Thursday, January 14, 2010
Happy New Year
Alec has contacted a woman who was the Tour Mgr for Warped Tour who lives is SF and may be willing to be her Mentor for her documentary project. Exciting. She and Lizzi have both been emailing Kevin Lyman and Kate for advice/help/insights. So FUN!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Celebration!
Lizzi has been accepted in to Elmhurst College outside Chicago. They have a good Music Management major. Coupled with the Presidential Scholarship she has been offered which cuts the cost of attendance in half, it is solidly in the running as a top choice. Congratulations Lizzi!!!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Warped Tour 15th Aniversary Movie
Went to see the 15th Anniversary Special last night. Great movie and very fun to listen to the interviews with the band members describing warped tour---the port o potties, baby wipes etc. Alec will have to come up with a more creative format though...I know she can do it! She has lots of interesting footage too....the movie last night was mostly based on the 15th Anniversary party/concert in LA last month. Alec's will have far more colorful footage. Can't wait until she really starts getting at it!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
303 in Denver
After the crowd surfing event I met the girls back stage because 303 was performing next. As I mentioned this was expected to be a record breaking crowd since they are local boys returned to Denver.
The sky started to change color from the setting sun pinks to grays and blacks and I noticed that Kevin Lyman was on stage eyes upward walky talky in hand. I didn't envy him at all. Obviously and thunder and lightening storm doesn't mix well with electric guitars and amps.
The lightening bolts were awsome. Liz has incredible footage of Sean and Nat center stage with bolts of lightening striking in the background over their heads. But by the 3rd song, it started to pour and rain quickly changed to hail. Those of us on stage were quickly ushered into the semi truck parked directly behind stage. I had no idea what became of Alec and Liz who had been in the pit filming the show.
Even the very short sprint from the stage to semi left me drenched with everyone else. Plus it became quickly apparent inside the semi in close quarters that many of us hadn't showered for a while. But it was still very fun and exciting. The venue was quickly flooded and after about 20 minutes a break in the marble sized hail offered a chance to run for it. We dashed under the overpass. I still hadn't found the girls and was starting to get just slightly concerned when my favorite Warped Tour security guard came up to me and asked "where are the girls?" He eventually found them not far away, equally drenched but fired up.
Sadly 303 was not able to complete their set in front of their huge home town audience but they induced one hell of a wild storm like nothing I have ever experienced before. It was a truly memorable ending to our midwestern tour.
By 11 we were back in the van wet but content. We slept for a few hours and then headed to the Denver airport where Alec and Liz caught an early morning flight back to Oakland. I kissed them goodbye at security and proceeded on my lonesome drive back to Rapid City.
I arrived back at Hospice House about 1 PM to my aunt's bedside. At 5:30 that night, she passed away.
This summer has been one I will never forget, high highs and low lows, but all of it truly incredible in so many ways.
Now I sit waiting for the minister to arrive to discuss Saturday's service. I just read Edna's obituary and admired her picture, one that I took just last summer. She is sporting her favorite colors, black and white with a big grin in her sparking blue eyes. I will really miss her.
The sky started to change color from the setting sun pinks to grays and blacks and I noticed that Kevin Lyman was on stage eyes upward walky talky in hand. I didn't envy him at all. Obviously and thunder and lightening storm doesn't mix well with electric guitars and amps.
The lightening bolts were awsome. Liz has incredible footage of Sean and Nat center stage with bolts of lightening striking in the background over their heads. But by the 3rd song, it started to pour and rain quickly changed to hail. Those of us on stage were quickly ushered into the semi truck parked directly behind stage. I had no idea what became of Alec and Liz who had been in the pit filming the show.
Even the very short sprint from the stage to semi left me drenched with everyone else. Plus it became quickly apparent inside the semi in close quarters that many of us hadn't showered for a while. But it was still very fun and exciting. The venue was quickly flooded and after about 20 minutes a break in the marble sized hail offered a chance to run for it. We dashed under the overpass. I still hadn't found the girls and was starting to get just slightly concerned when my favorite Warped Tour security guard came up to me and asked "where are the girls?" He eventually found them not far away, equally drenched but fired up.
Sadly 303 was not able to complete their set in front of their huge home town audience but they induced one hell of a wild storm like nothing I have ever experienced before. It was a truly memorable ending to our midwestern tour.
By 11 we were back in the van wet but content. We slept for a few hours and then headed to the Denver airport where Alec and Liz caught an early morning flight back to Oakland. I kissed them goodbye at security and proceeded on my lonesome drive back to Rapid City.
I arrived back at Hospice House about 1 PM to my aunt's bedside. At 5:30 that night, she passed away.
This summer has been one I will never forget, high highs and low lows, but all of it truly incredible in so many ways.
Now I sit waiting for the minister to arrive to discuss Saturday's service. I just read Edna's obituary and admired her picture, one that I took just last summer. She is sporting her favorite colors, black and white with a big grin in her sparking blue eyes. I will really miss her.
Warped Tour Denver
After I posted last, I went down to the main stage area to meet up with Alec and Lizzi for the Less Than Jake set. Over the course of the month they became one of my favorite acts of Warped Tour.
