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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 

Current mood:  grateful
Category: Friends
And today, on this most glorious of days, we are home!
And we are EXHAUSTED! This tour was a good run and a half: 51+ shows (7 Switchfoot shows prior to the Eisly run), 35,000 miles, and enough coffee consumption to fill a sleepy rhino!!!

What a wonderfully splendid spring tour! Sonsy and true~!
We hereby want to wholeheartedly thank Eisley and Vedera for making the two monther a time of peace and joy... replete with convivial mirth: nonconventional and charming to the last. The kind of mirth that makes one want to rally and catch a 15 pound rainbow rather than a mere 1 ounce minnow. Forsooth.
And now: a character breakdown... which is always more fun than lame blanket statements, right? Word up.

Vedera:

Bryan: an old world gentleman to the last; a real Willie Nelson! YES!
Kristin: so sweet and genuine a woman that even oak trees feel lacking in their verisimilitude; a real Bjork!
Corey: wise beyond his years... like a wizard; a real Gandalf the White in his youth! Lightning bolts blazing off his soundboard!
Jason: quiet, but caring and always up for small installments of heartfelt goodness; a real Jason Bourne!
Drew: what can I say about Drew??? Drew KICKS ASS like Chuck Norris on Christmas! And I mean Christmas, dammit! Rosey children!

Eisely

Boyd: "Pops" be-ith his name. And sagacity be-ith his game... especially if one wishes to discuss music circa the last 50 frickin' years. I love Boyd because he loves the Carpenters... and I love the Carpenters... so there you go. Boyd is like Jimmy Stuart. All heart. American heart. Golden like eternal forever and ever. Ice cream and Chevrolet.
Chauntelle: She is one for real, human conversation... in the way that an alpine lake is one for refreshing summer swims complete with boats and neon green snorkels! Good times, I tell you what! She is a real Katharine  Hepburn, standing in 30's garb smack dab in the middle of a verdant field dappled with amiable sunlight! Word.
Weston: Holy crap. Seal the gates! Seal the gates! A JUICY T-Rex is a'coming through... and he's a goshdern blackbelt full up to his jucky Asics with wit and jocular panache! Weston is really Chris Tucker pissed off; in a good way, of course. Minus Jackie Chan, but still with broken boards, splinters, and greased muscles.
Stacey: Stacey is simply Paula Abdul... HA! JUST KICKING! She is most certainly NOT Paula Abdul. Stacey is Billy Corgan... HA! JUST KICKING! She is most certainly NOT BilCo. So, then, just who IS Stacey, anyhoo....???? Well, to us, Stacey is supremely and entirely Paul McCartney. Except, of course, she is a woman, and not in her sixties, which makes a real difference if one really ponders it. She is "Mother Nature's Daughter" instead of son. Boomshackalacka.
Garron: I hope your name has two "r"s. Garron is Sean Connery at his sexiest... with a bass and a Marxophone thingy so that he can play "Combinations" with audible flare... and then John and Mark can spend extra time packing up that dang Marxophone every frickin' night... wasting precious load out time! But, back to Garron: James Bond, a real-live Dragon, Highlander, father of Indiana Jones, etc. He is the real deal. Open your wallets, folks, and bless him with your hard earned cash... simply because he is Scottish and a bad ass. Think heart of a lion.
Sheri: Sheri's name is my mother's name, back in Buckhorn, California. It's a name you don't hear too often. Did Boyd hearken back to the early fifties name grab-bag when he christened neonatal Sheri? Methinks so... and it is just such aforementioned historical gumption (ie being true to your roots) that gives us Sheri today, in all of her lazer-quick wittiness.
Hence: she is Bill Cosby! And Bill Cosby hereby wins an award right the heck now for texting more than anybody (way, WAY more than anybody) during the duration of this tour.
Kayla: Kayla is the President of the United States. And I still owe her two dollars. Her favourite food is steak. Being a denizen of Texas just might have something to do with this. Kayla is smart. Smart like an eaglet in the lofty ether...
Kristi: Kristi is Mount Rushmore.
Israel: Israel is The Black Hills.
Zane: Zane is the gold nuggets in that region, hidden and valuable
Madison: Madison is South Dakota... she contains whole fields of wheat, corn, and buffalo!
John: John is a proficient, rapacious reader of novels!
Mark: Mark LOVES Talk Talk and the 77's more than he loves breathing air. HA! I love you Mark. Golden Drakk.

I think that concludes my crappy yet amusing look at spring tour '08.

Officially: Eisley's COMBINATIONS tour!
Thank you, Duprees, for letting us be apart of such a lovely, sublime tour.

Cheers eternal, ya'll!

JohnnyRoger 
The Myriad!




Currently listening:
Seventh Tree (Deluxe Edition)
By Goldfrapp
Release date: 2008-02-26
just me, Mik

 
what is "convivial mirth"?

ah, i love to read your blogs!
 
Posted by just me, Mik on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 1:06 AM
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ℓαuяεи :]

 
I consulted the dictionary at least 20 times, I'm sure. I feel so incredibly lacking in vocabulary, yet it's still entirely fun to read.
=)
 
Posted by ℓαuяεи :] on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 5:13 AM
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wes

 
ass and dammit?? hm....
 
Posted by wes on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 5:18 AM
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The Myriad

 
???
 
Posted by The Myriad on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 5:39 AM
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wes

 
don't get me wrong, still love you guys-incredible music.... but yeah...
 
Posted by wes on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 6:15 PM
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Speedo
Edward Espino

 
You guys were amazing! Im sure u made tons of new fans!
 
Posted by Speedo on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 6:14 PM
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nelli.marie

 
jon roger.
i miss you!
 
Posted by nelli.marie on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 6:14 PM
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Candace

 
What a cool thing for you to do write about everyone from the tour, such heartfelt goodness!

Thats why everyone loves the Myriad! Its because of you guys that I am a new fan of Vedera(they are awesome)
 
Posted by Candace on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 6:16 PM
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Nick Kennedy

 
I've always wanted to meet everyone in Eisley. I feel completely satisfied... like I know each and every one of them now. Thanks JR.


This, my friend, deserves more than two kudos. However, the ends of myspace allows two, so two you shall receive.


God Bless
Nick
 
Posted by Nick Kennedy on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 6:18 PM
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Samuel Febres

 
Good times. Glad I got to catch ya'll on the stop in Tallahassee. Wish the crowd would've been bigger though but am enjoying the new CD. Good stuff.

 
Posted by Samuel Febres on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 9:52 PM
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amanda lee

 
one word, and one word is needed for this text.

verbose.


It was a good read, as I'm sure it was a good time. I love your city only a little more than Myriad.

 
Posted by amanda lee on Friday, May 30, 2008 - 4:28 PM
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tanayia

 
your blogs are the best!! haha I had fun at your show..i could only imagine what happens after the curtain closes. muahaha.

 
Posted by tanayia on Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 5:31 PM
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Ashley Jayne

 
By reading this, I felt like took more of these bands with me than just signed sheets of paper that hang on my bedroom wall.


I got a little bit closer.

And I got a little bit more fabulous vocabulary than I can handle at one time.



The Myriad is sure to give you more than you can chew.

But, that's why I love you guys.



Keep shinin' like beacon's in lighthouses.

Kay? [:
 
Posted by Ashley Jayne on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 11:23 PM
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The Myriad



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