Get in the Mini-Van: On the Road with Fairmont

February 23, 2005 Providence RI

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2/23/05 Tazza Cafe
Coffee shop/Bar acoustic show. Matt Leines came along for the ride, he showed us around Providence. We went to a wing place for lunch and I saw a kid I knew from high school. We played with more chick acoustic bands. We played around 9pm and the crowd seemed to dig us a little. We sold 1 cd and gave out a bunch of the Renfield Records comp. We left right after we played. Tazza was a nice place but the bouncer told us some other places to try to play in Providence.

February 22, 2005 Washington, DC

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2/22/05 DC-9
We played as a three piece again, DC-9 is in the ghetto. We arrived at the club early so we drove around DC for a little while. Went back to the club and waited for a parking spot right in front of the club. We loaded in at around 7pm, set up our gear and sound checked, probably the best sound we have had as a three piece. We played at 9:30 then packed up and got ready to leave. Everyone seemed to like us although nobody bought anything. We did give away a bunch of the free CD's. We played with Eastern Homes(they were good) and the Jealous Lovers Target I think, We didn't get to stay and catch their set. The DC-9 is a nice place, it would be better if we had different bands and a weekend night to play there, then it would be a lot better.

February 20, 2005 New York, NY

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2/20/05 CB's Gallery
Neil and I played an acoustic show. A few people came to see us. It was snowing pretty hard and it took me two and a half hours to get home from Neils. We played with the Feverfew, she was pretty good, kinda reminded me of Mirah a little. Once again Copperpot screwed us over and decided to cancel last minute. "Real friends come to see you play even if they don't like your music anymore." Robert Pollard

February 19, 2005 Brooklyn, NY

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2/19/05 Brooklyn, NY Charleston Bar

Played as a three piece, got free Rolling Rock and Bud. Crowd was ok, not too many people there. Other bands didn't draw well, We played with East Plastic, they were alright and Eisenhower, who weren't that good but they were tight. We played well as a three piece but you could tell that we need someone to fill in the spaces. Didn't sell any merch, but didn't really expect to. Charleston Bar would be good place to play if we could draw more people. I used their house kit, which was an old Ludwig Vista-Lite set. It was a nice set but needs to be taken care of.
- Til next time, keep on rockin.

February 18, 2005. Storrs, CT. C.O.Jones.

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Storrs, CT. C.O. Jones

C.O. Jones or in mexican Cojones. Yes, we played at a Mexican restaurant essentially called "Balls." It was in CT, right in the middle of the UCONN campus. Full band tonight. 50 dollar tab so we got to eat a free dinner. We played really well and without any major mishaps. Crowd was good, they fed John drinks and seemed to dig us. We sold 3 cd's which is good for a bar. We played with Con Amore a chick band from NYC, The States, from Brooklyn(think Interpol but heavier) and The Minus Scale, with "Rookie" aka Bruce, the new drummer.(he needs work)
-Till Next Time

oh YEAH!! We met ICEBOX or Lauren, the waitress/hostess/bouncer/everything else.

February 13, 2005

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Not a gig, but we were played on Q104.3's Out of the Box. They played "Your Picture is on my Dartboard."

February 5, 2005. Bates College. Lewiston, ME.

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Bates College, Lewiston Maine.

Current Line-Up
Neil- Guitar,Vocals
Kevin- Guitar,Vocals
John- Bass
Andy- Drums

We played in the Chase Lounge. It was just Neil and I b/c Kevin had to work and John had the pirate band show the night before. Played 2 brand new songs and covered No Blood by The Minus Scale and Asshole by Beck. We played pretty well except for a few technical difficulties. Crowd was pretty good, 50-100 kids there and they seemed to dig us. We didn't sell any merch, but we gave away a bunch of the free comps. Also saw the new CD tonight, it looks good. Bands that we played with: Ricker and the Sexecutioners, TMS, Junction 18, The loon and Buggy.
-Till next time!

Welcome!

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I have been keeping this show diary for close to five years now. I joined Fairmont in 2003 and a week later we recorded "Anomie", and a month later I went on my first tour with Fairmont. I can't believe it's almost been seven years. I have no specific goals for this blog. I am going to start at the beginning of the tour diary and add a few shows at a time. I am going to write exactly what I wrote in the diary and only fix spelling. I'm going to leave in every detail, the good, the bad, the funny, and the sad. Fairmont has had its ups and downs and I hope this gives you, the reader some insight on what being in a band is all about, being with your best friends, playing shows and making what you consider to be great music. Enjoy!

-Andy

PS: I really hope Henry Rollins doesn't mind me borrowing the whole "Get in the van; on the road with Black Flag" thing, I mean I changed it up a little.