Where am I going, where have I been?

Posted on March 23, 2011
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It’s been an exceptionally eventful couple of weeks for me.  Things are happening!

Generationals at Red 7 Patio, SXSW 2011

Generationals at Red 7 Patio, SXSW 2011

I just returned from my first SXSW.  I saw somewhere in the neighborhood of 30+ acts, including American Music Club, Austra, Capsula, Decades, The Dodos, DOM, Generationals, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Gift Horse, Grass Widow, Grimes, Hooray for Earth, Intimate Stranger, Lower Dens, Now Now, Pujol, Secret Colours, Some Community, The Strange Boys, Sundress, Telekinesis, Times New Viking, tUnE-yArDs, Twin Tigers, Valleys, Veronica Falls, Versus, We Barbarians, Weekend, Wild Flag, and Wye Oak.  I brought back a couple of t-shirts, some CDS, a tote bag, some weird bruises, a sunburn, a cough, about 4000 pictures (just guessing), and some stories…  I’m embarking on the serious photo editing now.  The pictures in this post are just a tiny preview.

The Scene at Red 7 Patio for Weekend, 3/16

The Scene at Red 7 Patio for Weekend, SXSW 2011

In the lead-up to SXSW, I launched terriwise.com, a little online portal for terri wise photography and any associated ventures.  Big thanks to Ez for helping make that happen.

Shortly before SXSW, I interviewed the totally fabulous Jessie Stein of the Luyas (see below for more on them).  I thoroughly enjoyed our chat.  It helps that I am genuinely interested in and enthusiastic about what they do.  Check out the interview here.

I have been pondering the future of this here blog.  Do I focus it more on music and post more frequently?  It’s a thought.  Stay tuned and see what happens.

I have been busy

Posted on September 27, 2010
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Yes, yes I have been busy.

I’ve covered a bunch of shows for the good folks at QRO Magazine including:

Autolux at the Middle East
8/27/2010 Autolux w/This Will Destroy You at The Middle East Downstairs


Interpol at MHOW

9/10/2010 Interpol w/Cloudland Canyon at The Music Hall of Williamsburg


School of Seven Bells at the Middle East
9/11/2010 School of Seven Bells w/Active Child at The Middle East Downstairs


Basia Bulat at TT the Bear's Place
9/21/2010 Basia Bulat and The Acorn at TT the Bear’s Place

The day of the Interpol show in Brooklyn I was invited in to the Matador Records office to help moderate a live video chat with Interpol guitarist Daniel Kessler. It was all a bit off-the-cuff, and it was a lot of fun. The chat is archived here. I got a little tour of the Beggars Group office (I guess you’d call them Matador’s parent company) and met some of the very cool people who work there, too.

In amongst this hectic schedule of city hopping, picture taking, late nights, and hanging out with friends mixed with happy home-life and work work work, I joined friends Amy, Teresa, and Tomoko a few weekends ago for a couple breezy, decadent days at Top Notch Resort and Spa in Stowe, Vermont. Ah Vermont… We drove up on Friday night and stayed at Teresa’s friends’ ski lodge at Killington, and then drove up to Stowe on Saturday. Saturday afternoon we each indulged in Mount Mansfield Sauchas. What are those, you ask? From the Top Notch site:

Purity and simplification were the inspiration for the creation of this truly unique treatment. Drawing from the Sanskrit term to purify, our Mount Mansfield Saucha session allows you to experience an uncomplicated but completely luxurious three-stage herbal body service. To begin, a sea salt exfoliation removes tired skin and improves circulation. Organic lavender buds are added and then crushed with the salt to provide a sweet aromatic explosion. We use hot towels to remove the salt, leaving your skin velvety soft. Then, you are wrapped in thick linen sheets that have steeped in our detoxifying blend of indigenous Vermont herbs and flowers. In conclusion you may choose a 25-minute, 50 minute or 80-minute full body aromatherapy massage. We have developed a custom blend of sage, lavender, cedar and sandalwood essential oils for a completely soothing experience.

Now that I think of it… somewhere I have a small vial of the sage oil that my therapist gave me at the end of my saucha! That evening we had cocktails by the firepit and enjoyed the view of the mountains as the sun set before heading into the dining room for dinner–homemade local tempeh, anybody? The next day we got our pedicures and manicures, went into town and picked up sandwiches and a few gifts for our loved ones, and then set off on our return to Massachusetts. It was a lovely getaway, and just the beginning of our celebration of Amy and Doug’s upcoming nuptials!

