TOUR

I have been on tour for the last 3.5 weeks with Alkaline Trio, Cursive and the Dear and Departed.

Click Here to check out my tour diary/journal/blog whatever you want to call it. enjoy...

it was a christmas card.

The other night I got the chance to see one of my good friend's bands "The Colourist" and the entire time I knew they were cool, and funny and catchy but it wasn't until I saw them myself I realized how good they were. No matter what happened they kept it fun, even with disasters happening left and right, from the annoying drunk crowd to Adam's AMP TO STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A SONG!!!

I felt like you needed some color.
The Dear and Departed.

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The Dear and Departed

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Dan Smith

"if we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." -Ronald Reagan

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The "I Shred" series"Johnny B

Self

Self

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Ben Soto is the coolest dude i think i've ever met.

This...this is Matt Lamb. He is by far one of my favorite people in the entire world. I don't think I will ever meet another person that is as funny, genuine, lovable, good looking, creative and clever as him.

P.S. Dani is great too.

July 4th 2009.

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[Holgaroid]

B.B. Break in Part 2

Its February 16th, 2005.
We made a playlist called "B.B. Break in" it had only our favorite songs on it. I play air drums to it all night. The boys are still sleeping and the sky is finally getting lighter. I'm just starting to get sleepy and "BB Break in" is over, all that was left was the hum of the engine, and the wind pushing us back and forth. I look back and Matt is awake, just laying on his back on the couch, hands behind his head just watching the sky go by out the side window. There isnt a cloud in sight. As I turn back around to keep my eyes on the road I hear Alex rustling around up there. After a few minutes he climbs down into the front passenger seat. Once he's situated I look over at him I dont say anything, just point at the mountains. We look to the right and its the most majestic sunrise I have ever seen before or since. Neither of us say anything we just look. The sky is a cool pale blue and has purple and pink hues. Just before the sun comes over the mountains in the distance you can see (and feel) the rays peeking over and reflecting on this flooded field from us all the way to the mountains.

We decide to pull over and get a photo (or at least try.) I start to slow down and Matt shouts "what're you doing?" I just look at Alex and have him explain what we're doing. I start to pull into the dirt but its too soft so I pull back to where I'm only partially on the road. I've never done something like this, this trip, I feel so grown up. I'm on top of the world. The heater has been on all night so its nice and toasty in the beaver, I cant say the same for outside. Its so damn cold I cant handle it. I only brought a polaroid camera with me. I shoot a few photos, out here by myself. I look back at alex the only one with a real camera here, and give him a look. He shoots a look right back at me and finally gets out to take some photos. Matt stays nice and warm inside. My polaroid wont meter it to come out. I give up on it and get back in. alex shoots one of me from inside the RV, then one of the RV with some big rigs passing and they don't show up, only the streaks from their head/tail lights show up. we're excited. needless to say.

B.B. Break in Part 1

I'm a narrator.
I cant think straight.
I cant see straight.
Scatter Brain.
its february 15, 2005, nothing to do, nowhere to go. I'm sitting on Matt's computer in his living room, the heater is so loud. i get up and go into his room with the computer. We joke about how we should just drive the beaver (our RV) to the hoover dam and then the grand canyon, i extend the joke to alex who I'm talking to on aim. He's like me bored with everything, even as soon as it starts. Nothing feels good. He says if i were serious he'd be over in 15 minutes. He lives 30 minutes away and would have to pack.

Matt walks outside, its hot in here so I follow him. Walking down the stairs we keep talking about all the cool things we could do now that we have an RV. "We could drive all night, get to the dam by 8 they dont open till 10 so we could sleep for 2 hours, take the tour, leave for the grand canyon and make it for sunset." matt sighs. "OH! and we could camp there over night, go for a hike in the morning hit vegas on the way back!" i shout, more excited than I ever get. Matt veto's my Vegas idea because John has never been, and we should wait for him. John is a fellow owner of the RV. "We could go to Calico?" Matt has this fascination with Calico that I just never got. I'm pretty indifferent at this point, I dont REALLY expect to go.

When I get back upstairs Alex has sent a books worth of IM's but the only one that stands out is "We're going. I'm Packing. See you in 30 minutes."

Matts upstairs when Alex gets there, all the lights in the Beaver are off he peeks his head around the corner. Camera in one hand, duffle bag in the other. He just happens to be wearing the same army shirt/jacket that I am. We look at eachothers shirts. I think its funny, He's pissed. We go upstairs and Matt laughs at us faster than i thought he could register that we were wearing the same shirt. Now, I'm pissed too. "I'll be right back" and he runs into his room. when he comes out, he's wearing the same shirt. "you're such an ass hole" -alex.

We leave just on time, all i remember from the drive there is the lines in the road, a clunk that sounded like the wheel coming loose and nothing, as far as i could see.

Joshua Tree.

Dan Smith

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Look at that beard!

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My First Digital SLR photo. (ever!)

City

For photo Class I had to create an image using paper bags, paper clips, nails, and cups and this is what I came up with.

Mi Amor

I used to take tons of polaroids

Chris Hurley

My mom loves to paint.

My Trip to new york.

It rained most of the time, which is ok because i wasnt lugging around my camera the entire time. but i caught a few goodies.

Oh...How I miss Haendel Balzora

I miss skip, he gets home tomorrow!!!

YHVH

a selfless faith
the call to love
the pursuit of justice
helping others
the hope and freedom we have in Christ
the truth of the gospel in a world that is searching...

Feel free to change the world.

Here are a few snaps of what happened. i will post more later i promise.

Zechariah 9:9 (nkj)
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey."

To think that our gentle King chose the lowly path, that Jesus came not riding dignified on a mighty horse but on a silly little donkey.
Came not to be served but to serve.
not to overpower, but to be overpowered.
not to judge but to be judged.
not to be lifted up in praise but to be lifted up on the cross,
in humiliation and rejection and failure.

Hi Chris.

mammoth was pretty fun.