Wednesday, March 26, 2008

March Madness

Hey guys! Vince here.. finally!
My amp case.

Our tour van (AKA Danny Tanner) in Erie, PA.

The last day of tour in Chicago, IL
COMEBACK KID
CRIME IN STEREO
CANCER BATS
DEAR LIFE

Sorry for being a little M.I.A. for the past few weeks. We've been going through some changes in our lives that has made us a little too busy. Brian is currently in the middle of moving into his new place and also going to school as a full time student. As Brian mentioned in the previous blog, Matt and I currently find our time taken up mostly by our band DEAR LIFE. We recently got signed this year for our latest record and will finally be able to tour full time across the country and hopefully the world. Not only that, but while we're home, Matt and I run our screen printing company GLAD RAGS INK as much as we can because that is our main source of income at the moment.

Obviously, we don't have to tell you all of this but we feel like we want you guys to be able to connect with us on a different level from most brands. We want you to know us personally so that the product that you purchase from us means a little more than just some business trying to make a quick buck. We want you to understand where we come from and what L&O really means to us. We have big dreams, but sometimes it just takes a little more time to reach them.

March has been a really intense month, especially for Matt and I. At first, everything was super peachy and great. We got the chance to tour with one of our favorite hardcore bands of all time, COMEBACK KID, and finally get on the road and have some fun. Little did we know that things would soon turn tragic. Very tragic. People very close to us would soon experience life and death situations. Some would have to be rushed to the emergency room. Some would be diagnosed with cancer. One of them even diagnosed terminally ill. Some would even end up passing away. It has been a crazy month, but all I have to say is that I am thankful to have all of our friends and family and all the support that everyone has shown for each other.

At the moment, we are currently finishing up the Spring Line and working our butts off to catch up on everything, including getting a head start on the Summer drop! We're all leading double and triple lives with school, work, and our bands so sometimes it's hard to keep up. Sometimes those lives even manage to intertwine and overlap, which usually results in my head exploding.

Anyway, thank you for your support and we hope you will keep in touch! We will NOT stop as long as we are able to make it happen. Watch out for SPRING and SUMMER on the horizon!

And just for good measure, here's my FLAVOR OF THE WEEK:



Molca Salsa
Type of Flavor: Food

On any other day, I think Brian would be the more likely person to post this as a Flavor of the Week. Every time we see him, he's ALWAYS down to go eat Molca Salsa. "Hey Vince, have you guys eaten yet? Are you hungry?".. "Umm yeah I'm down to eat, what's up?".. "Molca Salsa?!" he says with a really big grin on his face. In fact, I bet when I see him today he's going to ask if I'm down. And today, the answer is yes haha! The reason why I felt like posting it up is because it is literally the 1st thing we ate when we all returned home from tour. If it wasn't Molca Salsa, it would've been In n Out, but I think we all just wanted to feel like we were REALLY home. There's nothing like a greasy, hole-in-the-wall Mexican food feast. It has been a local favorite for our friends for a while now and since it's open 24 hours, it's also a great place to sober up or unwind after a glorious rage with your best buddies. The burritos are usually a safe choice, but my favorite as of late is the shrimp burrito. The overall favorite amongst most of our friends is the almighty Super Fries. Basically, take everything that you would normally put inside a carne asada burrito (and I'm talkin' EVERYTHING.. the works!) and lay it all on top of hot, fresh fries. The ultimate munchies meal. Man, I'm getting hungry now. I hope Matt and Brian show up soon so we can get some right now!


(Further proving our undying love for the Molca.)


-Vince