Airplanes. Donuts. Distortion.: Archive

Chicago: Old Town School of Folk, Night...

Six shows in three days is a lot. Even though we’re exhausted, and are quite happy to sleep in...

Mar 18th

Alright, so this picture was actually taken after the shows,...

Mar 18th

Victory is Mike’s.

Mar 18th

Photo by John Woo, Zombie Chic by yours truly.

Mar 18th

Claudia and Erik gabbing in the lobby.

Mar 18th

Stephin drew this on the ceiling of the dressing room in...

Mar 18th

Mike taking his friend hostage. She didn’t seem to...

Mar 18th

Mike and Mr. Distortion got cozy during the second set.

Mar 18th

Sally singing.

Mar 18th

Sleepy during intermission.

Mar 17th

Happy during intermission.

Mar 17th

Sad during intermission.

Mar 17th

Emma schools Shirley in Tic-Tac-Toe.

Mar 17th

My sleeves.

Mar 17th

Cutest couple of the night. You could say our selection...

Mar 17th

Mike does his bidnessss.

Mar 17th

In the above photos, John displays his range. Mahalo.

Mar 17th

Old. Town. School.

Mar 17th

Us with our body bag.

Mar 17th

Shirley left her mark on the dressing room ceiling.

Mar 17th

The best part about Old Town hospitality personnel was that...

Mar 17th

Alisa was wonderfully helpful all weekend.

Mar 17th

While driving the band back to the hotel, Shirley revealed...

Mar 17th

Wouldn’t it be funny if we ended this blog by telling...

Mar 17th

Chicago: The Old Town School of Folk,...

On the second day in Chicago, things got a little wacky. Everyone was sleepy and slap-happy, which...

Mar 17th

View from the balcony.

Mar 17th

On display at the Old Town.

Mar 17th

Right after I took this photo, Shirley told me that her...

Mar 17th

Sally showed up to sing “Give Me Back My...

Mar 17th

Stephin bought many instruments, the names of which I will...

Mar 17th

Picture of a picture of a blog.

Mar 17th

Sometimes Mike’s hair sees Sam’s hair and gets...

Mar 17th

This charming young man came to a show in New York as well,...

Mar 17th

Did you really doubt that this raunch was there? Photo by...

Mar 17th

John and Sam totally signed up for the fingerpicking...

Mar 16th

Chicago: The Old Town School of Folk,...

Our first day in Chicago was something of a blur— I drove to O’Hare to pick Mike up from...

Mar 16th

Sam Davol appears courtesy of Cool Dude Sunglasses™

Mar 16th

The John Woo Fancy Cam® makes an appearance.

Mar 16th

The orange and the water jug were hilarious.

Mar 16th

Linsey played the part of an overeager fan. Or did...

Mar 16th

On the wall in the dressing room, a kind message.

Mar 16th

We just happened upon this in the dressing room. Okay, fine,...

Mar 16th

Old Town, the amp.

Mar 16th

Toothpicks: Origins

Mar 16th

Toothpicks Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

Mar 16th

Ben, Nicole, and a feathered friend.

Mar 16th

Ben took this picture of us presiding over our domain.

Mar 16th

Letting off some steam.

Mar 16th

So, so sleepy.

Mar 16th

Tie for cutest of the night. Joe and Willow really should...

Mar 16th

Tie for cutest of the night. This was her birthday crown,...

Mar 16th

When murals attack.

Mar 16th

Patterns on patterns.

Mar 16th

The fabulous Gary K. Wolfe, with chip.

Mar 16th

This charming young woman told us that she used to sell...

Mar 16th

Sometimes pictures really do say it all.

Mar 16th

This pretty much sums us up at the moment. The sad part is...

Mar 15th

Our final flight of tour. Flight #8 - Kansas City ->...

Mar 9th

Sleeping on Flight #7

Mar 8th

Flight #7 - Seattle -> Kansas City

Mar 8th

Seattle: Town Hall, Night Two

This post is for those of you who think that all the performance pictures are starting to look the...

Mar 8th

The documentary in progress.

Mar 8th

Some of you will remember Dick’s from our last trip to...

Mar 8th

Sporting my “Distortion Pink” Converse...

Mar 8th

Stephin looking particularly cute.

Mar 8th

A girl has to amuse herself sometimes.

Mar 8th

Seattle: Town Hall, Night One

Okay, so it’s been a little gray and rainy. Does that mean we can’t see Seattle’s...

Mar 8th

In Stephin’s world, Wednesday is Cupcake Day. We found...

Mar 8th

Emma in front of the Hostess Cake factory.

Mar 8th

John Woo = Dreamboat

Mar 8th

Shirley really got into it when Stephin sang...

Mar 8th

Claudia is a little bird. This was before she did Groucho...

Mar 8th

Akimbo at the merch booth.

Mar 8th

This charming young woman told us that she was wearing...

Mar 8th

You would think that one would be enough.

Mar 8th

The fish was this big.

Mar 8th

Did we mention that Seattle’s Town Hall used to be a...

Mar 7th

Kerthy, looking very Jeanne D’Arc.

Mar 7th

Shirley, contemplative.

Mar 7th

Seattle Public Library or Thai restaurant? You decide.

