The Ultimate Tour-ior!

So, it's about that time to get back out there and spread the Pull The Pin word and further our mission of world domination. We're hitting the road with our ABSOLUTE best friends in Patent Pending as well as our great pals in Kelsey & The Chaos. I'm looking forward to becoming acquainted with Freshman 15 as Corey and Rob are already pretty good friends with at least some of them. Also, I'm going to have to opportunity to hook up with our labelmates in Say Vandelay when we have a 3 day stay in Georgia.

It's going to be nice to get back in old Buck the van and rough it for a couple weeks and see the sights of the Great Lakes and East Coast while going and playing some awesome shows in some old favorite spots and some brand new ones! Two of my most anticipated stops include Sandusky, Ohio to see our close friends Sean, Linda, and Eric from Moron Bros Concerts and Sandusky Bay Poster Works. They're pretty much family. Also, the beer geek inside of me has been counting the days until we hit Grand Rapids, Michigan so we can go and have one or two craft beers from my favorite brewery in the country. I've been saving up my pennies for them!

Anyway, without further adieu, here are the dates that we will be playing on the 2009 Ultimate Tour-ior!

The Ultimate Tour-ior! w/ Patent Pending, Freshman 15, and Kelsey & The Chaos
Sept 10 - Exton, PA @ Hot Topic Exton Square Mall*
Sept 11 - Jermyn, PA @ Eleanor Rigby's
Sept 12 - Amityville, NY @ Broadway
Sept 13 - Sandusky, OH @ Cedar Lanes' Palm Room
Sept 15 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Mixtape
Sept 16 - Muncie, IN @ Doc's Music Hall*
Sept 17 - Crystal Lake, IL @ Xtreme Wheels
Sept 18 - Evansville, IN @ Boney Junes
Sept 19 - Marietta, GA @ Swayze's
Sept 21 - Augusta, GA @ Soul Bar w/ Say Vandelay*
Sept 22 - Sumter, SC @ Brewers
Sept 23 - Virginia Beach, VA @ The Peppermind Beach Club
Sept 24 - Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz
Sept 25 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
Sept 26 - Hamden, CT @ The Space
Sept 27 - Paramus, NJ @ Paramus VFW
*Dates that exclude the tour package; Pull The Pin only.

Quarter Bowling

Crazy Ketchup

So, a shit ton has happened to me since I've last posted anything. I signed a record contract, went to the largest indoor water park in the nation and-- on a much sadder note-- had to say goodbye to my dog who has been my best friend for over 17 years.

Right now, I'm sitting on Rob's couch before we head to grab some sticks and such from the music store and head over to record the new cd that will hit Hot Topics nationwide and various digital music outlets like iTunes and so forth. It will be a six track job and if you buy it on iTunes, you will receive a super ass special bonus cover song. I'm more than stoked about it and can't wait to start hearing it come to life. We will be on a handful or more of this summer's Warped Tour, so make sure you pick it up there or elsewhere during the month of June.

Also, my dog Shaq has been my main man since I've been six years old and one of the hardest things I've done so far in my life was to see him go. He lived an incredibly long and happy life being my family's dog and everyone who ever came to my house will have amazing memories shared with him. Thanks to everyone who has since sent their condolences.

Finally, I have some insane news concerning Pull The Pin's upcoming tour that will take place this May but until details are sorted out and confirmed, it's best we wait on that one. Thanks to everyone who reads this thing and take care until next time.

I'm off to beast out some drum tracks.
Brad

John Stewart = GOD

Part 1 is kind of just an introduction but these last two parts are hands-down some of the best minutes of television I can remember watching. In John Steward We Trust!



Part 2:

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 2

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Part 3:

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 3

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Twittering (Tweeting) Is Easier Than Blogging

Many apologizes for the lack of updates to the blog but it's so much easier to just write one- to two-lined 'tweets' about what I'm up to on Twitter. Definitely follow me on there for more up-to-date information concerning the interesting occurrences of my everyday life. You can find me at Twitter.com/Classic_Brad. To make up for any sense of abandonment that this longer-than-usual break may have caused, here's a Blogspot exclusive picture of me dropping a shit in Michael and Joe Ragosta's bathroom:



So, I've been touring the tri-state area for the last couple of days and then I come home for a week and some change. But we are four shows into the first leg and are having an incredible time. Right now we have a day off in Long Island and are chilling out with our butt-buddies in Patent Pending. They're writing some new songs and they sound amazing. Definitely keep your ear to ground for their new shit to drop this summer. Tomorrow we have a Friday the 13th show in Danbury, CT and my brother and some friends are coming to hang out. Can't wait to play that one. Until next time, follow my ass on Twitter.

Van Rides: $5 and Our Slow But Steady Start

We finally got to take our new van on our first road trip to Paramus, NJ during our Nintendo SixtyTOUR! His name is 'Buck' and we also call him 'Rat Van 2500'. He seats 7 and sleeps 3 to 4 comfortably and allows us to play PS2 and watch DVDs. It's an amazing whip for a touring band of starving musicians and we finally got to break her in outside of the state today. Great times were had by all and between last night's Sherman Theater show and today's Paramus VFW mini-festival, we are finally starting the long-overdue Nintendo SixtyTOUR!







Last night was predictably amazing as we entertained upwards to 500 fans with our friends in Split Fifty, Patent Pending, Kelsey & The Chaos, and Survey Says. Thanks to everyone who came out.

Paramus' VFW show today was amazingly put together and other than a veteran picking a fight with Anthony Pending, it was a fun-filled day of rushing to the venue and then waiting for 7 hours. Unfortunately, it marked the final show that Patent Pending will be playing with us on the tour but we went out with a bang during Applebee's Half-off Appetizer's late-night special. They perfectly complimented our over-priced Margaritas and Merlot.

See everyone else soon!
Brad

Nintendo SixtyTOUR: Red Light, Green Light, Red Light

This first entry to my daily scribe of tour dates seems like its both too early and too late due to some serious complications that have us still in PA right now. I'm currently on Rob's couch right now but let me catch you up and explain what puts me here.

We payed $700 for our van and it was an effing heap of metal, small garbage particals, and dead rats. We also acquired this beast the day that we were supposed to leave for the tours Georgia kickoff. So, its become pretty apparent that we were going to be missing the first date; if not more. But don't underestimate the effect of a little elbow grease and the amazing generosity of a friendly mechanic. We were able to work out a line of credit with Rob's neighbor and amazing mechanic, Mark. He did what we needed to the van for it to be safely driven to our shows and we gave him what we could now and then will patiently wait for us to come back with some more dough.

So, now we were on our way out of the door-- finally! We get a call from our manager that the second of the two remaining shows that are coming up the east coast was canceled by the venue due to... WEATHER?!? I don't know. So, this would mean that we would drive to North Carolina solely for that single show and we would almost definitely be losing an insane amount of money (see above for our current financial situation). So, to sum it up-- once we were able to leave for the tour that we've been hard over for over a month it was no longer in our best interest to start it immediately.

That pretty much brings us to me sitting on a couch. We are waiting back from Joey Rags as he is hard at work trying to salvage the Virginia date by changing the venue. If anyone can do it, he can so stay tuned and hopefully we see all you Virginians tomorrow! If not, we are now more than due to visit all of our friends down the east coast in the very near future.