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02.27.09: Bob's Back

hey it's me again. I know it's been a really long time and I'm sure there has been some very sleepless nights for you guys wondering when I'm gonna write the next blog. Im also pretty sure that I've become your favorite person in the whole world. Don't be shy you can admit it and don't worry about making my head any bigger. I have a big Irish head. It's often hard for me to make it through doorways sometimes.

Oh well but speaking of Ireland we didn't go there. But we did go to Scotland and England for a bunch of shows. Those were a lot of fun. And a lot of laughs and awkward silences. I'm sure I probably missed out on some of the funniest things I've ever heard but just couldn't get past the accent. Everyone would be having a great laugh and I would sit there all quiet like I didn't get the joke. Oh well. Oh and there was this one Irish guy we met at the pub. He was the funniest guy in the world didn't understand a word. We also went to the Tower of London on the same day of President Obama's inauguration. That was kinda cool. Most of the day was spent walking around saying "off with their head."

But ever since our little stint in merry ol' England we all got pretty sick. Bob here is finally back to normal after 4 weeks. That pesky little virus has taken its toll on all of us. There are still some crew guys pretty sick and all 4 of the band guys have met their fate with whatever it is that is ailing us. Johnny today got diagnosed with tonsillitis. Have you ever seen pictures of that nastiness? Go to Wikipedia and look it up but make sure to keep a trash can next to ya. You might have to throw up.

Shaun saw the doctor the other day as well. Doctor's orders to Shaun. "I think you should shut up." I couldn't agree more. My days are a lot easier and quieter now. There is no more 'this food isn't cooked right take it back' or 'has anyone seen my pink boa? I'm not going on stage unless I have my pink boa!" Yeah the days are a lot better right now. I can taunt him all day and he can't talk back. I can even make things up and he can't say anything. It's pretty cool. But I'm sure during one of the songs he's gonna change the lyrics to 'Bob yer fired.' Well at least he sang it to me.

The unfortunate part about this whole sickness that nobody is down with, see what I just did, is that a lot of the fans who win meet and greets through the radio don’t ever get to meet the band. But we are finding ways to make it up to them. Maybe the guys will write them a personal love song to them about their dog or cat or maybe even your ferret. But it’s one thing to meet the band and walk away with a picture it’s another thing to walk away with some disease. Nobody wants that. So the band spends most of the day curled up in their bunks watching cartoons or House, MD, or some kinda horror film. Maybe they can scare the virus out. Cause the sweating and medicine isn’t working.

Well we are about to finish up the run with 3 Doors Down. They were all great guys but we barely saw them. Don’t want to get them sick either and we are also kept under a very watchful eye of the venue security. Look at that picture. It’s really hard to approach the band with security like that in front of your dressing room.
12.09.08: Tonight in Waterloo

Waterloo -couldn't escape if I wanted to. So you like ABBA? I do. That song is one of their best. Anytime I am out on tour I have a guilty pleasure of going to karaoke bars and singing ABBA tunes. Don't make fun. I'm sure you sing Journey or George Michael songs in the shower. I usually sing Dancing Queen, because I'm a great dancer. Not cause I'm a queen. I'm actually a knight. I go by Sir 'Bob'. So there is a bit of royalty in the Seether camp. We are going to the UK soon so I can introduce them to the real Queen, she doesn't dance though, I have tried to show her some moves but she refuses. It's cool she knighted me when I was 15 and normal. Tonight we are in Waterloo, IA, not the one Napoleon did surrender to. It was a blast and cold, really really really cold. Not as bad as Green Bay the night before but still pretty cold.

We are winding down the tour. Tonight is the last night we get to hang out with everybody. Cause in Hammond, IN we are gonna give them the good ole Irish goodbye and get on our flights home. Speaking of flights home. I need a ride after the gig to Chicago. It's only about 20 minutes. You'll be able to have said you had a knight in your car. I promise I'll put on my armor and carry my sword. As long as you provide the horse; cause mine was sent off to the packing plant the other day. He froze in Green Bay. See what I did there? Packing plant=packers=Green Bay. Too bad you can't ride bears. Oh yeah I also like to point out my bad jokes. It's funnier that way and don't be thinking colts. I hate the colts. Where was I? oh yeah Waterloo- I was defeated, you won the war. Right now it's more like distracted then defeated. We are having our holiday party right now and it's happening in the room I'm trying to type this in because Katie from Papa Roach takes up all the room in the support production office with her sewing machine. I'm still waiting for her to fix my jacket that 'Steve', my production assistant, burnt a hole in.