Last weekend my darling friend Sarah came down from Portland and we had a girls’ night out on Saturday. I had a hunch that the bar at Gargoyles would be a good spot for drinks after dinner, and it was. This coming weekend we’ll have family visiting from Pittsburgh (yay!), and on Sunday night I’m covering The XX, Warpaint, and Zola Jesus at The Orpheum. Phew! Good things are happening. Stay tuned!

AND… if you’re so inclined… you can now follow me on twitter: @terkitty. Yep!

SXSW… and me!

Posted on September 7, 2010
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2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the SXSW Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX. I am going. I am SO FLIPPIN’ EXCITED! Ezra seems slightly confused as to why I’m so excited, but he is on board because 1) Houston–home to Simon, Frances, Eva, and Gia–is a mere two hours away, 2) Austin is supposed to be a pretty cool town, 3) March is the perfect time to get the heck out of Boston, and 4) some of his old college pals live in Austin and San Antonio. When all of this dawned on me–that all of those things come together with SXSW and that we could do it… Did I mention that I am SO EXCITED? The fest is 3/16-3/20. More on that later…

Interpol with Twin Tigers and The Postelles at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT, 7/24/2010

Posted on August 24, 2010
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The New Haven show might be the highlight of the current Interpol tour for me so far, though the Buffalo show and the Boston and Clifton Park shows rivaled it in various ways, too. In terms of Interpol’s performance and sound, New Haven was far and away the best. I don’t know if I’ll be able capture here what a great night is was, but I’ll try.

Paul Banks of Interpol at Toad's PlacePaul Banks of Interpol at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT. Photo by Terri Wise, www.qromag.com.

My friends and I actually drove into New Haven the night before the show and stayed at a nearby hotel. The day of the show was very warm and we were first in line by a long stretch, so we hung out in a coffee shop near the venue for a little while. Toad’s Place is in a nice neighborhood around Yale and there were a lot of beautiful old buildings and little shops and restaurants around. The guys working there were super friendly and at one point they let us look through one of the stage doors to get a feel for the size and setup of the venue.

We again heard most of soundcheck, which on this night included “Success,” “Barricade,” “Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down,” “The Heinrich Maneuver” (boo!), “Barricade” (again, twice more), “Stella” (again), “The Lighthouse” (which I’ve still never heard live), and “Summer Well.”

Across from Toad's Place
Across the street from Toad’s Place, taken on my Android.

About an hour before the doors were set to open I felt particularly gross from having been out in the heat for much of the afternoon, so I drove back to our hotel and changed. I returned to the venue a new person after washing up and putting on a dress. When I got back quite a few more people had lined up. Twin Tigers were moving their gear into the venue, and Matthew came up to me and said hello. Nice to know they hadn’t forgotten me.

I’d heard that Toad’s Place is a legendary club—that heavy hitters like the Rolling Stones have played classic shows there and that a show at Toad’s Place was not one to miss. At one point I wasn’t sure I was going to make it down for this show, but I am SO GLAD that I changed my mind and went. The venue has a great feel—laid back in one way but full of energy in another. It’s a good size—it holds something like 1200 people but retains a sense of intimacy. Everyone there—from the people attending the show to the crew to the guys at the bar to the bands—seemed to be in good spirits that night.

Right when we got in the venue and took our spot at the front I noticed a woman behind me holding a nice-looking camera. I tried to ask if she had a photo pass, but I don’t think she heard me. A girl behind me said that she used to work there and that they didn’t care about cameras. That was all I needed to hear. I’d been wanting to photograph an Interpol show for ages, and my DSLR and lenses were just waiting for me a few blocks away in my car. I ran out to get them.

On my way back from my car I ran into another friend of mine from New York who was also going to the show. More happy goodness on this night!

One of my companions for these shows likes to buy cocktails—sometimes for me and sometimes for herself—but one way or another she usually makes sure that I get plenty to drink and am feeling fine. On this night she accomplished her mission with flying colors. I was in a great mood.

The Postelles at Toad's PlaceThe Postelles at Toad’s Place. Photo by Terri Wise, www.qromag.com.

By the time Twin Tigers took the stage I was on cloud nine. I had my camera, the sound at the venue was tremendous, I was surrounded by friends, I had a perfect spot up front, and I’d had a few. I took lots of pictures and made a number of silly comments during their set.

