Nov 08 2009
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So we did this to a hotel.
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Someone did this to our sign last night. Bronight is a great new word.
Nov 07 2009
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Our dog Olive kindly requests you sign the petition (in last post), on behalf of her brethren.
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Sign petition for an international agreement on animal cruelty
Singer Leona Lewis said, “One reason animals are so vulnerable to cruelty is because there is no universal agreement between nations that animals can suffer and feel pain. The campaign for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare could be the beginning of the end for animal cruelty across the world.”
A site was created to allow people to assign a petition to help end things like removing fur from animals while they are still alive, by creating an international agreement regarding animal welfare.
“Help us achieve global recognition that animals matter, that they can feel pain and can suffer and that we have a responsibility to put an end to cruelty around the world. We seek 10 million signatures to let the governments of the world know we are serious about achieving a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare at the United Nations.
The scale of suffering for animals in the world today is unprecedented.”
We signed it. It takes like two minutes. You can also upload a picture of the animals in your life. Olive should be online soon.
Nov 06 2009
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Yan and our new tour manager/ sound guy, Martin, are one hour into a deep discussion of mostly jazz musicians, and something about solar systems and astrology. Now they are talking about Sun Ra. Meanwhile we are already in the mountains!
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Beth is staying awake by ordering books online. She just purchased the following:
The Art of Looking Sideways, by Alan Fletcher, and
The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, by Amy Bender.
Reading material for Elvis Perkins tour. Planning ahead. Very sleepy.
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Off on mini Southeast tour! Phil is wearing his special and very stylish glasses he bought at a gas station, to help with glare.
We think they were actually packaged in the actual 1980s, and then kept in a warehouse somewhere until now. They came in a two-pack, with a pair of “day vision glasses” and a pair of “night vision (glare reducing, supposedly) glasses. These are the day vision model. The night vision ones look just as bad, but don’t do anything but make everything a little darker.
Nov 05 2009
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Troika tonight! Troika forever!
Today Phil and I woke up at 7:30 a.m. and did our best to sleep in, but it was hopeless. It felt like 1:30 Euro time, and there was no getting around it. We are temporary morning people. This won’t last long though, that’s for sure. Not if I have anything to do with it.
So today we went for a jog, kind of amazed at how spacious and quiet NC is, compared to the cities of Europe. The trees are gold and orange and pale yellow, and the sky is pale turquoise. We have been staying at my mom’s house since last night, which means we can do laundry and flop around in sweatpants. And we ate apples with peanut butter and raisins for breakfast. We also had an impulse buy at the Fresh Market yesterday, where we bought unfiltered apple juice and mulling spices! If this isn’t the weather for hot apple cider, I don’t know what is.
We were a little sad to miss Halloween in North Carolina, especially the pumpkin carving. Halloween is the best holiday of all, other than the solstices and equinoxes. And this Halloween was almost a full moon.
Anyway. Tonight we are honored to be a part of the Troika Music Festival, in Durham, NC, which is run by Melissa Thomas, one half of the couple (with Michelle) who also takes care of our dog Olive during winter tours. Some of the other bands playing Troika are:
Megafaun, Love Language, Dex Romweber Duo, Birds of Avalon, Future Islands, Bellafea, The Moaners, etc. See the full lineup here:
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=bowerbirds#/event.php?eid=142880307875&ref=ts
Festival runs for three days, and there are dozens of amazing bands, and it is gonna be fantastic. The three day pass is $20, which is a really good deal. Individual day passes are $8.
The best thing is that local people can see us play with our new amazing drummer, Dan “Yan” Westerlund. We will also definitely be watching Yan’s brother Joe drumming in Megafaun at 7:30 at the Durham Central Park.
Nov 04 2009
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Right back on the horse. We have a show on Thursday at the Durham Performing Arts Center at 11pm. Come to Durham early and see all the other great bands at the Troika festival. Here is a link if you can’t find us at DPAC. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=123+Vivian+St+Durham,+nc&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.576045,70.839844&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=123+Vivian+St,+Durham,+North+Carolina+27701&z=17
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Touchdown Menfis!
