We loaded out of the venue the next a morning with crossaints stuffed with Ham and Cheese. Our sprinter van is almost too big for us, but at least it is an automatic. Opening up the tour every night is a solo act named Southerly from Portland, OR. Krist is the frontman of the project and is traveling with us. Please check out his material on the net. We took a short drive into Germany to our first city (Munster) at a venue called Amp. Classy vintage patterned wall paper, couches, lamps, and framed painted artwork and/or photographs with cat heads pasted over human bodies. The show was fun and after our set the promoter DJ’d a killer session to a packed house. Serious dance party til 5 AM, followed up by Gyros. I didn’t expect to go to sleep with the sun rising on the 2nd night of a tour, but it happens. Every club so far has treated us so nice, and the sleep accomodations have been awesome. It’s one thing to hear about how you get treated in Europe, but to see it is different. I’m very thankful about it and this whole experience so far has been educational in a great way! We had a short drive to Bochum and I ventured out to shop at some clothing stores. H&M had some super neat clothing that I haven’t seen in the states and were cheaper! The crowd was very respectful and the venue put us up in a neat hotel who had a desk clerk that looked like Cory Haim. Throughout our drives we have been dipping into some gas stations, and noticing how fresh and tasty the food is compared to American gas station food. It’s pretty sweet. Next was Geissen at Muk; a lovely two floor art/music compound. The staff cooked up a delicious pot of lentils with curry, salad, and fresh bread. The owner and promoter gave me a prep talk to loosen up the initial “isolation and new comer to Europe vibe”. At the end of the night he took us into a Nazi bunker that was later turned into a police training operation. The walls, the ghosts, and the lighting were so intense. More to report soon.
