Hello Everyone!

 Ok so I was going to try and fit two weeks of touring into one compact and easy to use blog but there’s just way too much way cool information I need to tell you about so we’ll make this Part 2 with Part 3 to follow soon.

Tour blog go… NOW!

Myself and a Mister Ryan Strathie rolled into Toowoomba on Thursday (the day before good Friday) at about 3pm. We would be staying at my Grandparents joint for the night so we decided to stop in and say howdy. On the way to Toowoomba I stopped at a servo for a pie which was a terrible idea as it was now all over my shirt. So I greeted my Grandma looking like someone had performed a sick sex act (does 2 girls 1 cup ring a bell?) on me. My Nan actually said, “You look like one of the girls from that poo video…” No I’m just lying actually, that would be weird. After a shower and a good ol’ home cooked meal we arrived at Bon Amici’s to meet Kane and Dean and set up. All was going well until we discovered that we would have to man the door which neither of us has ever done. I must say that we were pretty good at it and we handled the power responsibly although we may have missed a couple of people's ID’s…whoops. The place was packed out anyway (which is all that matters!) and we all had a really cool night and met some super nice folks. BIG thank you to the very lovely Tickle’s from Little Scout for helping us with bouncy percussion duties! 

Fridays gig was some of the most fun we've had in a long time, all of our friends partied with us and the Valley Studio’s was the only place open which made the night kinda special. Another BIG thank you to Drew and Ash for keeping the joint open for us all! Megan opened the night playing solo and instantly silenced the chatty crowd with her superbly soulful songs. And the Philly Jay’s kicked ass and worked the crowd into a frenzy! We closed the night off in our favorite home town with a John Lennon cover of ‘Instant Karma’ with the help of our friends from the Philly Jay’s, Drawn from Bee’s, Skinny Jean and Ed G. What a night! 

Saturday night’s show was at the Airport tavern at the Gold Coast. Initially we were a little worried if anyone was going to come but it turned out to be a really cool night. We even had a chance to play a little Big Game Hunter which has been a running theme of ours. Almost every venue we played at had this game and we all sucked at it. I guess deep down we really don’t want to hurt wildlife. We all stayed at Tweed Heads in the same room and we had a couple of guest snorers. Another BIG thanks to mine and Ryan’s Dads who came out to drink beer… I mean support us haha.

Easter Sunday and a 5 hour drive to Coffs Harbour. By this stage we were all a bit pooped but we soon pepped up when we discovered Time Crisis 2 in the band room. Everyone got addicted to this game and I think Megan spent a small fortune on it. She did get very good at it though. I think she should enter a gaming tournament, she’d kick ass. Anyway, we all had a big ol’ heap of fun and during our set I even threw the crowd out some chocolates that we attained thanks to some friendly locals who know how to break into a skill tester. At the end of the set we pulled a bunch of people on stage for percussion duties and we all had a bit of a dance to John Lennon again. We finished the night off in our cozy backpackers room watching Tango and Cash. One of the baddies in that movie has a grotesquely shaped chin… I think it’s a tumor. 

That's it from me, sorry about the length.  

ben.

Here's some happy snaps we took whilst on the road.





BIG GAME HUNTER!!!




RYAN WITH NO HAIR!!!



BERKFINGER!!!



MEGAN LOVES FOOTBALL!!!

Scattered diamonds is itunes single of the week as of right now. That means its a free download! 

In other news, I have recently adopted 3 sock monkeys- but I tell ya i am sick of their ongoing demands and dietary requirements. Who do they think they are, movie stars? Plus they stare at me at night and frankly they may have to learn to be an outside pet.... hmmmmmmm

Their starring role - HERE

love hungry kids