So it took me awhile, but I finally edited the photos from the Bowling For Soup show at Emo's on May 8th, 2005. Check out the fruits of my labor and let me know what you think.

Austin, TX at Emo's on May 08, 2005.

x-posted everywhere.

Alexandria, Louisiana - 08/27/05

This place had chairs set up.
Chairs.
WTF?!
YOU DO NOT SIT DOWN AT A BOWLING FOR SOUP SHOW!
I find my compatriot, who is sitting a coupla rows back, looking bewildered. I share the same expression. This is effin' ridiculous. So we wait. then the show started.
And the stage was rushed. yes! anarchy! and the adults couldn't stand it! bwhaha. The barricade was still kinda far from the stage so my pictures prolly aren't going to be very good. Like, I couldn't see Gary at all from where I was standing... but before the show I was walking by the stage, and noticed they had *ahem* obtained a sign that said "Gary Blvd" and it was leaning on the drum riser, so I got a shot of that and hopefully that will come out.
I was paying attention to the little differences, this being my first out of state show. They didn't play My Hometown... Jaret normally opens with that... And he only played his Texas guitar for the first two songs or so, he played his black one for the rest of the night (swapped out with the union jack for a second too). To my out-of-state friends, does Jaret normally play something besides his Texas guitar?
The show was kinda short, and very toned down, but they guys were great and entertaining all the same. Jaret invited everyone over to his house so his mom could make "some sort of italian food" (normally when he mentions his mom making everyone food it's manicotti) and Chris invited people over to play with his guinea pig, but Erik advises you to book in advance because the guinea pig is kinda elitist. Gary was once again mentioned for being allergic to carrots, and the best news from the whole show:
One of the tracks from the album coming out in DECEMBER(!) is going to be Matthew Sweet's "Sick Of Myself"!!!1!!one!!!!eleven!!!

Required Set List:
Last Rock Show
Punk Rock 101
Trucker Hat
Suckerpunch
Almost
Belgium
Ohio (with the Solider/Bananas Carrots(!) medley)
Hit Me Baby One More Time
Two-Seater
Girl All The Bad Guys Want
1985

Jaret and Erik had a little fake fight and it was funny. Erik was trying to talk over Jaret, but as you know Jaret's mic is much louder than Erik's. Jaret pointed this out and Erik threw his mic down and jumped off the stage into the area between the stage and the barrier as though he was throwing a fit. It was funny. :D

Pictures will be posted... at some point. Hopefully.
I also finished editing the Dallas photos, so go take a look.

PS: It was awful driving back to Texas in the traffic from all the people evacuating Louisiana. I've never been in a traffic jam at 3am before. I'm glad that most of the people are out of the way of the storm. It's supposed to be awful, so I'm glad they're safe. Best wishes to all from Louisiana and their friends and family who remain there.

See you guys on Tuesday!

I've been editing photos for a little while now. There are still more to go (like, Lubbock, Austin and Houston... yeesh) for Dallas (the roll Lisa took). But I feel pretty industrious.

Check out the BFS Dallas August 12th Album Here!
I'll finish the rest when I get back from Louisiana. PS: Did I mention I'm going to see the boys in Louisiana? 'cause that's what I'm doing on Saturday. :D

My personal entry at phirefreak
Edited down entry for the kids that can be upity on bowlingforsoup

I like both posts, they mainly say the same thing, but enjoy.

So today I dropped $70 on film processing in the name of Bowling For Soup.
The lady at CVS said, "Wow, you must really like that band. Unless your boyfriend is in it?"
I says to her, "No... just my imaginary boyfriend." :D She thought it was funny.

Check out the boys in Abilene, 07/15/2005. The pictures aren't what I'd like them to be because all I had was disposable cameras. Ew.

More is coming in the next few days, I promise.

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Disclaimer: Under 21 blah blah blah

I have a new one!!!!Yes from creators of The Harry Potter Drinking Game...COMES...da dada AAAAH..

The Bowling For Soup Drinking Game!

To be played while at a concert, you will need Lots of Beer or lots of coctails to be consumed in rapid sucession...Every Good Drinking game has 10 Basic Rules, here they are. Once you get to 5 you can stop or you can go for the puking pass out drunk phase.

1. Every Band Break you take 3 drinks immeadeately then pick a member of the band and match them Drink for Drink.

2. Every time Jaret plays with his hair or plays with a guitar pick take 1 drink if it is a sucess catches in teeth, forhead or Chris's forehead take 2 drinks.

