HELLO EVERYONE, MY NAME IS DEREK AND I WILL BE YOUR TEACHER FOR TODAY. YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT THE END OF THE TOUR SO START TAKING NOTES. WHERE DO I BEGIN? LETS SEE, I BELIEVE WE LEFT OF IN INDIANAPOLIS, WHERE WE GOT KICKED OUT OF THE HOTEL. REMEMBER????????THE NEXT NIGHT WE WERE IN ATLANTA. GREAT SHOW AND AFTERWARDS, OUR BUS COMPANY RENTED US ANOTHER BUS. THIS WAS ALMOST A LIMO STYLE BUS WITH COUCHES OF LENGTHS I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE. IT WAS GREAT. ALL THE BANDS HUNG OUT AND WE DROVE AROUND AND WENT TO CLUBS. WHAT A COOL BUS COMPANY, HUH! NASHVILLE WAS NEXT. A HOT SHOW. LITERALLY HOT! THE LIGHTS WERE SO CLOSE TO MY HEAD, THAT I THOUGHT MY HAIR WAS GOING TO IGNITE. GREAT 24HR DINER NEXT STORE AS WELL SO I ATE THER ONCE OR THREE TIMES. MEMPHIS WAS THE NEXT DAY, JULY 3RD. WE PLAYED A HUGE RADIO SHOW. MASSIVE!!! I'D SAY 20 THOUSAND PEOPLE WATCHED US. THATS A LOT OF PEOPLE. WE PLATED WITH OUR LABEL MATE, UNCLE KRACKER. WE HAD NEVER MET HIM BEFORE. AFTER THE SHOW I WENT OVER TO HIS BUS TO SAY HI. HE WAS COOL. REAL LAID BACK CAT. THEN THE CITY PUT ON A HUGE FIREWORKS SHOW. IT WAS GREAT. THINGS THAT BLOW UP NEVER SUCK THOUGH, DO THEY. NEW ORLEANS WAS OUR LAST SHOW WITH OUR GOOD FRIENDS STERIOGRAM. IT WAS A SAD DAY. THE SHOW KICKED ASS BUT AFTERWARDS WE HAD TO SAY OUR GOODBYES. OH YA THE DAY BEFORE I ROAD WITH THE STRATA BOYS IN THE VAN BECAUSE IT WAS A SHORT DRIVE TO THE NEXT CITY. THEY NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL I CAME ALONG. WE GOT A FLAT. IT WAS HOT AS SATAN'S ASS AND WE HAD TO CHANGE A TIRE. A 4.5 HOUR DRIVE TURNED INTO A 8 HOUR DRIVE. LETS JUST SAY MOST OF US ARE NOT THAT MECHANICLY INCLINED. BUT YOU KNOW SOMETHING, I HAD A FUN TIME ANYWAYS. BUT THE NEXT NIGHT I WAS GLAD TO SLEEP IN MY BUNK, FO SHO!!!!!!!!!! THE NEXT DAY WAS HOUSTON, TX. THAT MORNING I WAS PICKED UP TO GO TO PROMARK. THAT IS THE STICK I AM ENDORSED BY. IT WAS COOL TO SEE HOW A DRUMSTICK IS MADE. THEY SURE HAVE A LOT OF PROCEDURES BEFORE A STICK IS COMPLETED. EVERYONE AT PROMARK WAS GREAT. FOR A SECOND, I THOUGHT I WAS ON MR. ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD,....." PLEASE WONT YOU BE,...MY NEIGHBOR!" FUN TIMES. WELL, THATS ENOUGH FOR NOW. MORE LATER, BUT FIRST HERE A JOKE,..."WHY ARE PROCTOLOGISTS SO DEPRESSED?.. CAUSE THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE END IN SITE!!!!!!!!!" DID I ALREADY TELL THIS ONE? AH WELL, WHATEVA!! THINK I SHOULD SAY HI, ALL RIGHTY THEN,........SARAH M.-- THATS SO COOL, TAKE A PIC OF YOUR ROOM AND SEND IT HERE, ALSO, GREAT POEM..--YOU KNOW-- NOW YOU KNOW, I READ IT, FUN HOW A GIRL WHO VOICES HER OPINION IS CALLED A BITCH HUH.--RACHEL FISHER-- HOORRAY!! AWESOME, IM PROUD OF YOU, YOU ARE BETTER OFF NOT SMOKING, GUESS WHAT, RYAN QUIT AS WELL. SO YOU ARE NOT ALONE..--DEANNA-- C-YA SOON SWEETIE, HAIR STILL PINK?--POOKY--WHAT A TALENT, LOVE THE METAL SIGN!--TEXAS TWINS--HOW HOW ARE ARE YOU YOU GIRLS GIRLS DOING DOING?? IM IM SEEING SEEING DOUBLE DOUBLE. LATER LATER!!--MELISSA LOVES SES-- THANKYOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT. YOU ROCK..--CHELSI-- NO TATS. ITS NOT MY THING.--NAT--CYA NEXT TIME WE ROLL THROUGH MEMPHIS.--MARISA-- PUT THE PICS ON OUR WEB SITE IN THE PHOTO GALLERY.--SCOTT-- AWESOME IDEA, EQUIPMENT PICS, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY FAVORITE BANDS PLAY ON TOO. WE SHOULD HAVE THAT.--EMILIA CISEROS-- WHATEVA'S FLY LAZY EYE!!--SLOANE--GLAD WE COULD HELP YOU, IT FEELS GOOD.--BRANDON--THANKS FOR GOING OUT IN NASHVILLE, HOPR YOU HAD FUN.