October 2007

October 2007 was a spectacular month. Two regional tours for the band (Northeast and Midwest), lots of traveling, a CD release, lots of interim work, and plenty of friends to share it with. I am baffled on what to say about this in a sentence or paragraph. Lifetimes were compressed into this month -- I was able to travel far, gain perspective, and learn a lot about myself and those around me. Southeast Engine's record came out in mid October but we started the tour on October 10th for the first part of the tour. For the first part of the tour we played 11 shows in 11 days and then came back home to work for five days mainly because we were not at a point in publicity to get shows for a month straight. Regardless, the second regional tour resumed and we went from October 26th until November 10th going around the Midwest. There was a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, immature potty humor, horrible van smells, grand skylines, loads of bands and musicians, traffic and navigation, late nights, wood floors, carpeted floors, bare floors, linoleum floors, and tons of new friends we encountered all along the way. CMJ was a highlight for sure -- it gave the band a chance for some exposure and an opportunity to canoodle and network with a bunch of industry people in NYC. While they were doing that, it was a great opportunity for me to catch up with Dustin and Gretchen and bona fide best bud Erin. I remember eating at Katz Deli with my brother before our CMJ show and it was superb. Gaelan was a new addition to Southeast Engine for the tour and I am very happy to had met him and had the opportunity to spend time with him and share a wonderful experience. One of the tour highlights was going to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. We played at the Dogfishhead Brewery (they have world class beer) and the band save Rem and Me went for a night swim on the beach. I am happy with how those photos turned out. I was experimenting with the shudder speeds. The next day was fun in the sun with the band, full of sand, sun and blue sky water too.

*****Rem*****

October 10th 2007. We are preparing to leave Athens to go to the Tritone bar in Philadelphia.


*****Leo and Gaelan*****
Such an amorous photo of Leo and Gaelan.


*****Philadelphia*****
We had a little time to explore Philadelphia for the afternoon. We toured the downtown area, a local music shop, and the Masonic temple (although we could not enter the temple without paying so we didn't actually tour the tmeple).

*****Untitled*****


*****Shock & Awe*****

*****Shock & Awe pt.2*****

*****Supreme Band*****
They are getting ready for their case U.S. v. Southeast Engine.

*****Capitol*****
*****Glory*****
*****Bridge to the Sky*****
*****Untitled*****
*****Spider*****
Here was a performer in a house show we played at in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I don't remember her real name but she performed under the moniker Spider.

*****Boston Grave*****

*****Paul Revere's Grave*****

*****St. Francis Stature*****

*****Providence Radio Show*****
We played at the college radio station for Brown University in Providence. It was the second time Southeast Engine had performed at a radio show outside of Athens. The first one was my first show ever with the band back in 2005. This was an enjoyable experience and we had pizza afterwords.

*****Yale******
Leo walking around a Yale courtyard in New Haven. Jesse was nearby sprawled out in the grass like me. We met up with Alex Maymind later after playing at Cafe Nine with Hallelujah the Hills.

*****CMJ '07*****
This is the only photo I have of any member of Southeast Engine on stage at CMJ. It is Leo and he is walking across the stage before our set. We were the Misra babies so we went first and later on the more developed acts like Palomar and Centro-matic played.

*****The Music Industry*****

*****Erin*****
I had a great dinner with an even greater friend, Erin Barker. I was lucky and happy to see her. She has been living for over a year in Jersey City, New Jersey.

*****Untitled*****

*****Early Reflections*****

*****Delaware Night*****

*****Night Moves*****

*****Usher In*****

*****In the Middle*****

******The Cusp*****

*****Untitled*****

*****You Would Be a Kid Forever*****