SPOKESMEN

Denver

2010-10-06T21:30:00.004-05:00

Denver... I had some awesome ice cream, Brett drew a smooth shoe, Prizzy played magic at a venue AGAIN, then we went to this dude's house and he hooked us UP! Lots of dino nuggets and rolling rock.. so I stayed up all night watching Jurassic Park 3.

Oh and brett made a new friend.

Fort Collins

2010-10-06T01:06:00.009-05:00

Fort Collins is a lil too hippy-dippy, but pretty cool.. brett haley got paid, and damn those sandwiches were good. I still remember.

Went the the New Belgium Brewery. Awesome. Note: you gotta make a reservation in advance to take the tour. But you get free beer either way. I've searched for that Helles-Style Lager ever since and no where has it.

The we went to Odell brewery, did a sampler, bought a growler of the best beer ever.

Then we got kicked out for drinking the growler that they told us (after we had bought it of course..) that we weren't allowed to drink there. So we drank it in the field behind the brewery, which was even better.

Is it weird that I still regret not buying that $4 avocado sandwich they were selling in the parking lot? Maybe I'm just hungry right now.

Perrty

2010-10-06T00:58:00.002-05:00

Colorado sure is pretty. Saw snow for the first time in a while.

Finish The Job

2010-10-06T00:55:00.002-05:00

Well.. we're talking bout doing another tour soon, so I guess I should prolly post the photos i never got around to from the last one..

Colorado

2010-06-25T09:32:00.002-05:00

We just ripped through a week in Colorado.. finally back to Central time zone and all the wonderful heat and humidity that comes along with it. Photos coming soon, haven't had time to upload them yet.

Carbondale soon!!

SLC

2010-06-20T19:44:00.001-05:00

Boise

2010-06-20T19:32:00.003-05:00

Boise was cool, a little reminiscent of Carbondale. A Flea Bomb went off during the show (just wait til you see the video), and Bob got in some serious arm wrestling. Things got weird at the end of the night.. more wrestling, Scottie's 25th birthday, a lost pet scorpion, Mark almost got scalped with a battle ax, someone tried to force Ted to sleep in a dungeon, a half bottle of wine was spilled in my sleeping bag (not by/involving me), a lot of sleeping outside and in the van.. Guess it was time, it had been a few days since things got weird.
-DA

Northwest

2010-06-19T22:11:00.005-05:00

Arcata weirded me out, don't go there. The drive is beautiful though.

Portland & Seattle were fun, got to see a gaggle of long lost friends and made some new ones. Played a really fun show at Rotture in PDX, and got to play at Lost Cross North (aka the funhouse) in Seattle. Complete with milo & a bball court.

Life In The Van

2010-06-19T22:09:00.001-05:00

This is what it looks like.

San Fran

2010-06-19T22:01:00.004-05:00

San Fran was beautiful. Played a fun show at Kimos w/ Slow Trucks, Careerers, and another band that was good. Got to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge. Had to leave the spokesman behind, it was his time. Mark had a freak highschool reunion, and Scottie got a free macbook pro. Weird, good time.
-DA

Oakland

2010-06-18T10:22:00.004-05:00

Oakland was cool, played an old yogurt factory called Fort Gallery, played with whqles from LA who were pretty sweet, saw our numero uno Ryan Claypool again, Brett had the best toast he has ever had for breakfast, and I agreed.

We also had to say goodbye to our wonderful merch lady and all-around pal supertracy, she had other non-tour parties she was required to attend. It was fun Tracy!

San Luis Obispo

2010-06-18T10:05:00.004-05:00

San Luis was fun-ish.. Scottie got to see the Blackhawks win, we played in a living room, then things kinda got weird..

We made it out alive though, and got a nice breakfast to boot. Also, saw a frat house that partied too hard and the tallest palm tree on earth.

-DA

California Coast

2010-06-18T09:59:00.002-05:00

San Diego

2010-06-11T16:04:00.002-05:00

LA

2010-06-11T15:51:00.004-05:00

Went to LACMA, played a fun show at Echo Curio, got to see some long lost Carbondalians (including the original Ryan Claypool), had a 3am steak & video game sesh. Got the van all tuned up, happy to get the hell outta LA.

Pomona / Laguna Beach

2010-06-11T15:35:00.004-05:00

Played a Subhumans afterparty at an Ed Hardy themed bar.. they said we eat for free, gave us an amazing $90 meal, at the end told us it was a mistake, and tried to charge us $2 for cups of water while we played. Weird time, but fun and thanks to Christina.

Then enjoyed our first day off, stayed w/ Ted's girlfriend in Laguna Beach.

I got a surf wound. Then Chef Taylor made a killer dinner.

Good day.
-DA

California

2010-06-07T03:53:00.000-05:00

We're here..

Van Time

2010-06-06T23:38:00.008-05:00

We've been movin..

Brett's always prepared.

Bob spends quite a bit of time on the phone, and he has developed some pretty advanced techniques.
Decisions decisions..
Tron makes 'em.

We're officially out West!!

Hello all!

2010-06-05T13:28:00.003-05:00

Hey there people. Sitting in a Best Western in Tempe, Arizona. We heard that the complementary breakfast ended at 9:30. Of course, we woke up at 8:30ish to eat some really really horrible food. It was comical. Eggs were plastic, waffles were pretty much plastic, and the OJ was powdery. Haha!

On to Pomona and Laguna Beach!
-B

AUSTIN!!!

