Day One – July 16th- The Brewery – Raleigh, NC
Posted by: Aaron
We woke up today like kids on Christmas. Today begins the fruition of a long-term dream. We had practiced at camp late so we set off for Raleigh at 10:30am. We have decided to read a couple chapters aloud each day on tour. We want this tour to be as fun and beneficial on every front as possible plus it helps us get in the right mindset. We decided to start with “Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis since only Jeremiah and I had read it and it has been quite a while. We knocked out three chapters on the way to The Brewery. No writer since the Bible can touch Lewis for my money and even as I read passages I had underlined my last time around I still was so awestruck by his ability to succinctly explain the deepest of philosophies. We had to stop at Guitar Center for some supplies and we had a few minutes to kill. When we got to the venue the sound guy was outside waiting for the owner to show up and let us in. The venue is real close to NC State in downtown Raleigh so we walked across the street and shared a Sweet Tea and hung out with the band Snakes and Suits. They are a local band and it was their second show; good dudes and their manager, Josh, was super nice and helped run our merch. We were also playing with a local indie band called Yearling (www.myspace.com/yearlingmusic), and a touring post-hardcore/ indie outfit from Charlotte called Harvard (www.myspace.com/harvard). We met Yearling when we played the Brewery on New Year’s Eve with our good friends in Called to Arms (www.myspace.com/calledtoarms). Their lead singer, Sid, was there and really dug our music and we swapped demos. He is also the bass player for the popular NC Hardcore band Glass Casket. Harvard contacted us about trading shows because their lead singer used to run in the same circles as Travis in Durham. The Brewery is like Travis’ home venue. It’s the venue he always saw shows at in high school and it was a dream of his to play there. They always treat us well and quite often even better than the “Christian venues”. Anyway the show went well for the first time back at it in two months. All the mistakes were minor and I doubt anyone else noticed. Judging the reaction of the audience and the other bands, we played exceptionally well. But we are perfectionists. We had a good time goofing around with the boys from Harvard and we sold a good amount of merch. Harvard was really energetic and fun to watch and Yearling has the polish of a seasoned veteran. I always put toilet paper in my ears when we watch other bands and for the second time this year I got one stuck. Luckily Jeremiah came to the rescue with pliers, which is good cause it freaks me out. Everyone was really cool and we look forward to seeing all the boys again later. We had a few guys come up and thank us for the clarity with which we spoke of Christ, every little bit of encouragement helps. Afterwards we went to The Cookout with some people and then headed back to camp where we play tomorrow night. Great people, great show, great opportunities, good pay, and great beginning to this tour. So far, I have to say; We love tour. See you soon.
We woke up today like kids on Christmas. Today begins the fruition of a long-term dream. We had practiced at camp late so we set off for Raleigh at 10:30am. We have decided to read a couple chapters aloud each day on tour. We want this tour to be as fun and beneficial on every front as possible plus it helps us get in the right mindset. We decided to start with “Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis since only Jeremiah and I had read it and it has been quite a while. We knocked out three chapters on the way to The Brewery. No writer since the Bible can touch Lewis for my money and even as I read passages I had underlined my last time around I still was so awestruck by his ability to succinctly explain the deepest of philosophies. We had to stop at Guitar Center for some supplies and we had a few minutes to kill. When we got to the venue the sound guy was outside waiting for the owner to show up and let us in. The venue is real close to NC State in downtown Raleigh so we walked across the street and shared a Sweet Tea and hung out with the band Snakes and Suits. They are a local band and it was their second show; good dudes and their manager, Josh, was super nice and helped run our merch. We were also playing with a local indie band called Yearling (www.myspace.com/yearlingmusic), and a touring post-hardcore/ indie outfit from Charlotte called Harvard (www.myspace.com/harvard). We met Yearling when we played the Brewery on New Year’s Eve with our good friends in Called to Arms (www.myspace.com/calledtoarms). Their lead singer, Sid, was there and really dug our music and we swapped demos. He is also the bass player for the popular NC Hardcore band Glass Casket. Harvard contacted us about trading shows because their lead singer used to run in the same circles as Travis in Durham. The Brewery is like Travis’ home venue. It’s the venue he always saw shows at in high school and it was a dream of his to play there. They always treat us well and quite often even better than the “Christian venues”. Anyway the show went well for the first time back at it in two months. All the mistakes were minor and I doubt anyone else noticed. Judging the reaction of the audience and the other bands, we played exceptionally well. But we are perfectionists. We had a good time goofing around with the boys from Harvard and we sold a good amount of merch. Harvard was really energetic and fun to watch and Yearling has the polish of a seasoned veteran. I always put toilet paper in my ears when we watch other bands and for the second time this year I got one stuck. Luckily Jeremiah came to the rescue with pliers, which is good cause it freaks me out. Everyone was really cool and we look forward to seeing all the boys again later. We had a few guys come up and thank us for the clarity with which we spoke of Christ, every little bit of encouragement helps. Afterwards we went to The Cookout with some people and then headed back to camp where we play tomorrow night. Great people, great show, great opportunities, good pay, and great beginning to this tour. So far, I have to say; We love tour. See you soon.
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