Show Journal 2005-07-13
Day two in LA was much easier. After 10 solid hours of sleep I woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed. We headed over to Wacky Waffles and enjoyed their wacky breakfast offerings. After that we walked back to the hotel and hit up the swimming pool. It was about 92 degrees out so that felt pretty damn good. About 4:00 we headed over to the club and sat around for about 2 hours waiting for Tiger Army to sound check. We got another buffet and another restock of our dressing room’s fridge. After eating we headed back down stairs for a rushed sound check. After much discussion we opted to play in normal clothes. We had entertained the idea of doing the zombie/skeleton look but after the lackluster response the night before we opted out of it. The set tonight was a million times better. When they cut the lights and opened the curtain people were already cheering. Thank freaking god. Right off the bat we had a pit going that lasted almost the whole set. This was the crowd response I had been imagining in my head all month long. This might sound corny but it was probably one of the most satisfying sets I’ve ever played. The setting, the crowd, the show, the driving … it all just came together for us. We walked off stage with big smiles and were all stoked on the whole thing. A lot more people seemed interested in meeting us afterwards which was a good sign. Day Of Contempt was up second and I thought they ruled. I was so impressed with them live. One cool side note is that they didn’t have a pit for any of their set. We all took subtle pride in that fact. They did kick ass and it sounds as if they will be big soon. A release on Epitaph and a tour with Good Charlotte, unless they implode I think they are set. Definitely one of the most down to earth bands we’ve run across yet. Tiger Army was again the main reason for the evening. When they opened up the curtain and I saw that 50 foot Tiger Army banner I almost got chills. The crowd was 100% more into than the last night which was amazing to see, plus they played a different set which was very nice. For the last part of their set I just wandered up and watched from the balcony thinking about it all. It really was just a great night all around. A lot of bands never get to play the House Of Blues or with bigger bands so we were all appreciative of that fact and realize how lucky we are. Ok – thank you’s for the weekend … Nick and Tiger Army, Day Of Contempt, Stormy, Manbat, Thirty3 for the trailer, Staci, Elizabeth from ghosttigers.com, Joe and Brent for single handedly starting a pit, everyone at the House Of Blues and everyone who was receptive to our music.
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