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last night was another fun night with the people i call my friends. tc played highland ballroom. it was a pretty crazy day. driving into the city we were informed of the plane that landed in the hudson. that pilot guy is amazing he saved so many peoples lives. anyway, as we were driving into the city we hear traffic advisories that say AVOID THE WEST SIDE. ironically, highline ballroom is on w16th between 9th and 10th, so we were heading for doom. there was nothing cool. and the west side wasnt congested that badly. and we didnt see a floating plane. nate took us down the wrong street, but we recovered quickly. mike nearly hit pedestrians. and stevie yelled at some asian woman to not look in our van. the nice police officer let us down w16th going in the wrong direction and let us do a uturn. it was nice of him.

so its freezing and we are loading in as quick as possible. the venue is so nice. we had our own little dressing area spot. they gave us cases of beer, 5 trays of catering, a bottle of whiskey, and all the perrier steve could ask for. def an awesome venue and awesome booking. i wish i played at this place with my old band. its funny i recognized like 5 people at the show today just from being in the band i was in. we came in contact with these people at like meetings, shows, showcases and all that junk. didnt feel like reintroducing myself to any of them because i really dont care. they serve no purpose in my life anymore so i didnt feel like wasting my time.

before the stuff went on stage i did some tech stuff. thankgod for the pocket knife i brought.

the stuff went on stage, i stuffed my face with catering like an Ethiopian at KFC. kicked back a few magic hats as the doors opened. me mike and nate went through each song and told me what guitar they needed with what tuning and what fret the capo went on. i already knew all that stuff. i basically know how to play everyone of their songs anyway.

so as our time came to set up and play, i went out there checked nates acoustic, checked his mic, brought the guitars on stage. they were just about ready to play. i picked up the tambourine and started rockin out. so much fun. i love the intro they play, such a good way to build up their set and get the blood flowing. it gives me chills everytime i hear it. so i was happy to be a part of it at the show. it felt good to make my return to the stage. hopefully nate lets me do it everytime im there and they play the intro. heh.

anyway as they played i tuned the guitars and put the appropriate capos on. ant broke a string but i didnt see it happen and he was trying to get my attention but i had no idea was he was trying to tell me haha. i brought him his fender and he tuned up and was set to go. they played fucking awesome. ever since they started touring a lot their live show has gotten so much tighter and better sounding .but they need a guitar rack (nate and mike) it would make my job so much easier. i wish i can go with them everywhere cause i have so much fun when im around them and i actually didnt mind teching. i love guitars and im a nerd when it comes to taking care of them and getting your stuff to sound good.

andre met up with us after we played. the rest of the show was fun, got to hang out with friends, sold some shirts with dobster, drank some beerz, see old friends. lights resolve were amazing as usual. after the show we got chicken and rice which was awesome. thanks nicky c. we all came back to astoria to nates to watch some tbs. unfortunately me erica and dob had to say goodbye and drive home. we were all so tired.

today nothing went on besides me going to work. my gm made me do some annoying tasks (like go through cds and tag the dividers with the appropriate artist name that was missing) i did artists a-e. i made sure i did brand news divider and makde sure it was in the front for everyone to see the artwork for "devil and god" haha.
after that i napped and that brings me here now. work in the am tomorrow. and hopfully going to oceanside to hang with the old creww and meet up with zachy<3.

so here i am saying goodnight at 1:45 am while watching survivorman. sick show.
goodnight!
-j