Well now I'm getting super distracted. But that's what happens. So tonight that guy from Papa Roach, let's call him 'Jacoby' sang Broken with Seether tonight that was pretty cool. Take a look at the picture. Sure it could be any guy with a hat on and tattoo's but it wasn't me. They won't let me. The next song that dude bro from Staind 'Aaron' sang and played Nutshell with the guys. Again it could be some other dude and it wasn't me. I promise. If they had me go out there Seether would become a one man band consisting of only me and my musical genius. It's true I'm much more talented. I write songs that make people and animals explode. Well until the next Seether album written by Bob I'll see you guys in Hammond at the roulette table gambling all the bands merch money on black.

 
12.01.08: It's been awhile

Hey dare buds just wanted to get back in touch. It's been awhile (see what I did there? It's a Staind song and we are out on tour with them. Ok I like bad puns) but then again I've been pretty busy; most of my time is spent running around looking for clean toilets or hoping that I don't have an accident on the plane. Speaking of planes we all went to Australia and New Zealand not too long ago. That was a lot of fun. The plane rides, 14 of them, may or may not be the best part of the trip. I think we spent more time at the terminals and in the air then we did in the actual cities. The only site seeing that got done was looking out over the city at 7,000 feet when you left the airport. Sydney looked pretty cool and New Zealand was gorgeous. That country has a ton of dormant volcanoes and Auckland is on one of them. So not much walking was done. Not by me anyways. I'm a lazy American and I prefer someone to carry me on their shoulders. But speaking of being American the U.S. elections took place when we we're in Sydney. That was pretty exciting. To be half way around the world and watch one of the most important elections of our time was pretty cool. As luck would have it we had no tv, radio, and getting my computer online seemed like an impossible task but at the last minute it came through. It was pretty cool to watch the speeches. Bob is from Chicago so he was pretty excited to see the city he's from celebrate. Did I just refer to myself in the 3rd person but with a fake name? Not sure what you call that.

Anyways where Obama gave his speech is where they have Lollapalooza every year. That was cool. Did you guys see Oprah smashed up against the barricade? That was funny. I guess it was kinda like a concert but with bullet proof glass and no band...so maybe not.

I guess the whole trip visiting the skippy's and the kiwi's was pretty great. I was looking forward to going to my favorite bar in Melbourne. It's called the Cherry Bar and is on AC/DC lane. I have a lot of fond memories of that place and wanted everyone to go there one night. But I guess the place has had a lot more fun while I was out of the country and decided to burn down. Imagine my disappointment. Just traveled for 30 hours by plane was in need of relaxing and the place I've been looking forward to for a 6 months is gone. Booooo (I just did it again, you'll see in a second) and it was Halloween night! Oh well. But that city is great and I found somewhere else to pass the time.

Do I have pictures of Australia and New Zealand you ask? Well of course not. But if you go on Google maps and Google Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane airports and zoom in to about 7,000 feet you'll see what we all saw. Or if you stare at the bottom a sink filled with water for 15 hours you'll get the idea. The Pacific Ocean is cool and all but not much to look at after an hour. But apparently there is this big island of garbage twice the size of Texas in the ocean between California and Hawaii. Not that that is a good thing but I always wanted my own island. I guess Oscar has something to look forward to. I think it's called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Remember Garbage Pail kids? Yeah those were funny for a minute.

So let's see GP names for Dale there was Cocktail Dale, Croco-Dale, Dale Snail, Fairy Tale Dale, and Impaled Dale. I think Cocktail Dale is fitting.

So for Johnny there was John John, Junkfood John, and Johnny One-Note. That was a toss up. But I'm gonna go with Junkfood John. It works. He likes his coco puffs

So Shaun is well they only had one and I think it works Torn Shaun. Well it works for my imagination

Last but not least, Troy. Well the ones for Troy suck. There is Dog Troy, Troy Destroy, Troy Story, and Troy Troy. How about Troy Destroy? It's barely cool but so are Garbage Pail Kids. Anyhow... I'm bored. See ya later I have to go make fun of somebody...