyable so far. Must be a coincidence.
So as I only have about 10 minutes before we have to go drinking to celebrate a birthday I guess I'll run through a bit of what happened in Canada.
We left a lot of our gear in Seattle so as not to raise eyebrows crossing the border with a loaded car. We also didn't have the usual ultra-convenience of Google Maps so we relied on our old-fashioned ability to read a map on Tim's old-fashioned laptop which downloaded Vancouver before we left U.S. wifi.
Circular highways . . .
Baffled driver . . .
Van City
. . . yeah. We got a bit lost. But we made out OK. Tim and I had a bet for $5 Canadian on whether a certain group of buildings was Vancouver. I was right, it wasn't. But since it was close enough to Vancouver we called it a tie, based on the fact that I thought we were really far away. So basically Tim changed the rules so he wouldn't lose (...he's a Taurus. Also just plain stubborn).
We found the Princeton Pub and were ready for a night of sketch. And then we met Burton, the promoter, and were instantly put at ease by his indie rock glasses.
Burton with reassuring indie rock glasses
Free promo shot guys!
This Pickard's Red's for you
The place is actually a popular bar for longshoremen. They're a terrific audience -- loud and happy and ready to dance if the music's good. Tim thinks I like this just because of the irony but he's wrong -- I just like happy people.
I had started talking to this guy Mark from the first band, Out The Garage.
He was really nice and said we could crash at his place.
We woke up and had what's still been the best day on tour for me. Hanging out with a group of really cool new people, talking about Canada, eating amazing Indian food . . .
Bev
Mark, rollerblades
Keny and Mandy (one day before shipping off to Indonesia to teach English)
Buttered chicken, palak paneer, garlic naan and a mango lassi
As an aside, I'm sorry to our new Canadian friends for being so retardedly startled when I found out you were actually all older than us. You look amazing.
We lost all track of time and had to get back over the border and be in Arlington by 7. We waited at the border for about 45 minutes to an hour (way longer to get back it seems) but made it to the show in time for the second band.
Made it to the venue
Tim's ass shot for Arlington (somehow I've been getting one in every city)
It was a great show. We've got a ton more pictures (and video) and I'd tell you more about it and today's very scenic walk and picnic day in Seattle, but I'm out of time. I'll let Tim pick it up when we get back on the laptop. Portland tomorrow.
-Melissa
So as I only have about 10 minutes before we have to go drinking to celebrate a birthday I guess I'll run through a bit of what happened in Canada.
We left a lot of our gear in Seattle so as not to raise eyebrows crossing the border with a loaded car. We also didn't have the usual ultra-convenience of Google Maps so we relied on our old-fashioned ability to read a map on Tim's old-fashioned laptop which downloaded Vancouver before we left U.S. wifi.
Circular highways . . .
Baffled driver . . .
Van City
. . . yeah. We got a bit lost. But we made out OK. Tim and I had a bet for $5 Canadian on whether a certain group of buildings was Vancouver. I was right, it wasn't. But since it was close enough to Vancouver we called it a tie, based on the fact that I thought we were really far away. So basically Tim changed the rules so he wouldn't lose (...he's a Taurus. Also just plain stubborn).
We found the Princeton Pub and were ready for a night of sketch. And then we met Burton, the promoter, and were instantly put at ease by his indie rock glasses.
Burton with reassuring indie rock glasses
Free promo shot guys!
This Pickard's Red's for you
The place is actually a popular bar for longshoremen. They're a terrific audience -- loud and happy and ready to dance if the music's good. Tim thinks I like this just because of the irony but he's wrong -- I just like happy people.
I had started talking to this guy Mark from the first band, Out The Garage.
He was really nice and said we could crash at his place.
We woke up and had what's still been the best day on tour for me. Hanging out with a group of really cool new people, talking about Canada, eating amazing Indian food . . .
Bev
Mark, rollerblades
Keny and Mandy (one day before shipping off to Indonesia to teach English)
Buttered chicken, palak paneer, garlic naan and a mango lassi
As an aside, I'm sorry to our new Canadian friends for being so retardedly startled when I found out you were actually all older than us. You look amazing.
We lost all track of time and had to get back over the border and be in Arlington by 7. We waited at the border for about 45 minutes to an hour (way longer to get back it seems) but made it to the show in time for the second band.
Made it to the venue
Tim's ass shot for Arlington (somehow I've been getting one in every city)
It was a great show. We've got a ton more pictures (and video) and I'd tell you more about it and today's very scenic walk and picnic day in Seattle, but I'm out of time. I'll let Tim pick it up when we get back on the laptop. Portland tomorrow.
-Melissa
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