3. Every time Erik rock signs or spits take 1 drink if he catches his spit take 2 drinks.

4. Every time Chris molest his guitar or plays with a guitar pick take 1 drink if it is a sucess catches it on his forhead take 2 drinks.

5. If and when Gary talks CHUG!

6. Every time they talk about making out take 2 drinks if they actually make out with one another OR roadies take 3 drinks.

7. Every time they talk about Texas excluding singing "Ohio(Come back to Texas)" take 1 drink.

(Closly related to NINE)8. Ever cover song Kill your drink.

(Closly related to EIGHT)9. When they do a medley for every song take 2 drinks.

10. When they call each other for screwing up take 3 drinks when they blame it on a girl in the audience take 2 more drinks.

**BONUS ROUND**

-When Jaret invites you over to his house or asked to come over to yours during a show...Do a beer shot gun if applicable or a shot.

-When they wife name drop...Do a beer shot gun if applicable or a shot.

~Fin

---What is better than drinking and BFS???

I don't know either.

Crazy retarded HiJINX that we do

The Plans have changed....these guys will eventually kill me one day but fuck it I am 23 single and do not give a damn...at the moment...

The BluePrint

July 15th Leave A-Town 2ish. Get to Abeliene 7ish maybe later....GO to BFS show because if they are in this state i will go see them....SOmetimes it hurts to love kids....Crash there...wake up.....Hang out with my Charlotte for a bit

July 16th You guessed it go to Lubbock....See Bfs again....they really are worth all this i swear...When last note of concert is played wave good-bye yell out see you tomorrow, go to motel....sleep for very few hours..hop up GET CAFFEINE!!!

July 17th Drive to Lewisville...(map says we get to go through Wichita Falls some dork part of me says WEEEEEE)Skip meet and greet go to motel get more sleep...Go to food place get nosh...go to Plano Go Buzz Oven....Rock Sufficiently, go back to Hotel in Lewisville SLEEP

July 18th wake up hit record shops, back to Atown ie Home...Get Harry Potter Read.....One drawback, Reel Big Fish are playing in Dallasy area on 19th but a girl can only go so long with car butt.

HOW DID YOU TALK YOUR SELF INTO THIS?
Miles:994
Total Drive Time: 20:45

1. Harry Potter will always be there I am not putting BFS above HP it's just more solid when it comes to Quality Time.

2. They are Going to Europe in October, they are taking a break at the begining of the year, and they are going to make a new album(Crossing Fingers for Accoustics at Bars)

3. They will soon be so rich and famous. A bar show will not be possible and though I would pay $90 for nosebleeds of an arena to see them...eh..you know?

4. ITS A BAR SHOW 18+!!!! Were the Reddick-Chandler-Wiseman-Burney rock gods listening when I lit my AC/DC incense, listened to the white album and flexed my Devil longhorns in praise.

5. (This has Lindsay all over it.)
LNZ--We have to do this now while we still can, before I run off and get married and have babies
ME--Before you have my babies and I get a boyfriend because he and Berry will plot against us and Bowling For Soup.
UNISON--While were young stupid and quite possibly at this point fanned our selves retarded
ME--I wonder if my boyfriend could be the drummer of Bowling For Socks? (the cover band of BFS that is formed by boyfriends who are left for concerts)

6. Because I can....ERR!

Ladies and Gents......BFS will be in Dallas in a month....let me give you a moment to properly celebrate..."SO WE ALL JUMP AROUND AND WE FALL TO THE GROUND LIKE ITS THE LAST ROCK SHOW OF OUR LIVES>>>>>YOWSER!"

So me and my colleague will already be in the area for other purposes and we figured we would offer a nice cheesed place to get our nosh on and be giddy about band of wonderfulness(BFS) so if you are in the D/FW area where the hell is a good place to make this happen???? I was thinking Cool Beans but its a BAR....so food any one??? My taco???


PS we will be staying in a cheap motel in Lewisville, 1/2 way between Plano and Denton...but you knew that, well the geography of it all, not the motel part...babbling sorry

I Forgot to post that we celebrated BFS day!!!

1 Miller Lite
2 Kazi's
1 Mudslide

and a fuck load of BFS references!!!

Who am I now? Threw your dirty socks!! And My favorite.......BFS Top 5's.....