Lifehouse

New Orleans

| Posted by Lifehouse on 1/10/2008 | Comments (4) | Views: ()

Hello from New Orleans and happy new year! I hope everyones holidays were enjoyable. We had a great time in New York for new years and previous to that a nice two week break at home to rest up and get ready for the new tour. It was very strange I think there was a Pottery Barn conspiracy going on because I got five different Pottery Barn gift cards for Christmas. It's not that I don't like Pottery Barn it's just that I've never stepped foot inside of one. When I get home from this little trip I guess I'm going to have to get acquanted with the various selections that Pottery Barn has to offer.
So anyways, back to New Orleans. We are playing "fan fest", which is basically the big party on the streets before the big College National Championship football game between LSU and Ohio State. Now I'm still debating who I want to win, but I'm leaning towards LSU since they are the home town heroes. On the other hand, I like the uniforms of the Ohio State team, so I might have to be neutral and cheer for both teams. This is the first football ball game I've ever been to believe it or not, and I'm pretty excited about it to say the least. I was the scrawny kid in high school who would try to stay away from the football team at all possible. But now that I'm an adult they're a little less intimidating than they use to be. I figure if I am going to be a full blown fan I need the necesarry equipment. Football jersey, sports hat, gloves, protection cup, and one of those helmet beer dispensers you see those big guys wearing. I got to go shopping down bourban street now, I will check in after the game is over.
Jason

Texas

| Posted by Geffen on 12/08/2007 | Comments (15) | Views: ()

Hello from Texas.

We are in Austin at the moment, a fine city indeed! The fellows and I had a great day off yesterday, feasted on some Mexican food, and got caught up on some needed sleep. I have to tell you an amazing little story though. Rick being the amazingly generous person that he is, reaches for his credit card to treat us and realizes he left his wallet in the cab. Now I don't have to tell you that an event like this can put an instant damper on a day off. Rick proceeds to cancel all his credit cards for the rest of the evening and needless to say we all feel for him.

So, fast forward to the next day; Rick and I are walking to a "Ruth's Chris" steak house ( I feel like taking him to a steak dinner is the best way to take his mind off his loss and get him ready for the show) and we pass a cab driver that looks exactly like the one that drove Ricky the previous day. Turns out that it was, and he being the honorable man that he was turned in his wallet to the hotel. Needless to say that was a one in a million chance that we would run in to that taxi. The steak dinner tasted better than anything he had ever tasted in his life, for more than one reason. For one he had discovered his missing wallet and two they cook that steak in a cube of butter.

Now that brings me to my next point. I ordered "escargot". I know cooked snails doesn't sound that delicious but I assure you it was. It came prepared in a steaming plate of boiling butter and garlic. It was a little chewy and tasted a bit like chicken, but I have a new theory about food. You can pretty much cook anything in a cube of butter and garlic and it is gonna taste amazing. Next time I am stranded in the woods and have to hunt to stay alive, I hope I have a cube of butter and some garlic, because I am pretty sure whatever i eat is going to taste good.

What an evenful day, Rick gets his wallet back, we have a great meal, and we are about to play a show in the great city of Austin. The only bummer is he already cancelled his credit cards, but that is a small price to pay. He doesn't have to spend a painful day at the DMV getting a new drivers liscence, which everyone knows can seem like spending a day in the inner circle of hell! We will be in Mexico in a few days playing a show, I will check in and let you know how the December tour is going and how the guacamole tastes,

Jason

Taco Gift Pack

| Posted by Lifehouse on 12/02/2007 | Comments (9) | Views: ()

December is here, and as you saw from the Macy's Parade, I'm overly excited about the holidays. I love compiling a list of gadgets I may want or need. I think this year instead of asking for gifts such as I phones and video games, I'm gonna ask for food. My list this year is tacos. I've secretly wanted these for the last few years. Instead I've gotten oversized clothing and electric flyswatters. No joke. Last year I even got a sonic mole chaser. It exists, google it. I'm not kidding! Happy Holidays! See you soon!

Rick

O Canada

| Posted by Lifehouse on 12/02/2007 | Comments (25) | Views: ()

We have been in Canada for the last few days now and I have to tell you, I really like it here.The show in Edmonton the other night was great. We haven't toured Canada for years now so it was nice to play in a new environment and in front of a different crowd. The venue was inside one of the biggest malls in the world. There was a theme park inside. There was a shooting range ( which I find slighlty disturbing). There was even an indoor water park. The guys and I were watching the wave pool from a window, and I saw something very strange. There was a small child using the wave pool for her own personal restroom. This confirms my theory on water parks and why I choose not to partake. Everyone knows this kind of behaviour occurs at these places; however everyone just turns their head the other way and continue to go down the long, windy slide. Watching the mother supervise the chid was also slightly unnerving. Even though what we witnessed was very traumatic, I'm glad to have proof to back my opinion of water parks. I guess this means next time we play "Raging Waters", I won't be found in the wave pool before sound check.
On to other topics. The Thanksgiving parade last week was a great time. We got to experiment with various types of waving. There is the Queen of England half wave. The George Bush three quarters and half grin wave. There is the movie star point and pretend they are your best friend wave. And then there is my favorite; the lazy guy head nod and barely lift your arm wave. After about two hours on our float, there was alot of the lazy guy wave going on. After the parade was over we headed back to our hotel to enjoy the rest of our day. We wished we could have been with our families for Thanksgiving; however we were determined to make the best of it. I have to admit this is the first Thanksgiving that I did not eat turkey. All I could find was a grilled duck dish at a Thai place. I know that duck is not a great substitute for a turkey dinner, but in these situations one has to improvise.
This three month tour wraps up tonight in Vancouver and then we fly home tomorrow. It has been a great run. I can't wait to get some down time for the holidays and then hit the road again next year. I'll check in periodically from home,
Jason

