So we have had some new band photos taken of us and we have posted them to our photo site. We want to know what you guys think about them so why don't you come leave us a comment on them. Trust us, it will make you feel better when you do it.
Also come check us out tonight at Sherlock's in ClearLake. Rumor has it Chuck Norris is going to stop by and sing a version of Crazy Bitch. Should be a good time.
That's right folks, my band is now putting a new podcast on our website once a week with one of us saying what's going on with them and with the band. This week it was my turn so come stop by my bands page and listen to it and leave us a comment on our page and let us know what you think.
Here is a link to my bands page.
http://www.myspace.com/adrenalinelive
I just found out I have a bunch of people coming out to my show on Friday. My buddy Johnny-Bear will be there, my old drummer Keith is going to be there plus a bunch of other poeple. This is going to be a kick ass show at West Grey.
Who the hell is reading this that knows that's the Blue Knights Corps song? If so, what year did you march and did we march together?
“When the thunder rumbles
Now the Age of Gold is dead
And the dreams we’ve clung to dying to stay young
Have left us parched and old instead . . .
When my courage crumbles
When I feel confused and frail
When my spirit falters on decaying alters
And my illusions fail,
I go on right then.
I go on again.
I go on to say I will celebrate another day
I go on . . . .”
I just got off the phone with my doctor and she said the results form my MRI look fine. She said there is nothing torn it is just a really, really bad sprain and that by me playing shows with the band and jumping around it hurts it even more. She said she has never seen a sprain that bad before and is amazed that something is not seriously wrong with my foot. Either way it still hurts like crazy and has a funky color to it. My band has now started to refer to me as my God given Indian name Blackfoot, that’s Indian like a casino owner not Indian with a dot.
So there you go. I am not broken and I have no fear of getting my toes amputated. That’s actually a joke. This past show we decided to ask a bunch of girls if they would date a guy who did not have any toes on his right foot. Amazingly about 80% said they would not date a guy with no toes. I personally would date a chick that was missing toes. I mean that’s would make giving her a foot massage so much easier. I really do give good massages.
On a side note here is a picture of the Deftones playing at the spot where our New Years show is going to be at. Does that not look awesome? This place is a national venue where some of the biggest bands come in and play and we are going to be playing there on New Years. How freaking sweet is that? I am just glad my foot is not messed up and that it should be healed up by then so that way I can just go crazy at this show. The only bad thing is we have 4 shows in a row this week and I know that is going to take a toll on my foot. Not to mention one of the shows is on the biggest day for bars and we are playing the biggest bar in Houston for it so I need to bring my A game and jump around as much as I can. Either way this should be a really fun week with all our shows going on.
Well the x-rays came back with nothing broken in my foot although the doctor thinks something is seriously messed up with it. They are making me have an MRI tonight at 7:30. What sucks even more is they are making me stay here until then because I am whats known as condition STAT. She thinks it's bad enough that she does not want me to leave. That means I am stuck here watching channel 8 our PBS station in Houston. This really freaking sucks. On a sidenote I have never had an MRI before so we will see how that goes.
So I just got back home from Dallas and here are a few pictures of what my foot looks like. Aren't you glad your not me? That's just the right one, the left is bad but not as bad as that one.
The only good thing is that I got a lot of sympathy talking to from girls at the show. :-P
That's right. Tonight is going to be a good chill night for me. I have a new bottle of wine I want to try plus I am getting Chinese food delivered and I plan on sitting on my balcony and writing music all night long. My roommate is out of town so I can sing and not have to worry about him hearing me. This should be a good night and a good start for my trip I go on tomorrow.
UPDATE: So I just got back from getting food. You know how sometimes you have a moment with someone who you don't know or have never seen? You just look into each others eyes and just have that moment? Well I just had one of those and you know what, for now on I am not going to just let them pass. For now on I am going to talk to the person I have one of those moments with. She was really hot but I was to scared to speak to her.
So my band and I just got back from the Lone Star Bike Rally and I can now say I am rallied out. We spent about 12 hours out there just wondering around looking at bikes and what not. It was actually a pretty cool experience. We ended up meeting the guy who is going to be making all the custom leather covers for our amps out there. He has this freaking awsome chopper, it's like the kind you 
see on Discovery Channel and whatnot. He let me get on it and take a picture with it and I must say, I look pretty rad on a bike.