We were standing up in the VIP tent, oddly as the only ones up there, enjoying the show when the lead singer dared me to crowd surf to the stage. You know me, I can't back down from a dare, so crowd surf I did! It was a blast! I was hoisted soundly up off my feet and passed from willing hand to willing hand while the band played on. When I got to the front, the security guard cradled me in his arms and gently let me down. I thought my ride was over but no, the band wanted me on stage to receive my beer, a reward for my willingness to participate in the theater. So the security guards lifted me up on stage where I enjoyed dancing wildly in front of maybe 2K avid Less Than Jake Fans. It was pretty amazing. I was then offered my Pabst Blue Ribbon "beer" which I deemed "swill" by Ca Microbrew standards. I had to do it. I opened up the can and rather than drink it proceeded to spray (mostly theater, not too much liquid) the band members. I made a slightly sticky mess but it was pretty fun. I stayed on stage until the end of their set dancing and enjoying every second of it. What a once in a life time experience!
Of course Alec and Liz were back in the tent filming the whole thing while texting Jim to say that "mommy is crowd surfing". In fact the lead singer noticed Alec texting her dad (he assumed correctly) and made a point of teasing her about it. It was pretty fun.
I can say with pride that I accomplished my goal of embarrising my daughters twice with flying colors. Once with the breast casting and then topped it with the crowd surfing. Good Times!
I haven't had time to check but apparently there are u-tubes of my journey from VIP tent to stage. Look for the bright pink crocks.
We were standing up in the VIP tent, oddly as the only ones up there, enjoying the show when the lead singer dared me to crowd surf to the stage. You know me, I can't back down from a dare, so crowd surf I did! It was a blast! I was hoisted soundly up off my feet and passed from willing hand to willing hand while the band played on. When I got to the front, the security guard cradled me in his arms and gently let me down. I thought my ride was over but no, the band wanted me on stage to receive my beer, a reward for my willingness to participate in the theater. So the security guards lifted me up on stage where I enjoyed dancing wildly in front of maybe 2K avid Less Than Jake Fans. It was pretty amazing. I was then offered my Pabst Blue Ribbon "beer" which I deemed "swill" by Ca Microbrew standards. I had to do it. I opened up the can and rather than drink it proceeded to spray (mostly theater, not too much liquid) the band members. I made a slightly sticky mess but it was pretty fun. I stayed on stage until the end of their set dancing and enjoying every second of it. What a once in a life time experience!
Of course Alec and Liz were back in the tent filming the whole thing while texting Jim to say that "mommy is crowd surfing". In fact the lead singer noticed Alec texting her dad (he assumed correctly) and made a point of teasing her about it. It was pretty fun.
I can say with pride that I accomplished my goal of embarrising my daughters twice with flying colors. Once with the breast casting and then topped it with the crowd surfing. Good Times!
I haven't had time to check but apparently there are u-tubes of my journey from VIP tent to stage. Look for the bright pink crocks.
Deadwood South Dakota
My Aunt Edna passed away on Monday August 10th at 5:30 PM. I held her hand for her last several hours which were not passed in peace and quiet I am sorry to say. But she was a tough old gal by nature and managed ok I guess. As she took her last breaths her eyes opened widely and she starred directly into my eyes where we held each others gaze. With Edna's firey blue eyes this was the ultimate last goodbye and I will never forget it.
Since Edna's death we have been taking care of her estate(s) and Grave Side Ceremony. She left us with explicit instructions and I am happy to report that we will be able to comply with the majority of her requests.
The service is Saturday at Oakridge Cemetary in Deadwood. Following that we will head west. My brother Randy will fly out of Salt Lake on Sunday, the remaining three of us will hope to be in sometime Monday afternoon. I need to get Destiny greased tomorrow before her final road trip at least for this summer. I can't believe summer is officially over. Waaaaaaaaa! I feel like I need a relaxing month to suppliment my highly active past 2 months.
Since Edna's death we have been taking care of her estate(s) and Grave Side Ceremony. She left us with explicit instructions and I am happy to report that we will be able to comply with the majority of her requests.
The service is Saturday at Oakridge Cemetary in Deadwood. Following that we will head west. My brother Randy will fly out of Salt Lake on Sunday, the remaining three of us will hope to be in sometime Monday afternoon. I need to get Destiny greased tomorrow before her final road trip at least for this summer. I can't believe summer is officially over. Waaaaaaaaa! I feel like I need a relaxing month to suppliment my highly active past 2 months.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
The sun is near setting now. I will close and motivate over to the Main Stage to watch 3Oh3 perform. Tonights show is likely to be really fun since Denver is home town and they no doubt have many friends and family members here tonight. I am expecting a good party tonight too---then girls to airport and I drive back to South Dakota where I left Destiny chilling in the Home Hospice parking lot. She was missed though; our friends here were pretty confused to see us pulling in yesterday morning without our pop-up. We nearly felt invisable a time or two as so much of our imediate identity is apparent via Destiny. She's our trade mark.
Happy Sunday Eve everyone,
MLH
Happy Sunday Eve everyone,
MLH
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