The Winter Killed the Velocirap-Tour / Bro-down Tour '08 Blog
with Saravain, Ready theWay, and the Comeback Tour


Day one of tour, which we were really excited for, was cancelled due to family problems within RTW and food poisoning in Grey Lines.  We left with RTW on day 2 to southern Jersey. Salem, NJ. was a friendly church venue where we met our newest friends The Comeback Tour for the first time and rocked out for a good crowd. All 3 bands headed back to MD to stay the night and we left on day 3 to Frederick, MD.

The Mudd Puddle was a sweet 'indie' coffee shop in a clean and quiet town in Frederick where a ton of kids showed up, squeezed in a small room, and watched a handful of bands rock out on the floor. It was extremely intimate, hot, and fun. At this point our newest shirt came. In too, and we were very excited. A 3 hour drive into the South lead us to Richmond, VA. where 8 of us stayed with Brandon of RTW.

Day 4 was a day off due to previous problems within RTW so we hung in Richmond @ Sam Ash, Guitar Center, malls, and fast food. The night ended with movies and Brandon's mother's cheesy meat casserole.

Day 5 in Burlington we arrived early and hung out in an epic Wal-mart and then rocked out with Aniston and Love and Reverie from VA. The Raven was a cool (Ottobar-esque) bar venue where rocked out for a handful of kids on a Tuesday night. We missed the Comeback Tour that night but met up with them again the next night.

In NC we stayed crammed into small rooms with Aaron from My Epic, his 5 roommates, and dog Thor. Aaron is great guy (and has an amazing band) and we did a lot of talking and went to another 'indie' deli in Charlotte. Finally we headed out to Greenville, SC. and arrived at The Unknown after suffering a half hour of RTW van stalling out, and questioning whether it would work the next day. We had a great time with the bands and continued to grow closer to each other, making the best of every situation. And Divide the Sea topped off the night with one of the most brutal southern rock shows ever witnessed.

Day 7 we drove back North, into the night, through windy mountain roads, and 4.5 hours towards Nashville, leaving our bros RTW behind to figure things out with their van. We left a nice clean hotel room @ 11am and made our way to Nashville in lots of rain and fog. We arrived at the city 5 hours early (we were excited to explore) and were caught in a downpour while trying to walk to find food. We got into the venue early and ended up drying all our clothes with a hair dryer while waiting out the storm and potential tornado watch. A ton of kids showed up as well as Haley from Paramore to hang with friends in Conditions. It was a great venue and night. We topped it off with a 24 hour diner and some sleep at Jessi's house nearby.

Day 8 we drove 5 hours to Indiana where we lost an hour and passed through Kentucky, Dinosaur Land, Caverns, Caves, and Adult stores galore. We paid $2.85 for gas and ended up at The Gear just in time. Another great crowd came and we made a couple new friends. We left @ 12:30am without watching the last band and still ended up at Auggie's uncle's house at 2:30 and fell right asleep.

We had a great rest and clean showers while spending the afternoon in this huge house playing rock band and call of duty on a big screen. It was well deserved relaxation. Our show was an hour away from Cincinnati at The Warehouse. We drained our battery with the GPS overnight so we spent a while fixing the car and finally made it to the venue on time. The crowd slowly piled in and kids where running around, skateboarding, and rocking out. It was a crazy fun show and a great way to top off the last days of tour. We proceeded to make the 8 hour drive from OH to VA through the night, stopping only for gas. This was crazy and tiring.

After watching the sun come up we finally made it to VA for the last day of tour and 14 of us crashed in the dorm rooms at Liberty in Lynchburg. We slept all the day up until diner time where we ate at Sonic for the first time and they were incredibly rude. On the 10 minute drive to the venue our carrier top lid flew off on the highway, but no one was hurt. Funny. Ready the Way packed a small venue in their hometown with a bunch of kids and we had another great show to end on. We took some video and said some goodbyes before we made our 5 hour trip back home through the night.

Saravain would like to thank each and every kid who came to see us whether or not they had heard of us or even liked our music. We would like to thank all the venues who where incredibly friendly and hospitable. Thanks to Aaron, Jessi, the Whitt's, and the Plitt's for giving us a place to sleep. Most of all, thanks to Ready the Way and The Comeback Tour for being incredible people, musicians, and friends. We were extremely lucky to experience this with you guys and we will never forget it.

Hope to see every one of you again. You've all been great.

Paul, Cory, Auggie, Will, Nick