tour
Title: Annabel & Tin Armor Tour Spring Break 2008 (aka The "Here's the Thing..." Tour 08)
Main Characters:
-Mummy: the tall, enigmatic front man of Tin Armor. Armed with a quick wit and strong vocabulary, Matt essentially is placed at the helm of this expedition.
-Jummy: the youngest of the clan, Jon serves as the conversationalist and "nice guy."
-M'onke: the uninhibited drummer of Tin Armor. Matt O'conke is the most recognizable figure of the group, whose number of friends run as deep as the amount of practical jokes he has planned.
-Matty GoGo: quiet and "chill," Matty holds the group together with his genuine nature.
-Rosstafarian: Guitar virtuoso and jokester who graciously fills in on bass for Annabel. Ross's attempts at comic relief are somehow lost, however, by certain Columbusians.
-Andybel: The ever-smiling drummer of Annabel who also serves as the photographer.
-Annaben: the guy who writes in his livejournal about himself and his friends and what they do and what happens
Setting: Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland
Plot Summary: At the advent of spring break, Ben departs on a 10 excursion through many of America's east coast cities to play music. With brother Andy, "the Tool Man", Hendricks and Ross "the Boss" Horvath in tow, the three journey down to Columbus, Ohio to meet up with travel-mates Tin Armor; a band with a plan.
After three shows in the southern cities of Ohio, the collective moves east to the "Big Apple." A near 12 hours later, Tin Armor and Annabel sit on a pink couch and perform songs in a way that does not require electricity. Their adventures in New York continue through the next two days. A St. Patrick's Day parade nearly exhausts the bands as many members are left to sleep in the parked van. Further conflict arises when fellow journyers are denied access to see music by Otto and his Shrunken Head.
The two bands part ways temporarily during the final full day in New York City. While Tin Armor stay mainly in-doors, the fellows in Annabel decide to explore the great city further with the company of hometown friends. However, the friends' plans are thwarted by the evil city, who chose to give the same name to two different streets. Our protagonists somehow escape the battlefield of Brooklyn and arrive at the venue, but not without casualties.
The remaining three cities consist of long drives and aimless wandering in hopes to quelch the idle time between performances. The members are attacked by a large animal named Dexter in Albany, who refuses to let them sleep alone. Weakend by the canine-love, the trip proceeds to Boston where vegan anarchists celebrate hypocrisy and late night cake-baking takes place. The trip concludes in Baltimore as the seven musicians realize that dispite the grueling schedule and uncomfortable situations, a good time was had by all.
Important Quotations Explained:
"let's get fucked up" - The Saloonatics
-famously procliamed by the band the Saloonatics at a dirty venue called Otto's Shrunken Head in the Manhatten area of New York City. This was the name of their opening song as well as the statement that followed the announcement of the title. A joke was created to preserve its relevenace.
"so if Abe Lincoln could come back, but only long enough to take a shit on your chest, would you want to meet him?" - Jon
-an important philosophical discussion that outlines the majority of the trip. the question inheretly asks if meeting a profound historical figure is worth the price of human feces covering your front side. the ultimatum concludes that it is in fact worth the momentary discomfort in order to speak with the most recognizable president in the history of the united states.
"I used to get my water from lake Erie" - Ross
"That explains a lot" - Shannon
-this quote illustrates some of the tension and misunderstanding that start to take place. While it isn't fully revealed whether or not the statement is sarcastically playful or biting, the context seems to show a sort of disaffection for some of the dialouge spoken by Ross. Ross's comments, which normally strike severe hilarity, somehow go over the heads of the central Ohioans. It is generally considered to be a loss on their part.
Main Characters:
-Mummy: the tall, enigmatic front man of Tin Armor. Armed with a quick wit and strong vocabulary, Matt essentially is placed at the helm of this expedition.
-Jummy: the youngest of the clan, Jon serves as the conversationalist and "nice guy."
-M'onke: the uninhibited drummer of Tin Armor. Matt O'conke is the most recognizable figure of the group, whose number of friends run as deep as the amount of practical jokes he has planned.
-Matty GoGo: quiet and "chill," Matty holds the group together with his genuine nature.
-Rosstafarian: Guitar virtuoso and jokester who graciously fills in on bass for Annabel. Ross's attempts at comic relief are somehow lost, however, by certain Columbusians.
-Andybel: The ever-smiling drummer of Annabel who also serves as the photographer.
-Annaben: the guy who writes in his livejournal about himself and his friends and what they do and what happens
Setting: Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland
Plot Summary: At the advent of spring break, Ben departs on a 10 excursion through many of America's east coast cities to play music. With brother Andy, "the Tool Man", Hendricks and Ross "the Boss" Horvath in tow, the three journey down to Columbus, Ohio to meet up with travel-mates Tin Armor; a band with a plan.
After three shows in the southern cities of Ohio, the collective moves east to the "Big Apple." A near 12 hours later, Tin Armor and Annabel sit on a pink couch and perform songs in a way that does not require electricity. Their adventures in New York continue through the next two days. A St. Patrick's Day parade nearly exhausts the bands as many members are left to sleep in the parked van. Further conflict arises when fellow journyers are denied access to see music by Otto and his Shrunken Head.
The two bands part ways temporarily during the final full day in New York City. While Tin Armor stay mainly in-doors, the fellows in Annabel decide to explore the great city further with the company of hometown friends. However, the friends' plans are thwarted by the evil city, who chose to give the same name to two different streets. Our protagonists somehow escape the battlefield of Brooklyn and arrive at the venue, but not without casualties.
The remaining three cities consist of long drives and aimless wandering in hopes to quelch the idle time between performances. The members are attacked by a large animal named Dexter in Albany, who refuses to let them sleep alone. Weakend by the canine-love, the trip proceeds to Boston where vegan anarchists celebrate hypocrisy and late night cake-baking takes place. The trip concludes in Baltimore as the seven musicians realize that dispite the grueling schedule and uncomfortable situations, a good time was had by all.
Important Quotations Explained:
"let's get fucked up" - The Saloonatics
-famously procliamed by the band the Saloonatics at a dirty venue called Otto's Shrunken Head in the Manhatten area of New York City. This was the name of their opening song as well as the statement that followed the announcement of the title. A joke was created to preserve its relevenace.
"so if Abe Lincoln could come back, but only long enough to take a shit on your chest, would you want to meet him?" - Jon
-an important philosophical discussion that outlines the majority of the trip. the question inheretly asks if meeting a profound historical figure is worth the price of human feces covering your front side. the ultimatum concludes that it is in fact worth the momentary discomfort in order to speak with the most recognizable president in the history of the united states.
"I used to get my water from lake Erie" - Ross
"That explains a lot" - Shannon
-this quote illustrates some of the tension and misunderstanding that start to take place. While it isn't fully revealed whether or not the statement is sarcastically playful or biting, the context seems to show a sort of disaffection for some of the dialouge spoken by Ross. Ross's comments, which normally strike severe hilarity, somehow go over the heads of the central Ohioans. It is generally considered to be a loss on their part.