Either way it was a lot of fun and the show went really good. It's kind of funny because when we got there they had these really hot girls walking around signing calendars that they are in with bikes. All my buddies are like man you gotta go get a picture with them. I was like screw that man, they should want to come take a picture with me. Well low and behold once our band started playing the girls came over and started to watch and sure enough they jumped on stage and wanted to take a picture with me. Like I told you guys, they will want to take a picture with me. It was a huge confidence booster because these girls were freaking hot and wearing these chaps with boy shorts underthem. They were pretty damn hot models and they wanted to take a picture with me. Ha, gotta love being in this band thing. I will have the pictures of them on stage with me up as soon as they send them to me.
I also got to meet one of The Ghetto Boys and passed him along some info on our band and he was interested in it. That's always a plus to have a multi plantum recording artist interested in your band. Plus we got to meet a few other big name people and pass along some band info to them so keep your fingers crossed. Also the guy from the Ghetto Boys was telling us how Scarface is now working with rock acts and signing them to his label. He also has Ludacris and some other big name acts on his label, so that's cool if we can get in and work this angel.
All and all it was a fun time and I can now say I have been to a biker rally. It's also a lot of fun to be walking around and having a bunch of chicks talk to you. It's always a great way to boost your ego once you get dumped.
The first part of our road trip.
P.S. In true rock star fashion we some how lost the Monkey along the way. God rest the gentel orangutan... you will be missed but not forgotten.
This past weekend I played a show and one of my friends told me something that really stuck with me. She said, "Russell, when you are on stage your face just lights up and you smile the entire time. When you are jumping around your energy is amazing and I can tell you are in love with playing". You know what, she is right. The one thing I am in love with in this world is playing music on stage. Whenever I play music on stage all my fears melt away and the world I know disappears. I know it sounds so cliché but it's true.
I am amazed with myself at how far I have come along these last few months and this entire last year. I remember the first time I was on stage, it was at Sherlock's on West Grey, I was so nervous to play and I was just frightened being on stage in front of people. Even though there were only a handful of people there I just remember being terrified of it and I am sure I looked like an idiot up there on stage. Now I love being on stage. I love being able to be up there and have people watch what I do. This is something that these last few months have really started to come out in me. I have noticed that my comfort level on stage has progressed 100% in the past 2 months. I am not sure why I just know that it has. I now know what it is to be in love with something that you do and playing music is the only thing I think in this world that I can honestly say I love doing.
I am sure I look different and have a different personality to people when I am on stage then I do when I am off stage. These last couple of months I have had girls come up to me on stage and give me their numbers and this just blows my mind. I don't know why this is happening. Maybe it's because girls like guys in bands, I just don't know. What I do know is that if half those girls really knew who I was I doubt they would be running up to stage with their numbers written on napkins. I mean I am a huge dork. If I am at home and not playing my guitar I sit in front of the T.V. watching The Discovery Channel or reading a book. Ask my ex, she used to hate how addicted to The Discovery Channel I was. I hate to tell you this ladies but I am a huge nerd. If there is a T.V. show on about Aliens, volcanoes, sharks or anything nerdy like that I am going to be glued in front of the tube watching it. I have a feeling if these girls knew this about me they would not be giving me their numbers.
I don't know, I just feel like I am destined to play music and that something big is about to happen. What's so funny about that is, and don't tell my band this, I really am not that good of a bass player. I just get up there and jump around a lot and hope I hit the right notes. I don't think I could ever date someone that does not perform in some way. There is just something about someone who gets in front of people and performs that attracts me to them. The only thing with this feeling I have about something big happening is that I believe when you start to reach your goals and your dreams and you start to achieve things, if you don't have love then it's really kind of empty.
We just recevied an email from a promotor we have been working with, she is one of the ones in charge of getting us sponsors. Well she just got back from a meeting with some people in Dallas on our behalf and they are interested in sponsoring us.
They are an energy drink company, I can't say the name of who yet, and this could be really good for us. Here is what she said about it.
(1.) But the deal is that you will have your own brand and
(2.) They will do ALL of the commericials and TV advertising to support the product which will also promote you and your website and album and show dates.
(3.) They will provide #100 t-Shirts, #100 hats and print materials per event as giveaways and to sale items.
(4) they will arrange a tour and some promotional dates for you guys and they want to have their products at each of your events.
(5.) In addition they will supply merchandising for ALL of your events and promotions.
This is a really big deal and could really lead to some good stuff for us. Plus we get a percentage of all the drinks sold and a percentage of all the cases of drinks sold. This is really cool, I think when we go up to Dallas for our shows in a few weeks we are going to go meet with them and discuss the details of it.
It's cool how out of no where great things start to happen.
That's right folks; the boys in the band have decided to put together a little contest that involves New Years Eve and a single guy in the band. Seeing how I am the only single guy in the band they have decided to nominate me for this little contest. Basically what it will be is if you win you will receive a free VIP pass to the 94.5 The Buzz BLT (Black, Tie, Lingerie) party hosted by Club Monkey and you will accompany me as my date to the party. The next day you will be taken out to a restaurant of your choice by me.
