OVERLOOKED LABOR DAY WEEKEND TOUR JOURNAL

so my band OVERLOOKED went on a long weekend/minitour this labor day and while i forgot to bring a camera for photo evidence, i did remember to keep a little journal of activities. if it doesnt make sense i apologize in advance. ive been meaning to update this more but ive been busy not doing that, i will have all my promised material soon though, i promise.

-ian

DAY 1: SEPTEMBER 5th

got in late last night and hung out. woke up early and practiced, packed, ate, then hit the road. the drive to charlotte is uneventful, as NC is not a very interesting state to drive through. we did bring a megaphone with us and that has proved to be very entertaining so far. getting to the show soon.

DAY 2: SEPTEMBER 6th

show last night was awesome, small crowd but the venue and promoters ruled as well as the bands. played our friends in BATTLE! which was awesome. i fucked up the beginning of the new song but laughed it off and it seemed to go over well anyways. stayed at our friend amanda's house and got a few hours of sleep until she had to kick us out so she could go to work. got up and ate free breakfast at a best western and came back out to discover james locked the keys in the van. triple a rescued us about 45 minutes later and we made our way to greensboro after wasting some time in downtown charlotte. more megaphone harassment ensued and now we are hanging out/resting with our friend kelly in greensboro.

DAY 3: SEPTEMBER 7th

our friends in KILLS AND THRILLS and the band they are on tour with AMBUSH! had an off day yesterday so they ended up jumping on the show and hanging out. while not technically "hardcore" bands or whatever it was still cool to see familiar faces and play to some friends. show was fun, matt watson rules and definitely hooked it up. ended up going back to amanda's house seeing as it was the halfway point for our show tonight. got to sleep in after a late night then went to wal-mart for lunch but i got blatantly followed by a secret shopper but its whatever. driving to columbia now to play with our friends in ROAM ALONE.

DAY 4: SEPTEMBER 8th

show last night ruled. stayed with my friend/ex laura after the show and proceeded to spend our gas money on beer. james threw up everywhere and played goldeneye while i got half-naked and tried to sleep in a hallway. on the way to our last show of the weekend in charleston with CRIME IN STEREO.

DAY 5: SEPTEMBER 9th

so were home now. ran out of (free) demos in columbia and didnt get any merch made so we were far from profitting on this little venture but it was definitely worth it overall. waiting for parker to come back from class so we can unload the equipment and i can go home and sleep!