Friday, December 26, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
On tonight's episode of 'I walked right into that one'...
Mama Stovall: do you have earplugs?
Me: yeah, how many do you need?
Mama Stovall: well, I need one for each ear, and I have two ears...
Me: yeah, how many do you need?
Mama Stovall: well, I need one for each ear, and I have two ears...
-HOOTIE
Saturday, November 15, 2008
So true.
"He's the thinker." - a volunteer at Ribfest, after being told who
plays which instrument. She said it with a suspicious look...I am
always up to something.
plays which instrument. She said it with a suspicious look...I am
always up to something.
-HOOTIE
Friday, November 7, 2008
I <3 Harrah's
That building is lit suspiciously bright...
Wonder why...
Oh yeah... It's a f****** prison...
I love gas money gigs...
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
So long, Colorado Springs.
-HOOTIE
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Old Chicago
The town: Kearney, NB
The slogan: "Colorados finest selection of brews."
Figure that one out...
jb
Monday, October 13, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
You ought to give Iowa a try.
-HOOTIE
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Hangin' with the Yuppers...
Right now I'm lying in bed in a hotel in OH. Which is funny, cause it feels like we've been to OH like seventeen times in the last month... Seriously... It's nuts...
We just got done with our gigs at Upfront & Company in Marquette, MI which turned out pretty awesome.
Now, I'm going to be honest, I wasn't 100% stoked about that trip... I mean... Number one, we were driving from Texas, which just blows. Natalie has a great agent and normally we have pretty solid routing, but when you travel like this, sometimes you just get bent over by your calendar... This was one of those times...
Beyond the 1300 mile drive, the last time I was behind the wheel on our way to Marquette we got hit by a semi... So I will freely admit my brain wasn't all kittens and snowflakes while driving up there again. Obviously, we made it just fine... (a pleasant surprise to say the least.)
And on top of that, we got booked to play Wednesday and Thursday nights... Which, all to often, is code for a really awkward paid rehearsal.
Put all that together in my brain and super excited I was not...
I don't know how many people have ever been up there, but it really is stunning. From northern WI all the way in to Marquette is just amazing. The trees... the water... the land... very, very cool.
It's one of those places that just feels so distant from the world. Like the rest of the country could go into some kind of meltdown and you might not even feel it up there... Which I dig...
There are so many towns we go to where, when you talk to the people, the just have this general distain for where they are. Like...
"Hey man, it's really beautiful here."
"Eh, I guess so... Maybe if you're not from around here..."
It's like how almost all college kids bitch about how boring their college town is... But not Marquette... Everyone I talked to there seemed to have this real passion for living there. Which was refreshing. The whole town really just has this very cool laid back vibe to it.
And well.... In all fairness... as much as I love Nashville, if the bar next to my house had dollar drafts every night of the week, I would probably be a little more passionate too. And man do they take advantage of it. Both nights were seriously impressive for week nights. I think the whole town must have convened at some point and proclaimed an informal tolerance for hangovers at work... Which is bad-ass, don't get me wrong... It's just crazy.
Anyway... The moral of this story? If you're looking to get away from it all and drink a whole lot of cheep beer on a wednesday... The UP has got you covered.
jb
Friday, October 3, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
This Month
In the last month we've been in North Carolina, South Carolina, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio (four times), Illinois, Iowa, Florida, Texas, Maryland and driven through many others...
Right now we are stopped in Oshkosh, WI (contemplating whether or not overalls would be a good look for me) on our way to Marquette, MI.
When we played in Wichita Falls, TX on Saturday it was so hot outside where we were playing I think Natalie almost fell off the stage.... On our way into the hotel tonight I think I could see my breath a little.
We got stuck 50 feet behind a truck that got pushed off of a bridge by a semi... We had to pull over for a few hours and wait out a 60+ mph wind storm in OH...
One of the clubs we played at has already closed it's doors in the wake of this financial climate.
It's been a hell of a month...
Sunday, September 28, 2008
3.26
Should it be exciting? No... In fact it feels as though a little piece
of me has died in order to be able to feel excitement over 3.26 gas,
but I feel it none the less.
I actually saw 3.09 in OK earlier today. With no lines. Suck it
Nashville.
jb
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Interesting bathroom literature
Jackie Gleason?
I love these things, it's like poetry. Beautiful, confusing urinal
poetry.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Quote
-drunk guy to our sub guitar player Martin
Hilton Head, SC
jb
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
WTF?
Mechanically seperated chicken, pork skin, partially defatted beef
fatty tissue, and vinegar...
Wow...
Conversation
This morning joe forgot his wallet in the room and as we were loading
the car he went back to get it. Here's his conversation:
"Hey I forgot my wallet in my room. Can I get back in there quick and
grab it?"
"Yes, do you have an id?"
"Ummm. Yes...
In my wallet"
(insert embarassment and ridicule from her co-workers here)
I love it.
jb
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Trippy
Too bad I can't watch it. You know, cause I'll be playing.
jb
In a claw machine...
body of a brontosaurus.
-HOOTIE
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
12 inch submarine !!!
reward !!!
MC
Monday, September 8, 2008
Daddy Hoot!
Rathskeller. It was the first time I'd seen him in 6 months, and the
first time he saw our show.
He's always been supportive of me, even after I gave up adult life to
play music all the time. He loved the show, and hopefully we'll be
back so he can hear more!
-HOOTIE
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
This was our night.
Elizabeth City Coast Guard Base. Too many quotes to remember.
-HOOTIE
Monday, August 4, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
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