We played for 80,000 peeps at a festival @ Estadio Azteca in Mexico on Wednesday. That's slightly more people than citizens of Rhode Island.
HOLA!
I'm currently writing to you in the dark from my hotel in Mexico City. I'm not sure why but the power keeps going out throughout the entire hotel. Last night Jack and I were inches away from getting on the elevator when we experienced our first blackout. My father actually suggested i bring a flashlight with me and i laughed at him. Now it's dark and i'm scared and alone.
Playing for 80,000 people was really no big deal. It was just like playing for one of your friends in your backyard...and then inviting 79,999 other people who don't understand what you're saying. We've been playing more concerts around here throughout the week. I just wish i paid more attention in Spanish class:
Hola hermosa chica. Me llamo Gregorio. Juego la guitarra como un león violento. En América yo soy un rey. ¿Querría usted comer cereal conmigo?
We spent last week in London and I did all sorts of obvious touristy stuff (pictured) but the highlight for sure was seeing Abbey Road Studios as well as the famous street crossing. Other activities included: (1) eating a cheeseburger with ham, pineapple, and egg on it. (2) paying way too much for everything...the dollar is worthless over there. (3) hearing "JONAS" chanted by fans with proper British accents.
One other observation about London; there are fauxhawks everywhere. from infants to old men. i don't get it either.
Only 5,000 pounds to call home!
Large Ben
Buckingham Palace. Our tour guide said there are 78 bathrooms in there...someone has a digestive problem.
April 10, 2008
London, UK
That's Just the Way We Roll
SOS
Just Friends
Goodnight and Goodbye
Hello Beautiful
Australia
Shelf
Take A Breath
Games
Take On Me
Still In Love
Burnin' Up
Look Me in the Eyes
Hold On
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SOS (again)
Friday, April 18, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Summertime
Fri 04/18/08 Distrito Federal, MEX Vive Cuervo Salon
Sat 05/10/08 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sat 05/17/08 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
Mon 05/26/08 Glasgow, UK Carling Academy Glasgow
Tue 05/27/08 Glasgow, UK Carling Academy Glasgow
Thu 05/29/08 Manchester, UK Manchester Evening News Arena
Fri 05/30/08 Birmingham, UK The NEC Arena
Sat 05/31/08 Cardiff, UK Cardiff International Arena
Sun 06/01/08 Plymouth, UK Plymouth Pavilions
Tue 06/03/08 Bournemouth, UK Bournemouth International Centre
Wed 06/04/08 London, UK O2 Arena
Fri 06/06/08 Dublin, IRE RDS Arena
Sat 06/07/08 Belfast, UK Odyssey Arena
Mon 06/09/08 Luxembourg, LUX Rockhal
Tue 06/10/08 Paris, FRA Zenith Paris
Thu 06/12/08 Bolzano, ITA Palaonda
Fri 06/13/08 Assago, ITA DatchForum
Tue 06/17/08 Munich, GER Zenith
Wed 06/18/08 Dusseldorf, GER Philipshalle
Fri 06/20/08 Amsterdam, NET Heineken Music Hall
Sat 06/21/08 Brussels, BEL Forest National
Sun 06/22/08 Mannheim, GER Rosengarten Amusensaal
Mon 06/23/08 Dresden, GER Junge Garde
Tue 06/24/08 Berlin, GER Columbiahalle
Thu 06/26/08 Frederiksberg, DEN KB Hallen
Sat 06/28/08 Stockholm, SWE Annexet
Fri 07/04/08 Toronto, ON The Molson Amphitheatre
Sat 07/05/08 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sun 07/06/08 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
Tue 07/08/08 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
Wed 07/09/08 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Centre
Fri 07/11/08 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Sat 07/12/08 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Tue 07/15/08 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Wed 07/16/08 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Thu 07/17/08 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord
Sat 07/19/08 Englewood, CO Coors Amphitheatre
Mon 07/21/08 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Omaha
Tue 07/22/08 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis
Wed 07/23/08 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Fri 07/25/08 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
Sat 07/26/08 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Mon 07/28/08 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Tue 07/29/08 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed 07/30/08 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Fri 08/01/08 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
Sat 08/02/08 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Thu 08/07/08 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center For The Perf. Arts
Fri 08/08/08 Wantagh, NY Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Sun 08/10/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Mon 08/11/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Thu 08/14/08 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
Fri 08/15/08 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Sat 08/16/08 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Mon 08/18/08 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion At Stone Ridge
Tue 08/19/08 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Wed 08/20/08 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
Fri 08/22/08 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Sat 08/23/08 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
Sun 08/24/08 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Tue 08/26/08 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
Wed 08/27/08 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Fri 08/29/08 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair Grandstand
Sat 08/30/08 Allentown, PA The Great Allentown Fair
Sun 08/31/08 Essex Junction, VT Champlain Valley Exposition
Monday, April 7, 2008
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Being home this past week has been the perfect vacation after 6 months of touring to refresh myself not only physically, but spiritually also. I got to play bass in church with my sister, who is a drummer, and my father, who is a percussionist. Afterwards we drove to Pennsylvania (yuck...take that john taylor) to meet our newest addition to the family, Gracie, and celebrate her first birthday. She was left at an orphanage in China when she was only one day old. My uncle and aunt flew out there 6 weeks ago to bring her home. She's a tremendous blessing in all of our lives and a reminder of just how great God is.