Aimee of Twin Tigers at Toad's PlaceAimee Morris of Twin Tigers. Photo by Terri Wise, www.qromag.com.



Matthew Rain at Toad's PlaceMatthew Rain of Twin Tigers. Photo by Terri Wise.

Interpol’s set was electric. The lighting was probably the best I’d seen on the tour up to that point, and it might have seemed even more that way to me since I was paying particular attention as I was attempting to take pictures–and because I was feeling giddy and more than a little tipsy.

Paul at Toad's PlacePaul Banks of Interpol. Photo by Terri Wise, www.qromag.com.

I alternated between dancing and snapping away.

Daniel Kessler of InterpolDaniel Kessler of Interpol. Photo by Terri Wise, www.qromag.com.

They played “Barricade” live for the first time and I was thrilled—love that song. Paul was literally dripping with sweat by the end of the main set and changed his shirt for the encore. I was very pleased that they chose not to play “The Heinrich Maneuver,” even though they’d checked it.

The night’s setlist looked like this:

Success
Evil
Say Hello to the Angels
Summer Well
NARC
Lights
NYC
Mammoth
PDA
Barricade
Take You on a Cruise
Slow Hands
Obstacle 1
——–
Hands Away
Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down
Not Even Jail

As far as this tour goes, it was a great setlist for me. I much prefer “Mammoth” to “The Heinrich Maneuver,” and think it works much better live–it has a much better intensity and was a much better fit on this night. As mentioned before, I love “Hands Away” and I don’t think they’d started swapping it out for “Leif Erikson” (which I also love) at any of the shows yet. “Stella” again fit the intensity of the night. It was just right.

Daniel Kessler at Toad's PlaceDaniel Kessler of Interpol at Toad’s Place. Photo by Terri Wise, www.qromag.com.

Afterwards I wandered over to the merch table to say hi to the Twin Tigers people and we gabbed for a while. We talked to Forrest about The Smiths and Stereolab, and found out that they had scored a swank hotel (Down comforters! A big flat-screen TV!) for cheap–maybe less than we were paying, while we had ended up in a fine but pretty boring place a short drive away. They wanted to hang out more, and I very much would have liked to, but my friend wanted to get back to the hotel and wasn’t sure she could find it on her own, so I had to go. Matthew made me promise to hang out after the Boston show on his birthday and I said I definitely would.

Interpol with Twin Tigers and The Postelles at Pearl Street Ballroom in Northampton, MA, 7/23/2010

Posted on August 23, 2010
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I ended up arranging to meet up with friends for the Northampton and New Haven shows. Originally, I thought I would just drive home after each show, but it would have been incredibly tiring to do so. In the end it’s a very good thing that I stayed over both nights.

Northampton is a little over two hours from Boston by car. I arrived quite early and as it was a misty day I went to a coffee shop called The Yellow Sofa to get a drink and charge my cell phone. I ended up going back there twice during the day for various purposes. The people working there were great, so they all deserve a shout out. Yo, Yellow Sofa peeps, if I am ever back in Northampton, I will see you for sure. I was wearing my Devo t-shirt and two or three people commented on it, as is usually the case. Later on during the changeover between bands I noticed that the first guy who had commented on my Devo shirt was working for the venue. Unsurprising, really.

I got hungry after a bit and headed over to the discount natural foods shop across the street from the venue. They had some great stuff for cheap! I ran into Brandon and one of the roadies in the shop. I hung out by the venue for a while, eating my snack and scoping out the place. A friend of Sam’s from Florida came up to me thinking that I worked for the band. She was really friendly, but I didn’t catch her name. Thanks for being cool, old friend of Sam’s!

I was able to hear most—maybe all—of soundcheck. Pearl Street is a pretty old building and not terribly soundproof. I’m not complaining! They checked “Success,” “Summer Well,” “Barricade” (twice), “PDA,” “Lights,” “Barricade” (again), and I think “Summer Well” (again). It definitely seemed like they were working hard on “Barricade,” trying to get it right.

Some people I remembered seeing at the Bowery show in ’07 showed up and we got to chatting. We talked a little about Twin Tigers, and when I said I was having a hard time putting my finger on my first impressions of their sound, they said that TT remind them a little of early Smashing Pumpkins. They were going to the New Haven show the next night and will be at the United Palace show in New York on my birthday, too. Yay for new friends! My show companions arrived shortly after that.

Inside, the venue felt quite small—a little like Bowery Ballroom, but with less impressive sound. Alas, drinks in Massachusetts are not as cheap as they are in upstate New York.

