Same Day Service - Old Journals

Jan. 29, 2003 @ Flamingo Cantina w/ Jinxpack, Amazing Transparent Man, Don't Look Down, Plain White T's, Interstate 808 and Born to Lose
Quote of the Night: "That guys got a lot of eyebrows for such a bald head!"
Random Show Facts:
We played a couple new songs to test them out before we record them for the CD...good response to all. Jinxpack, our friends from Chicago, rocked even harder than they did the last time we played with them. Plus one of them works at Guitar Center, so he and Maggie talked shop for awhile which was pretty funny.
Plain White T's is the new Jimmy Eat World.
Mr. Gatti's puts green olives on their everything pizza...weird.
It was awesome to play a show where all 7 bands on the bill knew how to lay down the rock!!

Jan. 24, 2003 @ The 21st St. Co-op w/ Unknown Reason
I quit writing journals for shows because I felt like lately they all started to sound the same....good show, good bands, but nothing new or exciting. However, the show last night deserves a journal. This was officially our first time to play a "house party" in Austin and it was awesome. It was our friends Unknown Reason first show ever...I was definitely impressed. Their songs were catchy and they even did a Face to Face cover...and you always win with Face to Face. There was a good-sized crowd for them and kids rockin' out, so I was excited to play. Finally it was our turn and as soon as we started playing, people started dancing. As the show went on, people proceeded to spill beer all over the concrete floor, which made for a very entertaining dancefloor/pit. People kept slipping and falling down, then they started diving onto the floor and sliding across it on their bellies. Pretty funny. After we were done with the set, people started yelling for "one more" and thats always a sign of a good show. Anyway, thanks to Rick and Unknown Reason for asking us to play, all the kids at the Co-Op and everyone who helped us carry our stuff up the 3 flights of stairs.

Dec. 7, 2002 @ The UT PunkRock Club Punkfest @FAC21
w/ The Accidents, Interstate 808, Lunchbox Ave., Dempsey, Protocol 13, Manikin, Slum City and The MoFoBees
It's so cool when a show that I'm expecting to be "just another show" turns out to a lot of fun. The Punkfest was a perfect example of this. We were all kind of tired, I felt like I was starting to get sick(which I was) and basically none of us were very excited about playing. We got to the venue, and although there was a decent amount of people there, the room was pretty big and everyone was sitting at the desks...which were pushed back from the stage to make standing room. We loaded-in to Dempsey(who sounded really good...even with the not-so-good PA), then settled down at the merch table to watch some bands and eat our dinner of Wendy's junior bacon cheeseburgers(which were surprisingly tasty). Finally it was our turn to play. We decided to play a short set because everything was running alittle behind and there was only one working mic, so I was singing solo tonight. We had just started to play, when I noticed that people were actually out of the chairs and standing in front of the stage...the show was definitely looking up. People danced and rocked out for the whole 20 minutes, but the best part was during "Bobby No Morals". Since we only had one mic, I asked the crowd to help out...and they were awesome. I could totally hear people singing Maggie and Lisa's parts....even over the guitar, bass and drums. Very cool! Thanks to Sumeet and Reese for putting on a good time and all the other bands for rockin' out.

Dec. 5, 2002 @ Flamingo Cantina in Austin, TX
w/ Jackass, O'Doyle Rules and Divit
OK...so I got really lazy during the month of november and didn't write about any shows...sorry to all the loyal readers(mom). Lisa said she was gunna write a couple, but i guess she never got around to it either...oh well. Anyway, I was pretty excited about this show because Flamingo is always fun to play, plus there were a couple bands that I really wanted to see playing with us. Jackass played first. The ex-drummer from Bad Religion is in the band, so it was cool to see them since BR is the first punk band I ever listened to. We were next...it was a good show. Decent crowd, lots of energy and we played really fast. O'Doyle Rules from Houston was third. They were good, but when you start playing songs that don't have complete lyrics, it usually means you've played long enough. Divit played last. I'd heard a couple of their songs on a Nitro comp and liked it, so I was excited to see them live. They didn't disappoint, and everyone who left early missed out. Near the end of Divit's set, our friends from The Ataris showed up. They had played earlier at Emo's, and as they were walking by, saw our name on the marque at Flamingo...so they stopped in to see if we'd played already. Unfortunately, we already had...but it was still a cool surprise to see people we only see twice a year. Anyway, it was a fun show, we sold lots of beanies and thanks to Frank for helping load-out.

