Spent nine hours today driving through dark and eerie Scandanavia. Slept through most of it but during my conscious hours I cranked Timber Timbre. Something great about findingthe perfect record for the moment. By 3:30 the sun was down.
In Sandviken, Sweden playing with label mates Gadget. The club has a list of every show from 1994. Great Swedish acts like Entombed, Hellacopters, and Disfear as well as some Canadians (Born Dead Icons) and classic 90s hardcore (Snapcase and Turmoil). Cool to see a timesheet like that.
No wifi in sight today, but the apartment we’re in above the club has a great VHS collection. Currently watching the Van Damme classic Double Impact. So far it’s proving to be a great way to kill the post epic drive blues.
Tour is starting to wind down just as shows are starting to peak. We’ve had a string of great shows – last night in Berlin being one of the best so far. With one week to go the days are starting to pass by faster. Most of that has to do with settling into the routine of tour.
Wake up, usually too early, and get in the van. Drive. Rest stop. Drive more. Show up at venue and unload. Eat snacks and drink coffee. Look outside it’s dark again. Set up gear and sound check. If there is time take a lollipop stroll through town. If lollipop stroll is not an option find a foozball table. If that fails, invent game. Jokes. Start drinking beers. Dinner. More beers. Look at belly, get depressed. Stretch it off and play as loud and hard as possible. Man the merch table. Socialize with the locals. Pack up and load out. Jokes. Drive to hotel or apartment. Go out and make party. Nap. Do it all over again.
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travel by mph @ 6:31 am 28/11/2009
Nothing more base than stock graffiti in venues the world over. There is something quite disturbing about the number of dick doodles you’re exposed to on any given tour. Total ad creep.
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Maybe you don’t want a urinating doll. Maybe you just want a racist one.
This thing makes you feel like an astronaut. The sink shoots water straight into the same hole.
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travel by mph @ 12:44 pm 23/11/2009
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Finally was able to do some laundry, only problem being euros don’t tend to have dryers. So instead I just turned the van interior into my personal clothesline. And just to make sure everthing was dry I spent some time in the bathroom with the hand dryer. Oh man, will this crazy rock roller coaster ever stop?
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travel by mph @ 3:38 pm 22/11/2009
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Taking pre-orders for this xmas season’s hottest gift: Il PiPino. It’s a doll with a wang that urinates.
Including the loft in the van I’ve slept in more bunk beds in the last couple of days than I think my whole life.
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travel by mph @ 6:30 am 21/11/2009
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