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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Recess is over...
The bell has gone and recess is officially over. Vacuity will be back into their jam space tonight and not a moment too soon.
We have been meeting and tapping outlets that will help us in the next short while to determine what avenues we will be taking… other words, figuring our shit out.
I know all of us are itching to get back at writing and booking some shows for the New Year. We will have some pretty big news for everyone in the coming weeks. I guess we'll just hit you guys with it and see how it flies.
Being back is a bit strange. I have not really left the house much, no real desire to. I still haven't really even turned on the heat. Maybe it's shell shock from the bus... Emeri and I did almost die that last night. However, I am starting to regain feeling and the mouse is moving on his wheel even faster then usual.
Oh and we really got a great response with the "Onward, Downward" videos that we did while on the road. So there might even be some more of those...
Keep checking back.
p.
We have been meeting and tapping outlets that will help us in the next short while to determine what avenues we will be taking… other words, figuring our shit out.
I know all of us are itching to get back at writing and booking some shows for the New Year. We will have some pretty big news for everyone in the coming weeks. I guess we'll just hit you guys with it and see how it flies.
Being back is a bit strange. I have not really left the house much, no real desire to. I still haven't really even turned on the heat. Maybe it's shell shock from the bus... Emeri and I did almost die that last night. However, I am starting to regain feeling and the mouse is moving on his wheel even faster then usual.
Oh and we really got a great response with the "Onward, Downward" videos that we did while on the road. So there might even be some more of those...
Keep checking back.
p.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Backward Vision.
The tour has been done for a couple of weeks and we are already in the process of setting up more stuff for February and March-April. I want to thank everyone who frequents this blog for your interest, and to keep checking it out, because we are already working on new material, and setting up another tour(s). So stay tuned!
Here are some shots that encompass the whole trip. It is unfortunate that the last half of the tour had less pictures. It is the hardest thing to charge batteries in a bus parked in a vacant lot. Next time there will hopefully be a whole lot less vehicle problems to deal with, and a whole lot more shows and music related pictures. It was an adventure none the less....... enjoy!
Safe at home in the K-dub. Just outside of the Boathouse-still pimping Thor's ride. Showing him off before our K-W kick-off with our good friends 'The Free Press'
Set'n up for our Tour Launch at The El Mocambo.
Mr. Cutler even made it out for the gig. Unbelievable!
Chatting with friends and well-wishers while loading up for the trip back to Kitchener.
Cultural experiences in Marathon Ontario.
More cultural experiences.
The Starbuck's in Marathon. Grande Bold please.
The haunting face of auto-shops of yet to come. Oh.. Thunder Bay.
Taco Time eluded us the entire trip... yes this is a true regret.
Another attempt at fixing the speed sensor in Brandon Manitoba. Shop #2.
Flat flat flat flat flat flat. The desolation of the prairies is actually quite beautiful.
Saskatoon. Buds on Broadway, just down the street from the much cooler 'Amigo's'
Oh my god it is my dream car! Seriously... this is sweet.
Shop #3, The death of Thor, the God of broken imported axles. Lloydminster, AB/SK
Rental Truck #1
Rental Van #2.
The 4th and final vehicle, the beauty that is Atlas. Chevy 30 = Lego mobile.
The head on shot of the beast.
Packed to the brim.
This is Wilkie Saskatchewan. Home of Tim Lee, and the source of our rescue. Tim saved us when we were pretty sure there was no way to make the rest of the tour fly.
On the way to Slave Lake, Alberta. Freaking spooky ass highway.
Our very short experience with Edmonton.
The Watch store in Stettler, AB. Biggest sign for miles around.
Atlas refuels... hot diggidy!
Mountains beckon. On our way into the Rockies.
Revelstoke! Oh my god.
Near Kamloops.. Insane surroundings.
The Lions Gate bridge in Vancouver. Our good friend Ryan Layfield was kind enough to show us around. Wicked city.
The Pacific Ocean. The furthest point of the journey
More Van-city.
Coolant problems just outside of 'Hope' BC.
Seriously sunny but cold in the mountains.
Skip the prairies and we are back to north of Superior. This is between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie.
Sleeping in a Tim Horton's parking lot leaves you weathered. 
An absolutely grotesque scene in Northern Ontario.
This is how to kill time while draining BBQ tanks into a bus tank.
So close yet so far in Ontario. Close enough to the end of our tour. After this our water pump broke. Atlas had been so good to us up until then. All the way through the rockies and back with only a trip permit, and the topping up of random fluids from time to time. Not bad for an '86.
It felt good to be home and clean again, surrounded by loved ones. Something strange happens after about a week though... there is this itch... like you need to be doing something... I have come to the conclusion that something might be booking another tour.
Here are some shots that encompass the whole trip. It is unfortunate that the last half of the tour had less pictures. It is the hardest thing to charge batteries in a bus parked in a vacant lot. Next time there will hopefully be a whole lot less vehicle problems to deal with, and a whole lot more shows and music related pictures. It was an adventure none the less....... enjoy!
Safe at home in the K-dub. Just outside of the Boathouse-still pimping Thor's ride. Showing him off before our K-W kick-off with our good friends 'The Free Press'
Set'n up for our Tour Launch at The El Mocambo.
Mr. Cutler even made it out for the gig. Unbelievable!
Chatting with friends and well-wishers while loading up for the trip back to Kitchener.
Cultural experiences in Marathon Ontario.
More cultural experiences.
The Starbuck's in Marathon. Grande Bold please.
The haunting face of auto-shops of yet to come. Oh.. Thunder Bay.
Taco Time eluded us the entire trip... yes this is a true regret.
Another attempt at fixing the speed sensor in Brandon Manitoba. Shop #2.
Flat flat flat flat flat flat. The desolation of the prairies is actually quite beautiful.
Saskatoon. Buds on Broadway, just down the street from the much cooler 'Amigo's'
Oh my god it is my dream car! Seriously... this is sweet.
Shop #3, The death of Thor, the God of broken imported axles. Lloydminster, AB/SK
Rental Truck #1
Rental Van #2.
The 4th and final vehicle, the beauty that is Atlas. Chevy 30 = Lego mobile.
The head on shot of the beast.
Packed to the brim.
This is Wilkie Saskatchewan. Home of Tim Lee, and the source of our rescue. Tim saved us when we were pretty sure there was no way to make the rest of the tour fly.
On the way to Slave Lake, Alberta. Freaking spooky ass highway.
Our very short experience with Edmonton.
The Watch store in Stettler, AB. Biggest sign for miles around.
Atlas refuels... hot diggidy!
Mountains beckon. On our way into the Rockies.
Revelstoke! Oh my god.
Near Kamloops.. Insane surroundings.
The Lions Gate bridge in Vancouver. Our good friend Ryan Layfield was kind enough to show us around. Wicked city.
The Pacific Ocean. The furthest point of the journey
More Van-city.
Coolant problems just outside of 'Hope' BC.
Seriously sunny but cold in the mountains.
Skip the prairies and we are back to north of Superior. This is between Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie.
Sleeping in a Tim Horton's parking lot leaves you weathered. 
An absolutely grotesque scene in Northern Ontario.
This is how to kill time while draining BBQ tanks into a bus tank.
So close yet so far in Ontario. Close enough to the end of our tour. After this our water pump broke. Atlas had been so good to us up until then. All the way through the rockies and back with only a trip permit, and the topping up of random fluids from time to time. Not bad for an '86.It felt good to be home and clean again, surrounded by loved ones. Something strange happens after about a week though... there is this itch... like you need to be doing something... I have come to the conclusion that something might be booking another tour.
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