You Have My Attention

I haven't posted on here in a couple months. I have been busy doing so much that I just never remembered to do it. So much has happened since my last post so I will try to sum it up and keep it short. It probably won't happen. I guess we will see.

So in February I went on tour to do merch with Shai Hulud. The opportunity came when I got home from my long road trip. My friend Mike sings for them now and he hit me up asking me if I wanted to do merch for them. Of course I did. A chance to tour and make some money instead of sitting home and doing nothing. So I did that. Flew into Albany, NY, got to hang out with my friend Katelyn for a little bit. We ended up driving through the night to Nashville, TN where the first show was. The tour was with Living Sacrifice, War Of Ages, Lionheart, and The Great Commission. It went through the whole month of February. It was mostly an East coast and Midwest tour. We made it out to Texas, up through Michigan and back down through Pennsylvania and the east coast. Didn't go through NY or anywhere that north. It was in the winter so the snow got in the way a little bit. But it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Shai Hulud dropped off a few days early to go to Europe and I stayed on the tour and rode down to Florida with Lionheart. I made some really good friends on that tour. A lot of amazing people. I got picked up from the last show in Jacksonville by my friend Kane and Marlo and I went to Tallahassee.

I spent a week in Tallahassee getting tattooed and hanging out with friends. My friend Nate got married on March 6th so I was there for that. I got picked up by my friend Liz who at the time, I was dating, but we realized we were better friends than anything else. I spent a few days in Orlando with her and then made it back down to South Florida.

While I was gone on tour with Shai Hulud, I got the call about that band that wanted me to play drums for them. I couldn't turn down the offer so I now officially play drums for Thick As Blood. I've known those guys forever so it should be a good time. When I got home we started practicing and writing. Getting ready for the upcoming tour with Earth Crisis and First Blood. I leave in a week and I couldn't be more excited. So we spent some time writing at home. I came back up to Tallahassee to hang out with friends again. Back to South Florida for more practice. We took band promos and I hung out with our new guitarist Andrew who used to play for the metal band Oceano. I went to see Winds of Plague and Fear Factory with him. That was interesting. He flew back to Chicago where he lives right now.

I came back up to Orlando a week ago to hang out with someone I have been talking to on and off since late January. Things finally seem to be working out. We finally had some time to hang out and get to know each other and it feels really good to be around her. It sucks that I have to leave for a month when things are going this well, but that's just part of my life. I have a good feeling about it all though. I think that this time it will work out and things will fall into place the way they were meant to.

I'm in Orlando right now. I'll be here till tomorrow, then its back down South for more practice and getting everything ready for tour. I ordered a new drum set which I got to see yesterday for the first time. It looks awesome. It's black on black, Spaun. I will be using it on the upcoming tour. I sold my old drum set to someone in Canada. His name is Erik and he is a big fan of Bishop and Thick As Blood so he helped me out a lot. Shipping to Canada is the biggest pain in the ass and I will probably never do it again. But he was awesome through the whole thing. I'm gonna miss that drum set. But with new beginnings comes new things. I'm pretty stoked on all of it.

I'm really excited to see everyone on this tour. It's been a really long time since I have done a full U.S. tour. I get to see all my friends out West and up North this time which is awesome. Tour is so awesome to me because I get to meet so many new people and have friendships that I probably would've never been able to have if it wasn't for music. I am very thankful for what and who I have in my life.

So after this tour which will go through the end of May, I'll be home in June. Hopefully spending a bunch of time in Orlando and writing back down South. Possibly doing a short tour in July or August. At the end of August we are planning to go to Japan then Australia. After that we are going to be doing a huge tour in Europe with Terror, Everytime I die, The Acacia Strain, All Shall Perish, and Down To Nothing. I am really excited for all of this. Getting to go back to Japan and Australia twice within one year is amazing. It will also be my first time in Europe so I couldn't be more stoked for that.

I saw Copeland last night which could possibly be the last time I ever see them as a band. They have always been one of my favorites and I am sad to see them go. It was an amazing show. They played for an hour and mixed in some old songs which is what I like the most. I wish I could see them tonight in Orlando too but its been sold out for weeks. I am just glad I got to see them one more time before they broke up. I went down with my friend Jake, Amber, who is the girl I've been seeing, came down with us too. We picked up Mariah and went to my house for a little bit. Then we got pizza at Primanti Bros and went to the show. My dad actually came out to it. He bought my ticket which was an extra bday gift. I had a really good time and I'm thankful for the people I got to spend it with.

Other than all that, basically, I'm happy. I haven't felt this good about everything in years. Every aspect of my life is good right now. I've got an amazing future coming within the next couple months, I've got some amazing friends and supportive family, an amazing girl, awesome band, and a permanent smile on my face. I couldn't really ask for more at the moment. I hope that this feeling lasts forever.