Rooney

I just returned to the hotel from a long walk.  Not sure where I was, but I saw a sign that said Lincoln Park.  There was a nice trail and it was the most peaceful walk I've had in many weeks.  We have a day off today, and I need it.  The drives from city to city have been tiring, especially when we've been going on little sleep.  It's an early morning van call and then a long drive.  I just watched Ben-Hur in the van.  It gave me strength to go on, to fight for my beliefs, to find the will to live within.  I love a good story about overcoming those who try to keep you down, proving the powerful wrong, etc.  There are some amazing action sequences in the film as well.  I also finished The Crucible on one of the drives.  When I said I was reading it before in an old video blog, I had just started it.  I was glued to the pages, I couldn't put it down.  I thought I would get sick reading as we drive, but I felt fine, maybe it was witchcraft.  It was so frustrating how the girl were pretending to be attacked by an invisible evil and it was all because of jealousy, payback.  I felt awful for Proctor and his wife, but Proctor was strong and made a point by not signing the document in the end, power, strength, I love that.  When someone dies for the greater good, to make a point, not for selfish reason, but to teach, to sacrifice you life to stand by the things you believe in, so brave.  It's what's missing from the world today, our country, our generation.  

The tour is going well.  It feels amazing to finally do a real headline tour across the country, with bands we selected and love.  There's a good vibe at the shows and there's nothing better than a good vibe.  I can't wait for the second half of the tour starting in June.  I've received some messages on SayNow, so keep calling if you get the chance.  

I'm gonna step out and meet my band mates.  See all your Chicago people tomorrow.  Later.

Robert

#1 I'm buying Matt some new beard busters when a very obese woman rides by on an electric cart...she didn't want to walk and apparently neither did her grand daughter who rode standing but leaning into granny's belly like a giant bean bag chair. I thought this was funny already and then the little girl opens her mouth as they drive past me...

Little Girl: "I just farted."

Grandma. "That's wonderful. Thanks for sharing."

#2 I'm standing in line dealing with an elderly clerk who insisted that I take a plastic bag when I asked 3 times for no bag. I give her a twenty and the owed change comes to $6.66. The evil looking biker behind me was already using the brush he was about to purchase in his ratty hair. It made a crunchy sound in his dried out pony tail as he read the liner notes from the Godsmack C.D. he was also planning to purchase.

clerk: That don't look good.

ned: what's wrong?

clerk: that's the devil's number.

biker: that ain't the number of the beast...but he's coming alright.

the clerk was genuinely terrified that this man was one of hell's disciples and he magically put the number on that screen.  I took my items back out of the plastic bag and left the store immediately. Wow.

So far the tour has been awesome. really fun bands and we got our new back drop today. Whoopdee doo!

ned

Send all of your info to:

cassidy@soundmgt.com

We need your full name, the city and state you are located in, phone number (if you feel comfortable).  If you're wondering what it means to be on the RST, I'll fill you in.  It's all about spreading the Rooney love.  You can make posters, stickers, pins, decorate your car, etc.  Anything that will give people info about Rooney.  We have a tour coming up this summer and we need help promoting the shows.  It takes more than just an ad in the weekly newspaper and some flyers.  It takes dedicated fans who will work the streets and build the band up in a organic way.  

Cassidy will select a team captain in each city.  The team captain is someone who can put in more time organizing how things will work in that city.  Similar to how a quarter back calls the plays on the football field.  If you'd like to be the team captain, then please let us know.  We know a lot of you work or are in school and can't dedicate too much time to the RST.  For those of you who can, your help is greatly appreciated!  

And if you're located outside of the US, we still want you on the RST.  There's a lot of work to be done in this crazy old world and it's up to all of us.  

Thank you,

Rooney

I'm in the dressing room in a venue called The Corn Exchange.  I don't know why it's called that, but it's a normal, large venue.  The Good Charlotte boys just arrived and poked their heads in our room to say hello.  They're very very nice guys.  It's always good to tour with a friendly band.  I did a youtube blog the other day with most of our weeks experiences.  Next week we'll be in the UK.  I'm excited to be back here, it feels like it's been long.   We're playing for new people at these shows, so it's a different vibe from our headline shows.  

We can't wait for the headline tour this summer in the states.  It actually starts at the end of the month.  All of us just signed on to the myspace page and replied to a few hundred messages.  There are so many to respond to, but we're making a dent every day.  Sorry if it's taken some time to respond, but we're reading all of them, don't you fear.  Also, if anyone is experiencing a problem with not being accepted to our friends on myspace, we're working on it, so sit tight.  

Life is good, I'm happy to be alive.  After that near death experience on the flight back from Tokyo, I said to myself, I'm going to enjoy every second of my life.  

I gotta get moving, I've been sitting on my computer way to long.  I gotta shave too, I'm getting a little too scruffy.  Later dudes.

For those of you who'd like to be on our street team, email cassidy@soundmgt.com

Thanks!

Robert