Monday, June 28, 2010
TOUR BLOG #5 (New Orleans part 2)
So our favorite spot in New Orleans is Frenchmen St. and we went to DBA Fri. night and Jesse
got lost on the way home @ 4:30am. Luckily Pat was also walking home and came to the rescue with his iphone gps. We probably
slept a total of 10 hours in 3 nights and then drove the full way home (14 hrs), so we were insanely glad to hit the hay.
We did stop for Corky's BBQ on the way home, which rivaled Daddy D's in Atlanta for our favorite food of the trip.
Next up is our 4th of July show with Santah in Urbana!
JWL
11:35 pm cdt
Friday, June 25, 2010
TOUR BLOG #5 (New Orleans part 1)
I am writing you from the computer in an awesome bed/breakfast style hotel right in downtown
New Orleans! Coincidentally the hotel is located only a few blocks from the Circle Bar where Pat has played with The Safes,
so we visited there last night and caught a great band called Vox and the Hound. We breezed through Burboun St. and hung out
at Le Fitte for awhile where George Washington reportedly drank. Another highlight was the Spotted Cat where there was a great
jazz band complete with banjo! Then we made it to Cafe du Monde and checked out Checkpoint Charlies where we will be playing
Sat. night. We also met up with Josh from "A New Light," who kindly guided us around before crashing out with us
on our floor.
Pierre and I have never been here before, and it is amazing. The houses are very unique and there
is a great smell of Cajun food around our area. Perhaps the most peculiar thing though is that people are friendly and
say hello, usually without wanting anything from you!
Can't wait to explore more today!
Stay tuned for
N.O. part 2.
Jesse
11:11 am cdt
Thursday, June 24, 2010
TOUR BLOG #4 (ATLANTA)
Now we're all rested up and watching the New Zealand/Paraguay World Cup match.
Last
night's venue was one of our favorites in terms of size and sound, though it was hard to find at first. We pretty much drove
around all Atlanta before finding where we needed to go. Still, we had an opportunity to see the city including the Olympic
Park, the Aquarium, and the World of Coca-Cola.
The booking agent we originally talked to was fired, and we
were a little worried whether or not we would be playing with anyone. However, the venue came through and found a really
cool band for us to rock with, Rhino. They were hard rocking and told us all we could want about Mastodon and the Atlanta
rock/metal scene. Apparently Mastodon has played Lenny's before, so Pat and I were a little giddy. Plus the guys from Rhino
were totally cool and they even suggested that we eat at Daddy D's BBQ, which is hands down our favorite restaurant so far
on tour. The cornbread was the most dense thing ever and it felt like a small brick in our hands. Delicous!
We
are in Montgomery right now and on our way to New Orleans!!!!
10:08 am cdt
TOUR BLOG #3 (ATHENS)
Hey all. So we pulled into Athens, GA and had an awesome
lunch @ the Grill cafe. We had alot of time to kill before Caledonia opened, so we wandered around downtown. Pat ended up
finding a nice spot to hang out on campus to read and Jesse and Pierre found a gentleman's club called "Toppers"
that had $1 Mimosas. A fun time was had for all.
Later on back at Caledonia Thieves Market and The Nice Machine
were great as expected, and Scott and Amber from Thieves even offered to put us up for the night. Thanks to everyone for
being so awesome. We finished our Athens stay by eating at Mellow Mushroom and heading out to Atlanta, where the players
play!
JWL
10:07 am cdt
Monday, June 21, 2010
TOUR BLOG #2 (Chapel Hill)
While entering into NC, we did what anyone would do and "Raised Up" and took our
shirts off and spun them around our heads like a helicopter.
We rocked
with Puritan Rodeo @ the Cave and explored UNC. Must say, they rocked hard and the campus was pretty cool. Almost bought our
friend Darrin a UNC championship shirt due to his Illini grudge, but refrained. We hung out at the Top of the Hill bar overlooking
Franklin St. and bought some vintage tees @ a sweet clothes store. Then we watched Switzerland vs. Spain and went to see Toy
Story 3... We highly recommend it!
Currently we are stashed in
a Red Roof in in South Carolina and are finally able to download the theme song to our tour "Your Love is My Drug"
by Ke$ha! Stay tuned for Athens, GA.
JWL
Sunday, June 20, 2010
TOUR BLOG #1 (Louisville and Nashville)
Oh hey. This is the first time we've had access to the internets so I'll have to condense two
shows into one blog. I'm sure you won't mind.
First things first... We are traveling in Pat's sister's Forrester
(THANK YOU SO MUCH ELLEN!) and were able to figure out a way to get drums, guitars, amps, merch, backpacks, food, and the
3 of us into the vehicle without even leaving a tom or extra cymbal behind. We've got it down to a system now and we've
gotten alot of amazed reactions to our packing skills.
Louisville... So we got
to the venue, Nachbar, and set up to play with the Genius File. They were rockin as hell and we closed out the night with
a 9 song set. Nachbar is open till 4am!! and we met alot of cool people there. Thanks to Analisa for the invite to play the
block party in Lexington (we'll def be in touch). So Jake and John from the GF were nice enough to put us up for the night
in their new apartment (thanks dudes!) and while sleeping we heard an inebriated couple having fun in the back of a pickup
truck just outside the window. Awesome.
On to Nashville... We got stuck on I65 for
about 40 min. but finally got into the city and ate @ Jake's BBQ, which was pretty phenom. Then we took an alternate route
to Loudhouse Coffee and literally rock and rolled all night with 5 other bands! It was a sweet venue and everyone was incredibly
cool. Pat and Jesse particularly enjoyed the fingertapping by the guitarist from Moto Vein and the grilled cheese served
by the Loudhouse staff.
Next up is Chapel Hill, NC.
10:16 am cdt
Friday, June 18, 2010
FIRST SHOW OF THE TOUR!
Hey all. Our first show of the JET W. LEE Deep Fried Summer Tour '10 is tonight in Louisiville,
KY @ Nachbar. We play with locals The Genuis File and the show starts at 10pm. Come check it out!! Stay tuned for more tour
blogs.
1:31 pm cdt