The Northampton show was the first night that a second opener, The Postelles, was added to the bill. They struck me as eager little folks, and their music struck me as being quite happy. It reminded me of a certain segment of 80s college radio pop… sort of like the Rave-Ups, but that’s not quite it. A few of them wore hats. I thought they sounded pretty tight, but they’re not really my taste. My friend liked them a lot, though.

This was my third time seeing Twin Tigers, and some favorite songs started to emerge for me—“Red Fox Run,” “Gray Waves,” and “Everyday” in particular (and I still love all of those TT tunes, among others). My friend couldn’t stand their set because it was so loud—I can’t remember who told us, but apparently they were late to this show and had to use all their own gear (?). It was pretty much a wall of fuzz. I think I wore earplugs for their set, so it all sounded perfectly normal and good to me, but it probably wasn’t the best introduction to Twin Tigers for most of the people there. I’m not sure the guys recognized me right away, but my friend and I liked Forrest’s old-school U2 t-shirt (War-era) and told him so.

Interpol’s set was good, though not a standout performance for me. The setlist was the same as the first night in Rochester, and in fact I think they repurposed the one they’d used for the Allentown show on June 25th. I noticed that Dave Pajo seemed to be doing a little minor backing vocals during “Summer Well.” Either that or he was noiselessly mouthing something to the sound guy during that song. “Narc” was brilliant, as usual. A big cheer went up as they started into “Lights,” and after that song Paul said, “I’m hot as shit.” It wasn’t nearly as hot in the audience as it’s been at some shows, but the place wasn’t all that well ventilated. Anyway, the next night he would be hotter. Paul dropped his pick during “Take You on a Cruise” and played guitar with his fingers for a while before grabbing another pick. Sam looked unhappy about something during that song, though I never figured out what it was.

I didn’t get any pictures of note on this night except for a picture of Paul’s pedal board.
Paul Bank's pedal boardPaul’s pedal board in Northampton–taken on my Android

The crowd was remarkably tame after the show. People just sort of filtered out, and hardly anyone hung around. I thought about approaching the Twin Tigers guys to say hi, but I was feeling shy and thinking that maybe they didn’t remember me. My friends were pretty tired and wanted to get on the road, so after we hung around for a while and found that there was nothing going on we just left.

Interpol with Twin Tigers at Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY, 6/22/2010

Posted on August 23, 2010
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We all dragged ourselves out of bed the morning after the Interpol show in Rochester and drove to Buffalo. It’s only about an hour away, and we arrived pretty early in the day.

I don’t know if you’ve ever been to Buffalo, but it’s a really friendly town. Lots of locals chatted us up around the venue–and gave us tourist literature! It was a little bit rainy, but the cooler temperatures were more than welcome and the rain was sort of refreshing after the warmth of the previous day. Close to show time some of our friends from the previous night arrived in line and we got to chat a bit. A photographer for www.mybuffalo.com took our picture as we were waiting.

JayneMeJimmyMariaJayne, Me, Jimmy, and Maria outside Town Ballroom in Buffalo. Photo by Eric Syty, www.mybuffalo.com.

Town Ballroom in Buffalo is much nicer than the previous night’s venue, Water Street Music Hall in Rochester. It’s newer, cleaner, and air conditioned! Drinks were cheap. We love Buffalo! Jayne once again had a photo pass. I paid a little more attention to Twin Tigers’ set and found myself really enjoying their tunes. Initially I got a sort of 90s feel from their music… a tiny bit of Sonic Youth, a bit of My Bloody Valentine (Isn’t Anything, maybe), and something else that I couldn’t put my finger on. They’re noisy but melodic, heavy but pretty. In my mess of things from this trip, I have a map of Buffalo on which I’d written during their set, among other things:
m–a bit slack-jawed
the shame
but it’s OK bc he wears good shoes
what to expect from a hawks fan?

AimeeofTwinTigersinBuffaloAimee Morris of Twin Tigers at Town Ballroom in Buffalo. Photo by Jayne Yong, www.qromag.com.

Interpol’s set was excellent–so much better than the first night in terms of energy and the overall performance. Sam seemed way happier. I think Dave Pajo and Brandon Curtis improve with every show, and it was really apparent to me that they were sounding better already with the guys on this night.

I had my point-and-shoot with me and figured I’d take a stab at snapping a few pictures. They’re not terrible, considering.

