Well.
I have not been having as much BLOG time as i would have hoped. But I've got a few minutes this morning....online.

We are in Flagstaff. Our hotel is right on the one of the last remaining strips of the actual route 66.
pretty.

The shows are going great. Today we leave for two night in PHX, AZ.
IT was HOT HOT HOT in Vegas, and will be again in PHX, but Flagstaff was a nice respite at 80 degrees.

I think that i will have internet in PHX.
more to come.

much love,
ta

pulling into SLC

Well. So far the road has been kind.
Grants pass, chico, bend, baker city, and boise have all turned out quite well, especially now that our livers are back into the groove.
Pulling into salt lake city today for a show at the Paladium. Good times.
The weather in boise was HOT. All of us pacific northwest boys have been bearing cold, rainy and windy weather since Oct. The jump to mid 90's sunshine was a little bit much at first.

Cannot figure out how to post pictures while blogging on my phone, so more to come soon.
Love you
T

memories.....

i think i spotted my dad's '80 baby blue ford fairmont outside of seattle on i5.
ahh.....the memories.

dad, i think this was the last car you owned that i never stole/snuck out while you were sleeping. i hope so. i was only 9 years old when you bought this thing!!

on the road again.......

first two shows of the spring tour......are in the books.

seattle was lovely. it is always nice mixing on an old school midas xl console through a decent speaker system.

after soundcheck, we met up with dax + wendy for some top-shelf tai food at typhoons near the pike st market/showbox theater.
and let me tell you, the giant garlic prawns were truly giant.
the show went very well, despite a few unruly idiots that just wanted to fight and push.

the next day we took a long drive through the mountains towards spokane.
the crowd in spokane was great, and in many ways made up for those few idiots from seattle regardless of the c-market club and sound system.

i am glad that this tour is regional for the first two weeks....falling mostly on weekends. it is giving us the opportunity to get back into the "road groove" gently.
it gives us a respite, at home, between weekend shows.

after a couple regional weeks, it will be much easier to conquer a month of touring, going to sleep at 4am, waking at 9am, driving all day, working all night.....until 4am.....again.

fever

i'm hot.......no......i'm cold.
i'm sweating........no........i'm shivering.
i hate being sick.

for your enjoyment:

summer schedule set

here are my TM/FOH dates for summer.
maybe i will see you around!!









Apr 25 2008 8:00P
Showbox Theater Seattle, Washington

Apr 26 2008 8:00P
The Boulevard Spokane

May 2 2008 8:00P
Rogue Theater Grant’s Pass, Oregon

May 3 2008 8:00P
Senator Theater Chico, California

May 4 2008 8:00P
El Rey Theater Chico, California

May 9 2008 8:00P
The Midtown Bend, Oregon

May 10 2008 8:00P
Domino Room Bend, Oregon

May 13 2008 8:00P
SOLD OUT Baker City, Oregon

May 14 2008 8:00P
Rising Sun Palace Baker City, Oregon

May 15 2008 8:00P
Neurolux Boise, Idaho

May 16 2008 8:00P
Tom Grainey’s Boise, Idaho

May 17 2008 8:00P
Paladium Salt Lake City, Utah

May 19 2008 8:00P
Puff Lounge Las Vegas, Nevada

May 20 2008 8:00P
The Joint Flagstaff, Arizona

May 21 2008 8:00P
Hollywood Alley Mesa, Arizona

May 22 2008 8:00P
Hollywood Alley Mesa, Arizona

May 23 2008 8:00P
Brick By Brick San Diego, California

May 25 2008 8:00P
The Roxy West Hollywood, California

May 27 2008 8:00P
Downtown Brew San Luis Obispo, California

May 29 2008 8:00P
Red Devil Lounge San Francisco, California

May 30 2008 8:00P
Marilyn’s Sacramento, California

May 31 2008 8:00P
NCS Cultural Center Nevada City, California

Jun 20 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Pomona, CA

Jun 21 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour San Francisco, CA

Jun 22 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Ventura, CA

Jun 25 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Phoenix, AZ

Jun 26 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Las Cruces, NM

Jun 28 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Salt Lake City, UT

Jun 29 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Denver, CO

Jul 1 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour St. Louis, MO

Jul 2 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Kansas City, KS

Jul 3 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Dallas, TX

Jul 5 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour San Antonio, TX

Jul 6 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Houston, TX

Jul 9 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Atlanta, GA

Jul 10 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Orlando, FL

Jul 11 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Tampa, FL

Jul 12 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Miami, FL

Jul 13 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Jacksonville, FL

Jul 14 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Charlotte, NC

Jul 15 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Virginia Beach, VA

Jul 16 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Washington, DC

Jul 17 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Cleveland, OH

Jul 18 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Detroit, MI

Jul 19 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Toronto, ON

Jul 20 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Montreal, QC

Jul 23 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Mansfield, MA

Jul 24 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Buffalo, NY

Jul 25 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Camden, NJ

Jul 26 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Uniondale, NY

Jul 27 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Scranton, PA

Jul 28 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Englishtown, NJ

Jul 29 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Pittsburgh, PA

Jul 30 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Cincinnati, OH

Jul 31 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Indianapolis, IN

Aug 1 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Milwaukee, WI

Aug 2 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Chicago, IL

Aug 3 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Minneapolis, MN

Aug 5 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Saskatoon, SK

Aug 6 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Calgary, AB

Aug 8 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Boise, ID

Aug 9 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Seattle, WA

Aug 10 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Portland, OR

Aug 13 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Fresno, CA

Aug 14 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour San Diego, CA

Aug 15 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour San Francisco, CA

Aug 16 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Sacramento, CA

Aug 17 2008 12:00P
Vans Warped Tour Los Angeles, CA

recording engineer

as if my job title was not long enough and my resume not already over-complicated, i am now, officially, a recording engineer as well.

floater asked me to record/mix their new album.
it is the 10th album that they have released.
it is quite fitting that it is a live album.
we multi-track recorded over the course of two sold out nights at a 500 person venue in in eugene. the crowd was on fire.
this venue, the wow hall, was the birthplace of large crowds for floater many moons ago. a lot of history and sentiment is associated.

with my co-engineer/producer peter cornett by my side, we took the 5+ hours of raw material and edited/mixed/eq'd it down to a wonderfully intimate 53 minute live acoustic concert experience.

the final result is magical.
you can listen to a track on www.floater.com (possum's funeral) see player top right of page.

i have produced, recorded and mixed several albums before for my bands....brownhouse, sunset-red, treebender, but never a grammy nominated group that produces actual art with their instruments.
and.......i never got paid before either!! HA!

Floater - Live at the Wow comes out May 20.
i'm sure that we will have copies with us on the spring tour.

see you out there.

Tom Addison
Tour Manager
Front of House Engineer
Recording Engineer

here are some pics from the actual show.
courtesy isaac viel: