Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 29)

Greek Theatre // Los Angeles, CA

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Dave and I woke up at a Super 8 on Sunset Strip (classssssayyyy) and went to Brite Food Shop to meet my friend Tony Crowe for some breakfast snacks. Tony is hilarious. He almost made my omelet come out of my nose. He and I used to work together in Boston for a guy named Tom Love. (Tom Love is the voice behind Van Pilates... ah.) Zac showed up and we took off for the GREEK THEATRE!

The Greek is an amazing outdoor joint in LA that makes you feel like you're in some other country. One where they have woodland nymphs and fur wearing centaurs... Here are some pics:

I was so excited my hair turned purple.

Its almost time for us to start! Let's go peek at the audience.... Oh.

Kidding! Of course every one of the 6000 seats had asses in them when we hit the stage! Right before we went on K bestowed the greatest gift any man has ever given any other man in the history of California. He made Dave a ridiculous beat-machine-slash-microphone-rap-superhero-device. Its called the MAN/MACHINE! Dave went into overdrive. Freestyle rapping up and down everybody he came across. It was intense. He positioned himself atop the VIP entrance stairs and forcefully rapped in the faces of all VIPs, including:

Glen from "Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia!" One of Dave's heros. Pure. Magic.

And our friends Pat Blewett, Lucy and Karensa showed up!
Karensa kept making out with the guy selling t-shirts. Come ON, Karensa!!! Tighten up a little.

Pat Blewett kept trying to make out with me. Lay off already!
CSN played here last year!


These folks were real nice. We yapped for awhile. Then I realized it was a school night and booted them out. Let it be known that Jupiter One urges kids to stay in school and NOT to hang around with drunk Panda Bears until all hours of the night.

Oh. And Bryn showed up. More on him tomorrow. He'll be guest starring for a couple days.


I split to catch up with Bryn while Dave and Zac went wild MAN/MACHINING Rosanna Arquette and Fab Moretti until their faces fell off. Tomorrow Zac's brother Mark is coming! Texans!

~ Panda

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 28)

San Diego ----> Los Angeles, CA (Weirdie)

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There we were...

Hungover. Aunt Ryoko knocking on the bedroom doors. "Breakfast is ready!" The smell of bacon in the air... Exactly like we remembered it. It hurt. It was beautiful.

We woke up to the sound of dishes being laid out and eggs cracking... Oh... and the gong pounding in our brains. Zac and I were about to have a very civil sit-down with Uncle Jim and Aunt Ryoko and we would be perfect gentlemen... if we could only pull ourselves together.

We ate. We yapped. We drank quarts of coffee. We looked at art. We got showers. We made plans to get dropped off in a touristy part of San Diego. Meanwhile... in a faraway land... Dave did situps. He had the BLAZE™ and there was no telling how long he would be working on his glutes and pelvs.

Uncle Jim drove us to some wierdo place in San Diego that was like being in an Old West themed amusement park. He treated Zac and I to tacos and a couple beers and sent us on our way. Zac tried to sleep on a bench like a hobo. I convinced him that it was way more classy to drink tequila while the sun was out... like a TRUE hobo.

After a couple he got warm... and the coats started to peel off... ladies: control yourselves...

Boosh.

Dave found us sitting in easy chairs by a fire talking about God-knows-what. It was one of the 3 times on tour he was relegated to driving duty. This is very terrifying and only allowed to happen when Zac and I are sleeping or drunk. Or both. Dave did a very good job. Maybe someday he'll be promoted to Junior Blaze™ Captain.

We saw Aaron Zimmer's van's cousin!

Zac woke up and fought his clothes.

When we got to L.A., Zac went to visit his friends and Dave and I went out to see his friend Sara Radle's band cover a bunch of Fleetwood Mac songs in traditional Fleetwood Mac costumes.

It was really great. They blew our minds. We went to a bar afterward and made sure they didn't blow Dave's ears, too. Jupiter One Hearing Test:::

Dave's head:

Then we snoooooozed. Tomorrow GREEK THEATRE! Can't wait.

~ panda

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 27)

San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

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We rolled into San Diego pretty late last night and met up with our friends Stacy and Javi....they live in a fancy-pants condo and we had a good time catching up all night. (At least Pat and Zac did) I went straight to bed like a wimp...all that non-driving across the country wiped me out. It was great seeing them and even better waking up to THIS in the morning.....

We finally made it to California!

I ran around in short shorts while Pat and Zac sorted out all the t-shirts and CD's in the garage ...i'm sure the residents were confused. We showered up and drove to the House of Blues where we met McKenzie's replacement...Mr. Matt Chamberlain! (great drummer who played with Tori Amos, David Bowie, Pearl Jam, and now Regina Spektor)

The House of Blues has a VERY strict No-Leaning policy....we alerted K right away.

