I am lucky enough to travel the world working for musicians and artists as a sound engineer and audio technician. I figure its about time i document these travels and share them. Hope you enjoy following me....
Okay, so i have so much to say and yet so little time. We are now officially back on the Crazy Love World Tour and have completed show #96, the first one of this 3rd USA leg. Now although i have much to say, its 1:30 in the morning , the bus is moving, and Craigers is sleepy. I wil give you all a little glimpse into a future post but am unable to divulge all details at the moment. LEts just say that I have been in some interesting situations in my life, but had never found myself in anything remotely close to where i found myself sunday night in Chicago.
Now that you are all curious, or if you are on facebook you know what happened, i must move on. Remember time is sensitive at the moment and i have a bunk calling my name along with my ipad and "the walking dead", new show on AMC.
Tomorrow morning we are in Philly for our second time at the Wachovia center, followed by a thanksgiving feast on thursday!!
Memories of our time here in Hershey and all the sweetness it has to offer....
Alright what better way to begin another round of USA touring then to begin with a delayed flight out of Calgary. This of course is the beginning of the chain and subsequently means no connecting flight for Craigers from Chicago to Hershey. At least tomorrow is not a show day and all will be cool as i should arrive at the venue by noon. ITs just the initial frustration. I mean honestly flying these days is a roll of the dice on the best of days...triple the risk factor once you throw in a connection. Oh well..what do you do..no sense complaining as nobody really listens anyways....
I have just had an offer to purchase one of my prints. Yup, thats right, i am now a true bonafide photographer who sells his work. Now I am not at liberty to discuss the terms of the financial offer, but i will say it was quite generous. Okay, perhaps we never got around to working out a price before i said , you want it, you got it. Perhaps i am not quite ready to take money for my photos as i really have no clue what i am doing....sort of like glorified point and shoot but on the manual setting of my SLR.
if you are wondering what photo of mine has prompted such a bidding war ( well in my head at least) , it is one taken from my Venice Collection. Thats right, a series of photos taken while spending a day off in Venice Italy. Exploring the canals and steering clear of the dodginess that is Italy.
and hell no i am not talking about the time when the Christmas music starts to annoy me at shops and various retail establishments....I am talking about the Pivot Legal Society's Hope in Shadows calendar and fundraiser for the downtown eastside of Vancouver. Now for those who only think of it as the poorest postal code in Canada you need to educate yourself. It is full of stories from all walks of life and talents that are both hidden and discovered. Check out the link and buy a friggen calendar!! http://www.hopeinshadows.com/
I know that I have not written anything, or posted anything since being in Lisbon, and i sincerely apologize. Not that any of you really care or check regularly , but i know i should be more diligent with updating and posting or i will lose you my faithful followers. So now for my excuse as to why no postings....i have had no internet connection!! I know that sounds ridiculous as there is a free network at the coffee shop next to my house, but I just was not feeling inspired during my coffee visits to update. i was using my coffee time to drink coffee and stalk people on facebook....well, not really. To be honest, Inspiration has been hard to come by as of late for ol Craigers...just tired i guess. However that is all changing with the start of another tour around the corner, and recent shows i have been so luck to see over the course of this past week.
First off, i rarely see movies these days, but was invited by my best friend Jen and her little posse to go and see The Social Network recently. Now not the best movie i have ever seen, but worth the price of movie admission for sure. Quite the back story to our nations newest addiction....
Last friday night i got the chance to catch up with my good friends in Hollarado who are on a US/Canadian tour in support of their much buzzed about album "Record in a Bag". This is a continuation of their previous hits "Demo in a Bag 1" , and "Demo in a bag 2". I urge you to check out the wikipedia link on this band to get the gist of their history thus far. I was fortunate enough to tour CHina with them about two years ago and have been a fan ever since. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollerado If you are so inclined , the video clip for the much talked about "Americanarama" is located a few posts below this. The video in fact caught the attention of industry blogger Bob Lefsetz prompting the band to receive some hard earned and much deserved attention.
On saturday night, i was one of the lucky few in attendance to be part of a DVD/Live Album filming/taping for an upcoming Tegan and Sara release. This truly was a special night as anyone who knows me knows that those two girls and all involved in their organization mean the world to me. We, the audience, were treated to probably 30 songs spanning their entire discography. As usual the girls were in fine form with their wit, banter, and general humor. Not to mention they both look absolutely stunning these days with new haircuts, and an apparent new 30 something glow. Recently they were nominated for the prestigious Canadian music award known as the Polaris Prize. This is an award given to one Canadian act each year for the top album of the year. Not based on album sales or hype, it is voted on by top Canadian journalists and music/arts personalities. Although all the bands that were nominated were winners in their own right, only one could walk away as the voted on winner and that was sadly not the girls, but an amazing band from Montreal called Karkwa. This was the first francophone act to walk away with the award, and although some say it was a surprising choice, i must say I am a fan. The following video clip is from the girls performing Alligator at the gala show. When most bands kicked it up a notch and beefed up their sound by adding drummers, or additional musicians, the girls went back to where it all came from and performed as a duo, with the aid of a Violin player and fellow nominee, Owen Pallett.
This brings us to tonight, on the eve of my departure once again from Vancouver and the city i somewhat call home. I am going to see my industry friend James who is mixing Mr. Brandon Flowers on his current solo tour. I spent time on the road with the Killers back in the day and have been a huge fan since day one. I have grown to love the solo effort put forth by Brandon and am very much looking forward to tonight's show at the fabulous Commodore Ballroom.
Now just cause i am in a mood to share current listening material , apart from the new Brandon Flowers Flamingo album, i think you should all check out the new Wintersleep album "New Inheritors" and get back in touch with your Buck 65 personality!! He is Canadian, he hosts a helluva show on CBC , and his lyrics are some of the smartest, wittiest, and most clever you will come across....personal favorite ...
i am off to an apparent winter wonderland tomorrow to check in on my mom before resuming the Crazy Love tour next week in Hershey PA. As always i offer empty promises of constant updates and introductions to fellow castmates on the Crazy Love tour...who knows, perhaps this time i will fullfill... tune in to find out....
Craigers xo
Okay Okay , i know that Halloween is long been and gone..but there is always room for Zombie's...listen in closely to the lyrics...damn Rich can deliver!!!
and honestly now...who has never felt like this..or had one of these days... enjoy
