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May 07, 2006
random thoughts away from home...seattle
touring is a funny thing in so many ways...it's very extreme but not always in the gratifying sense, also extremly boring and extremly tyring...things you don't see watching the "wanted dead or alive" video...
but in a way, and this is only and purely speaking for myself it is the best thing ever...cause it means stealing time away from "the man" and travelling with your friends, getting a glimps of what places away from home (wherever that is for me these days...i get confused with my 4 home-towns...berlin, asbury park, munich and baltimore)are like and it means stealing time away to do things i/we really love to do...first up of course the obvious: playing together, creating the sound vibrations that make our lifes into what they are...there is so much to be said about sound and music and a internet blog would do this great topic no justice at all, but i know that be it in meditation or on stage with chad, josh, nate and matt...it can mean everything, transcend everydau BS and get you in touch with yourself and the world and that's the way it's always been and the price is small...you have to really mean it, it has to come from your heart...not just going through the motions on some random stage somewhere out-there...it also means stealing away time to watch movies you like, reading good and bad books (both is fun!) and discussing sports and spiritual life vs science in the same hour...all of this is what makes it the best thing ever...i feel blessed i am able to do this right here and right now and all of you great people showing up and making these nights far from home so meaningful should know that it means a lot to us, so thank you...no one knows what the future will bring, but does it really matter when the present feels right...i (as always) have no answers, many questions and now i need a huge vegan breakfast...be safe and have a great day...oh yeah, please listen to the new pearl jam record, since they are the living proof how to age gracefully in this filthy business...god bless em.
r.
Posted by robertbsf at May 7, 2006 02:19 PM
Comments
Hey,
This is Michael from the Seattle show last night. My wife and I wanted to thank you all again for the great show and the many drinks that followed. We had a great time last night and we felt it was better than all of the times we had seen you in Orlando before. Enjoy the rest of your tour and we look forward to having a drink or 3 next time you guys are in Seattle. Thanks.
Michael and Chelsea (The Orlando newlyweds)
Posted by: Michael at May 7, 2006 04:11 PM
C'mon, please think about adding some New Zealand dates.
You know yo want to.
Posted by: Nick at May 7, 2006 05:22 PM
asbury park?
that rules
come hang out
Posted by: Dan Perrone at May 7, 2006 06:46 PM
i got a sweatshirt at your show last night, and was thrilled to notice it is made by american apparel! i hate buying merch and supporting slave labor and its awesome that you guys dont. you are such a rockin band.
Posted by: lucia at May 7, 2006 11:35 PM
robert, the lifestyle you mentioned, is uncomparable to anything you'll ever do. the people, the faces, the places, and the experiences are unparallel to everyday living.
even when you're stranded on the side of a highway fixing a trailer tyre, there is something magical about how and why you are there in the first place
see you in the bar
milhouse err... peter
Posted by: peter at May 8, 2006 12:24 AM
much agreed...i love you peter.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 8, 2006 03:10 AM
Yo, this is that random guy you guys met in the alley, that was a crazy show and that chick from morning wood grabbed my ass in the bar :(. anyways it was nice meeting you guys, keeping rocking*
-cozell
Posted by: Cozell at May 8, 2006 03:54 AM
hey robert! guck ich gerade einfach dumm, oder kommt ihr wirklich nach essen zum campusfest??? ist ja geil! ist wohl schon n weilchen her, aber ich kann mich daran erinnern, dass du mal sagtest ihr bemüht euch hier hin zu kommen.. aber ich will jetzt nicht meckern und freu mich einfach nur ;) liebe grüße
Posted by: meli at May 8, 2006 04:38 PM
Hey guys Robert is so right! NEW PEARL JAM- put it this way this is a huge statement! It's better than vitalogy! Wow I cant believe I actually said it,I never thought I wolud say anything was ever better that vitalogy!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous at May 9, 2006 08:03 AM
anonymous you are being so enthusiastic I can't tell if you're being sarcastic.
but it is a good album.
Posted by: jason at May 9, 2006 12:17 PM
new pearl jam record = fuck yes
pearl jam and bsf always rival each other for time in my cd player, and it's been that way for years.
i'd love to see BSF open some shows for PJ and watch as the average PJ fan goes.. what the fuck
Posted by: sonicreducr at May 9, 2006 08:27 PM
Saw the show at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood last night. Amazing. Good job, guys.
Can anyone tell me the name of the band who played just before BSF? I thought it would be Open Hand, but the music on their site didn't sound familiar, and the pictures looked nothing like them, and there doesn't seem to be a girl in the band . . . I checked the sites for Versus the Mirror and the Fully Down too, and I'm positive it's neither of those.
Who the hell was that band?
Posted by: Alex at May 12, 2006 11:07 AM
you know, boston is a good town to visit. lots of new things going on. especially on the weekends. that should be a huge hint to play avalon some weekend in june!!!!!!
now
i will even try to schedule you guys
PLEASE!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous at May 13, 2006 10:45 AM