And so begins our decent into Middle America...Each day that I set foot off our bus I'm greeted by the blank stares and baffled expressions of the public. Silently gawking or whispering to one another, "What is this?" Our alien appearance of tattoos and tour laminates, is only appropriated by our monster sized spaceship of a tour bus.

OK...So maybe I'm being over dramatic. We're just another "freak in the freak kingdom" of Warped Tour. But still...

Detroit, MI...Amazing show! The crowd was bananas from start to finish. At one point an older guy, that appeared to be in his 50's, came crowd surfing up to the front of the stage...All the while flashing us the PEACE SIGNS. Now that's livin'...Priceless...

Just got done making our way through our home sweet home territory of upstate New York. The Buffalo show was outrageous...And who should we be joined on stage by? None other than Buffalo native and singer, Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die. To top it off, my friends drove me out to eat tasty and delicious Buffalo Wings.

...On a sadder note, I wish to regretfully announce that my beloved Giant mountain bike (Yup, the 21 speed from a previous blog) was stolen during the late morning hours of our Detroit show. The brief time we spent together was memorable. It will be deeply missed...Well, until I can get a new replacement.

Here's some flicks of our Warped Tour set, 'Sashmo, and my just finished lighthouse tattoo!

PEACE,
Matt McGinley