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Posted: June 14th, 2011
SYRiously
Posted: June 13th, 2011
that was fun. thanks for sticking it out in the rain. all 6,000 of you. holy moly. you rule.
I'll try & keep the ball rolling here. I really need to fix my youtube acct, so I can link to some videos that I have, but meanwhile will post some pix & other random eye candy to make the posts a bit more interesting.
live long & prosper.
my hands felt just like two balloons...
Posted: June 11th, 2011
just pulled into balloonfest. had no idea how cool this would be. there's a whole midway set up, along w. vending, rides, etc. pretty cool. looking fwd. to it. a bit overcast, but hopefully the weather will hold out. so much nicer than the 'humid press of days' we just dealt with down south.
richmond was great. loved the national. great venue. look fwd. to returning. also got to see drive by truckers for a little while before our gig. love that band.
xoxo
carry me back
Posted: June 10th, 2011
hey there.
great show last night @ wolftrap w. the levon helm band. they are a top notch band & a nice group to know too. hard to say what my favorite part of the night was - having jim weider & larry campbell sit in on "shoot 1st", watching vin play drums w. levon on "the weight", as we all sat in on the last tune, or simply getting to hang out with my cousin dave (yes, that cousin dave).
looking fwd. to tonight's show @ the national in richmond. I just realized it's only a few blocks from sound of music - david lowery's studio where we recorded the 1st transams album. also hoping we can go check out drive by truckers before our show. DBT is playing before us, outside. our show starts well after theirs & is less than a mile away, so hope to just walk over & catch their set. their new album is one of my favorites.
xoxo,
al
work werk wirk wurk
Posted: May 22nd, 2011
Help! I need somebody...
Posted: September 10th, 2010
hey guys,
posted a few things on facebook:
the 1st is an inquiry re: MDXI. would love some feedback so we can make improvements for next year. check it out, please LMK what you think & we'll do what we can! I'll be your friend : )
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Al-schnier/148978641779192?ref=sgm
the 2nd is another call to engage. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR A HALLOWEEN THEME (9/10)!!!
Saranac will do just fine
Posted: June 22nd, 2010
hope to see you @ the Waterhole - a venue of great legend, thx to our friends the Ominous Seapods. This intimate old bar in the north country can't hold more than 300 people, & it should be a zoo. we had a few days off between our show in Mass. & Peekskill & it sounded like fun.
looking fwd. to the rest of the tour. stay classy san diego.
moe.down XI grounds preview
Posted: June 14th, 2010
Just before our two Saranac Brewery Shows, we went to visit the new moe.down site with Promoter Chuck Chao. Chuck's got a lead foot and bad brakes, but we arrived safe & climbed out of his car. He unrolled his property map on the back of the car ....
The grounds are sprawling and varied. I can't really do it justice in print, so I took a couple phone-pics just to give a taster of what you will see if you make the trek to moe.down this year:
The main house, previously owned by Master Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich!
These next three go from left to right, looking down from the top of the hill at the main stage area.
Top of the hill, between camping & stage...
The Barn...
Vinnie, Rob, Al & Topper taking in the view:
Wicked.
chuck.
something borrowed something blue
Posted: June 6th, 2010
thx so much for making the 1st leg of our summer tour a great one. we appreciate all of the love & support, esp. for the new tunes. just for fun - here are the lyrics to "Haze".
al
Haze
How many more?
7 days of rays
And no cooler in the shade
What's it all for
The haze'll make you crazy
it's not easy to ignore
Wanna get away?
somewhere new, something cool
something borrowed something blue
so whadda you say?
I want to do this w. you
jump into the water, today
Hey, Let's go
I don't care as long as you are there
Hey, Let's go
Doesn't really matter when or where…
A purple sky
9 o'clock, never stopped
doesn't phase the fireflies
So very high
the degrees on the horizon
keep on risin' to the top
A starry night
Coyotes singing, crickets ringing
the moon is big & bright
A tangerine light
Another place, a honeymooner's face
Jump into the water, tonight
Hey, Let's go
I don't care as long as you are there
Hey, Let's go
Doesn't really matter when or where…
Hey, Let's go
I don't care as long as you are there
Hey, Let's go
Doesn't really matter when or where…
but how about now?
scamp rack
Posted: May 27th, 2010
hey folks,
heading out to SCAMP shortly. it'll be a busy weekend, as always. aside from our scheduled moe. sets, we also have our various clinics (guitar clinic is friday afternoon @ 4:00). and on saturday @ 6:00, I'll be doing an acoustic set, together w. the boys from hot buttered rum, in the soulshine/vibes tent.
xoxo