Right now they are in the works of getting 94.5 The Buzz to get in on this contest so it might turn into a pretty big deal. What do you guys think, sound like it's going to be a good contest?
P.S. If I have anything to say about it the contest will only be open to girls. Not that there is anything wrong with gay guys just it's not for me. In fact I support the gays, watch this if you don't believe me.
That's right folks; last night was a killer night playing with my band. We played a show out at Sherlock's on Westheimer and it was a blast!! They crowd last night was great or as you kids like to say "dawg it was da bomb". We were missing some of our old friends who used to come to all my shows but at the same time we have made some new ones that show up to most shows. I suppose that's how life works though; you grow away from some friends only to find new ones. The new ones don't replace the old ones but they help you move along.
One more side note. Someone asked me once why I write so much. The reason is because we are all born and then we start moving towards death and we are all going there. We are on this train and it's moving forward and the last stop is checking out. We are all living and dieing and going through the same shit these are just my stories and this is just life.
On a side note my guitar player Slade ended up meeting some old friends again. Hummm these friends are very interesting. In fact I have video from when we were in Austin of us talking with these two girls on the phone. It's always really tastefully when a girl is on speaker phone with the entire band and telling you this. I swear this is how the conversation went. "Yeah, you know I am like 5'8, big fake breast with a nice tight butt, wait... hold on one second. KIDS GET YOUR BUTT BACK IN THE TRAILER AND STOP PLAYING IN THE DITCH. Ok so like I was saying, I have a nice butt". That is the actually conversation that occurred while in Austin on the phone with these girls. Don't believe me, I will post the video of it soon and you can hear it for yourself. Well either way those girls showed up last night and I must say they lived up to every bit of the mental image of them I had in my head.
On a side note I got recognized yesterday. That's right; I got recognized as being the bass player for Adrenaline. I was downtown during lunch walking to get a bite to eat when this girl came running up to me and was like, "I know you, you are the bass player for Adrenaline. I love you guys, you rock". I thought that was pretty cool. It was the first time I got recognized for being in my band. Usually I am just recognized as that MySpace guy who does the peanut butter jelly time dance. I guess this means I am progressing in the world of being a Z list celebrity.
So for all those people who were at the show last night taking pictures please send them over to me. I never get a chance to take pictures at a show and since I am without a girlfriend, lets all say it together... Ahhhhhh poor Russell-P, well since I am without one I never get any pictures of me on stage. I mean come on, I have to have some pictures of me to show my grandkids when I am old and crusty. I can just see it now. My little grandchildren are all gathered around me and I am like, "This here is a picture of your grand pappy back in the day of his band. That's right little Timmy (Side Note: If my son names his son Timmy, I will kill him. Timmy is a dumb name) that girl dancing in front of me does look like a cheap hooker. Oh Timmy those were the days". Either way, if you have pictures of me from the shows can you please post them on my MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/txfirefighter That would be really cool.
It kind of sucks, the only bad thing about last night is that I did not get back to my apartment till 4:00 a.m. then on top of that I had to be at an 8:00 a.m. meeting here at work. That always makes for a fun day. Now I am acutally going to have to work till 6:00 p.m. tonight because we have some stuff that has to go on at work. Then Friday and Saturday we have shows also. It's times like these I wished I lived in or near downtown. This driving business is really starting to suck.
Side note, you want to know what the best feeling in the world is? Being on stage playing a song, then you start to bounce up and down and the entire crowd does it with you. That my friends is a feeling unlike anything you can ever experience. The feeling of knowing that everyone in the crowd is feeding off the energy and the vibe that you are putting out. Knowing that you control the crowd and that they are all watching you. That's the only true high in life.
Well here are a few pictures from the other night that I did get. And yes I am standing on the table in the first picture.
Those notes you wrote me
Ive kept them all
Ive given alot of thought
of how to write you back this fall
With every single letter,
in every single word,
There will be a hidden message
About a boy that loves a girl
Do you care if I
dont know what to say
Will you sleep tonight
or will you think of me
Will I shake this off,
pretend its all okay
That theres someone out there
who feels just like me
There is
This vacation's useless
These white pills aren't kind
I've given alot of thought
on this 13-hour drive
I miss the grinding concrete
Where we sat past 8 or 9
And slowly finished laughing
in the glow of our head lights
I've given a lot of thought
to the nights we use to have
The days have come and gone
Our lives went by so fast
I faintly remember breathing
on your bedroom floor
Where I laid and told you
but you sweared you loved me more
Do you care if I
dont know what to say
Will you sleep tonight
or will you think of me
Will I shake this off,
pretend its all okay
That theres someone out there
who feels just like me
There is
Do you care if I
dont know what to say
Will you sleep tonight
or will you think of me
Will I shake this off,
pretend its all okay
That theres someone out there
who feels just like me
That's right there is some good news coming out for my band. Last night we had a company come in who is looking at sponsoring us. They are going to make custom leather covers for all our amps and speakers. They will be all red leather with black on the front of the amps with our logo on them. They are also looking at building us custom mic stands and some other really cool stuff. All in all it should run about $10,000. Good news is they are not charging us for it they are just giving it to us. Also we are in the works with Budweiser and getting them to become one of our sponsors. If we can get that one nailed down that will be huge for us.
