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 Your Hey Mercedes weblog. The Cast: Robert Nanna Damon Atkinson Todd Bell Michael Shumaker Dan Keehn Chris Bickert Norman Arenas Ryan Snyder 
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December 15, 2001
dan: ah...i can't type...gotta get the door..later so i almost got into it with somebody....anywho...the hotel is nice, it's kinda like a rock hotel with wierd colors and everything...and no, i'm not kiding,,or am i triping... san fran, again tomorrowwwww....it was awesome so far...so tomorrow will be kind as well..gonna finish my harp lessons and go to sleep.. xxoo December 14, 2001
Robert: 18 Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself? - Morrissey (last night...) I'm backstage at the Palace, mere steps away from Hollywood & Vine. The walk of fame, the strip, the big old shirtless Ron. It's freezing back here. I remember one December when I was comfortably walking around southern Cali in jeans and a T-shirt. Now I need a snowsuit. Global warming, my achin' aunt fanny. I'm just blowing off steam. Speaking of steam, we have a nice shower in our dressing room, so I ran a little hot water to try and raise the temperature in here to about -3 degrees. It didn't work that well. We only got up to about -10. But I kid. The wine statistic is at a discouraging 9 for 26, but my Scrabble tally is on the rise again. I have 16 to my opponent's 4. Bring on Mr. Hasbro. By the way, here are some interesting acceptable Scrabble words to bust out next time you're stumped: AA (molten lava), LI (a Chinese unit of distance), TREENAIL (i don't remember what it means, but i stretched the bastage over a triple word score), XU (a Vietnamese monetary unit), and my personal fave, SUQ (a marketplace in the middle east). The following words are unacceptable: ZEN, RUNTIME, UZI, FAB, STAGEDIVE, ASSHAT, BORT, TONQUE, and XYHSIMZTZA. December 13, 2001
Robert: Alien Ant Farm has somewhat redeemed themselves by appearing as Oompa Loompas in their video. Somewhat.
Robert: 19 Veronica - Elvis Costello We're really getting down into the top 365 nitty-gritty, huh? How exciting! Again, we got a nice LA suite for real cheap! Woohoo Dan! You know this one's special because it's got a full kitchen with, get this, an electric canopener! Incredible. It even has a kitchen table with placemats and salt and pepper shakers strategically placed in the middle. Seriously, I wish my apartment was this set up... (Actually it is, but I wouldn't know cause I haven't been there for the past three months! No complaints, though. I'll have my special time once I get home.) If anyone wants to get us anything for Christmas, we could always use candles. Love those candles. To everything, burn, burn burn, there is a candle, burn, burn, burn. That's how that song went, right? Last night's show was incredible! Thanks to everyone that came. Dime. Perhaps we'll see some of you at the Palace tonight, hmmm? Or maybe afterwards at the Hot Water Music show at the Troubadour, hmmm? To clarify, we're not playing the latter, only going to enjoy the atmosphere and toe-tappin' fun. I love me some Hot Water Music. Guess where we're going today? I'll give you a hint. It starts with a "C" and ends with a "Raig Kilbourn Show". To clarify, we're not playing, only going to enjoy the atmosphere and the toe-tappin' fun. I can't believe it. They even provide you with a Microwave Cookbook here. December 12, 2001
Robert: 20 Hairshirt - R.E.M. We're watching Craig Kilbourn and... Vincent D'Onofrio came out to the music of Saves the Day's "Jukebox Breakdown" ?! Odd. Be sure and watch Craig on Thursday. Damon will be on, too! And also my cabinet that says "Na na". It's missing an N, I know. December 11, 2001
Robert: It's official. Target pants are bad news. I should have known better. I bought 2 pairs of black pants before I left, and brought one trusty old pair with me. I debut Target pair #1 in Providence RI, only to have them rip in the crotch area sometime during the set (luckily my guitar covered the hole and I changed into the trusties long before my Honey Nut Cheerio Stagedive). So I threw those right in the garbage can. (Found out recently that they could have been easily sewed. Sewing? Who knew.) Thanks to laundry facilities and clever jean switcheroos, the debut of Target pair #2 came yesterday in San Diego, and at Denny's this morning, I noticed a noticably noticable tear near the right back pocket. Unreal! I immediately planned on ditching them tonight at Chain Reaction, that was, until I heard of this sewing phenomena. This is why I overpack for tours. You never know what's going to rip, tear, implode, etc. And another thing, while I'm on a role. Why the flying squirrel bat can't my electrical equipment just plain WORK. I spent most of last night's set trying to identify the cause of my guitar sound suckiness. (Of course, I first assumed it was me just being sucky, but I checked, and I think I played OK). I've narrowed it down to either one of 5 cords, a faulty pickup, one of 3 pedals, a pedal Z connector, or El Nino. So in other words, it's still an unsolved mystery. We're at a hotel in Anaheim that is minus a remote control. Do I smell another free room? No, that's just Bix's laundry.
Robert: 21 Impossible Figure - Jawbox How do we get all these sweet (suite) deals on hotel rooms? Here in San Diego, our 3 room, 2 bathroom, bigger than my apartment haven is right on the beach. I mean, if you jump over our porch railing, you will be in sand. I think that Dan (dan, the twisted ankle man) has some sort of hotel preferred card that he flashes to the clerks... And furthermore, we've gotten most of these rooms for free because he always finds something wrong with them! Amazing. That late night pizza was a bad idea. By the way, the mwot picture today is Dan explaining his previous accident involving electricity and embarrassing lacerations. Almost the name of our band: Embarrassing Lacerations. Why is that joke always funny to me?
dan: are you wearing a wire..? NO, I'm wearing a lame ankle brace..it feels much better today though, I might even go for a lame-limpy-type-jerky-jog later..I'm gonna see if there's a hot tub up in here to soak the old goat..thanks to everyone out there for coming to the shows and expressing your heart felt feelings about said ankle..and thanks for the get well emails..you guys are great..up to anaheim today hope the traffic isn't too bad..my gawd that gap commercial was just on with shaggy, come on what in the hell is going on here people...? time for a slow ocean stroll, later gators- December 10, 2001
Robert: 22 Angeles - Elliott Smith ** written last night *** It's 6:10 PM and I'm backstage at the Nile Theater in Mesa, AZ. We're finally feeling a little of the tour burn, thanks to the long drives. Thanks a lot, Western United States! But now that we're out of the van and into the crisp Arizona air, our spirits are lifting. I even felt motivated to clean up the van. In the crevices along the seats I found $1.50 in change, a wealth of bottle caps, a few hotel keys, and a Doberman Pincher. A beefy security guard just walked in donning a shirt that proclaims "Fuck You, You Fucking Fuck". Beefy. Our last few shows have been pretty incredible. Take Salt Lake City for instance. About 90% of the drive from Denver was at 50 miles per hour on sheets of ice. The horrific driving conditions caused us to be super late getting into the city. And then, a mere three blocks from the club we get stuck behind a horse and carriage! Just to add insult to injury. ...but we pull up, load in, immediately go on stage and we're so frustrated with being in the van that we play like madmen! And then in a blink, we're loading out. I'm getting distracted. Poor Dan Keehn. He fell off of a loading dock carrying some merch last night. He twisted his ankle pretty good. Email him at: Dan@heymercedes.com and tell him to get well soon. We still have a week left of tour! In a weird way, I'm excited about driving straight from Seattle to Chicago. I hope there aren't too many sheets of ice in our way. December 9, 2001
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