MELBOURNE DAY 2
Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:29 pm
FIRST SHOW DAY!
Ever fly a jillion buzillion hrs and sleep most of the way cuz it's dark and weird and you're hanging over the shimmering sea cloaked by billowy grey clouds so you begin to question your mortality and the cosmos and mostly... your smallness?
Well, enough about that. The aftermath is - you think you're caught up on sleep, but the trouble is, you've inverted days and night, so while the sleep surplus chamber is full, the memory mattress still thinks you're supposed to be asleep with the rest of your peeps back home who are still living out the yesterday you should be in - only experienced "time travel" so you're never going to get back that day... and you don't care because you can't really figure it all out.
All of these pics are from the hrs that passed after we landed and arrived in Melbourne. You can see by everyone's expression how listless and comatose everyone is... We were chill in the heat.
But, by 7:00 pm that night, we we unexpectely tilted; like, we checked out with out warning.... almost simultaneously. I was watching a movie... i slumped down and woke up at 3am. I found out the next morning that the same thing happened to everyone.
MONDAY MORNING
Most importantly, I found the most amazing coffee shop next door to the Medina hotel we're in. OMGarsh... I'm still reeling from the splendor of that latte. (btw - large = very small here) Their large is like Starbuck's smallest.... and 2 shots. They told me, "Quality over Quantity" and i was made a believer.
I quickly drug the band up after working for 3 more hrs on the WB e-blast that i'm still not finished.... (dedicated to YOU first) and we filed down there like little American idiots seeking unknown Australian breakfast and a round of Latte's for everyone. You should have heard the moans of ecstasy from everyone as we sipped. Stacy said it eclipsed our favorite shop in Seattle - "bauhaus". Sorry, you lovely North Westerner's - it's here... but since we can't come here often, Bauhaus is still number one.
MONDAY NOON
We strolled around and had a little impromtu photo op shoot near the hotel. Sherri has them on her really good, really new camera. I'll dig them out later for u.
After, we came back to the hotel, chilled and were filled w/ busy-ness till lobby call at 4:00. The band worked on their set list which i turned into art and printed. They went over every song on their guitars while I worked on that e-blast.
MONDAY LATE AFTERNOON
At 4:00, a girl named Nicole picked us up, took us to the venue... we met all the cool people from Atticus - Dan and Mike, met Chris Moses - the promoter behind all of this, who got me a cell phone to use locally. They're all amazing.... the vibe is so good here. Everyone is SO nice. I'm not blowing smoke. We all notice how great the vibe is...
BACK LINE gear is always the wild card, but everything was there... what a rellief. NO sound check... scarcely a line check for their set...but I still think it came off well, 'cept for one hitch.. the girls are used to in-ear monitors. The wedges didn't deliver so they weren't happy w/ vocal performances.
Our FOH engineer will be w/ us for all the TBS shows; he's really good... a great ear and knows how to dial in the big sounds. It will only get better... Hope some of you will make it to the SHOW TONIGHT!! (see previous info)
I have to get ready. Will post video and more pics. Just wanted to journal a bit of the day yesterday since today is seamlessly beginning. thnx. boyd
MONDAY NIGHT - THE FIRST SHOW
You guys leave comments. I'll give my review soon.
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AND THAT WAS THE LAST WE HEARD FROM HIM.
It's really been hard to keep up. No Y-Fi at the venues, and typically, once we get picked up from our hotel, there's no opportunity to work or get on line. Schedules are tight. Sorry guys. At this moment, I have a short amount of time to pack and be in the lobby - as we fly out to Sydney around 11:00. The last few days have been really amazing... a whirlwind of little successes.
MONDAY NIGHT - THE FIRST SHOW....
The crowd - packed, 18 overs, were very die hard "Taking Back Sunday" fans, but response to Eisley was strong - building as the set rounded out with a couple of powerful songs. I know there are already reviews from some of you guys in Laughing City, so I don't really need to spin this thing very "boyd". Anyone snooping around from the Australian market will see community and find what their countrymen think about Eisley. Plus, I'm extrememly pressed for time.
I wish i could spend the last minutes here in Melbourne getting a clip up, but there's no time. I have to answer emails and top this off.
HOPEFULLY HE'LL RETURN AND THROW DOWN SOME WORDS AND PICS.
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