We also talked to the people who are running the Lone Star Bike Rally last night, and they informed us that when we play our show there will be 80,000 people there to watch. That's hell of a lot of people. As of now I have not played in front of more then a couple of thousand so this will be a huge step up. Grant it I know I will play for more people then this when we make it big (Side Note: I know we will make it huge) but this should be good until then. Even if they are off on their numbers by 50% that's still 40,000 people. That's just a crazy number for me to think of. Either way they are really excited about having us play. As you can see from the link they even have us on their page saying breaking news we are playing.
Also we are playing the biggest New Years Party in Houston this year. It is the 94.5 The Buzz BLT (Black Tie Lingerie) party. There are also talks of a huge national act coming in and us opening for them. I can't tell you who the band is yet but it is bigger then Blue October who there was earlier talks about playing this year. Either way this is a huge show and a blast to play. We played it last year and it's so much fun just because the crowd is just pumped to be there because tickets are pretty hard to come by. The only thing that really kind of sucks is last year my girlfriend at the time was out of town for New Years so I did not get to spend it with her. Now this year we are broken up so I need to find me a girlfriend before New Years. I really don't want to have to spend this one alone also.
We also have a company that is making custom guitar picks for us with our logos on them. We always get asked for guitar picks after shows so now people will have our custom ones. They should be in with in a week or two so now when you ask for my pick you will actually get a custom one.
So this is all some really great news for the band and I am super pumped up. We are also working on our originals right now and they are sounding great!! It is a mixture of Hoobastank and The All American Rejects is how I would classify it. We are planning on trying to get into the studio early next year and CD made. Then with our connections that we have with local radio and some DJ's who knows where we will go from there. All I know is the sky is the limit for us and we are all reaching for it.
I have posted the pictures from my past weekend in Austin with my band. For those who want to see them. On a side note some of the guys in my band got drunk and started sending text messages to people on my phone, if you got one that did not sound like it was from me let me know. They erased some out of my sent folder but the ones that were still their I resopned to the people and let them know it was not me. So if I did not respond to you and you got a weird one let me know.
http://russell.typepad.com/photos/austin_6th_street/index.html
That's how I used to sign my yearbooks back when I was in high school and you know what, I believe it now more then I did then. Tonight my band had a show and I have to say, I have a great feeling about this band. I know everyone says that about their band but this is something special. We had a packed crowd that was crazy. They stayed all night long and it was like we were freaking rock stars. We had people come up after the show and ask for autographs, people wanting our guitar picks, we even had about 9 different really hot girls come up and say they wanted to be groupies. No, I am not into that so I did not partake but it's crazy to have that happen.
For some reason I know this band is going to make it and we will be famous. We had so many people come up and give us high fives and want to hear our original songs. Well we are working on them now and I must say they sound awesome!! We are not going to play them out until we have them 100% perfect because that is how we do things. We have some really big shows lined up that we are going to be playing that are going to be great. I can not wait until this all starts to happen which it already is beginning to. This is going to be one hell of a ride is all I have to say. It's weird but this is the only thing in the world that I am positive of. I really do think God is going to grant me this one wish because it is something that we have all pushed ourselves 100% to do and it is something that we know he has a hand in.
Also their is something about you girls that you can just tell when a guy is single because I have been hit on more this last week then I think I have ever in my life. Maybe it's that I have never been single in the band or I don't know what it is either way it's pretty crazy. I am not used to having good looking girls come up to me and talk to me. Kind of a new experience.
Either way, after tonight I am ready for this and I know it's going to happen. Watch out world Adreanline is coming to a radio near you.
That's right folks, I have posted some new pictures of my bands show from last night. Also I have some pictures of my ass on here, you just have to guess which one is mine. Come check them out. I would also like to give a shout out to all the ladies that bought me drinks/shots/beer and whatever else you guys got me, thanks. And a thanks to all of you who kept telling me I am sexy. I always like to hear that.