--WILLIAM-- WEAR DEPENDS!--SARAH SMART-- OR SHOULD I SAY MISS TEXAS!!! GOOD LUCK--NICK-- WORK HARD, ALWATS GIVE 100% MAKE DEMOS AND GIVE THEM AWAY. JUST GET YOUR MUSIC OUT THERE.--STEPHANIE--NO TIME, MUST WORK HARDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--CHRIS-- DONT SELL YOURSELF SHORT. IF SHE WITH SOMEONE ELSE, THEN SHES NOT THE ONE..--LISHA-- THATS GREEAT. ARE YOU GOING TO MEET YOUR DAD?--RACHAEL--ITS TRUE, YOU DO LOOK LIKE YOUR TWIN..--ASHTON-- HIGH ROLLERCOASTERS ARE COOOOOOOOOLLLL!--ERIN--GET TO A DAMN SHOW IN KENTUCKY, OK!--LIZZIE,UK-- DO YOU LIVE IN THE UK NOW? I HOPE WE GO SOON. EVERYONE SAYS ITS AMAZING..--SEAN-- GOOD LUCK WITH THE BAND, IF WE DID IT, YOU CAN TOO.--HEATHER--YOU ARE OFFICIALLY THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK OR SHOULD I SAY NKOTB!!!!!!!!!HANGIN TOUGH!! WELL THATS IT, I HAVE TO GO. STUDY HARD AND I PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF SOON. LOVE YA GUYS!!!!!!!!!
DEREK.... DEREK...POGEN
WE ARE HOME!!!!!!!!!! IT IS SATURDAY,THE 24TH AT 3:15PM. WE GOT HOME YESTERDAY AT AROUND 4:00PM. LISTEN EVERYBODY, WE ARE SORRY FOR NOT POSTING. WE HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF. TOWARDS THE END OF THE TOUR THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF PLUS MY LAP TOP IS DOWN AND WE'VE JUST HAD BAD LUCK TRYING TO FIND A CONNECTION. I MISSED YOU GUYS. 600 COMMENTS!!!! IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET THROUGH EM BUT I HAD FUN DOING IT. ONLY A FEW ANGRY PEOPLE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT. SPECIAL THANKS TO MELISSA(LOVESSES)AND CHELSI,.. YOU GIRLS ROCK. MICHELLE, THANKS FOR THE WRISTBAND, I JUST LISTENED TO THEIR CD LAST NIGHT, TIFFANY, C YA AT THE FRACTIONAL SHOW IF YA GO. MAN ITS NICE TO BE HOME, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, READING THE POSTS MAKES ME A LITTLE SAD CAUSE I KNOW THAT I WONT B SEEING YOU GUYS FOR A LITTLE BIT. WE WILL BE DOING RADIO SHOW FLY DATES, HOPEFULLY SOME LATE NIGHT SHOWS AND OTHER PRESS. I LIVE FOR THE SHOWS. IT FEELS GOOD TO BE MISSED. IM HOME SO I'LL BE ON HERE MUCH MORE. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR BEING SO UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SITUATION. THIS NEW RECORD IS GOING TO KICK ASS. WE ARE ALL SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. WE'LL BE BACK ON THE ROAD BEFORE YOU EVEN KNOW IT. ALSO WE ARE SETTING UP A LIVE CHAT ONLINE SO WE CAN ALL TALK EVEN MORE. WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE DATE SOON. WE LOVE YOU GUYS AND I'LL HAVE TO START WHERE I LEFT OFF IN MY LAST ENTRY TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN GOING DOWN. TALK TO YOU SOON, SES NATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DEREK...DEREK...POGEN...................LOVE YA
well hello kiddies its ryan again just wanted to say what the heck is up and tell you whats been goin on lately. Well on our last day off we were kicked out of our hotel by some bitch ass cops who said we "mooned" them and that we were giving the hotel staff "attitude". what actually happened is that we were gone all day and we went paintballing. we never even talked to anyone in the hotel. the cops barged into our hotel room and made people get dressed and leave the property. please guys do me a favor and DONT EVER STAY AT A HAMPTON INN.
on the lighter side of things.....spiderman the soundtrack just came out and it kicks ass yall should buy it..:)
any ho i gots to go they just started opening doors here in atlanta. holla!!!