Oct. 25, 2002 @ Tacoland in San Antonio, TX
w/ Cogswell, Naptown Amplifier Co. and 13 Steps
This was our second time playing in San Antonio(kind of amazing since it's only an hour away). We played at the legendary Tacoland..supposedly Nirvana or someone played there. I thought the coolest thing was a Good Riddance sticker on the stage from their 1993 tour. The show started off alittle shaky because there was confusion about the order of bands and what bands were playing, but everything ended up turning out ok. During our set, a big, old drunk guy got really into the rock and tried to do a windmill on the floor in front of us(picture a 300lb, old biker looking dude with a long grey beard). Next he ran up onto the stage(there wasn't really much of one...maybe a step off the ground.) He almost took Lisa and I out, and Maggie said she was really scared that he was just gunna keep going and run right into her drums. Luckily his momentum ran out. Then he went back to his table, threw an empty beer can at Lisa and passed out drooling. The bar said if he wouldn't wake up they were just going to cover him with a blanket and leave him there. That was pretty much the excitement of the night. It was fun, we met some cool people and now we can say we've played Tacoland. Hopefully we'll make it back to SA soon. Thanks to Julie for pushing the merch.

Oct. 22, 2002 @ Flamingo Cantina in Austin, TX
w/ Comfortable Silence, Casual Friday, The Mofobees and Dempsey
Tuesday night shows often suck...fortunately for us, this one didn't. Although there wasn't a huge crowd, it wasn't bad. There were actually a few more people there than i expected which was great. It was all local bands, but I hadn' seen any of them before, so it was cool to hear all of them. Everyone sounded good and looked like they were having a good time. Thanks to Jeff from Casual Friday for asking us to play and everyone who stayed out late to rock.

Oct. 12, 2002 @ The Chicken Wire Ranch in Austin, TX
w/ The Band with No Name, Astroblast and Dirty Mary
This show was awesome. I had so much fun. We played last, and although I was really tired once I got up on stage and started rockin' out, I totally forgot I'd been ready for bed only a few minutes before. Everyone danced and sang through our whole set, and we even had a circle pit! The best part of the show was during "Bobby No Morals" when we sing the last line "Bobby No Morals lost his edge" all by ourselves...the crowd singing with us totally overpowered us(i'll admit I backed off the mic alittle, but it was still rad!) Everyone had a really good time and hopefully some money was raised for the Pecan Springs Elementary book program. Thanks to all the other bands for playing and Trey for throwing a great party.

Oct. 04, 2002 @ Graffiti's in Austin, TX
w/ Slabtrash
We found out last minute that we were playing about two hours early than we originally thought. It wasn't that big of a deal because I'd told most people to call the club to get more info about the show...which is weird because I usually try to at least give an estimate of the time we'll play.
Anyway, we were up first. We played well and everyone seemed to dig it. Slabtrash was next. They were good, but they were honestly one of the weirdest bands I've ever seen. Kind of punkrock/rockabilly music with a cowboy (boots, hat, belt buckle..the works) screaming. The bass drum head was a confederate flag and there was a cymbal in the shape of Texas. We didn't stay for the whole set, but what I heard and saw was entertaining. The best part of the show was we were done by 11:30 and still had time to go do something else..although Maggie and I had to drive the van home and ended up just staying there...Lisa took advantage of the extra night though.
Thanks to Slabtrash for asking us to play, and everyone who came out early to see us play.

Sept. 21, 22, 2002 - Mini Oklahoma Tour
Mike's College Bar w/ 40 Minutes of Hell on Sept. 21
This was a fun show, but it was also pretty weird. We got to Stillwater, loaded in, then started setting up the PA. Luckily Quentin from :40 showed up early and owns the exact PA Mike's has, so he was able to put it together pretty fast. There was a home football game at OSU(which they ended up winning), so there were all kinds of people out on the streets...most of them drunk and saying stranges things. We walked down to the Coney place and ate hot dogs for dinner(i had a kraut dog), then went back to Mike's to watch :40 of Hell play. Although, I thought they played a good set, and even though they had some people rockin in the crowd, Brandon cut the set short because he thought they were running people off. I guess they should change their name to 15 Minutes of Hell...because that's as long as they played. We were up next...just the usual show. Fun as always, and we even played an encore. Thanks to Mike for letting us play and the :40 guys for playing with such short notice.

