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Hello
Today is our last day in LA. We
have had a month off here in between tours and it has been fantastic. The realisation of
us leaving today hit me when I saw that Damon had pulled out his
suitcase. I did the same and emptied it out and sat in it. The reason I
did this was because recently I was trying to impress someone and I
told them about the time my sister made me get into her suitcase and
zipped it up. She said I was allowed to keep my head out. So she zipped the case up so that my head stuck out. Then she proceeded to wheel me
around the house. It was so much fun. BUT then she got this crazy look
that she gets and I knew I was in trouble. Then I saw she had wheeled
me to the top of our staircase. It wasn't a big staircase but when you
are at suitcase level any staircase is imposing. Anyways she pushed me
down it. It hurt but I have to admit it was kind of funny. I am
quite sure the person I was trying to impress was thinking the story
was amusing until they asked how old we were when we did this. I guess
they were thinking we were 5 or 6. I said "oh this was about 3 years
ago" and when those words passed innocently over my lips I realised that
I need to remember to try HARDER to not tell stories like that to people I
am trying to impress.
So I sat in my suitcase this morning and thought about that, and I thought about how excited both Damon and I are to head out on
tour again. I thought about how lucky Damon and I feel to get to play
with such wonderful bands. I thought about our last month in LA. I
thought about:
- How I washed a pair of sneakers in the washing machine at our place
in LA and how two shoes and two shoelaces went in and how two shoes
and one shoe lace came out. I thought about where that shoelace was
right now.
- I thought about how I made Damon come to the Weenie Roast Festival, even though he
protested and said he was too hung over. I thought about how I told him
he would regret not coming. I thought about how at the time I thought I
was really funny giving Damon a plastic bag for the car when he managed
to build the strength to get in. I thought about how clever I was to
bring that plastic bag and that my Mum would be proud that I paid
attention to little things she did like that. I don't know how to cook
but gee whiz I know when to bring a plastic bag. I thought about how
Damon vomited in silence into the bag and I thought about how terrible I felt that I
had talked him into coming along. I thought about how happy I was when
Damon said I should turn the car around so he could go throw out the
bag and brush his teeth quickly so we could get to the festival.
- I thought about how we took tourist photos at the wall on Sunset Blvd, where Elliott Smith's Figure 8 album cover photo was taken. Look:
  - I thought about how Damon and I got in trouble for peddling a hire boat into the
fountain on Echo Park lake on purpose. If they want to deter people
from doing it they should charge more than $3 for the cleaning fee. We
worked our pretty quickly that $3 was a very reasonable price to paddle
under the fountain. I think it was worth at least $25.
- I thought about how Damon and I can't cook.
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Then I thought about how I should get out of my suitcase before Damon
sees me because he might zip me in but leave my head sticking out and
wheel me to the staircase.
It's safe to say our last month has been so much fun. Thanks to all
our new and old friends here who have made it so. I am predicting the
next month will be even more fun. Is that possible? I like a good
challenge.
We will be here with Telekinesis...
and here with
Silversun Pickups, plus some shows on our own and a festival...
Recently Rolling Stone said we were a Breaking Artist. Check it out here. This article also mentions Damon's vomit. It says puke. I
would like to think I didn't say Damon "puked" but the I think the
phone line was kind of bad and I was laughing pretty hard. I probably
did say puke. I wish I had said vomited.
Remember how Damon and I were promising that an amazing music video
was coming that the even more amazing Angela Kendall directed? Did you
see it? Stereogum premiered it. You can see it here. We hope you like
it. We do.
I bought a new book called "Animals of the Ocean, in particular the
Giant Squid." I just finished the section on the do's and dont's of
dating giant squids. I don't intend to date a giant squid anytime soon
but one must keep an open mind. The point I am making is that it was
insightful and I took something from it. I hope this blog was an
insight into our last month. I hope you can take something from it. If
I may, I would suggest to always take the plastic bag.
See you soon. Sail safe and love lovers. That's what we do.
Kate and Damon.
xo
2:01 AM
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