Jackson, Houma, and Tupelo!

I'm kinda getting a case of not knowing what the hell to write about, so tonight's plan is to just keep typing until something comes out. I'll let you know when that happens.

So our weekend was short, but a lot of fun! We left Grand Rapids on Wednesday to drive to Jackson, MS, and we made it as far as Memphis, TN. We had a massive thunderstorm that night, lots of lightning, and the rain was collecting and forming rivers in the streets! Then we got to Jackson, and it was 80 degrees and sunny! Nice! Then on
Friday we went to Houma, LA, and it was sunny and warm once again! Saturday in Tupelo, it was cold, windy and rainy. Not so much fun, but it was good to see Saving Abel and Framing Hanley again! Next trip out we're heading to Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New York! Ok, time for the Anchor, see ya!

ShamROCK this Month!

A lot of things have happened since my last posting, even though it was only 2 weeks ago... I'm a little older, I'm a little wiser, I'm starting to get hair in really weird places...

But in a non-movie quoting capacity, I celebrated my 26th birthday last tuesday by laying on my mom's couch and watching TV literally all day long. It was amazing. Wednesday, I made of for my lack of productivity the day before by spending 5 hours thoroughly cleaning the interior of my truck. It's very refreshing inside it again. I had a little bit of a pre-birthday celebration last Sunday, Danny and I went to Hopcat in Grand Rapids for some beers, and then we met up with Shane a little later on, and all 3 of us went to the John Mayer and Michael Franti show at the Van Andel Arena. Great time! Tomorrow night, I think all of us are going to get together at The Intersection and ridicule our friends in Halestorm! It's fun to have days off when our friends have shows near us, whether we are home in Grand Rapids, or on the road somewhere else, but the nice thing about when it happens at home is that we have our own vehicles, so we can kidnap the band members and take them out on the town before their show, and get them all hammered! We're a little bit devious that way...

In band news, this coming Wednesday, the 10th, we are heading down south to Jackson, Mississippi, which will be followed up by Houma, LA, and then back to MS for some rock and roll fun with our buddies of Saving Abel, as well as Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. We're excited to get back down into the south!

That's about all I've got for tonight, so be safe, and we'll see ya out there!

Snowstorm!

So we've been out on the road for a few weekends so far this year, but
no extended trips as of yet...
On Saturday, we are heading to Sault Ste Marie, MI, a city we have not
been to in a few years.
We're all pretty excited about that!
Even more exciting, at the end of April we're going on a 5 day cruise
from Tampa to Grand Cayman with Kid Rock!
I did a lot of snowboarding over the last month and a half, and not
only managed to get back into shape a little bit, but I also lost
about 7 pounds! I'm very proud of myself for that.
As far as other exciting personal news goes, after randomly talking
about ripped and falling apart jeans on twitter, conversations led on
to having my very own pair of rocker pants made just for me! I will
be the total envy of all the other merch people, and that includes
you, Detroit! More details to come when I have them! I guess it's
supposed to be a surprise, so I'm being kept in the dark about most of
the details. Patience is not one of my greatest virtues...
So that's about all I got for now, so see ya soon!

Sent from my iPod

Almost time to hit the road again!

See, I told you I'd come back sooner than I did last time!
Well the majority of this month I've spent at my mom's house, way north in Bellaire, MI. The band has been working away in the studio in Detroit on their 2nd album, due to be released sometime later this year. As of yet, the exact date, as well as the title of the album are unknown. I can tell you this; I've heard some of the new songs in their early phases, and I am REALLY looking forward to this new release. It is full of diversity, and you can definitely tell where the influences are coming from. It really has something for everyone!
So as of right now, we are set to embark on our journey Feb. 9th, towards Sioux Falls, SD, from there we will head through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Kentucky. More shows are to follow, but those are just the first few. The schedule is getting more and more filled in as time goes on, so by the time we get started on the road, we'll have plenty of dates, so that everyone can come party!
Other than all that fun news, I've pretty much been ice fishing and snowboarding for the last month. I went out last night and was being my usual retarded self in the halfpipe and popped my shoulder out of socket for a sec, and holy hell did it hurt. It doesn't move very well today, but it should be good by the weekend, I just need some rest and some beer. Can't wait to see y'all again!

There's no place like home for the holidays

As 2009 winds to a close, we travel north, from Lafayette, LA, back home to Grand Rapids, MI. We're parked outside of a Bdubs in Bowling Green, KY at the moment, letting our driver catch some Zs.
What have we been up to, you may ask? Well back in October, we had an amazing show in Grand Prairie, TX, with Halestorm, Saving Abel, Puddle of Mudd, Chevelle and Alice in Chains. Days later, we embarked on our 2-month tour with Saving Abel, Red and Taddy Porter. (Side note; Leigh, Shane, Dylan and I just did double shots of Jager and Mountain Dew. Don't ever do that, it's awful.)
So Saving Abel and Pop Evil joined forces again, Starting in Corpus Christi, TX, and ending the tour short in Allentown, PA, Nov. 28th, due to some health-related problems. Shenanigans along the way included cruising through the streets in the bed of a pickup truck, "going to hell" in Cincinnati, OH, to Shane getting second-hand pepper sprayed in the vicinity of a bar fight. All of that led to a legendary night where our driver, Danny, became the first man we know of to ever crowd surf through a tour bus.
After all that, we did our own thing for a few, which ended up with a co-headlining show with Halestorm in Huntsville, AL, and Within Reason was there too. It was an amazing night, to cap off an amazing year. A big thank you to anyone and everyone that we met along the way, we could not have done it without each and every one of you!
When the new year begins, we will be heading back into the studio to continue work on the follow-up album to Lipstick on the Mirror.
For those of you in Michigan, don't forget about the Grand Rapids show at the Intersection Dec. 26th, as well as the New Year's show in Pontiac at the Crofoot Ballroom, Dec. 31st!