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If Blogging is Outlawed, Then Only Outlaws Shall Have Blogs
Written Monday July 30, 2007 by Graham Wright
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What the hell, people? Why are there so many of you out there?
Okay, theres probably not that many people reading this right now (which is probably a good thing), but we’ve been playing some shows the past few days and I’ve noticed a lot of people. A frightening amount, in fact.
Exhibit A: We flew into Edmonton last night to play a local festival, where some misguided person, in a moment of insanity, invited us to headline the main stage on Sunday night. Other bands that had done this: Weird Al, and a bunch of others I can’t remember now. But seriously, Weird Al played on Wednesday and then, a scant four days later, we were there. And the weirdest part about it? People came. People that seemed to know our songs, and like them. Unfortunatley I was using mostly unfamiliar rental gear, so for me the show was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish, but I couldn’t help but get a rush out of the whole thing. How can you not?
Exhibit B: Today we flew from Edmonton to Calgary to Houston to Austin (memo: book direct flights next time), and arrived to play in wonderful Austin, a city in which we’ve had nothing but good experiences before. Running on a grand total of five or six hours sleep in the past two days, the show should probably have been a disaster. But it wasn’t. Somehow we managed to find some energy somewhere, and played the sweatiest show ever. And again, a really big crowd. Where did all these people come from? They really seem to genuinely like us, which never ceases to shock me. Because thats what I do. Going to concerts, waiting in line, watching the band and shouting like a crazy person, these are all things that I’ve done many times, and will continue to do for as long as my hearing holds out. The idea that people are doing so for us is mind-boggling (or mind _blogg_oling) to say the least.
So thanks, everyone. I really can’t say how much it means to me, to all of us, to have people like you shout manically at us while we play. Keep it up forever, won’t you?
xo
Graham
PS. Todays BLOG CHALLENGE, find Waldo.
Down The River of Golden Blogs...
Written Friday July 27, 2007 by Graham Wright
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Its hot in California, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. We’ve played some very sweaty shows out here, as the tour marches inexorably forward towards its climactic conclusion in New York City. But thats not for another couple of weeks, and we’ve got lots of ground to cover and lots of sleep to miss out on.
As everyone probably knows by now, we just signed a record deal with the folks at Saddle Creek out in Omaha. These ladies and gentlemen are some of the very finest I’ve ever met, and we’re all pretty thrilled to be working with them. They also just built their own venue, offices, apartments, and move theatre, so clearly they’re handy with a hammer and nails.
Its hard to think of exciting things to blog about… Everybody tell me your favorite colour, your favorite member of The Monkees, and one interesting fact about your hometown.
xo
Graham
Clap Your Blog Say Yeah!
Written Thursday July 19, 2007 by Graham Wright
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I’m going to let you in on a secret: we’re awful at doing blogs. Sure, we get all excited for the first few hours and think of all kinds of witty things to post, but once the excitement has worn off, we’re liable to get distracted by eating. Or sleeping. Or standing still, contemplating the clouds. But I promise that we’re going to do our best to blog as much as possible. Like right now, I should be in bed, but I’m writing this. Aren’t you impressed by my dedication? I know I am.
Tonight we played in hot hot Indiana. Seriously, its really hot here. I’m only drying off from the sweat now, two hours after the show. Also, they wouldn’t let us hang out in the venue, so we got to spend four hours playing hockey in the parking lot, which only made us sweatier. And everyone called it ‘stick ball’. Whats with that?
Tomorrow we have a ten hour drive, which is the perfect time for me to finish Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I’m gearing up for Friday night…
See you soon.
xo
Graham
Bob Loblaws Law Blog
Written Monday July 16, 2007 by Graham Wright
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So, we have a blog now. This means that now we can post just about anything we want, with nary a thought as to whether or not it has anything at all to do with our band. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
We just got home from the UK and Europe, as you may know. We got to ride on a bus while we were over there, which was a luxury that we’d never experienced before. I want to set the record straight about one thing: tour buses don’t have showers. I thought it was pretty much a given that a moving vehicle wouldn’t contain such amenities, but several people have expressed surprise and disgust at the fact that we wouldn’t shower for days on end. Lesson: being in a band is gross.
We’re all set to head out on our big American adventure tomorrow. We’ve got a new trailer hitched up to our old van, and I’m bringing a really big suitcase, which is sure to annoy everyone else in the band. Oh, to all the hockey fans out there: we’ll be bringing sticks on this tour, and it won’t be unusual for us to start up a game in the parking lot before the show, so feel free to bring your stick and join in. If we’re not there, it means we’re too out of shape to play sports that day.
Are you excited for the new Harry Potter book? I worked at a bookstore when the last one came out, and I set a goal that by the time the last book was released, I’d be buying it as a fan and not an employee. So apparently school was right, and goal setting is a good thing. See you in Omaha, Harry!
You can never have enough clean socks on tour. Seriously, its impossible.
xoxo
Graham
Apologies to our Friends
Written Friday July 13, 2007 by Kevin Finlayson
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Hello everyone, welcome to the new TPC website. We’re sorry for the turbulence you may have experienced over the past couple of days, as we’ve made our transition. This applies particularly to anyone who’s been inconvenienced by the down-time in forum, which will be up later today soon. Feel free to leave a comment and say hello.