I'm a proud cousin, so excuse me while i indulge myself and show off a couple pictures. The photos were taken by my cousin Nikki who i just realized is an extremely talented photographer (i think she just realized it too.)
is she peeing on me?
i took this last one with my phone. notice the awesome pink ladybug cake.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Sorry for the miscommunication
I'm not a huge fan of iChat. i guess you could say i'm old school; i like to hear the other person when i talk to them. iChat is usually just an application reserved for old men preying on naive young boys and girls, but every once in a while, it brings together two complete strangers for magical moments like these. At approx. 6:30pm yesterday i got a random instant message from a screen name i've never seen before. Apparently there was an awesome party monday night somewhere in america. The names have been changed to protect the innocent, but the conversation is all true. i want to be friends with this kid for real. he sounds like totally stoked on life, bro.
some kid i dont know (6:31:08 PM): STEVEEE.
some kid i dont know (6:31:14 PM): DUDE HOW SICK WAS THE PARTY LAST NIGHT!?
this is greg not steve (6:31:46 PM): it was totally sick bro
some kid i dont know (6:31:57 PM): DUDE.
this is greg not steve (6:32:03 PM): did you hook up with that girl you were talking to?
some kid i dont know (6:32:11 PM): ohmygod.
some kid i dont know (6:32:11 PM): dude yes.
some kid i dont know (6:32:14 PM): she was crazy.
this is greg not steve (6:32:23 PM): what happened?
some kid i dont know (6:32:26 PM): we only made out
some kid i dont know (6:32:32 PM): i ended up dropping her off
some kid i dont know (6:32:35 PM): she was a horrible kisser.
this is greg not steve (6:32:43 PM): ah that sucks
some kid i dont know (6:32:48 PM): yeaaah.
some kid i dont know (6:32:56 PM): what about you and Tracey?
this is greg not steve (6:33:06 PM): next time dude
some kid i dont know (6:33:16 PM): ahh.
some kid i dont know (6:33:27 PM): are you going to Jason's saturday?
this is greg not steve (6:33:34 PM): yea i'll be there
this is greg not steve (6:33:42 PM): what do you think about tracey anyway?
some kid i dont know (6:33:51 PM): eh, she's pretty cool.
some kid i dont know (6:33:59 PM): i heard about all the drama between her and kelly.
this is greg not steve (6:34:32 PM): yeah, look i cant do this anymore. i dont know you man. i think you got the wrong screen name. but i'm glad at least one of us made out with a girl last night
some kid i dont know (6:35:00 PM): oh dude.
some kid i dont know (6:35:01 PM): sorry.
some kid i dont know (6:35:03 PM): bahaha.
some kid i dont know (6:35:06 PM): yeah thats pretty great.
some kid i dont know (6:35:11 PM): later.
i guess if there's a moral to this story it'd be that the internet is a scary place to hang out so be careful with how you use it. ...and that tracey is, eh, pretty cool.
some kid i dont know (6:31:08 PM): STEVEEE.
some kid i dont know (6:31:14 PM): DUDE HOW SICK WAS THE PARTY LAST NIGHT!?
this is greg not steve (6:31:46 PM): it was totally sick bro
some kid i dont know (6:31:57 PM): DUDE.
this is greg not steve (6:32:03 PM): did you hook up with that girl you were talking to?
some kid i dont know (6:32:11 PM): ohmygod.
some kid i dont know (6:32:11 PM): dude yes.
some kid i dont know (6:32:14 PM): she was crazy.
this is greg not steve (6:32:23 PM): what happened?
some kid i dont know (6:32:26 PM): we only made out
some kid i dont know (6:32:32 PM): i ended up dropping her off
some kid i dont know (6:32:35 PM): she was a horrible kisser.
this is greg not steve (6:32:43 PM): ah that sucks
some kid i dont know (6:32:48 PM): yeaaah.
some kid i dont know (6:32:56 PM): what about you and Tracey?
this is greg not steve (6:33:06 PM): next time dude
some kid i dont know (6:33:16 PM): ahh.
some kid i dont know (6:33:27 PM): are you going to Jason's saturday?
this is greg not steve (6:33:34 PM): yea i'll be there
this is greg not steve (6:33:42 PM): what do you think about tracey anyway?
some kid i dont know (6:33:51 PM): eh, she's pretty cool.
some kid i dont know (6:33:59 PM): i heard about all the drama between her and kelly.
this is greg not steve (6:34:32 PM): yeah, look i cant do this anymore. i dont know you man. i think you got the wrong screen name. but i'm glad at least one of us made out with a girl last night
some kid i dont know (6:35:00 PM): oh dude.
some kid i dont know (6:35:01 PM): sorry.
some kid i dont know (6:35:03 PM): bahaha.
some kid i dont know (6:35:06 PM): yeah thats pretty great.
some kid i dont know (6:35:11 PM): later.
i guess if there's a moral to this story it'd be that the internet is a scary place to hang out so be careful with how you use it. ...and that tracey is, eh, pretty cool.
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