***For those who don't know, after a few drinks our singer K has a tendency to lean on anyone he's talking with....some parts of the country have gotten wind of this behavior and take the necessary precautions. Some examples have been seen below:

Back to the House Of Blues....we were couped up in the van for 4 days straight so playing felt REAL REAL good....

Thanks for the pics Meredith!

MTaylor@VeronicaScott.com

We were happy to see Stacy, Javi, Christine, and Jason again...they brought us cookies! We also had a ticket give-away on FACEBOOK and Pat's friend Stephanie Washburn won :) It was good to see her there with her friend Wave....Not to mention our home boy Matt Quillen!!!

After the show Pat and Zac went home with Uncle Jim Reid while I went home with Stacy and Javi....we had some drinks first around the corner where we met Sabra, and then headed back to the condo. Stacy passed out and Javi made me a RIDICULOUSLY awesome meal at 3am...thanks!

Pat's gonna fill you in on their night.....take it away Panda!

All right, DAVE!!

Finally, time to get a goddamn word in edgewise. If there's one thing you ought to know about Dave, dear readers, is that he talks and talks and talks day and night. Talks to everybody he sees about everything under tha sun. Talks in his sleep. Its endless. When he's not talking, he's typing. Fast. Furious. We put weights on his fingers to slow him down, but he counteracts that with protein powder. Strongest fingers ever. Anyhooooooo....

Zac and I left the venue with his Uncle Jim. Time for us to get schooled by the master. Zac's uncle, as you may remember from last year, is a fascinating individual... an informational powerhouse of all things music. He knows everything. He tries to teach us everything, but then hampers us with mixed nuts and wine until I usually fall asleep mid-sentence. Which I did... but, not before hearing some amazing recordings and getting my mind blown with this visit's topic of discussion: Does music influence recording technology, or the other way around? You're answer must be no less than a million words. You have 5 minutes. Go!

Here's Uncle Jim's lab:

We drank 100 bottles of wine, ate 1 of each kind of nut found under the sun and stayed up til dawn listening to all kinds of stuff. Aunt Ryoko has a STRICT deadline for breakfast! 10am?! Better hit the sack or we'll never make itzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

- Panda

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 26)

Jupiter One Goes to The Grand Canyon!

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We woke up in some weirdytown and followed signs for the Northern Rim. The drive was a little longer than expected, but that's just cuz we're so excited!

When we got to the Park Entrance, we were told it costs money to get in!!!! We couldn't afford it, so we didn't get inside. But we DID find this highly detailed map....it's beautiful!

As we started to drive back we saw some wildlife....

Naturally, we shot them. Then sold the pelts to some local shop keeps and earned ourselves just enough money to cover the price of admission! (*all except the bear. That one turned out to be bronze) We drove right back around and got ourselves to the Grand Canyon.....

Now you might be asking yourself, "How did this get here and where did all the water go??" Good question. Watch this video for answers...

At some point we had lost Pat...it was clear he must've lost his footing and plummeted to his death...we called out to him FOREVER, but after 40 to 50 seconds we had lost hope. He was gone :(

Even this sign warned us of the dangers that lie in extreme Arizona heat....

We bowed our heads in respect and uttered a few words on behalf of the family and friends that will miss him over the years.....What a great bass player. What a great MAN. So sad. So tragic.

Then we heard something, "Hey Guys! I'm over here!"

He's alive! So weird!! I mean, who would've guessed in a million years that he'd just up and walked all the way over THERE????? We just figured he was dead. So amazing!!! We didn't let him out of our sight for the rest of the day...

Zac and Pat talked about things that had been left un-said for way too long.....

We each took some time to reflect on what life was like when we thought Pat was gone forever...

Pat was unclear as to what exactly he was supposed to be reflecting on so we decided to head out and go visit my buddy Jim Maurer. He and his wife Lynn just had a baby and live in Phoenix (-ish).

We got to the Maurer house and Sean was wearing a rocker's onezie...

I showed her what a rock band's van looks like....

Turns out she's more of a "Tour Bus" type. She started bawling...Apparently whenver Sean gets cranky, the only thing that makes her feel better is dressing up like a hot dog.

Jim and Lynn know that we're always starving so they ordered some pizzas while we taked about Lynn giving birth and Jim running triathlons. Congrats to both of you and we hope to see you again soon!

Which famous cartoon character does Jim look like??

Here's a hint: It's Shaggy from Scooby-Doo.

P.S. Glad yer alive Pat.

