Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Jet lag

Sunday we landed in Frankfurt at 8:30 in the morning. The flight must have been the most uncomfortable ten hours of my life. No sleep, crying babies, loosing my request for vegan meals...It was pretty terrible but i guess it could have been a lot worse. What really is worse, is the nine hour time change. I have a ton of sleep to catch up on.

After landing we drove to the first show in Wiesbaden. It was definitely a trip to get a chance to walk around after load in and realizing it was a completely different country. Everything from the architecture to the language to the cleanliness of the air was just a total change from anything I'm used to at home. 

These busses are our new home for the next month we're here. It's totally mind blowing to be in a new country and traveling in ultimate comfort. This is nothing like touring the states. Always a place to sleep, never having to drive, sleeping through the night and waking up somewhere new. This is incredible. 

The bunks upstairs

In every aspect, the hospitality overseas surpasses the states. Waking up a full table of breakfast and lunch goodies is something you never get touring in the US. There's even a ready supply of soy milks and yogurts, and all kinds of other vegan goodies. 





Saturday, April 18, 2009

Take Flight

Today begins our european tour. For the next month and a half I will be touring around Europe and Russia as well. Even as it has already begun, it is hard to fathom that this trip is actually real. It's going to be tough being away from home, away from Tara, friends and a country of familiarity but it is no doubt going to be quite a journey. 
packed to go

Here's a list of where I will be in the week to come:

4.19.09 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof 
4.20.09 Stuttgart, Germany @ LKA 
4.21.09 Hamburg, Germany @ Markthalle 
4.22.09 Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhof 
4.23.09 Amsterdam, Holland @ Melkweg 
4.24.09 Münster, Germany @ Sputnikhalle 
4.25.09 Leipzig, Germany @ Conne Island 
4.26.09 Katowice, Poland @ Mega Club 
4.27.09 Prague, Czech Rep @ Abaton 
4.28.09 Budapest, Hungary @ Durer Kert 
4.29.09 Wien, Austria @ Arena 
4.30.09 Salzburg, Austria @ Rockhouse 
5.01.09 Milan, Italy @ Musicdrome 
5.02.09 Pinarella di Cervia, Italy @ Rock Planet 
5.03.09 München, Germany @ Backstage Werk 
5.04.09 Aarau, Switzerland @ Kiff 
5.05.09 France Day Off 
5.06.09 Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Razzmatazz 
5.07.09 Madrid, Spain @ Sala Caracol 
5.08.09 Durango, Spain @ Plateruena Kafe Antzoky 
5.09.09 Paris, France @ Trabendo 
5.10.09 Norwich, UK @ Waterfront 
5.11.09 London, UK @ The Electric Ballroom 
5.12.09 Sheffield, UK @ Corporation 
5.13.09 Yeovil, UK @ Westland 
5.14.09 Leeds, UK @ Rios 
5.15.09 Birmingham, UK @ Academy 
5.16.09 Köln, Germany @ Essigfabrik 

Russian Headlining Tour 

5.17.09 Moscow, Russia 
5.18.09 Yaroslavl, Russia 
5.19.09 St. Petersburg, Russia 
5.22.09 Rostov, Russia 
5.23.09 Krasnodar, Russia 
5.24.09 Stavropol, Russia 
5.26.09 N. Novgorod, Russia 
5.27.09 Ekatherinburg, Russia 
5.28.09 Chelyabinsk, Russia 
5.30.09 Orel, Russia


  1. PDX 
    Right now I am in Portland awaiting the connnecting flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Who's stoked for an eleven hour flight?!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Greetings

Hello out there. This is my introduction to the blog world. I thought I would create this thing to document and share my life and travels with everyone. Let's get things started with a little background:

My name is Derek. I live in wonderful but windy San Francisco. I have a beautiful and amazing girlfriend Tara. I enjoy riding, working on, and nerding out about bikes. I try my best to hold up a vegan lifestyle. I play the guitar and tour in a silly metal band called Arsonists Get All The Girls. 


Nice to meet you.