The North American tour is most likely cancelled.
When did I find this out you ask? When I showed up at “The Chamber” in NYC last night to see them.
That’s right. One hour drive to my sister’s house. Then, 40 Minute train ride. Walked from Penn station, in the heat and rain, to the club (which is next to The Intrepid just to give you an idea of how far it was) just to find out that they ain’t comin’! Some guy with a clipboard is posted by the front door. He’s like “You’re not here to see FrontLine Assembly are you?” We’re like “it’s the ONLY REASON we’re here.”
Here’s the quote from their website:
We are getting news that the rest of the US tour may have to be cancelled after problems with the tour bus rental company.
Please stay tuned for further information as soon as we get it,
Update2: The NYC show is definitely cancelled due to problems with the tour bus that were completely beyond the control of the band.
They are very upset about this and Bill is hoping to organise a new NYC date for some time in the next couple of months.
The band are now waiting to head back for Canada. No news about the Canada dates at present.
Update 3: Unfortunately, the rest of the North American tour is OFF due to not having a tour bus. This includes the CANADIAN dates too.
Update 4: hey guys, here is some news.
we are doing vancouver for sure and calgary and edmonton are looking like they could still happen. We are trying to get some alternative transportation. Adrian
Appearantly, whatever the problem was, it happened just hours before their scheduled appearance.
Our night got worse too. Not wanting to walk back (I’m not sure why I let her talk me into walking in the first place.) we took a cab and decided to go to “Jekyll and Hide” restaurant because my sister kept blabbing about their “pumpkin tortellini”. I’m not a huge italian fan, but I told her that if she ordered it, I would try it. 3 minutes after taking our order, they came back to tell my sis that they are out of the tortellini. Ha HA This night is not ruined enought, right?
It gets better.
I went to the bathroom to find out that the stall door wouldn’t stay closed, and the lock was ripped off. so I had to prop my leg up, while pooping, just to maintain privacy.
Here’s the kicker.
When I get back, my sister is freaking out.
She accidentally left her cell phone in the cab.
Not really knowing what to do, I just decided to call her cell phone from MY cell phone and walla, the hindu driver-guy picks up and agrees to meet us at the restaurant, give her the phone back, and drive us back to the station (for a generous tip).
So, to sum things up:
Total out of pocket expenses for me to NOT see FrontLine Assembly = 130 dollars.
And I didn’t even buy the tickets…
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Dude. That sucks. Hard.
Except the part where your sister got her cell phone back. Did you see this story?
http://www.evanwashere.com/StolenSidekick/
or here for a quick summary:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/21/nyregion/21sidekick.html
Which makes me wonder how people forget them in cabs – is this just women? I, and every other guy I know, keep my cell phone in my pocket; others keep it on a belt clip, which is geeky but useful I guess. Women have strange habits, I guess. Like getting back into the car for the 45 seconds it takes to fill their gas tank, instead of just waiting for it near the pump. (I bring that up because it can cause a spark which leads to a fire; sounds like an urban legend, but I’ve seen the videos).
Sorry, it’s late and I’m rambling…
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I keep mine in my pocket, but I can understand what I THINK happened. While driving, if I get a call, I tend to struggle for my phone. It’s in my front pocket, but it’s a PDA phone, which makes it very hard to put BACK in the pocket when in the sitting position. The easiest thing to do is to put it in between your legs or under your thigh. Just until the next light or whatever.
She wasn’t driving, but something along those lines must have happened. She was on the phone… then needed something else from her purse, so placed the phone on the seat… I distract her by asking a question… you get the idea.
Also, whoever is designing women’s pants needs to learn how to sew pockets in them. I’m sick of holding my wife’s $hit wherever we go.Great article about the sidekick.
I’m in Jersey. We not trusted to pump our own gas.
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Actually, I usually keep mine in my front shirt pocket, as I usually have one. Although that can weigh down that side of the shirt – maybe it’s time for a newer, lighter cell phone. But not until I can take it to work. I guess there usually aren’t pockets in women’s shirts/blouses, either, as that’s where they keep their boobies. I would just think she’d just keep the cell phone in her purse, assuming she has one. And what girl doesn’t?
As for the gas pumping in NJ, at least it’s keeping your women from spontaneously combusting. And as Dave Barry might say, Combustible Women would make an excellent band name.
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