D

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 25)

Westward Bound (Pat's B-day!)

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Okay. It's the morning. You ready for some serious spinal movement, Pat?!

Kaci made good on her promise for Pat's birthday present.....She was great and anyone in the Amarillo, TX area looking for some adjusting should give her a call!

Now Pat was feeling like he could take on the open road again for a couple more days...

One of Pat's closest friends and former employers, Jim, is a trucker....he and his girlfriend, Amy, travel around the country all year round. Occasionally, we'll be able to cross paths....today is one of those days and it MUST be fate cuz it's Pat's birthday and yesterday was JIM's birthday (also mine). Apparently, the best bass player of our lifetime likes Oct. 23rd babies the mostest.

We figured out which rest stop to meet him and gave his truck a free check-up....

Yup. All clear. Good seeing you guys!

We got back on the road, but the Birthday Boy needed a pick-me-up.....

Really? At the DQ?

Best Birthday lunch ever!

At this point Pat was all hopped up on Burgers and Blizzards.....we were lookin for some trouble.... seeeerrrrioussss trouble!

"Wait. Pat....what's that up ahead???"

"It looks like a....wait....looks like...."

"..like a TRAAAAAIN! Let's race it!!!!"

Now that we'd made it clear the SilverBlaze could NOT be beat, we stopped off to grab the new Flaming Lips record to simmer down...

We took the rest of the drive a little easy......

Pat's birthday was coming to an end...while he counted the FB birthday wishes, to see which one of us had more,

...we got ourselves to an Arizona hotel.....Grand Canyon in the morning!!!

Happy Birthday Pat....we crossed a couple time zones and celebrated our birthdays together for 51 hours.....love you!

D

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 24)

Westward Bound (Dave AND Pat's B-day)

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We woke up in the morning and got back on the road....Pat always makes fun of me for taking so many sunset pics, but today's my birthday. I can take AS MANY AS I WANT!

(thanks for the card Jack!)

Zac wanted to write some new music....but the acoustic guitar is buried in the back. Give up? Hell no! Zac gets what he wants...I don't know hot to make a "gif" so just look at these real fast and pretend you can see the action.....

There's only an hour left of my Birthday! Time to eat the Cupcake Laura bought me...

And now....we hand off the birthday torch to Pat.

Happy Birthday Pat!!!

We stopped off at a TARGET earlier and I picked him up some presents.......nothing says rock 'n' roll like some Ginger Tea and Pilates Workout Bands!

We decided Amarillo, TX was just as good a place as any to pull over and celebrate Panda's birth.....(we wound up pulling over for a speeding ticket first), but THEN we pulled over for some fun....after another round of my specialized cold-calling technique for "happening" bars:

We settled on a place called "DUKE TRACY's,"

Pat should blend RIGHT in with the "No Gang Colors" policy...

What lied behind those doors...no one knew. But what we found was a TX dive bar paradise!

I knew right away we had found the place....this was perfect. The dance floor was alternating every 20 minutes between country Kareoke and Booty Bass Club Music.....inter-racial dancing on one side of the room while racist skin heads played pool on the other.....this was a room FILLED with tension and good times!

The rest of the guys weren't convinced....

...but give them a few whiskeys with a burrito and all is well...

We even helped this nice girl Kaci win a bet....

Apparently her and some friends were gambling on one of two things. We were either musicians.... or gay. Turns out Kaci is a Chiropractor and Pat needed an adjustment...so we felt it only fair that since we won her some $$, she hook him up with some back-cracks in the morning.

Things started to pick up at the bar just before last call and you can really see some folks workin' the floor...(* see video)

Alas, we were finally kicked out with the rest of the Amarillo socialites and sent to our lodging of choice.....

Now THAT's how you have an Amarillo B-Day....Cheers to us.

D

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 23)

Westward Bound (Dave's Birthday)

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So we woke up the next morning....

...still laughing at Doogie Howser as a "bad ass".... but now we had to get to Cali and we're only in fucking PENNSYLVANIA! After putting Los Angeles in as our destination, even Georgine had NO idea when we'd get there...

Nothing to do....but drive. So we did. All day.

And by "we" I mean Zac and Pat...

They've formed their own little driving team called "The Lightning Bandits," where Pat is "Panda" and Zac is "The Cat."

I just watch for storm systems to chase....

Not much else happened.....By the time it hit midnight we were in Missouri and it was officially my birthday! Time to make some calls...gotta find a local bar that's "happening."

We quickly pulled off to a shady hotel and went straight to the weirdy bowling alley bar for a PIZZA PARTY! Only like 2 locals in there playing awful country...not sure if they appreciated my domination of the jukebox, but....who cares. It's my birthday. (boosh)

We were eating, drinking, and listening to Led Zeppelin all night....

Thanks for all the fruity drinks guys!

D

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 22)

Westward Bound!

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Today we start our drive to Cali hung over and tired...luckily we had K's daughter buckled in and ready to drive the first 500 miles or so....

just kidding. We didn't REEEEAAAAALLY let a 3 year old drive the Blaze...but we DID let her Mom give us all the food she had in the house for our trip...thanks Keiko and Sola!!!

We kinda got off to a late start....which is why the sun was already setting as we crossed the Garden State....

We were happy to be back in the van and headed to the warmth of Los Angeles so we just listened to a new mix CD sent from FL and ate all the food Keiko packed....

No time to stop Zac! Just EAT it!!!

I think Pat was just screening and eating nuts with an occasional Diet Coke. It doesn't take much to sustain life whilst sitting in a van for 3,500 miles. (THAT's why you need VanPilates. Coming soon...)

That first day of driving was long and hard....we were proud of how much land we covered. So you can imagine the heartbreak when we eventually pulled off at a hotel to find out we were in Pennsylvania...wtf?? That state never ends! ugh.

We needed some help coping....nothing a little Bulleit "Hallie" Bourbon and some Starship Troopers couldn't fix.....

D

NEW MUSIC VIDEO!!!!!!

Check out a typical day for Jupiter One in our new music video, "Made In A Day"....

D

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 21)

NYC @ Mercury Lounge (CMJ Birthday Show)

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We woke up the next morning feeling like a long-eared taxi just dragged us up a cliff by our ankles....tonight was our CMJ showcase at Mercury Lounge and a bunch of friends were coming to celebrate our birthdays so we NEEDED to rally. Mine is October 23rd and Pat's is the 24th, but we'll be in the van driving towards the West Coast on those days, so tonight's the night for celebration....we kicked things off at one of Pat's favorite haunts, No Malice Palace....

Among some of the amazing friends that hung that night was our favorite manager Ryan....he got us Sumo Thumb Wrestlers!

(that's our boy Aaron Zimmer in the back. classy as ever)

These bar tenders are on the highest spot on the highest list of the highest person in charge of making really high lists.....

This is Jake.

This is Ron.

I say this because they bought EVERY single person in that bar a shot....

We were very happy to see all our friends, flattered by the party decorations, and hungry for the gifts.....

But we had to go play a show at Mercury Lounge....and there we'd find MORE presents to be thirsty for....compliments of our favorite Swedes :)

(Fun Fact: You'll also see Elinor in the "Made In A Day" Music Video)

Thanks to everyone who came to the show!

We had a good time, but then around 3am reality set in that we had to drive to California in the morning.....One thing was make that drive a WHOLE lot easier.....thanks for the goodie bags and birthday balloons Christina! Oh! and the Simpler Times beers... they'll hurt in the morning... and leave us thinking... "Remember when it was simpler times??"

Thanks for hanging with us everyone...love you!

D

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 20)

Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar

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We all went home to sleep in our own beds after the Danbury show since Philly is so close. On our way down, we stopped by 105.7 to do a studio recording for the radio station....

We played "Flaming Arrow" and "Made In A Day"....

...featuring me on table....

...and Pat on rhythmic iPhone text...

We had a good time and we wanna thank the DJs for their dedicated camera work....

Thanks for the session guys. We were also very impressed to see you can accomodate In-Studio Hernia checks...

Today is a busy one....we have to get down to my cousins garage by 3pm to fix that side-view mirror. He owns a shop on Torresdale Avenue in Philly and ALWAYS takes care of the Blaze whenever she's sick or hungry.

Or, in this case, whenever she's been jumped by a couple of hoodlums in Brooklyn :(

As soon as we got to Millevoi Bros., we gave Nick a hug and a t-shirt.....

....and then HE gave US the Super, Parascopic, Heavy Duty, Side-Mirror 7000.....

boosh

It was definitely an UPgrade so now the Blaze looks a little goofy with one side more hi-tech than the other, but it's cool. Now she's kinda like Bionic-Blaze.

Pat threw some new wipers on her too. Now we can see through ANY shit storm, the cars behind us, and even into the future.

Thanks for setting us up cousin Nick! (Our A/C just broke so we'll be seeing you again soon)

Off we go to the North Star Bar...we get to play with our friends ME AND MY ARROW again :)

(the "Health Nut" corner in Philly)

There's Jacob in the parking lot....

They spent the night at this guy's house from last night's show in CT. I can imagine it being an interesting place to sleep cuz I heard that guy use the following pick-up line (twice):

"Nice pants. Wanna fuck?" I'm just glad they got breakfast out of it....

We loaded into the club, walked to a shady joint for some "PTD Approved" vodka (passion fruit A.K.A. "Burning Man"), and mused on life in the van.

My sister and bro-in-law showed up with a Funfetti Cake from my Mom...

This is the same sister that made a legit Jupiter One Concert T-Shirt for my 1 year old nephew... pretty bad ass:

Back to the cake business...We quickly made a wish, blew out the candles, and served it up to all the hungry musicians in the club...thanks for bringing it our way Susan and Jeff!

Our wish came true! A very generous fan showed up with his lady to buy us all shots and drinks....thanks Matt and Dana :)

And not a moment too soon. My cousin Erica and her friends just showed up...now we can embarrass the whole family!

Thanks to the generous flow of alcohol (even my Aunt Annie came to the show bearing some gifts) we put on an extremely fun/drunken show. But you couldn't tell...until we tried walking OFF the stage. And that was ME AND MY ARROW's doing....thanks for the round guys >:(

There's a review with pics of the show HERE

Special thanks to Kristina Luland, Rick Flederbach, Alison Yard Medland, Jenny Kraemer, Martin Dominguez, Stephanie "Toni Toni Toni" Patrizio, Sean Qaisaunnee, and Sharon Sable for coming out to help Pat celebrate his b-day with me...see you in January Philly! (Jan. 9th @ North Star Bar)

At the end of the night we needed to get back home to NYC and we were all in NO shape to drive...as you can see here:

Luckily Liz, a friend of ours and part-time angel, showed up. She lives in my neighborhood and drove us all the way home through the night.

FUN FACT: Liz Long designs recyclable bags (Bag The Habit) and made an appearance in our Music Video for "Made In A Day."

Thanks again Liz :)

D

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 19)

Danbury, CT @ Cousin Larry's

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We woke up the next morning and had some crazy, weird, middle-eastern breakfast quiche thing that Debbie made. It looked nuts, but it tasted great...

Thanks Deb!

J.P. sent us off in the van with this book of written works regarding his fictitious, dream band "DINGO BOOTS."

To live inside J.P.'s head for just one minute would be I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E....he's amazing.

Pat updated his status......

....and off we went to Danbury, CT. (***little known fact---we actually have no idea WHAT we're doing or WHERE we're going until Pat updates his FB status. We all go to his page to figure out what's happening)

The drive was a cake jog and we were excited to meet up with our old friends from Minneapolis ME AND MY ARROW

They were on tour at the same time so we got to meet up for 2 shows! Their T-Shirts are kick-ass and their music is kick-dick. You should definitely check them out if you ever get a chance.....

Me and My Arrow

Pat's elementary school buddies Russell and Mammoth Boy came out to the show....

One time Mammoth Boy picked up a car when he was 15. He also threw up all over the table at a Boy Scout meeting after drinking too much water. Good to see you Mark the Magical Mammoth! (as confirmed by the Catholic Church)

Our faithful fan, Matt, came out to the show.

He also saw us in Northampton, MA a few days ago, but what's special about this guy in particular is his last name. "Bergeron." That also happens to be the last name used by Kurt Vonnegut in one of my favorite short stories, Harrison Bergeron.

Give it a read when you can...

Special thanks to my friend Melissa who braved a hit and run at a gas station just to get there in time for the show....AND to give me birthday cookies!!!!!

D

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 18)

Arlington, VA @ IOTA

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We got on the road and left Chapel Hill for Arlington, VA....

The drive was a pretty one....

We got to the club super early for an ALL AGES show and hung with our friends Bellflur and Big Bang TV all day....Ice Man beat Margo there so we got some food with him at Whitlow's before the show started.

Bellflur

We missed the BBTV photo op, but they put on a great show and we were SO psyched to meet Matt Brehoney's family....Our set was a lot of fun, but the best part is always seeing our friends like Robin, Alison Yard, Amy, Dan, Erica, Kerri, Dane, Suzie,Burns, and Steven...see you again soon we hope!

After the show, we all hopped in the van and went to Papa Brehoney's house in Vienna.....J.P.'s the name, and fun times with fried potatos' the game.

His wife Debbie had cute glasses and songs for the masses...(*see video)

Many a fun times were to be had at the beautiful Brehoney home. J.P. actually designs them for a living and he's INcredible...check out his living room

He even created a room dedicated to listening and performing live music! He calls it the "Beat Cafe"....