Midway Jam 6 in Norman w/ Bob French, Infinite Jets, D-lux Vortex, Klipspringer, Golden Eggs, VHS or Beta Burtschi Brothers, Tyson Meade and American Boyfriends on Sept. 22
First off, for those that don't know, The Midway Jam is a music fest that a cool little corner grocery/deli called Midway has put on for the past 6 years. The grocery has been there for as long as I can remember....and has become somewhat of an institution among Normanites, especially Norman musicians.
We got to Midway during D-lux Vortex's set...we walked around, socialized and saw a lot of old friends that we hadn't seen in awhile. It was beautiful outside and a perfect day for the Jam. We finally got to see Klipspringer play which is the band our old guitar player Kristen joined. I've seen them play before, but not since Kristen joined. They rocked, and even though it's been two years since she left, it was still alittle weird(but cool) to see her playing with someone else. We played next. It was a really fun show...there were alot of friends in the crowd...which always makes a show great. Sometimes Klipspringer covers "ATC", so we had Ty come up and sing it with us....the funniest part about that was after the show some girl went up to Maggie and told her she thought it was cool we'd covered a Klipspringer song!! Maggie set her straight though.
All the other bands were great...there are too many to talk about them all. VHS or Beta totally rocked the street...they were on tour and Midway was nice enough to add them to the bill. Unfortunately, the show got shut down early(noise complaints) and American Boyfriend didn't get to play. Even so, we had a great time and thanks to Kristen for all her hard work and asking us to play.

Sept. 14, 2002 @ The Ritz in Austin, TX
w/ Hobble and Sexy Finger Champs
Finally after years of hanging out at The Ritz, we got to play there. Someone once told us it was a boys' club, so it would be hard for us to get a gig there, but we showed them! Anyway, Terrible One, a bmx company here in Austin, has decided to start putting on rock shows and this was the first one.
We had a pretty full weekend because on Friday night there was an art show at the Ritz featuring a bunch of BMX riders, (Maggie had some stuff in it), then Saturday was the show....so I spent a lot of time at that bar over the past few days. Because of the art show, we had some friends in town that don't ever get to see us play, so it was cool that T1 decided to put on the rock show the same weekend. We played first and it was a lot of fun. We played a new song tonight and I surprised myself by actually remembering the words. It was also a little weird playing "Bobby No Morals" since a lot of the people in the audience know the guy it is inspired by...but i only got comments from a couple people so it was ok. Hobble and Sexy Finger Champs are both wild bands, and they both put on very entertaining shows. I think my favorite parts were Oriah from Hobble singing through his shirt when it got stuck on his head as he was pullling it off, and the latin dance portion of SFC set. This was definitely a cool night...thanks to T1 for doing the show, Taj for selling our merch, and Jeff, Ryan and Taj for helping us carry our mammoth equipment up and down The Ritz stairs.

Sept. 6, 2002 @ The Backroom in Austin, TX
w/ Manatee, New Automatic, Interstate 808, Good in the Sack
Manatee started off the show, which was awesome because they rock. I was alittle disappointed in the crowd b/c usually during one of their songs there is a sing-a-long, but it didn't happen at this show. Oh well, they still put on a good show and looked like they were having a fun. We were up next. My new guitar wouldn't stay in tune, so at the last minute I grabbed my old one and played with that one....so I started off the show alittle annoyed, but I got over it pretty quickly. We debuted a new song tonight...I think it went over pretty well. New Automatic, Interstate 808 and Good In the Sack ended the show. Everyone seemed to have a good time. After the show was over, Mike from The Backroom wanted a picture of all the bands...I kinda felt like I was at summer camp...but it was cool. Lisa almost missed it cuz she was sleeping in the van, but someone found her in time.... Thanks to Collin for helping load our stuff, and everyone else rockin'.

August 31, 2002 @ Graffitti's in Pflugerville, TX w/ Greaser, Naptown Amplifier Company
Graffitti's is this little burger joint/bar in the middle of nowhere just north of Austin. We got added to the show kind of last minute, but there still ended being a decent crowd which was cool. Greaser played first...they were a. rockabilly band. I haven't heard that kind of music since I moved to Austin so it was cool to see them play...we used to play with rockabilly bands all the time in Norman. Next was Naptown Amplifier Co. We've played with these guys a couple times and its always fun. We were last...we played a fast set and we had a good time...but I once again made the mistake of eating a hamburger before playing. You'd think I'd learn my lesson!