End of Tour/New York

| Posted by Lifehouse on 11/21/2007 | Comments (28) | Views: ()

Everytime I write a new blog I can't help but think that Jason is tucked away somewhere in his hotel room writing one at the same time. If my prediction is true, you will be hearing from two of us, which will be interesting because we will probably ramble on about the same things. Might be fun, anyways..
Thanks to everyone who has joined us on this tour! We had our last show of this leg the other day in Winston/Salem; we are now in New York. We flew in late yesterday because La Gaurdia Airport always has some sort of delay. We did a shoot at VH1 and then went to rehersal for Macy's Thanksgiving day parade.
Today I had a day off so I walked around the city with a friend for awhile. The first time I ever went to NY, I was 20, and if you have never been, it's exactly the way you see it in the movies. The people are always in a rush, there's street vendors everywhere, the cabs, subways, huge buildings the manholes with the steam... I went to central park and watched the ice skaters, we saw the Plaza Hotel. I remembered it from watching Home Alone 2 when I was like 12. We are here like 5 times a year and it is cool every trip.

We have to get up way early tomorrow for the parade.. tune in and watch the 100 seconds of madness... enjoy your thanksgiving dinner. Much Love
-B  

Florida

| Posted by Lifehouse on 11/15/2007 | Comments (16) | Views: ()

Our four show run in Florida was amazing! We enjoyed the people and the weather. Thanks to everyone who came out.
The night before last we played a show right on the beach in Sebastian to a sold out crowd. There were a few boats in the water watching us. After we finished, we sat on the beach with a few new friends and had some fruity umbrella drinks in the warm breeze. Lovely. The resort we were staying at, Cpt. Hiram's had put us up with great rooms overlooking the water.
When I returned to my room after the Mojitos and whatnot, some clown had turned everything in my room upside down, my bed, lamps, desk, TV, even my toothpaste and shampoo were flipped. I tell you it was a pain in the ass turning an upside down safe, and I am not one to be passive to a prank. I had found out through an anonymous tip that it was "The Bloke" (our guitar player Ben) our sound guy Mitch. After convincing the hotel Clerk that I was Ben Carey, I was able to get into the Bloke's room to wake him up with a nice refreshing bucket of water and sumo drop.
With him down, I decided to get more creative with Mitch. I managed to get into his dark room with a garbage bag full of ice to refresh him. After cooling him off, I got a call from the Bloke laughing and apologizing for what he and our Monitor guy Craig did to my room.
After saying sorry 110 times, I helped Mitch clean up the ice and tuck him into the other queen in his room at 5 am, I realized Craig got the last laugh twice. He's done.
Anyways, we had a day off yesterday and Jay and Rick went out on a boat. The rest of us got a rest in. I'll miss the warm weather, we're heading north. See you out there
Bryce

Jacksonville

| Posted by Lifehouse on 11/11/2007 | Comments (20) | Views: ()

Hello From Little Rock!

| Posted by Lifehouse on 11/06/2007 | Comments (18) | Views: ()

Hello from Little Rock. We just got off stage a little while ago. The show was good the crowd was great, it was overall a very pleasant stay here. I was a little concerned for the fans up front because of a monitor that got caught on fire. I started smelling this strange smell well into the third song and before I knew it Craig our monitor guy comes running onstage withe a fire extinguisher. What a pro! The show went on from there. It was a bit Spinal Tap, but you know what; I can live with that. It's always those strange things that make you remember certain gigs. This one will go down in the books. I even have a shirt that smells like sweat and burned rubber to remind myself of when we rocked Little Rock so hard we managed to light a monitor on fire. THATS RIGHT WE ARE PRETTY HARD CORE!......... AT LEAST FOR TONIGHT.
Jason

Freakfest

| Posted by Geffen on 10/28/2007 | Comments (16) | Views: ()

We played one of the coolest shows in years last night! Not only because Madison is an amazing place, but because we dressed up as the "Cobra Kai" ( Karate kid reference for those of you unfamiliar. Rick was our make up stylist last night, and made me look fairly close to "Johnny". There was about fourty thousand people last night all dressed up and having a great time. Thank you Madison for the great memory! We are in Grand Rapids for a show tonight. Check in with ya later,

Jason

Tour/Watch TV Friday

| Posted by Lifehouse on 10/24/2007 | Comments (16) | Views: ()

Lifehosers,
Bryce here, we are hanging out at the halfway-house between our long drive between New Mexico and Misourri; Oklahoma City. Our bus driver needs to get some sleep. Some of the boys have gone out to a mall, some have gone to the movies. I have decided to sit in my room to watch bands on Youtube and blog. I am exciting!

So I have an interesting bit of news for all you Lifehouse fans besides news about us. In June, we played a show at the greek theatre in LA. I wound up introducing some former bandmates to one of my best friends Geoff Byrd and lo and behold, they formed a band. A few weeks later the four-piece auditioned for the new American Idol produced show "The Next Great American Band". Through hard work, rehearsing and sweating bullets waiting results, they made it in the top 12 out of nearly 8000 submissions.
They are called "The Likes Of You". Tune into Fox at 8 PM EST on Friday and check them out. All your votes count so please vote for them if you can... They might even play one of our songs if they make it far.

Much Rawk! See you on the Road. U guys have been great at these shows..

Bryce