And so it began.

I've never met a happier group of people to leave home. Spirits increase drastically on tour, as though our home is in this cramped, smelly, messy automobile. I've missed it. Alot. The shitty smell. The gummy candies. The Cheesy Gordita Crunches substitute beans. The backseat banter of that always resolves in either the words "Just the tip to see how it feels!" or "Ima beat that pussy up!". It's a whole new level of class and sophistication.

We left Seattle at about 9 last night. We were supposed to leave around 4, but such is the nature of a group full of procrastinators. I took the crazy shift of driving from midnight 'til 6am. The big payoff is going through the Siskew Mountains at Sunset, It's a really breathtaking sight. The only bummer about the whole drive is that CD player is busted and we have yet to procure an iTrip, so I've heard "Stray Cat Strut" and "Baby I Love Your Way" about 7 times today, and that's approx. 7 times more than needed.

A few problems already have arose. The aforementioned scrim banners (2 blogs down) didn't show up until today. Problem is they are in Seattle and we are in L.A. What a mess. Also, in case no one noticed, gas is really fucking expensive. If you come to one of the shows and you really like t-shirts and CD's, why don't you buy one? It would help our cause tremendously. This gas situation is rough on bands like this who are still working modestly. Tip our merch girl too. She's a sweety. In fact... just give us your wallets! Homies gotta eat!



and now for peak-tures of the day:

The Crew.

I'm happy to have these guys on my side. Applause for these 2 kids. And off we go.

but this one goes to 11...

So yesterday I'm talking to Thomas and he's telling me he wants to vinyl scrim banners for each side of the stage. Understandable.

Here's some (fictitious) dialogue:

Me: "How Tall?"
T-mas: "20 Feet."
*eyes popping out of head*
Me: "How wide?"
T-mas: "3 Feet. Tim's doing art."

Okay, so now (considering that the combined height of the crew is very modest) I guess I'll have to hire Yao Ming to stand on a ladder and put them up every night or...

I can produce a very Spinal Tap moment by having them built 3 inches wide, 20 inches tall ala "Stonehenge". $20.

I think I'm gonna go with that.

Deft. Tones.

Deft:
adj. deft·er, deft·est
Quick and skillful; adroit.

Tone:
n. tones, tonal
a. The quality or character of sound.
b. The characteristic quality or timbre of a particular instrument or voice.


I think that about sums it up.

The Fall of Troy tour dates with Deftones and Dir En Gray. Siiiiick:


May 11 Mesa Amphitheatre Phoenix, Arizona
May 12 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 13 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 15 House of Blues Dallas, Texas
May 16 House of Blues Dallas, Texas
May 17 Concrete St. Amphitheatre Corpus Christi, Texas
May 18 Sunset Junction San Antonio, TX
May 19 Sunset Junction San Antonio, TX
May 21 Verizon Houston, TX
May 22 House of BluesNew Orleans, Louisiana
May 23 House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
May 24 Cave 9 - Headline Show! Birmingham, AL
May 25 The Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia
May 26 City Hall Nashville, Tennessee
May 27 Lifestyles Community Pavillion Columbus, Ohio
May 28 Madison Theartre Cincinnati, OH
May 30 House Of Blues Cleveland, Oh
Jun 1 Ice Garden Arena Pittsburgh, PA
Jun 2 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
Jun 3 9:30 Club Washington, Washington DC
Jun 4 9:30 Club Washington, Washington DC
Jun 6 Lupo's Providence, Rhode Island
Jun 7 The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts
Jun 8 Roseland New York, NY
Jun 9 Roseland New York, New York
Jun 10 Washington Avenue Armory Albany, New York
Jun 11 Dome Theatre Niagara Falls, New York
Jun 12 State Theatre Detroit, MI
Jun 14 The Orbit Room Grand Rapids, MI
Jun 15 Riviera Chicago, Illinois
Jun 16 Eagles Ballroom Milwuakee, Wisconsin
Jun 17 Myth Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 19 Pagent St. Louis, MO
Jun 20 Cotillion Ballroom Wichita, KS
Jun 21 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, NE
Jun 22 The Fillmore Denver, Colorado
Jun 23 In The Venue Salt Lake City, Utah
Jun 24 In The Venue Salt Lake City, Utah
Jun 26 The Pearl Las Vegas, NV
Jun 28 Gibson Amphitheatre Los Angeles, California
Jul 2 Warfield San Francisco, CA
Jul 6 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
Jul 7 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
Jul 8 Wamu Theatre Seattle, Washington