11 March 2010

|||TRANSCRIPT OF SUNSET JUNCTION SHOW 2007 UNEARTHED|||

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SUNSET JUNCTION
Bates Stage
August 18, 2007


0:00:00 LINE CHECK


0:00:25 HEIS CHECKS DRUMS


0:01:00 HEIS CHECKS KEYS


0:01:15 DIZ'S INTRO


0:01:55 YOUR LIFE IS NICE


0:06:00 M's GUITAR GOES OUT


0:07:40 HEIS BANTER DURING M's MELTDOWN #1

H: This is the note that means the guitar stopped working halfway through the song. [depresses key] Hi. Does everyone have sunscreen on?

[HOLLERS]

H: You know it's not effective unless it's waterproof and above 30. Hi. Hasn't anyone eaten the food at the festival yet? No, not yet? Nobody's eaten food yet. What about drinks?

[HOLLER]

H: Yeah. What did you drink?

WOMAN #1: Beer.

H: Beer.

WOMAN #2: Margarita.

H: Margarita. Anything non-alcoholic?

MAN: Water.

H: Water.


0:08:23 FOCUS TO M'S CRISIS

M: We're going to get another amp.

H: Um.

M: One of these twins.

H: This is really fun. If you guys are ever in a band I hope that you can have this experience. 'Cause this is fun.

0:08:40

H: [LAUGHS] You're all excited 'cause you're going to play Sunset Junction, and you practice like a whole bunch -- the music, you know -- and then half the set is me talking.

[LAUGHTER]

MALE #3: Drum solo.

H: No, whoever said drum solo is in trouble and it won't happen.

[LAUGHTER]

ADAM: Come on Julie. Play some drums.

H: Huh? [Plays random drums]

[HOLLERS]

0:09:25

H: Are you a walking advertisement? Sweet. Everyone look at her. Foreign Born record release with Ivanka and In Waves, Tuesday August 21st at The Echo.


0:09:40 AUDIENCE SHOT

H: And incidentally it's the Earlimart record release, Tuesday the 21st at Jensen's Recreation Center, and we'll be playing that, and hopefully there won't be as much talking and drum solos.


0:10:00 LULLABY

H: I'll sing a little song, how about that? [Sings] This is like a sign from God, seriously right now. Um, there's something else I wanted to say. Is everybody happy?

[APPLAUSE]

H: You know life is all a state of mind.

[LAUGHTER]

H: Like right now my life and if you can be happy right now you can always be happy. I don't know if anyone cares about that but it's true. And -- hi. So we -- this is really amazing. This is like the worst nightmare, literally.

[LAUGHTER]

H: I don't know if it's worse for me or for Marc.

M: It's worse for me.

H: Worse for him. I don't know.


0:11:50 BACK UP

[HOLLERS]

H: Okay. Who can tell us how much time we have and what we have to cut out?

VOICE: It's 1:34.

H: It's 1:34? Oh, sweet.


0:12:20 WSH

0:17:40 MELTDOWN #2

M unplugs and goes direct into amp.


0:18:35 MELTDOWN #3

M: That was painful again, but this is the root of the problem. So does anyone want to see me get destructive with this pedal?

[HOLLERS]

[AUDIO of M throwing pedal. Laughter]

M: I hate that thing.

H: You're probably going to get sued for that now.

M: I might.

[Video of someone stealing pedal.]

H: Did you see how softly he threw it. He's like, "Maybe I can pick it up later."

[LAUGHTER]

M: Give me a second. I want to plug back in. It was that pedal. Thanks for your continued patience.

H: Thank you for your continued patience. I really hope a lot of you are seeing us for the first time. I hope a lot of you are my parents too.

M: I just want to get this thing plugged in now.


0:19:53 LOVE LIES


0:26:15 DRONEBOTS


0:30:45 8& 4

M: This is our last one.

H: Thanks for witnessing the dias -- I mean rock.


00:32:30 FINISHING UP

DIZZ: Let's here it for the Pity Party everybody. They were great. The Pity Party. Let's hear it. Thanks for coming to the Sunset Junction Street Fair you guys. Stick around this is the stage to be at. There's a list of bands...[etc.] [WHOOPING SOUND]

17 March 2009

|||TOUR OF TEARS 2009 WRAP UP|||

Not a lot of internet access on the road and even less time means the entire last act of TOUR OF TEARS 2009 will be economically summarized here with images.
So Pity Party, Happy Hollows, and Rumspringa rocked El Paso and then Dallas,which concluded the epic history-making TOUR OF TEARS 2009.


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Note the fancy marquee at Lakewood Bar & Grill!


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Here's the official TOUR OF TEARS 2009 yearbook photo:


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(From L to R: Top Row: Chris, Itaru, Charlie, Jennifer the Bartender, Middle Row: Heisenflei-Negahdari, Bottom Row: Joey, M)


Heisenflei and M decide to take the waters at Barton Springs on their way into Austin. Notice their playful expressions and irrepressible joie de vivre.


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Heisenflei and M currently sit on the floor of the Austin Convention Center taking advantage of the free wi-fi. Tonight they play Art Disaster at The Beauty Bar at 7 pm. Be There!!!
Cheers,
Pit

|||TOUR OF TEARS 2009 DAY 2|||

More White Sands, New Mexico. Heisenflei and Negahdari.

12 March 2009

|||TOUR OF TEARS 2009 DAY 1|||

This is how the pity party prepares for a tour:


Gocco Madness


Some bands practice, others meditate, and still others get trashed on the eve of the tour. Not the pity party, who fill the slipping seconds of their lives with such activities as cutting up trash into 2 x 3.5 inch rectangles and printing on them (in this case via the life-altering technology of Riso Print Gocco!)


Last night our heros joined RUMSPRINGA and THE HAPPY HOLLOWS for the triumphant night one of TOUR OF TEARS 2009 (tm). The three bands got along famously and to quote hippies, "It was good vibes all around." Special thanks to Ruby Room Phoenix's Rhonda for her sound-mixing autism, which she wasn't aware of until last night.


Heisenflei and M have noticed an eerie dearth of Starbucks in Arizona. If anyone might have information as to the origins of this phenomenon, please inquire within.


Salutations,
Pit Pardue

19 January 2009

|||PART ONE -- THE PITY PARTY NEEDS YOUR $VOTE$|||

It's official. California education this week was ranked second-to-last in the nation.

So we are raising funds for 826LA. They provide free afterschool writing and music programs for kids in East Los Angeles. Six LA bands are vying to headline a Battle of the Bands at the Echoplex on March 1st. Help us raise funds for the kids and make us the headliners!

Vote for us HERE!!!

Please share the video below with family and friends.

xxx
Heisenflei and M