Journal of a Trainwreck

I was talking with a friend last night and she told m e that she was so happy that winter was finally done and over with and it got me thinking about my winter .... of lack of haha, I was in montreal and in the snow for less than a month overall, spreaded out throughout the season.

I figured I would post a couple of pictures from my winter!

Spent a couple of weeks in the cayman islands, a place I never wouldve thought I'd go to in my life, glad I did, it was alot of fun, saw alot of cool things (turtle farm, stingray city, helland had an overall great time even in the situation, thinking back I couldv'e made more out of it but It was a great trip and I'll never forget it. usually when you go in places like this you see it from a resort, a bus trip, with a tour guide, it was such a cool experience to see it through the eyes of pepole that had lives there for many many years, Of course we tried and do most tourists attractions but we also lived like caymanians (ok more like english people that live in cayman but whatevs) and that I that was really cool.

Then I was home for a whole 8days before leaving again on yet another journey, one that was unexpected to stay true to myself, I had only a day to get ready for a 3months trip.

The first couple of days really made me feel good, we hung out with old friends I hadnt seen in a while and it felt like a three day party and four years later I still think it when I say it, the midwest really is my home away from home.

After that we started our long journey of shitty shows and long drives to meet up with the Destroy the runner and demonstration dude in the all mighty California.

First day without snow (ok there was a little but it was warm and nice) - Henryetta, OK
there was a skatepark right next to the venue so we got the skateboards and longboards out of the trailer and got r done!

There was also those dudes, whatever they are, they were rad, that city reminded me of the set for "MY NAME IS EARL" we stayed in some sketchy ass house with really sketchy dudes that paid their rent selling plasma (blood) and were high off cough medicine 24/7 (not like pills or anything just robotripping non stop) it was quite scary, but we got one dude to shotgun 10beers faster than life and then he died hahaha. Cool party at that house. and Everyone drove pickup trucks and old muscle cars. I was looking for earl hicky to show up at the party.

The next day we were in Tulsa, OK and it was rad, we got there the night before because we didnt feel like staying with the creepos in henryetta for two nights in a row so we slept in a parking lot, woke up, rode our longboards to starbucks like every morning and then it was pretty nice out so we got the lawn chairs out and just hung out in the parking lot talking and having a good old time, at around noon the owner of the venue let us in the venue, she had to go back to work (she was a nurse) until 5pm so she put me in charge, it was a really cool place and reminded me of l'A abit, we set up and played Blink 182 and Metallica covers, you can see on the picture that I still am rocking the cayman tan haha.

Only reason I put this picture up is because you can really see the beginning of what would be an epic tour haircut in the back hahaha.

That night we stayed with native americans (wicked ones too) that had about 5of those bad boys running around, they were truly amazing, we watched 300 and played with the dogs all night. The family also had the weirdest food like lunch meat with cheese already IN it ... fuckin americans.

Then we got to new Mexico, truly amazing place, we stayed with friends of a friend that had met at a christian camp or something so it was kind of weird, but they were truly amazing and great people, we had alot of fun, we didnt have a show but I tried to get the band to open the Escape The Fate / Burnhalo show .. EPIC FAILLL, shoulda known it was a big venue, got sunglasses from some girl at the mall, went hicking up one of the sweet mountains in new mexico and met a cool lady. Solid day for sure. the best part was deffinatly me and sonny hiding in the trailer shotgunning beer so that the family wouldnt know we were such alcoholics hahaha.

PALMTREESSS, the day we had all been waiting for, we were driving an average of 12hours a day, and this meant we were getting closer to meeting up with the tour and the end of bad shows. STOKED. too bad we broke down in Arizona .. but atleast me and john got to get really drunk and sleep in the trailer (the gear was in the venue all night). Good night overall.

Hollywoood! we stayed in California for 6days i think, playing all over the state but always coming back to L.A after the shows because I usually had meetings all day and we were staying at the Mediaskare house where our buddies in Suffokate were recording. It was good to be in the city where most of the business I do go down. Too bad I got denied my american citizenship.

Las Vegas! deffinatly an epic journey, me and Miguel got WAY rowdy, the booze in las vegas is ridiculously cheap, good bonding time with the DTR dudes and we got to eat at an amazing restaurant for free because a friend we made there worked there as the chef, it was awesome. But I decided that I cannot spend more than 48hours in Vegas without seriously harming myself hahaha.

Breakup tour = me being the defenition of sobriety and good mature behaviour

We drove and played several shows in Colorado, wyoming, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota
but for some reason I dont have alot of pictures from that week or two. Lots of fun, Demonstration / BW party time, every night .. 12$ half gallon of whiskey and 14$ 30packs .. playing ball and skateboarding while getting drunk in a church, getting drunk everywhere and anywhere .. being traumatised by the TD boys for having drunk driving games.

Then we played in metamora, Illinois one of the best shows of the tour, had alot of fun, the owner (jonny that is a girl and not named jonny) was a fuckin nutcase but she ruled, she let us stay there, we had a big party cause the tour was near the end, lots of alcohol, got to do laundry, recorded a track and took this ridiculously blurred picture.

After Illinois we played Indiana, Michigan and Ohio with our boys in I Am Abomination, had alot of fun, had a dance party in the van to Nsync and shit drinking Whiskey & Root Beer hahaha.

Last night of tour was at the same place that we played the first night on superbowl snday, we all got way too drunk for pepole crossing the boarder, we hugged it out and I broke my one rule.

After that it was off to the Despised Icon / beneath the massacre / carnifex tour, I hadnt been home since December 27 and it was March 1st, We still had a month in Canada and then a month in the states to go.

No pictures from that time, we got in a big crash a couple of days in the Canadian tour and went
home, there is pictures but I havent found them, Ill post them later!

PS: sorry about all the typos, my blogger is fucked and I can't see what im typing until after I post it.