Starting the tour
It’s the day of the second show, we’re here in Michigan City, IN. We’ve played at this particular church four or five years in a row now, and of course, it’s the first time I’ve ever gone for a run here. And it was wonderful. Snow sitting on the sides of the road and on the naked tree branches, crisp and clear air. So fun.
We’ve also been starting a tour Physical Education program. That’s right. Read it again, it will still be true. Andy Gullahorn is our teacher. We have uniforms. With nicknames on the back.
Stretching…
Actually in motion…
Yesterday Gabe and I did eachother favors. I organized, re-wired and tightened up his pedalboard. And he, in turn, let me. I should have taken a before picture, but here’s the after…
Here’s my board for this tour. I swapped out the leslie pedal for a reverb.
So, that’s about it. We’re having a good time. Everybody’s on one bus again, which is really fun. It means we get to be together more, and that’s a good thing. If we’re leaving our families at this time of year to be with these people, we better freaking be with them.
Oh, yesterday in P.E. Ben threw a dodgeball right at Peterson’s face and bruised his eyeball. Fact.
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Last night’s songs:
Canada
New Beginning
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:25 pm
In that first picture, you look like you’re in Tron (or the 80’s Desi Arnaz Jr television classic Automan!). P.E. sounds awesome.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Hahahaha I don’t know why but the picture of Ben Shive stretching makes me laugh
I was wondering what your board was going to look like for this tour -what made you go with the boss reverb?
December 4th, 2008 at 7:01 am
I think you should make a video in which you show us how you get different combinations of sounds with the pedals on your board. Or would that be like revealing the man behind the curtain?
December 4th, 2008 at 7:25 am
Nice to see Andy Gullahorn rocking an Eric Peters t-shirt! beep-beep
December 4th, 2008 at 7:35 am
what are the nicknames? Fans are dying to know!
December 4th, 2008 at 8:31 am
that is hilarious!
December 4th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Hey, you should play Swing Wide tomorrow night in Richmond. That would make my year.
December 4th, 2008 at 11:26 am
I am ANGRY. I went on line to get tickets to for me, my wife and my mom (who inspired the first verse of Secret Country) for the Milford, OH show and they are sold out. If anyone knows someone who bought 3 too many tickets for that show, please send them my way. I will pay. Seriously.
December 4th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
So, as a long standing fan and a facebook friend (yeah I know that doesn’t really mean anything), what are the chances of getting a P.E. Shirt? That would seriously make my lifetime…
December 6th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Oooh. Workplace drama. Man assaults boss during pickup game of basketball. Sounds like the stuff of legend.
December 7th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
First of all, amazing shorts.
Second, please, oh please, get AP a pirate’s eye patch.