Mar 7th

Even the escalators were seizure-inducing.

Mar 7th

Donuts at last.

Mar 7th

Drifty drishdis in Seattle.

Mar 7th

Jason tourganizes Alaska Airlines.

Mar 6th

Watching Lost on Flight #6. Burbank -> Seattle.

Mar 6th

Los Angeles: The Henry Fonda Theatre,...

The crowd was louder and seemed more inebriated, but then again, I suppose they could have been high...

Mar 5th

Somehow Gail had managed to escape our camera until now....

Mar 5th

Lounging in the lobby.

Mar 5th

The cutest, not to mention funniest, merch booth patrons of...

Mar 5th

Kerthy at work.

Mar 5th

As seen from behind.

Mar 5th

Mike’s not the only one around here who glows.

Mar 5th

Charles pretends to be a customer. Really he was just...

Mar 5th

Wild times after the show.

Mar 5th

In mid-sentence times two.

Mar 5th

Peas.

Mar 5th

Vibin’ after the show.

Mar 5th

Up until this point, I’d held the mistaken belief that...

Mar 5th

The one time I choose not to make a face, my brother kindly...

Mar 5th

On the beach in Santa Monica.

Mar 5th

One-eyed turtle face.

Mar 5th

Hair plus breeze.

Mar 5th

Mike’s been getting good at matching his...

Mar 5th

Emma destroys some fish tacos.

Mar 4th

Claudia first Pinkberry.

Mar 4th

If the machine hadn’t eaten my quarters, I would have...

Mar 4th

Los Angeles: The Henry Fonda Theatre,...

Here’s the thing. As New Yorkers, we are not supposed to like LA. This happens not to be the...

Mar 4th

We were being a little loud. The ride was a little bumpy.

Mar 4th

In the van to the airport. Our driver’s name was Tony...

Mar 4th

This was on Stephin’s cup of tea in the Oakland...

Mar 4th

Angelic? Psychotic? Both?

Mar 4th

This was face-out at Skylight Books.

Mar 4th

My brother. He always sits like that.

Mar 4th

Chad drew us a map of the cool stuff. It’s not drawn...

Mar 4th

Vibin’

Mar 4th

Irving in his natural habitat.

Mar 4th

Light is nice.

Mar 4th

Headless John.

Mar 4th

Claudia launches into crow during soundcheck. The impressive...

Mar 4th

Mar 3rd

Mike in the shadowy depths of the Henry Fonda theatre.

Mar 3rd

The boys from Interstellar beneath the marquee.

Mar 3rd

Jason tourganizes the couch.

Mar 3rd

Folding chairs.

Mar 3rd

Jeremy wants to rock your soul.

Mar 3rd

Laura and Steve, the cutest merch booth patrons of the...

Mar 3rd

Mike leaps into blurriness.

Mar 3rd

Sometimes Mike’s halo is visible.

Mar 3rd

Stephin told the crowd that I was a walking version of IMDB,...

Mar 3rd

Shirley makes a face.

Mar 3rd

Did we mention that Daniel has been jamming on...

Mar 3rd

John, after the show, still stunned by the front-row...

Mar 3rd

Charles, the host with the most, is far more handsome than...

Mar 3rd

Shirley on flight #5 - Oakland -> Burbank.

Mar 1st

San Francisco: The Herbst Theatre, Night...

Jason told us that San Francisco was crazy for posters, and he was right. Both nights we sold out...

Mar 1st

The view from our balcony at the Hotel Tomo.

Mar 1st

Mike in the lobby on the oversized tongue depressor couch.

Mar 1st

You don’t mess with a guy who has both a huge fish and...

Mar 1st

Sitting in the Fatboy beanbag chair. I’m not being...

Mar 1st

Our room had enormous murals.

Mar 1st

And kooky curtains.

Mar 1st

Our room even had cool cups.

Mar 1st

Being in California is nice.

Mar 1st

We found Stephin loitering outside the Hawaiian shop. Go...

Mar 1st

Hungry, but in the right place.

Mar 1st

We like lunch.

Mar 1st

I love you, Japantown.

Mar 1st

John and the Fancy Cam® asked that we include a photo of his...

Mar 1st

Claudia straddling the Andy Goldsworthy faultline at the De...

Mar 1st

Claudia tourganizes Kerthy.

Mar 1st

At the Vietnamese restaurant, Kerthy got this little...

Mar 1st

Interstellar Radio relaxes in the green room.

Mar 1st

Aaron took our picture while we took his.

Mar 1st

Aaron & Kristy brought us these fancy chocolates. We...

Mar 1st

The Fancy Cam® itself.

Mar 1st

The John Woo Fancy Cam® does funny things to people. John...

Mar 1st

Kerthy makes us want to dance.

Mar 1st

It’s a leap year so yoga was free. We did not question...

Mar 1st

Airplanes. Donuts. Distortion.

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Chicago: Old Town School of Folk, Night...

Chicago: The Old Town School of Folk,...

Chicago: The Old Town School of Folk,...

Seattle: Town Hall, Night Two

Seattle: Town Hall, Night One

Los Angeles: The Henry Fonda Theatre,...

Los Angeles: The Henry Fonda Theatre,...

San Francisco: The Herbst Theatre, Night...