"tour two"

hi, this is simon, the newest member of lakes.
i recently joined the band as half of the rhythm section with the fabulous jacob lake - it's my job to hold down the bottom end (play bass) - and so far it's loads of fun. i'll probably use that word a lot in these posts. fun, fun, fun.


yeah, lakes is a lot of fun. the music feels really good to play and hopefully people leave our shows with a smile on their faces and a spring in their step... and, like seth said in his post, it doesn't really matter whether there are 3 people (stockton) or 300 people (way to go, laguna hills) at a show, because tour is about being out there and playing and meeting new people. of course, i'd be lying if i said it feels exactly the same. playing to a full room where everyone is ready to have a good time is awesome... but we have fun either way, it just feels good to be on stage together playing. so, we'll be coming around again soon.

"tour"

hello
my name is seth and i'm going to talk about our "tour" we just did. it was very pathetic in 3 main ways. first it was only a week, which is as we all know very short for tour and even questionable as to if it should even be called a tour because of its lacking in length. the second way is that we only played 2 paying shows. you might ask how we managed to survive? well i'll get to that. the third is that we played a few very small shows, in fact broke a new record for the smallest show i've ever played on this tour. 3 people.
but heres the thing, this tour was in actuality right up there with the best of them in the end. we didnt have alot of money so we came together alot and that was bonding, we played on the street for money and that was fun and different and humbling. most importantly this was a landmark for Lakes as the start of a lot good things to come, really almost like a new beginning, and for me it was the first time in a long time that i felt as though i was in a band again. really close friends getting closer and better and having fun and meeting new people. thats really all i could hope for in a tour. so soon we will be in your town maybe playing on your street...all because of this tour. here are some pictures from our tour.