July 25, 2002 @ Emo's in Austin, TX
w/ Farhaven, Glu, The Huntingtons, 40 Second Scandal, Failsafe
Got up this morning and went to eat All You Can Eat breakfast at this cool little cafe at the airport in Norman. It was awesome...I got stuffed with eggs, bacon, toast, grits, pancakes and homefries for $3.89...can't beat that. After eating. we headed back to Austin. The drive was miserable because there was a ton of traffic, then the van started to overheat. I pulled over about 50 miles from Austin..I just randomly chose a shady parking lot, and it turned out to be a sno-cone stand place...woohoo...so that kept us entertained for the 30 minutes we chilled to let the coolant stop boiling. Luckily, we made it Emo's. We went straight there, so it really felt like we were on tour. This was kind of a wierd show because the first three bands were "christian bands", or as they put it, bands with christians in them. The last three bands were local Austin bands. Although, I can really only speak for SDS, I'm pretty sure that 40 Second Scandal and Failsafe don't consider themselves Christian bands. Needless to say, the crowd was pretty diverse. Anyway, we got there just as Farhaven was finishing, so I didn't really hear them. Glu was good, but they were alittle preachy, so I didn't listen much. I've seen The Huntingtons before...they played a good show and the crowd seemed to dig it. We played next. It was a good show, we played well and had fun. Next was 40 Second Scandal. People always have good things to say about these guys, and I'd have to agree. Last was Failsafe. Although the crowd had thinned out alittle, they still put on a good show. I really like the singer's voice and their songs get stuck in my head. Thanks again to Julie, and to Karen and Marnie for being our front row cheering squad and dancing for the whole show.

August 24, 2002 @ Blue Fish Companion XI in Norman, OK
w/ Ambassador Bill, The Pistol Arrows and Forty Minutes of Hell
So, I 've gotten alittle behind on my show journals...and I haven't written about a couple. Here's a quick summary: July 29 at Room 710. The Bad Apples played first...they got us the show. They played well and the singer dancing around in a tutu was awesome. We played second, not our best show but still fun. The Signoffs were last...a rockin' band from Cleveland that reminded me alittle of Guns n' Roses. The other show I slacked on was August 11 at Flamingo Cantina with The Lonely Kings, One Point Style and Failsafe(plus two more whose names are escaping me at the moment). All the bands rocked and it was a really fun show. OK, back to the Blue Fish show. Alittle background first...our friend Quentin(from 40 Min. of Hell) has been having these great parties(always themed with a Blue Fish..not sure why) for the past few years. He used to have them at his house, but they've gotten so big, he's moved them to the American Legion building and have bands play. He asked us to play and of course we said yes...it was an excuse to go visit my mom and dad, plus a guaranteed good time. We got to Norman at about 1:30, and hung out for awhile. Went to the mall, ate dinner with my mom and watched Trading Spaces. Then finally went over to the show. When we got there, Ambassador Bill was getting set up, and finally started their set(alittle late, due to waiting for more people to show up). I admit I didn't see much of their set, I was busy talking with friends that I hadn't seen in awhile, but what I did see was cool. They have a very original sound and look, and were definitely entertaining. We played second. It was very hot...I was sweating even before we started. We played pretty well...except when some jerk spit beer at us, I got alittle flustered and yelled at him, and it made me mess up, but I got right back on and continued to rock. The Pistol Arrows were third. They were really good, although they sounded quite a bit different from how I remembered them. They have great harmonies and catchy songs...what else can you ask for. Last was Forty Minutes of Hell...these guys are insane. It's amazing watching their personalities change when they start playing. At one point, the guitartist got hit in the head with the bass drum...I think it knocked him out for a minute. Anyway, they played a great show and definitley ended the night well. Overall, the party was awesome and amazingly didn't get shut down. We even made it on the cover of the entertainment paper. Thanks to Quentin for putting on a great show and keeping Norman entertained on a Saturday night, Julie for selling the merch, and all our friends who came out to rock.