J.P. kicked things off with some acoustic versions of songs by The Beatles, Leonard Cohen, and he even threw in his own take on "Countdown." This guy is solid gold. We love him. He invited his pride & joy up next for some Big Bang TV tunes....later we joined forces for a Dreamstreet re-union and performed "Girl, Don't You Know You're Everything to Me, This Time, Girl?"

Although we had iLighters raised for an encore, K insisted on stepping up with some songs of his own....

Debbie was inspired and came up to join him on a number or two.....

The crowd was mesmerized...

At intermission we all went to snack town in the kitchen....

Debbie was on bacon duty all night...

Kate's milkshake was bringing boys to the yard...

Drew and Pat were battling for who's plaid-er...

...and I was getting a tan.

After 20 minutes in "the booth" I decided to get the beatz ready for some freestyle-improv Kriss Kross style...

Bring on the Haiku-Based RaP Talk!

Haiku-Based Rap, or "HBR," is a special skillset that involves breaking down the traditional lyrical 4 line form of ABAB. In HBR, the rapper will rhyme the first 2 lines, not the 3rd, and replace what WOULD BE the 4th line with an eastern melody on the syllables "Da-na."

Like so,

AABC where C is not a lyric, but the eastern melody.

For example:

A: My name is Dave and I got a gun,

A: It don't have bullets cuz I only shoot fun,

B: I bought it from a guy named Steve Galbini

C: Da-na-na-na-na'-na'-na'-na'-naaaa

I think poor Kate is the only one who stuck around to watch the whole "performance."

After a long night we retired to our very own sleeping quarters ...

...where I was actually tucked in and told a bed-time story about Unicorns. Thanks Debbie and J.P.! (I had nightmares) just kidding. (except i'm not) all the unicorns died.

D

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 17)

Chapel Hill, NC @ Players

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We drove a few hours to Chapel Hill and got to our friend Nick Stroud's new club called PLAYERS. He co-owns it with a friend and we were very excited to be there. When we arrived for load-in there seemed to be some strange Hitchcock-esque madness happening amongst the birds....they just kept flying in circles right above our heads!

We walked around town, had some drinks with our friends Courtney and Cameron (Cameron plays drums in a band called AMINAL), and then went upstairs to hear the other bands....Tripp and Wylie Hunter played with us and we're happy to have such great guys to hang with all night. Thanks!

One of my high school friends Carrie drove all the way from Raleigh, so I owed her a few drinks. As you can see by those eyes, I made good :)

We kinda dropped the ball on pics that night, but bear hugs to Ashley, Mallory, and Lara for hanging out...thanks to Nick for taking such good care of us....and thanks to Cameron for the shelter!

D

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 16)

Charlotte, NC @ The Evening Muse

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We woke up super early the next day and took a 12 hour drive (traffic) to Charlotte, NC. Pat went home with his friends and decided to meet us at the rest stop on the NJ Turnpike. Clara Barton baby!!! On the drive down everyone was pretty beat.....Pat kept calling objects out that he saw along the way and telling his friend Ryan that it was him...

"See that dead tree there, Ryan? That's you." --

"See that Hobo out there hitch hiking, Ryan? That's you." --

"See that shitty Pick-Up truck, Ryan? That's you."

Granted it made no sense, but it was early and Ryan was in no mood...

Also, the time 10:41 happens to be a recurring theme in Pat's life...most every time he looks at the clock, he sees this....

It freaks him out and we're still trying to figure out the meaning behind it. Some guesses are as follows:

1) He's gonna die on October 41st.

2) He's gonna live to be 104.1 years old.

3) He was born in OCtober 1941 (in a former life).

4) He was born on January, 4th 0001 (several former lives ago)

We're not sure which it is yet. anywhooo, we picked him up and finally got to the Evening Muse around 9:30pm. It was a fun night because we played with our friends BIG BANG TV and it was also the 26th Wedding Anniversary of our friends Don and Laurie Koster! (Rock 'n' Roll Hotel). Big Bang TV sounded great and we had the best group of people come out to the show.....

After the show we hung with some old friends and then took Don for a ride in the Blaze...

Off to the R'n'R Hotel to eat Judy's cookies all night. The next morning we ate a HUGE breakfast and watched the Traveling Wilburys Documentary.....

We also watched an old VHS tape of Don winning a Harley Motorcycle by crawling around the basketball court in a Hornet's Mask Blindfold.....totally weird to see, but we're proud of you DON!!!!

We had a great time with you guys and your hospitality is always SUPER appreciated...thanks for spending your anniversary with us :)

Love,

D, Z, P, and K

P.S. Sorry we fed Roscoe all those pancakes....

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 15)

NYC @ Radio City Music Hall (AHAWHAAAAT?!?!?!)

