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The Timulos Tour, in rewind.
This is a recap of our latest Iowa tour, in reverse chronology.
Early Sunday morning
Play 'Circle of Death' as Justin fights off sleep. Not only do we punish our brains by drinking, but we punish our sleep-deprived bodies in the process. Not a healthy start to Sunday.
Midnight
We are in the midst of our second set at Headliners. Ames never fails to disappoint. The show was great. The crowd was wonderful. The staff rocks, as do Michael Jackson tribute songs. We love Headliners. The only thing missing was crowd-surfing. We'll try harder next show, as should you.
Saturday afternoon
Hit the road to Ames. Pretty uneventful. We've been unhappy with our restaurant choices thus far. Lavish eateries, extravagant spending to include 'making it rain' all over our waiters/waitresses, and only decent to good food to boot. So we decide to make the frugal choice and head to the local 'Subway'. Yes, the one Jared eats at. We anticipate hot sandwiches and friendly atmosphere with great fervor. Our excitement is doubled knowing that Justin possesses coupons that boast fabulous savings. We order all that we can handle, secure in the knowledge that we will greeted by low, low prices at the end of the line. What we did not foresee was a villianous cashier awaiting us there. She would not, she insisted, honor our coupons, for she had never seen them before. After a period of light excoriating, she made it quite clear her stance on the issue would remain unchanged. We left the deli with light pockets and heavy hearts.
Friday night
This is our second night at the Voodoo Lounge. It's striking similar to our first night there. Except some guy kept requesting Skee Lo...
Friday morning
Seville and I partake in a moderate jog around the sidewalk-less streets of Waterloo. After a bit of wandering, we come upon the happy recesses of the Sunnyside Countried Club, where well-to-do folks engage in activites of the golfing variety. Feeling a bit out of place in our tattered clothes, we quickly scurry away and head back to friendlier territories.
We really had nothing to do all day. In fact, we spent the majority of the day just talking about what we should do. We eventually settled on renting "Burn After Reading", to which I neglected to pay attention. If you have in fact seen this film, and would like to enhance this blog with colorful commentary on it, please do so in the "Comments" section below. We later went to Pizza Hut, another disastrous decision, culinarily speaking. My stomach is still a little off from that.
Thursday night
We arrive in Cedar Falls in the late afternoon and go directly to the Voodoo Lounge, without passing go and certainly without collecting $200. This place is very nice. Huge room, classy couches and billiards, great sound. The only problem is that, well, it's a huge room. You could put 100 people in there and it wouldn't seem busy. Still, we had a fantastic time playing there, the people were very good to us, and it sounded great. We really hope we're gonna come back to play it again once school starts up again.
Thursday afternoon
There's a great little place in Iowa City called Quinton's. It's a sandwich shop downtown. This was by far the best food decision we made all week. If you ever go to Iowa City, stop in. Get the 1/2 sandwich and bread bowl. Might I suggest the "Smoke Stack". You shant be disappointed.
Wednesday night
This is our second time playing the Piano Lounge in Iowa City, and it was awesome. Who knew that IC could rock so hard on a Wednesday in the middle of the summer? Really good times. We had very low expectations, and you guys smashed all of them. Just like Justin smashed his head against the wall when we were playing there. He claims he hasn't drummed the same since...
Wednesday day
Pack the van up and hit the road with little time to spare. Still, we're on schedule, Seville's got his bag of pretzels and it's going to be a great tour. We love Iowa.
Early Sunday morning
Play 'Circle of Death' as Justin fights off sleep. Not only do we punish our brains by drinking, but we punish our sleep-deprived bodies in the process. Not a healthy start to Sunday.
Midnight
We are in the midst of our second set at Headliners. Ames never fails to disappoint. The show was great. The crowd was wonderful. The staff rocks, as do Michael Jackson tribute songs. We love Headliners. The only thing missing was crowd-surfing. We'll try harder next show, as should you.
Saturday afternoon
Hit the road to Ames. Pretty uneventful. We've been unhappy with our restaurant choices thus far. Lavish eateries, extravagant spending to include 'making it rain' all over our waiters/waitresses, and only decent to good food to boot. So we decide to make the frugal choice and head to the local 'Subway'. Yes, the one Jared eats at. We anticipate hot sandwiches and friendly atmosphere with great fervor. Our excitement is doubled knowing that Justin possesses coupons that boast fabulous savings. We order all that we can handle, secure in the knowledge that we will greeted by low, low prices at the end of the line. What we did not foresee was a villianous cashier awaiting us there. She would not, she insisted, honor our coupons, for she had never seen them before. After a period of light excoriating, she made it quite clear her stance on the issue would remain unchanged. We left the deli with light pockets and heavy hearts.
Friday night
This is our second night at the Voodoo Lounge. It's striking similar to our first night there. Except some guy kept requesting Skee Lo...
Friday morning
Seville and I partake in a moderate jog around the sidewalk-less streets of Waterloo. After a bit of wandering, we come upon the happy recesses of the Sunnyside Countried Club, where well-to-do folks engage in activites of the golfing variety. Feeling a bit out of place in our tattered clothes, we quickly scurry away and head back to friendlier territories.
We really had nothing to do all day. In fact, we spent the majority of the day just talking about what we should do. We eventually settled on renting "Burn After Reading", to which I neglected to pay attention. If you have in fact seen this film, and would like to enhance this blog with colorful commentary on it, please do so in the "Comments" section below. We later went to Pizza Hut, another disastrous decision, culinarily speaking. My stomach is still a little off from that.