PaulDaveBrandoninBuffaloPaul Banks, Dave Pajo, and Brandon Curtis. Photo by Terri Wise (me!).



DanielKesslerinBuffaloDaniel Kessler of Interpol at Town Ballroom in Buffalo. Photo by Terri Wise (me!).

Setlist:
Success
Evil
Say Hello to the Angels
Summer Well
NARC
Lights
NYC
Mammoth
PDA
Take You On a Cruise
Slow Hands
Obstacle 1
—–
Hands Away
Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down
Not Even Jail

I think it was on this night that Jayne and I were really hamming it up during some songs—particularly “Slow Hands.” We crooned and held hands and made Daniel laugh.

After the show everyone spilled out from the ballroom into a large bar area. Jayne ran into The National’s tour manager (Jayne has been to a ton of their shows over the last year or so) and they had a chuckle. We stopped by the Twin Tigers merch table to say hello. Some girl was totally coming on to Matthew—like in his face practically kissing him right there. I could see him writing down his phone number on a piece of paper. What a player! He continued flirting with me after she left and when we were walking off to find Sam and the guys he asked if we were coming back. Later on behind the venue Jayne saw him walk by and shouted “Matthew’s getting laid tonight!” It was pretty funny.

Anyway… We hung out a long time and got a chance to say hello to all of the Interpol guys except Paul. Brandon and Dave were both really nice. Brandon seemed very genuinely interested in our opinions on the performance. Jayne told him she thought Daniel messed up too much! And he looked as though he were going to be sure to tell Daniel that. (For what it’s worth, I thought it was a cleaner performance overall than the one in Rochester.) Dave was incredibly humble and seemed a little more shy than the others. He said he knew he had big shoes to fill. I assured him that he was doing a good job. Then Sam came out. He looked so good and seemed about 1000x happier than he had the previous night. He said the show felt good. We took a bunch of pictures with him. Actually, Brandon took a bunch of them for us.

MeSamJayneBuffaloMe, Sam, and Jayne after the show in Buffalo. We danced our butts off at the show and you can tell we were a little wrecked here (especially me). I love this picture, though. Taken on Jayne’s camera by Brandon Curtis (of Secret Machines and now the touring keyboardist with Interpol).

We got to talk to Daniel briefly as well. I hadn’t had a chance to speak to him like that in a long time. Also got a picture with him, which I think is very funny. His tie kind of matches what I’m wearing and I think the picture looks like we’re coming from a wedding.

DanielandMeinBuffaloDaniel and me coming from a wedding… well, actually, no… Just hanging out after the show in Buffalo. I look pretty terrible. Jayne took this (but is in no way responsible for me looking terrible).

Sarah was there with us after the show, but she kind of hung back. I think she felt a bit weird about approaching the guys as she’s only met them a few times before. After Sam spoke to us, he made a point of walking over to Sarah, introducing himself, shaking her hand, and thanking her for coming out to the show. He’s so great!

We were so hyped after everything that we stayed up and ordered food to be delivered to our room. I had a great time with mah girls! It was a little like a slumber party, and I would do it again right this second if I could. Didn’t get to sleep until probably 4AM.

The next day, Sarah and I continued the girl times in the car on the long ride back to Boston. I was soooo sad to say goodbye to Jayne. I miss her! Maybe maybe maybe I will get to see her in the UK later this year.

Interpol with Twin Tigers at Water Street Music Hall in Rochester, NY, 6/21/2010

Posted on August 23, 2010
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This summer I went to six Interpol shows, and a handful of other shows, too. In the next couple of days I’ll be posting my rundowns of the shows and my experiences. Since I use this blog partly as a diary, each of these will be a mixture of a review and my own babblings. Names have not been changed to protect anybody!

My friend Sarah and I drove out from Boston for the Rochester and Buffalo shows. We met up with our British friend Jayne in Rochester. Outside the venue we could hear Interpol’s soundcheck and got our first taste of tracks from the new album–”Success,” “Summer Well,” and “Barricade”–though at that time we didn’t know that’s what we were hearing. It was warm waiting in line on the sidewalk, but not as bad as it’s been for other shows. Everyone was really friendly and in a good mood, and there were a few trees for momentary patches of shade.  Now and then we wandered around the side of the venue to catch a bit of breeze. 

Twin Tigers in RochesterAimee Morris, Matthew Rain, and Forrest Hall of Twin Tigers in Rochester… It was weird to have so much daylight coming in through those big windows during their set, but that’s what you get on the longest day of the year, I guess. Photo by Jayne Yong, www.qromag.com.