Warped Tour 2002 June 26 - 30
June 26 - Travel Day We got up at 5AM to start the drive to Kansas City. We stopped in Norman, OK to have lunch with my mom and dad, and to pick up Naomi, our roadie. After hanging out for a few hours, we got back on the road. While we were driving, we decided to turn off the AC to conserve gas. Just as we rolled down the windows, a semi full of beehives passed us. There was a big mesh box around the whole thing, but there were still bees everywhere. It was alittle scary for a second, but luckily none of them got in the van. Then in Kansas there was a huge thunderstorm. Lightning, lots of rain, wind, green clouds...we were all on the lookout for tornados. Fortunately, we weren't meant to star in a remake of The Wizard of Oz, and we made it to Bonner Springs, KS safely, where we got a room at the American Motel and passed out.
June 27 - Bonner Springs, KS Got to the venue right on time at 9:00 to check in. We pulled into the parking lot, and saw our friends' van from Never Heard of It(very easy to spot, since the band name is on the van). Maggie proceeded to walk over and wake them all up...it was time to be awake anyway. Then we headed off to find our stage and see what was going on. After wandering around for awhile, and getting hasseled by security because we didn't have laminates, we finally got checked in, found out what time we were set to play and got our stuff loaded in. Since we weren't playing until 7:00 that night, we had the whole day to just wander around and check out bands. Finally it was time to play...I think it was an awesome show. The kids were rockin' out, and there were even some familiar faces from Ernie's Meter Repair(a band we played with on our last tour). After we were done, someone informed us that El Hefe from NOFX was spotted watching our set...I'm glad I didn't see him, otherwise I would have been really nervous. After we finished, we watched a few more bands, then loaded up and started the long, boring drive to Dallas. The most entertaining thing that happened was running into The Mimsies and Thrice at a gas station....it was kind of weird to think that there were a bunch of punk bands driving down I-35...it was like a giant caravan of rock. The only bad thing about this show was it took place in a parking lot made up of dirty, white gravel. By the end of the day, everyone's equipment, shoes, and clothes were covered with white dust...not to mention what our noses were full of.
June 28 - Dallas, TX I think this was my favorite day of the tour. We saw lots of friends from Oklahoma which was really cool...thanks to those that came by and watched our set. Today Lisa busied herself passing out SDS stickers with our set time, and managed to score us an interview. After the set, we did another interview with Shelby, this really cool girl that writes most of the stuff on the Warped Tour website. Today we also made friends with another band playing on our stage...Gametime...they rock. The highlight of today was when the three of us were standing around watching Eiffel and this guy comes up and says "You're Same Day Service, right?" Turns out he works for Epitaph and he'd received the two CDs we've sent over the past 3 years and recognized us from the pictures. He said he thought we rocked. Unfortunately, he's not in charge of signing bands...but he passed on our CD to the right people. So, even though we haven't been offered a record deal from Epitaph, it's nice to know that someone actually gets and listens to the CDs.
June 29 - Houston, TX We finally got to Houston around 6:30 this morning. A drive that should have taken about 3-4 hours instead took us 7 hours. We were all so tired that we had to stop twice to sleep. When we got to the venue, we parked the van, and I took a sleeping bag, spread it on the parking lot and tried to take a nap...as soon as I started to fall asleep, it began to rain....and it continued for the whole day. Luckily, the show was half-indoors, half-outdoors so most of the bands got to play....of course, we were one of the bands to get cut. We still set up our merch though, and managed to do ok....the conference center was so full of kids, it was like a punk rock convention. We also had to take scary showers in the visiting teams locker room in the Astrodome. We had run through the pouring rain, then walk through endless corridors, and finally found the showers. It was creepy....I most definately felt like I was in a horror movie.
June 30 - San Antonio, TX Last day....it rained again, but as far as i know nothing was canceled. Our set was pretty early today, so we got to play to an energetic crowd that wasn't worn out from a day full of rock. We even had a mosh pit for alittle while. A lot of our friends from the tour came and watched, so that was really cool. I didn't see much other than the bands that were on the main stage...the place was too big and I didn't feel like walking. I did finally see Bad Religion...they rocked and their new drummer was amazing
I guess that's about it...I'm sure I have tons more stories, but i'm sure it's more than you want to read. Thanks a ton to Naomi and Brad...you guys rule, Kevin and Laura for helping us out, and all the people we met on tour for making it so much fun.

June 19, 2002 @ Emos in Austin, TX
w/ The Sweethearts, Dirtbike Annie and Sniffy
Yet another fun show at Emo's. All the bands rocked and it seemed like everyone had a good time. The Sweethearts were up first. When we first moved to Austin, Lisa got their CD, but we had never seen them play...so it was cool to finally check them out. Dirtbike Annie was second. We played with these guys last year at our very first show at Emo's...so it was kinda like an anniversary show for us. They were really good and the crowd got into it. We were third...good show....people singing along and yelling out songs. Sniffy played last. Sounded good, and they looked cool in their matching purple polyester shorts.

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