Thursday night
We arrive in Cedar Falls in the late afternoon and go directly to the Voodoo Lounge, without passing go and certainly without collecting $200. This place is very nice. Huge room, classy couches and billiards, great sound. The only problem is that, well, it's a huge room. You could put 100 people in there and it wouldn't seem busy. Still, we had a fantastic time playing there, the people were very good to us, and it sounded great. We really hope we're gonna come back to play it again once school starts up again.
Thursday afternoon
There's a great little place in Iowa City called Quinton's. It's a sandwich shop downtown. This was by far the best food decision we made all week. If you ever go to Iowa City, stop in. Get the 1/2 sandwich and bread bowl. Might I suggest the "Smoke Stack". You shant be disappointed.
Wednesday night
This is our second time playing the Piano Lounge in Iowa City, and it was awesome. Who knew that IC could rock so hard on a Wednesday in the middle of the summer? Really good times. We had very low expectations, and you guys smashed all of them. Just like Justin smashed his head against the wall when we were playing there. He claims he hasn't drummed the same since...
Wednesday day
Pack the van up and hit the road with little time to spare. Still, we're on schedule, Seville's got his bag of pretzels and it's going to be a great tour. We love Iowa.
The Thank Tank
Thank you to everyone who made the Timulos Tour a success. It's grassroots movements like these that are going to bring about change; change we can believe in. We'll give a full recap soon...Stay in touch!
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Economic Timulos Tour
The 'Economic Timulos Tour' is afoot. First stop, Wednesday the 15th, Iowa City, IA. Pretty soon, every Hawkeye is going to look like this guy:
Stay tuned to timstoptrio.com to catch recaps of each night. Talk soon!
Stay tuned to timstoptrio.com to catch recaps of each night. Talk soon!
Economic Timulos Package
With all these questions swirling around about Obama's Economic Stimulus Package and its' effectiveness, we, the Tim Stop Trio, decided that maybe it's time we did our part in boosting the economy. Sometimes, you can't wait for your elected officials to do the right thing.
In that spirit, we are proud to announce that this week, the Tim Stop Trio is performing FREE shows across the Midwest. We are tired of hearing about people missing concerts due to lack of funds. Live music is not a luxury, my friends, it's a necessity. Like food, clean water, and SUV's. We've left you no excuse. It's time to set things right in America, and it starts here:
Wednesday, July 15 Piano Lounge Iowa City, IA
Thursday, July 16 Voodoo Lounge Cedar Falls, IA (Acoustic show)
Friday, July 17 Voodoo Lounge Cedar Falls, IA
Saturday, July 18 Headliners Ames, IA
Wednesday, July 22 Market Chicago, IL (Rooftop show)
Friday, July 24 Mo's Irish Pub Milwaukee, WI (Acoustic Duo)
Saturday, July 25 Mo's Irish Pub Milwaukee, WI (Acoustic Duo)
Remember, these are ALL free shows. In fact, I want to take it one step further. As many of you know, my last name is Stopulos. We cut off the last half of that name ('ulos') for the band name (Tim Stop Trio) because nobody can spell it. Well, this week, we're bringing it back, and we're dropping the 'Stop'. After all, we want to go to see music, not stop. And since we are doing this in the name of the economy, we will be known as the Economic Timulos Package for the remainder of this tour.
If you love freedom, come see the Economic Timulos Package in the next few weeks. It's going to be awesome. And you can take that to the bank.
Be sure to become a fan on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/timstoptrio .
In that spirit, we are proud to announce that this week, the Tim Stop Trio is performing FREE shows across the Midwest. We are tired of hearing about people missing concerts due to lack of funds. Live music is not a luxury, my friends, it's a necessity. Like food, clean water, and SUV's. We've left you no excuse. It's time to set things right in America, and it starts here:
Wednesday, July 15 Piano Lounge Iowa City, IA
Thursday, July 16 Voodoo Lounge Cedar Falls, IA (Acoustic show)
Friday, July 17 Voodoo Lounge Cedar Falls, IA
Saturday, July 18 Headliners Ames, IA
Wednesday, July 22 Market Chicago, IL (Rooftop show)
Friday, July 24 Mo's Irish Pub Milwaukee, WI (Acoustic Duo)
Saturday, July 25 Mo's Irish Pub Milwaukee, WI (Acoustic Duo)
Remember, these are ALL free shows. In fact, I want to take it one step further. As many of you know, my last name is Stopulos. We cut off the last half of that name ('ulos') for the band name (Tim Stop Trio) because nobody can spell it. Well, this week, we're bringing it back, and we're dropping the 'Stop'. After all, we want to go to see music, not stop. And since we are doing this in the name of the economy, we will be known as the Economic Timulos Package for the remainder of this tour.
If you love freedom, come see the Economic Timulos Package in the next few weeks. It's going to be awesome. And you can take that to the bank.
Be sure to become a fan on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/
Happy 4th!
We here at timstoptrio.com wanted to take a moment to wish everybody a Happy Independence Day! As some of you may know, Tim's started his first band at Wake Forest in North Carolina and they were called "Fourth" (often times referred to as "Fuerth"). Despite that band name having no relation to the 4th of July, we encourage you to take a moment to remember Tim's first band during your Independence Day festivities. Perhaps you could take a trip to Winston-Salem, NC and visit the house in which they formed, on Long Drive. Either way, be safe and enjoy your day!
We'll see you all soon! And Happy Fuerth of July!!
We'll see you all soon! And Happy Fuerth of July!!
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