FEBRUARY TWENTY NINTH TWO THOUSAND EIGHT
Conditions EP Release show
This past friday, I went up to Richmond to for the Conditions EP release show at The National Theater. Upon arriving, I was blown away by this venue. It is one of the nicest venues I've been in! A Suffocating Signal, Against Grace, Asleep At The Bottom Of The Sea, Love and Reverie all were playing along side Conditions.
Also, during Love & Reverie's set, there was a proposal on stage in front of 800 people! (pictures below) This is got to be one of the best ways to propose to a girl, ever! It was in front of their friends and family, and it could not have gone any better. Oh, and she said YES!!!
We want to thank everyone who came out to support every band that played. They are all amazing artists with a big future ahead of them! Without YOU none of this is possible. You are amazing in every way possible, we can not say that enough.
Tijuana Flats & Parade The Day
Last night Keith and I went to Tijuana Flats in the Hilltop shopping center off Laskin road. This was our second trip in this amazing mexican resturant. They have some of the HOTTEST hot sauce around (Skyler and I know from experience). After Keith and I had our huge burritos we then went to the Parade The Day & Driving East show at the Attitudz Venue. Also there was a band on tour from Georgia called Joy in Tomorrow who were really good! They are great friends of ours, please go check them out!! We love those guys. Until next time! Love you all! XOXO
FEBRUARY TWENTY FIVE TWO THOUSAND EIGHT
Amazing what a bright light and a white background can do.
The boys and I took some new photos for the Myspace this past weekend. It's amazing what a really bright light and a white background can do... I've never seen better photos taken of us. So there's your nugget for today: bright light and solid color background does wonders.
Tyler and I went to see our dudes in We Were Gentlemen play with Too Pure to Die and ABACABB last night. All three are on tour together right now, so go see them when they come through your town.
FEBRUARY TWENTY FOUR TWO THOUSAND EIGHT
San Dimas High School Football Rules
Last night was a pretty surreal night. We sponsored the Kris Roe (The Ataris) acoustic show, a show where Kris Roe (vocals) was touring doing the band's entire "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits" album acoustically. The show had been on the books for about two months, so we definitely knew it was coming, but it was one of those things where it didn't really hit me until Kris walked in, how cool a show it exactly was. People crowded him, asking for photos and autographs within seconds of him entering the door -- so clearly other people knew how cool the show was. Kris set up his merch next to our stuff, and I joked about how before he came everyone wanted to take MY picture! Once the dust settled we talked about "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits" an album his band wrote in 1999. The guys and I drove to the show talking about how we used to listen to that album on the way to high school, and afternoons leaving school consisted of the windows down and blasting "Your Boyfriend Sucks" and other such tunes that made you realize your high school years were no different than anyone else's. Watching Kris walk in and then talk to me about his old records, girls, touring, clothing and music's current state was such a cool thing. He played phenomenally. People sang, loudly, sometimes overcompensating Kris and a microphone, and 20somethings were turned quickly back into 15, 16 and 17 year olds. It was such a cool night on many different levels. I suggest you go see him if he's coming anywhere near you, it's well worth it. And personally, Kris is a very cool dude - incredibly humble and appreciative, nearly embarassed when you tell him how much you loved his band's stuff. Extremely good dude, so if you go to his show, definitely spend some time with him.
I also must shoutout our new friends Thieves & Villains who just signed to Victory Records. Tyler has been in communication with them for a while, so it was good to finally meet them and spend some time. They will only be getting busier, so check them out!
And lastly, we have started a new thing at CEER!US Apparel... at shows we'll be taking pictures of YOU holding our logo, and we'll post them to the web site under the "gallery" section. Last night's photos are posted here, so if you got your picture taken last night go check it out. We'll be taking photos at all of our sponsored shows, so come stop by our table at our upcoming shows and get your picture taken.
FEBRUARY TWENTY THREE TWO THOUSAND EIGHT
Dogspace
Adam (Across Five Aprils) and I put our dogs up on a joint Myspace. Check out Aeva and Oliver here.
FEBRUARY EIGHTEEN TWO THOUSAND EIGHT
Siiiiiiick (and not in a good way)
I feel like I was in a movie the last few days. I saw nothing but my couch and my bed for the last 3.5 days. I was laid out with something. My recommendation to all of you is to see a doctor first-thing and don't assume you know what it is. I went from thinking I had the flu to a sinus infection, to who even knows at this point. I feel like I'm on the up-and-up as today has been the best day thus far in the last 3.5 (we'll see). But clearly business doesn't stop with me out of the mix, as CEER!US Apparel welcomes Inhale Exhale to the family while I was calling in sick. I'm excited to have them. Their high-energy music has been something I've enjoyed for a while, and it's nice to call them family now. We have a lot of shows coming up, and we order all items with [NEW!] next to the item name very very soon, so get those orders in!
FEBRUARY FIFTEEN TWO THOUSAND EIGHT
Snow much fun
I finally uploaded pictures from my snowboarding trip to Blue Knob Ski Resort. It was so much fun! I went with my dad and his best friend, David and his son, Ryan. When we opened the door to our room for the weekend we were surprised to find that this resort does not have any new technology. Everything was made from wood. EVERYTHING. Remember those old tv's that only received like 7 channels and you had to get up to change the channel? Yea, that was our tv. And we were there during the Winter X-games!! I missed it cause they didnt have ESPN!! But we were there to snowboard, we were hardly in the room. Blue Knob, PA is a beautiful part of the country. I recommend you go and check it out!
