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We're in Hamburg today, just finished the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals. Words can't describe how exciting it was to be on that stage. The crowd was amazing! We didn't want to end the show. The first night acoustically was tough cause we played in a massive tent, with high ceiling, not ideal for the live show sound. Plus, it was hard to hear ourselves on stage, so you have to focus harder on your playing and singing, etc. It's the best when you can forget about what your doing and just feel the music. I know that sounds cheesy, but it's true, there's something about letting go that really puts you in the moment. As a foreign band to Germany, we were so happy to get such a warm response and have so many people watch us play. There are lots of bands on the festival, lots of competition, so you never know how the turn out will be. The room was packed and everyone was working with us. I have some footage from the stage, which we're planning on using in our tour DVD. Yes, that's right, we're making a tour DVD, better believe it girl. Now we have 4 days off before the next festival in Sweden. I've never been to Sweden and can't wait, all of us can't wait. We have this time off to enjoy Europe, our European vacation. Hamburg is a great city and we're lucky to have this time off here. I can see the city from the hotel window, I should probably get out of this room and off the internet to explore. Talk to you all later.
Robert
howdy
hi gang. howzit hangin? vacation is treating me well. time off is nice. however.....this summer tour is R.G.R.........that means Really Gonna Rock. its time for us to hit the US with a full headlining show. the setlist will be comprised of our new record, our first record, and a smattering of unreleased b-sides, and cover tunes. sounds like fun, eh? the bridges and locksley are excellent support bands (and just straight up good bands in their own right) and lots of fun to do shows with and throw a football around the parking lot with. sometimes i moonlight as the sound engineer for the bridges. i like mixin them purty harmonies. those gals can sing real good. its been a great year for us, and its not over yet. we have lots of exciting rooney projects on the horizon. see you soon.
TL
Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day!!!!!!
To all the Mother's in the world, who mothered such loving Rooney fans, thank you. I'm in Napa valley right now with my family. My cousin got married yesterday and I'm staying here for a few days to get some peace and quiet. It's very beautiful outside, a real change from the touring life. The weather is perfect. I had to drive out to Atlanta to catch a direct flight to SF yesterday morning. I was on the 8:50am flight, I had a terrible time finding the airport, I made many stops at random gas stations to ask for directions. I had return my car rental and rush to the check in counter. I missed my flight, not because I got their too late, but because I had a bad feeling about the getting on the plane and I decided to take the next one. There were some suspicious looking people waiting at the gate and I quickly snapped into survival moment, not mention the terrorist threat level was changed to Orange the PA announced it throughout the airport over and over . Anyway, I made it here and I feel much better. I've been reading Sophocles, I finally made it to the book store and picked up some great reading material. I finished Antigone and Oedipus the King, also Arthur Miller's All My Sons. I'm on a playwright kick right now. Really great reading, I highly recommend those plays. Next, I'll be tackling Electra and then Dante's Inferno. Today is day one of our vacation, which has been a long time coming. I fly home to LA on Wednesday and I think I'll be there until June 4th, when we fly to Europe for the festivals. Well, have a wonderful day and pick up Freakonomics if you have a chance. Later.
Robert
Chicago
Howdy,
4 days deep in the U.S. of A.
it's a strange thing to go from gothic cathedrals in europe to giant wal-marts in America. What is it with Wal Mart and me seeing super strange, yet classic American moments between people. Here are two tales from my stop there yesterday to buy socks.
danke
germany is always so good to us. the show last night was a lot of fun. we now have 2 days off in koln. last night the german promoter threw us a party at the hotel, in celebration of several successful german shows. we cant wait to get back here for the festivals in june. also, we can't wait to get home to sunny california and soak up the sun for a couple days before hitting the road again. see you all soon.
taylor
good charlotte...that's a wrap
we finished the Good Charlotte tour tonight after a killer show at the famous London Brixton Academy. it was short and sweet which cool. truly a nice bunch of guys. a working man's band, can't say enough things about it. today robert and I ran into Har Mar Superstar who is a friend from L.A. and saw a movie in Sheffield..."Son of Rambow." see it, it was great. talk to you from dublin. can't wait to see Ireland for the first time! ned
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ZURICH MANIA
Hey guys-
As you know Europe has been awesome so far. We love it here. The day off in Amsterdam was supposedly very fun- I missed out however. I wasn't feeling well and needed to rest. But I still loved being there. The people are so nice and it's such a great city. The show last night was a blast too.
So, we're in Zurich right now. Z-town. It's great here and we're excited for another headlining show. Hopefully our sound mixer won't get a diarrhea attack in the middle of the show again and have to leave the sound console for an entire song like last time. He's feeling well, so our hopes are high.
On a serious note, things are going well out here and it's been great meeting our fans and friends in Europe. Keep coming out to the shows....they've been awesome and will only get better. Check out the pics.....i'm uploading a few from the dressing room last night.
Matt
