Sunday, February 25, 2007

TERA MAGICAL!

TERA MAGICAL!
We just returned from a charmingly fun stint with TERA MELOS and DAMIERA through the Pacific Northwest. TD & D had just finished a tour with rock stalwarts FALL OF TROY and PORTUGAL, THE MAN. Spirits could not have been higher.
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Seattle gently reminds us that "Layne Staley Lives On".
TERA MELOS accent the riffs with a soft green lighting in Eugene.
I pull my best William Wallace from the future sequel to Braveheart which will take place in the Pirates of the Carribean time.
...And show it one of my best moves.
Great graffiti in the Northwest. This one is apparently about a race car that unwisely messed with snakes. I still don't get the question marks at the end. "Shouldn't have messed with snakes??"
A lot of boots at a creepy backwoods Washington gas station.
Sacramento reunion: Sam, Kruger, TJ, Stace-E, Michelle, Sparks. Adorable.
We went to a hybrid late-night pizza / karaoke place and dueted Maroon 5 "She Will Be Loved" with the owner.
Aaron takes this picture of himself while Noah and I are putting on the snow chains. Thanks. I'm sure it will look great next to the picture of you on fire that Chad drew.
Looks fun. Aaron and Noah didn't bring jackets for some reason, so Noah is wearing my "Pete Wentz" sweatshirt and couldn't be more unhappy about it.
Sitting with John Mayer at a swank waterfront restaurant.
Rock from DAMIERA is a. actually named Rock b. a killer guitarist and c. proud owner of what I consider to be the creepiest tour 'stache.
Hanging out at McDonalds with former hitchhiker Corey Matthews. One of the few times we are not at JIBS.
Fuck that was cold.
The infamous "2 Pound Burger" of Lewiston, ID. Yes that is two pieces of ham next to it on the griddle. I guess two solid pounds of meat were not enough for it.
Actual size.
Couldn't be happier to be eating it.
A step up from the oft-discussed "Aaron and Noah holding hands" picture that started gay rumours at the Naked Lounge.
We played next to a prison but were not allowed to communicate with the inmates.
I have inquired many, many times.
Me and Aaron explore the hall of mirrors at some lame casino.
Hunter S. Davidson. Wearing Mike Sparks' Elvis hat, no less.
This one crazy Reno cab driver was listening to conspiracy theory AM radio shows and telling us about how she saw a UFO when she lived in Guatemala.
2nd best poster ever.
3rd best poster ever.
That cactus was 30 years old.
Another daily cuddle moment. I love how I am just creepily photographing all of these.
This house was definitely haunted.
Noah messing with a new FUTURE FORCE track.
Our friend John from BACKHARLOW ROAD got flagged down by two weird old people to help them carry their bags to a hotel. The dude a complete space cadet, and the woman would not stop talking about Moses and the Bible.
Sweet hat Noah.
Aaron hung out at this Apple Store for 2+ hours at the mall to write a TERA MELOS blurb for METAL HAMMER magazine.
On Chico radio. Don't ask me what he's doing.
A sleazy game of Craps outside our Reno show.
And me losing. Fuck.
Nick and his ghost, stoked to be in Boise.
The Ultimate Yes.
Noah posing in front of the best poster ever.
He has a lot of drum machines.
Action shot of TERA MELOS.
Last but not least, a beautiful day in Lake Tahoe. See you next time.