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We spent the day off going to cousin Nichole's Miss Lonelyhearts Party and kicking it ALL mu'ffin' N-I-G-H-T!!! Raging until dawn......(at least that's what we planned on doing) ....sorry Nichole!

Can't remember what we all wound up doing instead, but I know Pat was riding the subways listening to YIELD....We had to wake up real early and load-in to the venue at 9am. ugh. It took Zac a minute to get there cuz some jerk-off bashed the sideview mirror off the Blaze....poor BLAZE!!! We issued a $5,000 bounty on the head of this mysterious vandal with Jon Sordoni.....if HE can't locate and disppose of the man's limbs, then it was a ghost or giant spider.

Pat even consulted the magic disco ball for answers.....

...no luck. It just kept saying, "party time."

The house looked like this that morning....

Pretty soon it would look like this...

We had a real solid crew of Union guys bringing the stuf in and they couldn't believe how "nice" we were. They kept telling us to be meaner, ...that they could handle it, but Zac just kept smiling with that sweet, boyish grin of his. (We're never gonna make it with this attitude) Thank God Pat stepped in when he did and slapped a guy square in the nuts. Totally saved our reputation.

We hung with Ryan for a bit talking about the day's events,ate some breakfast, went home, and then came back around 3pm. (Just realized this sentence probably doesn't need to be here,,,,,,nonetheless, there it is.)

When we got to the dressing room, we were greeted by a bouquet of flowers....awwwwww

....BUT no booze. Hmmm...I'm on it.

We were restless and Pat got some Birthday Money so he picked up a Grown Man's drink....

Look who came up to hang with us...

..,,,BEER!

(Oh yeah. Mocha was there too)

K needed to warm up and Zac was still sick so he brought out an old time friend...."Mr. Neti Pot."

It's almost Go Time.....i'm too excited...gotta get rid of this boner somehow!!!!

Ryan gave us a pep talk and we headed down to the stage.....

House lights came down....stage lights went up.....

(Thanks for the pics Yuki....Bob Scott took the following color photos)

(All B&W pics by Tim Willis)

(Dan Cho took these next 5 from the wings)

(this photo: Pearse Daly)

CLICK HERE for a review of the show by Nell Alk for PaperMag. On a sidenote, we also owe Nell a big hug for putting our record in the hands of "Phoenix." One of our faves....

After our set we got to see lots of friends and family.....

DINOOOOOOO!

Ryan, Ricky, and Joey

Nana (she's 86 and STILL hot)

Kristy, Rick, Lyndsey, Rose, Reagan, and Kristen

(A.K.A. The SPF Limo Rollers)

I wish there were pics of all our friends and family, but I think we were all a bit caught up in the moment. So many important people came out to see the show and we'd just like to say THANKS and WE LOVE YOU. That night would NOT have been the same without you there...

After the show we hung around real real late....Then I remembered we left cousin Erica in the van with Shane for the last couple hours....woops

Sorry Erica!

Me and Zac were too busy looking at video clips of Veikko jogging in jean shorts so K had to drive us home....

Good Job buddy.....

It's rare that he's allowed to drive, but luckily we all made it home safely. Thanks for an amazing night everyone!!!

Love,

D, Z, K, and P

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 14)

Northampton, MA @ The Calvin Theatre

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Today was the first day that it felt cold. We had the day off yesterday so we all hibernated and did whatever it is that we do when we're not together... which is almost never these days... so it takes about half a day of going through old photos and journal entries to figure out what exactly it IS that we like doing when we're by ourselves... anyhoo...

We packed in the Blaze and BLAAAAAAAZZZEEEEEDDD to Massachussetts, the Land of Lincoln {citation needed}. When we got to The Calvin Theatre we loaded in and found that our guitar stand (named Guitar World™) was busted. I went to the nearest hardware that I could find that represents EVERYTHING Jupiter One stands for to get it fixed.

True Value... duh.

Then we drank tea and scavenged snacks, because there was no catering. You see, we've become accustomed to a certain level of comfort on this tour (food and booze til the cows come home), but THIS time we found ourselves with our pants pulled down. "Neither?!!? We're gonna DIE!!" We ate cookies and cheese and lived to see another day.

The Calvin Theatre was a nice place to play. The folks there were really nice. I saw my cousin Johanna for the first time in 15 years or so. She's a super sweetie.

K's friend Patrick came (no relation).

Also my friend Jana Pedersen came. She's from Storrs, CT and does weird things that NOBODY SHOULD EVER KNOW ABOUT!!!! And Jessica Hurley drove two hours with her fiancé and they were sweet as all get out.

