London, Ontario
London, Ontario… This is where I’ll discuss strange tour phenomena number 1. The venue is great. Lots of good bands have played here at Call the Office. Tons of band promo type photos all over the walls with signatures and praise for the bar. Unfortunately it’s Tuesday and we are competing with pro wrestling and that “Don’t walk away Eileen” guy. Definitely the second best song about Eileen of all time. OK so strange tour phenomenon number 1: the number of times people ask me about downloading. People just aren’t buying the new CD. I fully respect anyone’s decision to download and not buy. This is the way of the world, it’s a personal choice and CDs are expensive; maybe many people born after… maybe 1982 just don’t know anything different, but to come up to me and ask why a certain song isn’t available yet on Kazaa is just really odd. Gas is more expensive, gear is more expensive, hotels are more expensive but people expect music to be cheaper or free… it’s hard being an indie band folks… People want stickers, they want posters, they want shirts and even hoodies which are kinda pricey, but they won’t buy the new record because they know it’ll be all over the internet in a week… Quite a shame… The ones who buy the record are HUGELY appreciated and really are supporting this band; It is REALLY expensive to tour… not to mention unhealthy, unsafe, time consuming, boring (when not on stage), cold (or hot) and just generally trying of one’s patience and will to live. The ones who don’t buy the record and come to the shows and buy other stuff are appreciated as well, but just don’t talk about downloading in this context. You are stealing from the band and are one of the reasons that bands stop touring and have to get real jobs.