So tour was an absolutely blast. I spent a week on the road with some amazing people. I’d like to thank the dudes in Upper Class Trash for throwing me in their van for a week, and the guys in Farewell and Forever The Sickest Kids for welcoming me onto the tour, and treating me like I’d been there the entire time. You can catch the UCT guys on tour the rest of the summer with bands like The Mile After, Rediscover, and Time & Distance.

I’d tell you who the Farewell and FTSK guys will be touring with, but I’d actually get in trouble with it. Let’s just say, I can’t wait to see them playing in front of sold out crowds and on arena tours. Good luck boys, make me proud.

Farewell’s album comes out on September 25th via Epitaph Records, and features photography from the ever talented Josh Hofer. Make sure you buy it the day it hits stores. I know I will.

This weekend I’m heading out to Pittsburgh to star in Silverstein’s music video for the single for their new record, which hits stores via Victory Records on July 3rd. The band will be robbing a bank, and I play the inside man on the heist. I’m incredibly excited, as this video is going to be on MTV, Fuse, and just about every major music video outlet in the world.

It’s being film by the guys over at Endeavor Media, who are responsible for Bayside’s amazing video for Duality, and some other favorites of mine. like Lovedrug’s video for Spiders or Tokyo Rose’s video for Spectacle.

Tour photos are coming shortly, as well as two sets of Suicide Girl photos. If you catch me on AIM, say hi. I have an eight hour train ride out to Pittsburgh tomorrow, and the same coming back at like midnight on Sunday. Note: I have to be in work at 9am that morning.

Life is exciting. See you in another week.

“Over the years we made some friends
While on the road with the touring bands
Good nights we’ve had, some were the best
So raise your glass without protest…”
- The Planet Smashers “Raise Your Glass”

Well, off I go. See you all in a week. Expect lots of photos and tons of stories, a lot of which probably won’t be suitable for posting on here. *wink*

And don’t forget to check out the bands.

Forever The Sickest Kids
Universal Records
http://www.myspace.com/foreverthesickestkids

Upper Class Trash
School Night Records
http://www.myspace.com/upperclasstrashwpb

Farewell
Epitaph
http://www.myspace.com/farewell

So if you’ve never been to Philadelphia’s butterfly exhibit, you are seriously missing out. I took Heather to this place the last time she came to visit, and my goodness, we absolutely loved every minute of it.

Since I don’t really have anything photography wise to update you with, here are some pretty photos.

This green one was by far my favorite.

Aw.

Yay!

Another one of the green butterfly.

There were more then just butterflies at this place though…

Eek!

It’s scary when they just straight up stare at you like that. *shudders*

Everyone enjoy your weekend. Tour in a few days!

Reading: Emma by Jane Austen

Listening: Acceptance (RIP), Farewell, Standard of Living

Watching: Ghost Rider (worst movie ever, I love it)

So last week I photographed a whole mess of bands and a model in the course of one week, while working a 40 hour week at my job and attending my summer grad course, as well as spending a weekend with my goddess of a girlfriend.

Whew!

So here are a couple previews of some of the band shots.

This is More Like The Moon. They’re a really great local band from the Philadelphia area who found me on myspace and definitely deserve a listen. They’ve been slotted as openers on a lot of the big shows here in area, playing with groups like Valencia (I-Surrender Records), Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer, and All Time Low (Hopeless Records).

When they were at my apartment, they played a stellar acoustic cover of Hey Ya by Outkast for me and my girlfriend. It was ever so romantical. Give these guys a listen.

www.myspace.com/areyoumorelikethemoon

Respond are a group from New Jersey who took a little trip to Philly to do a quick shoot with me, and we had a lot of fun exploring the scary-as-hell basement in my apartment building, of which I will have a separate photo set soon. I knew Mike from his previous projects. They just recorded with the famed Jesse Cannon, who has worked with groups like Head Automatica and Saves The Day. Give them a listen too!

www.myspace.com/respondnj

And here’s a random photo of Ash and Aurora. Best friends forever. OMGBFFLOL.

With that, I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Reading: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Listening: Moneen and Days Away

Watching: Trailers for Transformers. Again and again.

You’ve seen these kind of photos floating around on the internet. Some jerk spots a couple that looks like this, photographs ‘em, and then inserts some sort of degrading, yet witty, caption about their appearance.

It was essentially my fear all weekend that this was going to happen to me. Some yad00d would spot me holding hands with this goddess and snap a photo, laughing to himself about this hairy, bedraggled guy holding hands with a girl painfully out of his league.

What caption would you put under this? Mine: “How To Spot A Lucky Guy”

Or: “How To Drive Your Girlfriend Crazy With Your Camera’s Autotimer”

Heather was here, and things were wonderful. I managed to squeeze in two photo shoots with Philadelphia locals More Like The Moon and a New Jersey band called Respond. The dudes in MLTM were amazing guys, and played a rockin’ cover of Outkast’s Hey Ya for us in my apartment. Plus I mean, come on, More Like The Moon? Named after a Wilco EP? Awesome.

Respond just recorded with the famed Jesse Cannon, who has produced artists like Head Automatica, Lifetime, Northstar, Saves The Day, and Say Anything.

The weekend consisted of gelato, an amazing rooftop dinner prepared by my friend Saray, cuddling while killing some zombies, playing with butterflies, and watching the best example of a ruined trilogy since The Matrix. Heather also came along for the shoots, and she just stood by and smiled, watching me work. I mean just look at her. Could she be any more perfect?

I’ll be posting up photos from the shoots this week, as well as rambling non-stop about how much I a.) miss my heather, b.) want to go out on tour already, and c.) have too much photo work to do. Please note that the photos on MLTM and Respond’s myspaces aren’t mine. I’ll post when they are up.

Listen: Farewell, Houston Calls, The Mile After.

Watch: The Fountain.

Don’t Watch: Pirates of the Caribean III: At World’s End.