2010-06-05T13:01:00.006-05:00

Austin, Tx

We played two shows in Austin. We got to the Parlor pizza joint on the tail wind of a Scotty Mcneice joint, just before the show started. No more dairy for Scotty. When the show was over we got two free pizzas. The next day was spent swimming, canoeing, and sweating.

The next show was Beerland with Literature and some other band that played for a looong time. Thanks to Mark's cousin Megan for the lodging. Thanks to the dude at Beerland with bad aim. -T

Day 5: Houma

2010-06-04T13:34:00.003-05:00

Houma was relaxin', and the show was sweet. Thanks to Cory for hooking us up.

Look at these lil' treasures I found:

Tasty.
-DA

Day 4: New Orleans

2010-06-04T13:18:00.004-05:00

New Orleans was beautiful. Ate some delicious curry and watched the sun set.

Played at the Circle Bar.

The next morning we went to Domino Sound and enjoyed all the other things New Orleans offers..

Supadome out.
-DA

Day 3: Mobile

2010-06-02T19:52:00.005-05:00

Been livin' it up. Spent the night by the fireplace at Tracy's Dad's house. Made our way to Mobile, played at the Alabama Music Box w/ When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth from Austin, and partied til the break of dawn. B-Ball Dancin', Four Squarin', Chalkin', Livin'.

-DA

Day 1&2: Nashville, Athens

2010-06-02T18:01:00.006-05:00

Whoah. It's been a long time since a post. Sorry bout that. Sitting in a house around Austin thinking about the awesome burger/vanilla shake I consumed about an hour ago.

All of the shows have been pretty great. Let's see here, where have I been.

DAY 1-Nashville was fun. Had a large crew of Carbondalians with us...just got wild and stayed in a Red Roof Inn. Got up, maybe ate some food? hmmm, yeah, maybe ate some food.

DAY 2-Athens, Georgia. Sir Dave Williamson graced us with his presence, haven't seen him in about two years. Great man. A band called the Fuzzlers made us a "Spokesmen" doll and even wrote a song about us. Pretty good.

-B

Oh, here are the dates!

2010-05-27T13:32:00.000-05:00

May 27 2010

8:00P

Little Hamilton w/ Prizzy Prizzy Please

Nashville, Tennessee , US

May 28 2010

8:00P

Go Bar w/ PPP

Athens, Georgia

May 29 2010

8:00P

Alabama Music Box w/ PPP

Mobile, Alabama , US

May 30 2010

8:00P

Circle Bar w/ PPP

New Orleans, Louisiana , US

May 31 2010

8:00P

The Boxer & The Barrel w/ PPP

Houma, Louisiana , US

Jun 1 2010

8:00P

The Parlor w/ PPP

Austin, Texas

Jun 2 2010

8:00P

Beerland w/ PPP

Austin, Texas

Jun 3 2010

8:00P

Trainyard w/ PPP

Las Cruces, New Mexico, US

Jun 4 2010

8:00P

Dry River w/ PPP

Tuscon, Arizona , US

Jun 5 2010

8:00P

Back To The Grind w/ PPP

Riverside, CA

Jun 6 2010

8:00P

Dig In w/ PPP

Los Angeles, CA

Jun 7 2010

8:00P

Echo Curio w/ PPP

Los Angeles, CA

Jun 8 2010

8:00P

Soda Bar w/ PPP

San Diego, CA

Jun 9 2010

8:00P

The Lodge w/ PPP

San Luis-Obispo, CA

Jun 10 2010

8:00P

Fort Gallery w/ PPP

Oakland, CA

Jun 11 2010

8:00P

Kimo's w/ PPP

San Francisco, CA

Jun 12 2010

12:30P

The Alibi w/ PPP

Arcata, CA

Jun 13 2010

8:00P

Rotture w/ PPP

Portland, OR

Jun 15 2010

8:00P

The Fun House w/ PPP

Seattle, WA

Jun 16 2010

8:00P

Red Room w/ PPP

Boise, ID

Jun 17 2010

8:00P

Tba w/ PPP

Salt Lake City, UT

Jun 18 2010

8:00P

Road 34 w/ PPP

Fort Collins, CO

Jun 19 2010

8:00P

Hi-Dive w/ PPP

Denver, CO

Jun 20 2010

8:00P

Rocket Room w/ PPP

Colorado Springs, CO

Jun 22 2010

8:00P

Derailed Saloon w/ PPP

Durango, CO

Jun 23 2010

8:00P

The Underground w/ PPP

Santa Fe, NM

Jun 24 2010

8:00P

Tba w/ PPP

Denton, TX

Jun 25 2010

8:00P

1919 Hemphill w/ PPP

Fort Worth, TX

Jun 26 2010

8:00P

Enjoy w/ PPP

Little Rock, AR

Jun 28 2010

8:00P

Tres Hombres w/ PPP

Carbondale, IL

Jun 29 2010

8:00P

Firebird w/ PPP

St. Louis, MO

Jun 30 2010

8:00P

Replay Lounge w/ PPP

Lawrence, KS

Alrightio we're leavin' o!

2010-05-27T11:59:00.000-05:00

So, we're still dubbing New Land tapes, packing stuff up, and waiting for 2:30 to roll around.

Bringing a large Carbondale gang down to Nashville, gonna be pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Meet up with Prizzy, settle in to our new home. Two words. Woopie. Goldberg.