Right now we are well into the giant drive that is Toronto to Winnipeg. We drove til about 2 am last night then crashed in a truck parking lot next to the keith Urban World tour.
Trying to sleep in a truck yard is near impossible it is so loud. We started driving again today at about 6 am and minus a few stops at dollarama and the mall we have been driving since.
The last few days have been nuts! We played a great show in Ottawa and a HUGE show in Quebec, and yesterday we filmed day 2 of the degrassi movie.
I got some new storage for my bunk area so I’m pretty stoked and organized today.
An hour into our trip yesterday we thought our wheel was falling off and started stressing huge but after a few stops we narrowed the problem down to some flap of metal moving from the wind.
I’m really stoked to get playin my boom booms tomorrow and to get to Vancity and see my homie for life Sean and the rest of the A Trophy Life band. And for whatever else the west has to offer at this time of year.
I’m going to be adding some photos to the flickr feed as I fade in and out of reception so look for those as well as maybe a twit vid or two through the day.
I’m currently driving to Quebec city to play a wicked big show tonight with Silverstein, Ten Second Epic, and A Wilhelm Scream! So its looking like it could be a sweet show.
Yesterday I shot all day for the Degrassi movie! I play drums in the big time hot indie band “flashing midnight” haha so look for that next year. The shoot was at much music so that was pretty dope.
I got to meet so many super sick people, Tim, Marvin, oh and Jessi Cruickshank from MTV… She was super cool! She told me her favorite bands are The Constentines, and The Weakerthans. Little bit of shinfo for ya (shitty-info)
After we wrapped we drove 6 hours to MTL to wonder around and hang out! I went for a walk with Rich from Shotgun Rules who is on tour with us!
Myself and rick slept in the van last night and we left a window open and woke up soooo cold.
Today I am wearing long johns, I am so cold!
Rick is driving, ian is booze bedding it, chuck is shotgun, and dean and I are on our respective benches trying to maximize our technologies.
We really need new windshield wipers!!!
I havnt seen the site in a few days so hopefully its still working!
Posted by admin on Thursday Sep 24, 2009 Under Uncategorized
Hey everyone!
Tour starts tonight in London!
We are headed out west and back with our friends A Wilhelm Scream. Please check the event page in the footer.
Also I’m aware the site no longer works with internet explorer but I wont be able to do anything about it until I get back in a few weeks so please hold tight on Firefox and Safari! (which both rule anyways)
The store has slightly changed until I get back. Help me out.
I Googled “TourLife” and this is what I got… apparently there is a “Tour Life VEST”
….for the record my birthday is November 19th…
***MOST IMPORTANTLY***
If you live in any of the cities on this tour please come out to a show and support 3 or more amazing bands following their dreams. We do it for you! (and for the hookers and blow)
I have this checklist saved on my computer and revise it each time according to the length of the tour and the season as well as with any new and fun ideas I have.
To bring all this stuff I have 1 small suitcase for clothes, sleeping bag, ect. 1 toolbox full of food and drinks. And a backpack (mostly empty) with small things such as phone charger, camera, ect.
The point is to keep your food and clothes in the van and load into your backpack in the morning what you need for the day. Drinks, snacks, show clothes ect.
TOUR CHECKLIST
• Camera
• Compass
• Business cards
• Practice pad
• Drums
• Sticks
• Heads
• Spare parts
• ipizzle + Charger (ipod)
• Phone + Charger
• Food
• Batteries
• Sleeping Bag
• Pillow
• Towel
• Tooth Brush
• Soap
• Shaver
• Pen + book
• First aid
• Tools
• Food heater
• Mattress
• Hack saw or Dremil
• Cigarettes
• Laundry bag
• Coat
• Long Johns
• Tracks
• Back pack
• Life & Crime Merch and promo
• Socks
• T’s
• Hoods
• Jeans
• Shorts
• Duct Tape
• Cooler
• Lantern or flashlight
• Passport
• Hat
• Sunglasses
• Shoes
Haha ok, so we don’t have a bus. Those belong to Katy Perry…
Remember to pack your P.M.A. and imagination to ensure the most fun!Make sure you twitter @tourlife
Posted by admin on Wednesday Sep 16, 2009 Under Uncategorized
Hey friends!
If your reading this, please stop for a moment and take a look around!…
Hopefully you have noticed the changes, and the best part is there are still more to come!
I have been extremely busy in the last week with some shows, a wedding, some work and trying to get this site back and better than ever.
Changes!
1) The new flickr feed in the header. This is a different stream than my Uberpics. I will be updating this often while on the road. although the pictures are not of the best quality you can still get a good look at what I am doing. Scroll over the picture for slide show controls.
2) Sidebar, The sidebar has changed a bit with a new music player and a Event calendar. Scroll over the dates to see if your city is on the Tour.
3) We now accept PAYPAL as a form of payment in the store. Please buy a T shirt and keep me going.
4) There is now a shopping cart widget in the sidebar for your convenience.
I leave for the A Wilhelm Scream tour in 8 days and have not done anything be get ready. It’s going to be a busy week! Content should be flying up on the regular so check back often and remember to refer your friends to the site!
If you encounter any technical problems while navigating the new site please contact Jake@TheArtistLife.com
