Posts Tagged ‘2009 Fall Tour’

Coming to completion in Susanville.

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

This morning, I woke up on a mattress on the floor, Joey snoring, and a breathtaking view outside my window. Everything seemed so tranquil at the ranch house we stayed at.

We stayed with a lady named Rebecca, and like 5 other people from her church. We stayed up last night having pool tournaments. I called it quits for the night right before everyone started playing a riveting game of ‘Ninja’.

Our show is tonight. A few youth groups in the area are coming together to see us ROCK, then there is some form of a scavenger hunt. Our stage looks pretty legit, so I’m looking forward to playing.

This will be our last show for this trip. After church Sunday, we drive home. Just like normal, we all can’t wait to get home and take care of stuff. Joey’s immediately heading out to visit some family, and Lu and I both have some things we need to get home and wrap up. I am personally really looking forward to being home.

Our first real show this tour was at another church, about 4,500 miles ago in the beginning of September. We were exhausted from joshuafest, and were eager to tackle a tour that left California. Since then, we’ve been to Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Nevada and Utah. It’s been a fun, full couple months I wouldn’t have traded for anything.

Pueblo’s Finest.

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Last night, the band was enjoying the company of Joey’s Grandma and Aunt and Uncle in Pueblo, Colorado. We’ve been here for a few days with Joey’s Dad and Sister.

It was getting late. Joey and I went to check out Walmart because we’re so cool, and Lu had to go on a walk. Lu goes on walks and listens to various pastors podcasts at night. He claims he’ll walk anywhere between 7-15 miles a night, just checking out an area.

Joey and I spent about an hour at Walmart before heading back to the house we were staying at. We were almost there when Joey got a call from the police department. They asked him to ‘pick up your friend Lucien on Sweetwater’. Unfortunately, neither of us know any streets in Pueblo, and Lu is our token pathfinder with his iphone. Needless to say, asking the police for directions, and shouting out every street sign to them was pretty entertaining for the 5 or 6 minutes.

When we found Sweetwater, we found 4 cop cars, all lights rotating, and spotlights on our drummer, standing with his hands behind his back in the middle of the street.
You can imagine our surprise and bewilderment. What did Lu do to deserve this drastic amount of police?
The officer kindly explained that he had received many calls about a scary walker in their neighborhood. Someone assumed he was a prowler or something and called 911. They asked that we drive him home, and he stop being so creepy. Lu’s only complaint was that they caught him a mere 2 miles into his walk, and he couldn’t go back out and finish.

Setting the Record Straight.

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Back in 2007, a lot of people told Lu that he looked JUST like Uri, the drummer from MXPX. Though I agreed at the time, I’ve recently changed my opinion. At Joshuafest, MXPX was the last night’s headliner. As they signed Cds for old fans and young kids collecting signatures like pokemon cards, Lu and I cut in for a picture.

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Here is your comparison, America. Enjoy.