Eisley's Tales from Trolleywood

Happy New Year ~ !

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:56:16 GMT

Now do you believe it?

I drank a lot of eggnog and coffee so don't blame me for not making sense. Not sure if it was a good idea to mix it chemicals. We had snacks too. Jalapeno poppers, egg rolls, dips, chips... wow. This is really some New Years speech.

There really wasn't much to say. I just knew some of you were sorta pissed we didn't do one of those new years video's. Really sorry. Stacy is o.o.t. and i was w.o.r.k.i.n.g. Anyway, remember there were mixed reviews on all that video shizzel. I think the important thing for fans remember: songs are the vitality of this band and we're on the brink of being able to resume filming the making of Album #3. I figured that was more important than year-end folly.

So - our puppy isn't important but since i have no other video's, here are a few short, annoying blackberry clips:

1. http://www.eisley.com/bella_sunlight.mov

2. http://www.eisley.com/sideways_monster.mov
(turn your head sideways to the right and it'll
look right. See the sleeping monster?)

3. http://www.eisley.com/bella_play.mov

Year in Rear-view
Thank you all for being patient in 08-shunt. It was a lean year. Eisley did a big tour and opened for a symphony. They ate home cooked meals and slept in their own beds. But mostely - they wrote and wrote until they up and wrote up a storm for '09. So they weren't all up in your face; sometimes it's good to go away, right? A famous Beatles conspirator named John Lennon once said: "Paul is dead... Miss him, miss him". I'd rather have you missing Eisley than getting rot-soaked with their fashionably goonic aura. I don't think it's good to show up in your home town over and over and over again until you hate them. Chris Martin once said that "Coldplay was going to go away for a long time". Smart. You get me, right? Many think if bands aren't in fan's faces 24/8, they'll forget that band. But bands must go away...and come back. That's the band circle of life. In '08 Eisley mostly went away - for many reasons. Tough year or not, take heart and memorize Sherri's powerful words:

2008 - not so great.
2009 - gonna be fine.

We wish you a happy new year for real. Peace and goodness and joy and all the prosperity that you can handle in the coming year. And love. No success without love. Sew it/reap it. Be unselfish this year.

Blessings and thank you forever,

bd

Merry Christmas All Ye (+ corrected "Drummer Boi")

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:03:49 GMT

Birthday Post. Post Birthday

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:24:43 GMT

If i post birthdays everytime there's a birthday, I'll miss someone's... like I did Sherri's... and Garron's... and Stacy's the last time. You guys always know when it's their birthday's anyway. I always feel like i'm trying to do some birthday for the stars piece... and feel weird about it. But I like what sherri and garron posted way better. They told themselves happy birthday in a way I never could.

So, in that spirit, I was so stoked today when I found some of their art. They're both talented - in so many ways. Like Garron - I've heard he can break a bass fiddle like a cave man breaks a hollow log. And he's good at playing records on ipods and stuff. i like his humor and without Garron, eisley wouldn't be legit. Has sherri ever jumped off an amp or a giant stack of speakers? No way. Speaking of sherri - she's awesome at chewing gum, drinking 5 sips of her latte before giving it to me, talking faster than a cheetah runs and texting during interviews. That girl has skills.

But both of them are really good artists:

Sherri art: age 4

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHERRI AND GARRON
Sherri, fly home soon. Garron, keep drawing your amazing drawin'z on
wood. yer gud bro'.

Mashable picks Eisley top 50 myspace layouts

With 8 million artist profiles on myspace, we're a bit clueless . right? But
mashable.com is a great info site for relational marketing. I totally know
our site isn't so great... it's more about content and branding. If you get a
chance, check the other sites... Radiohead, Fine Frenzy, The Academy is,
Coldplay, Led Zeppelin, etc. Leave a nice comment on Mashable if u want.

New News Soon
I know... but, but, but, but... record is skipping now (previous broken
record ref.) Critical info is forthcoming, I swear. Things move slow in this
biz... rather, things appear to be going in slow mo... like someone turning
the speed on an old 45 to 33.3. None of this stuff really matters to you
guys anyway. You should be caring about:

New Songs
New songs are making my soar to the 7th moon of Trothar. The demo's
just keep on coming. Can't wait. It's all about the next record ya'll.

Re:Fueled Also - Sherri's interview with Chris B. from "Refueled"
( http://issuu.com/refueled/docs/refueled_no.2_issuu ) got referenced/
blogged by MacBeth ( www.thesportofdeath.com ) Try to read it if u can.

bd

Happy Thanksgiving

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:26:53 GMT

Tradition!

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:40:03 GMT

Every one working so hard. Weston is back on ledges hanging wreaths. Our den is so
junked up. Zane is alive and in our den!!

I keep saying " new news soon" and I mean it. Guess soon is relative. I guess soon means within 6 months (from back in May). Stacy said today - "I'm excited about the holidays and all this... (arms stretched out to all our boxes of ornaments and lights on the tree and fresh coffee that she just brew'd)... but it's just frustrating me because all I really wanna do is make a record..."

bd

Sherri has photos in "Refueled"

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:21:15 GMT

Chris Brown has and great interview and some cool stuff of his
own. But mostly - this issue features some of Sherri's images!
http://www.refueledmag.blogspot.com Ya'll please Check it out!
Subscribe, download, etc. Thnx. bd

Seattle Symphony Gig Re-Cap

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:00:12 GMT

Breakfast at some neat place on 1st before packing and taking rental back
to Enterprise > shuttle > airport > flight > dfw >shuttle to parking >battery
out in van because i left power converter on > get attendant to charge >
drive home to dfw > eat.