We left and ate some gas station chicken wraps and prayed that we wouldn't puke ourselves to sleep. Day off tomorrow, then Wednesday @ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL!!!

Until then.... there's Jeff Taylor....

Panda Bear

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 13)

New York City! - K on Saturday Night Live

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So K flew back to NYC from Atlanta with Regina's crew while we took the scenic route (read: the BLAZE.) But, while we were goofing off and having tons of fun with no responsibility whatsoever, K was under the tight iron grip of VEIKKO! Regina's tour manager. (gasp!) That man is tall and he doesn't mess around.

The light at the end of K's dark, dark, strudel filled tunnel was Regina's Saturday Night Live show! Here's a clip:

We were super proud to see all those fine folks on stage. Regina sang like a siren, McKenzie was in the pocket, Dan Cho was calm and collected, and K had clean clothes on! Great work guys!

Pat

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 12)

Atlanta --> New York City & Rockwood Music Hall

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Zac, Dave and I woke up in a hotel room next to the bar we boozed ourselves in the night before. Nobody can remember for sure right now the exact chain of events that morning, but I'm sure we gassed the Blaze, grabbed a few quarts of coffee and hauled ass, 'cause that's how we roll, ya heard? I drove and practiced different styles of yelling at K, cuz he wasn't there... K!!!!! K!!!!!!!!!! KAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYUUUUHHHOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Destination #1: Margo and Iceman's house.

We've got no pictures of this hang, but what had happinnd wuz... we arrived to a delicious home cooked meal, did a local bar run with Margo, Margo threw up in the toilet as soon as we got home, Iceman's toilet broke and all of us woke up to RotoRooter and bagels. Again: gas, coffee, ass-haul.

Final Destination: New York City! Home sweet home (of weird vans).

We had to shake back to the city ASAP to play a show with our alter-ego band Fancy Colors. (basically Jupiter One + Jeff Taylor + Bob Parins - K) See tiny image below:

We may or may not have gotten a little too excited before the show and may or may not have tried to out-do each other with weirdie tequila and may or may not have been a teensy bit less than the tightest band in the western hemisphere, but... who cares!? ROCKWOOD FRIDAY NIGHT! The Mighty Ken Rockwood was on the mixer and everyone was feelin fine. A bunch of our good friends stopped in including, but not limited to:

Al Hicks and his lady The Lex.

Jon "Ticonderoga Bitchslap" Sordoni

Even Ol' McKenzie made an appearance and got into a gang sign fight with Jeff. Who will win?? Only the Shadow knows. Solid Friday in NYC!!

Pat

Sunshower Tour w/ Regina Spektor (Day 11)

JUPITER ONE MEETS ZACH GALIFIANAKIS!!!

Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle

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We woke up in this lovely Nashville neighborhood...

...and assembled to the van like soldiers to their tank.

Except one of our soldiers was already IN the tank...passed out from last night.

Thanks for letting us crash at your house Beau! Zac's not feeling well and Pat's still drunk so under the Force Majeure clause...I get to drive!

Pat and Zac are a driving team known as "The Lightning Bandits" and very rarely do they acquiesce the driver's seat to Professor X or Screen-O. It was a foggy, dismal day...

...perfect drive for Band of Horses.

Along the way, we spotted the Blaze's younger, fun-loving, irresponsible-yet-charming cousin...

...and a truck sandwich.

We got to Atlanta and realized we had an extra ticket so we did a Facebook give-away. Randomly Pat's friend, Kimani, was on-line and won the ticket! (Although this reeks of nepotism I can ssure you it's a total coincidence)

Would THIS face cheat???

The Tabernacle is a beautiful venue and we're REAL REAL happy they renovated it after that hurricane hit awhile back....

We played a fun show to a really rad crowd and thought the night couldn't get any better...

....until we walked backstage and met ZACH GALIFIANAKIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our Zac confused Hilarity Zach by introducing himself as Zac....then drunk K "leaned" all over him...I told him all the Sting stories I knew...and Pat took a picture of his balls.

(look! there's a "spit cup" and Jupiter One CD!)

Zach was SO cool to hang with and a real solid dude....I think he appreciated the fact that we've been fans of his stuff for a l-o-n-g time....The Snuggler! I think I remember actually tickling his leg and saying, "Climb up the ladder...c'mon...climb up the ladder." One of our faves...

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis from Between Two Ferns

I'm not sure if anything can top that night, but we're open-minded...Later on we went out with some new friends, Dan Cho and McKenzie for some drinks. While we reminisced on how awesome the last 60 minutes were, K slept in the backseat of someone's car...eventually the party wound down and we got a hotel room.

Good Night Atlanta

D