I ran into some old friends inside the venue who I hadn’t seen in ages, and it was nice to catch up. It was stuffy and hot inside the venue, just as Harro East Ballroom in Rochester had been for the Interpol show in 2007. Jayne had a photo pass for opening band Twin Tigers, so we held her spot at the front while she took pictures.

Jayne_Sarah_Me_Rochester
Jayne doing her photographer thing at Interpol in Rochester. You can see my friend Sarah and me in the audience–we’re the last two whose faces are lit, right next to Jayne. Photo by April S. Engram, www.blurt-online.com.

Interpol played well. It’s always a bit tentative and exciting and weird when they play for the first time after a big break, but it was good. So good to have them back! There were some glitches, of course. Daniel stumbled (musically) a handful of times… nothing major. Sam was visibly annoyed that some part of his drum kit was not attached properly, and for more than one song he was trying to get Daniel’s attention so that he could stop long enough to get Bobby (his drum tech) or somebody to help him fix it. We were all dripping with sweat in the audience. Sometimes that’s a good thing, because if you’re hot and gross you lose any inhibitions you might have and just go ahead and have a good time. Well, I usually do that anyway.

Interpol_Rochester_meHere’s another one with me again at the bottom of the photo. Silly. That’s my friend Jimmy with his arm in front of the barrier next to the skinhead guy. Photo by April S. Engram, www.blurt-online.com.

Setlist:
Success
Evil
Say Hello to the Angels
Summer Well
NARC
Lights
NYC
Mammoth
PDA
Take You on a Cruise
Slow Hands
Obstacle 1
—
Hands Away
C’mere
Not Even Jail

PaulinRochesterPaul Banks of Interpol. Photo by Jayne Yong, www.qromag.com.

The setlist had an Antics-heavy feel to it, which was fine by me. I love “Hands Away,” so was very pleased to hear that.  During the first few notes of “C’mere” I thought they were doing “The Heinrich Maneuver,” which I really don’t like.  I was very happy to discover that it was “C’mere” instead. I thought the new songs sounded pretty good–they definitely had the signature atmospheric Interpol quality. I knew “Lights” from the online release. Of the other two new songs they premiered live in Rochester, I think “Summer Well” left the most significant impression. It’s just got more going on–more complementary parts, more structure, more to chew on.

Afterwards we hung around behind the venue, talked to some of the Twin Tigers guys (I think this is when I met Aimee, their bassist), and got to say hi to Paul. He seemed to be in really good spirits, as he has since the Julian Plenti tour. We teased him about the new Interpol armbands and he defended them, saying that they serve a purpose–to prevent chafing when playing the guitar. Then we wandered over to the front of the venue. My friend Sarah had gone back to the hotel at this point… I think the heat and travel and not eating and hydrating properly had wiped her out and she needed to just crash. Dan walked by and waved to us, but he was clearly in a bit of a rush. A guy leaving the venue stopped just to tell me that he thought it was cool that I really got into the show and that it made it more enjoyable for him. Nice.

A bit later on we stopped and talked to Sam. He is the nicest man. He did seem a bit glum, though. With this being the first night of what is likely to be a pretty long tour, the prospect of being away from his daughter for such a long time was really weighing on him. We hugged and told him we were concerned about him and hoped things would get better. He seemed tired. Poor Sam!

After chatting with Sam we headed back to our hotel. The Twin Tigers guys were a bit in front of us, followed closely by three noisy giggling teenage girls… Oh boy. It turned out that TT were staying in our hotel. Somehow we ended up on the elevator with Forrest, their second guitarist. The others must have gone up ahead of him. He asked Jayne what we were up to and when we said nothing much he invited us to join them in their room and hang out. I figured… what the hell, might be fun… And it was. Forrest was being a total host and asked if we were hungry. I hadn’t eaten anything pretty much all day and was starved. He made us sandwiches with soft pitas, cheese, and olives… and he just kept talking. Jayne looked at his ID and saw that he is 30… used to have longer hair and looks a lot better, we think, with his current haircut. Aimee kept asking Jayne to say things so she could hear Jayne’s British accent. It was pretty amusing. Matthew teased me about the Celtics, who had just lost to the Lakers in the NBA finals. (He’s a Hawks fan.) We eventually took off, but not before I got a bite of what they told us was “Interpol chocolate”—apparently from Interpol’s tour bus.

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