And Now - Words
I'm sitting on a plane holding my blackberry, gazing out the window over the billowy fluff, banking at 31,000' toward home (East!) while reflecting on the experiences we were blessed to be a part of during the past few days.

It was a chill day today (Sunday)...a little sad. Leaving Seattle isn't the best thing ever but we softened the blow by having breakfast at a quaint little joint down near the market, took the pleasant stroll back up the hill to The "W" on 4th where an easy check-out went hand in hand with an easy load-out (i fit everything into the mini-van including passengers) which seguayed right into a pleasant drive to Enterprise which dove-tailed right into a stress-free shuttle-ride to the airport where we waltzed right up to an empty counter, was met by a really nice AA lady, paid for 10 bags ($155), stripped and walked right through security with little interrogation, strolled casually to our gate with 1 hour lag time before boarding where we ate, drank Starbucks & hung out 'till boarding. I mean - that's rare in this biz'. Nothing ever goes THAT smooth.

We even ran into an LD met years ago in Seattle at the Crocodile Cafe when Stacy got pneumonia... remember? - the time that she and Weston were too young to stay in the club so they froze outside in the van. Yeah, anyway, we run into him at festivals/shows all over the country - even in England... Anyway - so i got to catch up w/ Leif. Enough minutia. I guess my captivity is resulting in more detail than usual. Soft apologies.

Anyway...I'm still trying to gather my thoughts. In a way this trip feels much the same as any other fly-date trip... the Eisley's are nestled in their skinny eco-class seats around me, Stacy is reading the fleet Foxes article in last week's Rolling Stone, Garron has his big, clunky headphones on (as I will soon - listening to new eisley songs), some are already asleep - adjusting to pale blue as we race away from a beautiful NorthWest sunset. But something is different. I'll attempt to explain.

Just minutues ago at our gate we were snacking and caffeinating for the long flight home - talking about the memorable experience of the concert, plus last night's combined chauntelle/jason birthday party/Jason & Hanna engagement at the bar at the "W", where I we saw I stood 2 feet from Harrison Ford the night before etc. AnYwAy... we were talking about the show - all our conversations with so many - especially Mateo, all the people we met, the Benaroya, the children in the children's choir, little Natalie who trumpeted so profoundly, her parents, all the fans we talked to at Bauhaus, after the show... etc.. You know - just the entire experience...

When stacy said something I didn't think much about: "I think that was the most exciting experience of our career so far". Later, i was thinking - woah - that's sorta saying something; like... you opened for Coldplay at Red Rocks, at Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl... and somehow - THIS experience topped all of that? (I said I was thining this; I didn't say it outloud).

But deep inside, I knew exactly what she meant. Sure - having the choral/orchestral backing a beautifully epic was unusually classic...it was a ridiculously rare opportunity for an indie rock band... but more than all that stuff - it was the fact that none of this splendor was really about Eisley. Whether or not we'd won over any new fans or helped their career one tiny bit.... or whether or not anyone even remembered who eisley was after the show didn't matter because - as a result the concert - somewhere in a sad, depressing hospital room is some mom or dad hovered over their child - in tears... worried sick about whether they'll survive. And hopefully, because of this event, some of them will get a helping hand when they need it the most. We all know that $ comes in handy even during normal life, but try to imagine the massive burden of hospital care when you can't even work because you're in trauma over your child. The thrill for us is -eisley was able to share (the only thing they have to give) in helping Mateo make it happen. THAT'S why it was the best experience ever.

Ok - and the orchestra and the choir was a big hairy deal, yes. It was celestial; it was divine. Team Eisley is thankful that Mateo reached out to us.

The Future...
is now. More on all of that soon.

bd

Post on Seattle (edit +2)

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:53:08 GMT

1. Coming soon! On plane to head home. Thnx all of you - for
coming! We have video and photos.4:00pm Sunday Sea-Tac
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2. We're back. happy reunion. glad to b home. tired from travel.
suddenly it's after 3am. I wrote at least an hrs worth of words
on the flight (blackberry) but i should mesh with pics. much to
do tomorrow. have to hit the ground running. will post asap.
2am Mond morn. after drive home from DFW
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3. ok. I had a crisis so I haven't been able to get back to my
Mac till now. Toothache caused me to go out of my mind all
day yesterday. I had to get pain-killing drugs that didn't work
and an anti-biotic that is slowly working. Sorry for delay. Am
now on it. Tues aft. 3pm after a rendevous w/ misery.

Eisley to Hang/sign at Bauhaus

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:20:18 GMT

Good idea? How about 2:00pm on Friday!
Since we're sure we want to go to Bauhaus while
we are in Seattle, we figured - why not invite u
guys to share a cup of coffee with us. Yes, we'll
have one of those formal signings at the concert,
but this will be the first time (maybe only time?)
we do this. Disclaimer: not a show. Of course,
the concert is that night (see below vid if u r new).

We're thinking Fri. 7th @ 2pm works best. For
anyone is interested in coming, shaking hands,
getting something signed or not, keep checking
for specifics right here on this very post. Keep
Checking just to make sure. For now: 2pm-3pm.

BAUHAUS BOOKS & COFFEE
301 E Pine St
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 625-1600

Google Map

I will post anyupdated info at the top of the page
with an edit notation in the subj. line as always.

Come celebrate - "An American Tradition". Eisley
opens acoustic, backed by an 80 piece orchestra
and a children's choir. All proceeds go to Seattle
Children's Hospital to help families with sick kids.
So - be there or don't not be there.

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Eisley Seattle Show Promo

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:05:02 GMT

Big brunch.

Eisley and the Future - More soon. I'll leave you in suspended belief.
Thnx. cya. bd