hellls yea. party times indeed!

As above, except.. this year, not last year. Oops.

That plan sounds good. We flew NY-GNV on the Tuesday last year. Got into Gainesville late afternoon, chilled for a bit, went out for food and beer then had a good rest before the Fest fun started.

Is there any reason you plan to sleep in the van on the Tuesday? A room in somewhere like the Comfort Inn is only about 35 quid. If I fly on the Tuesday too which I may well do then I'd be up for splitting it.

I'll probably be able to host whoever is coming into Gainesville Tuesday for the Wednesday pre-fest show in Tampa, unless sleeping in a van is really comfortable and I'm just missing out on something. I know I'll be attempting to make the trip to Tampa and then back to Gainesville Thursday

I will also be headed down there from Long Island with people. We're looking to get a hotel and party. Party up on Long Island before the Fest!

Only reason I suggested sleeping in the van is because £35 spent on a hotel room is £35 I could be spending on booze/merch..

Jeremy, that would be insanely awesome. I shall PM.

DANIEL!!!!!!! I think you are reading my mind- my girlfriend and I have been considering flying to New York then hiring a minivan to drive down the east coast over 3 days or so (and back again)- stopping off to do weird tourist shit and maybe see some shows. I thought it was alot further than 1000 miles down cos thats nothing, I don't mind sharing the driving etc.etc. Change your mind back, flying is boring!

(Maybe we could do a Chillerton/TCOL 'Brits Abroad East Coast Tour'? Just a show or two each way and lots of eating)

Argh, don't get my hopes up because it'll break my heart if this couldn't happen!

I've still no idea what my plans will be. I'm very tempted with the NY beforehand thing though.

this is too great of an idea not to happen!

oh and i am down for all of daniel's plan! i have to go to NYC

Ngggggggggg! The Cost Of Living east coast tour before Fest was the original of the most original plans! Started off as a proposed 2 week tour down from Boston to Gainesville, then kept getting truncated to the "uh, one pre-fest show in Tampa." TCOL abroad you see before you..

Google maps says that Newark, NJ to Gainesville, FL is 998 miles. If we hired a 12 seater, that's Chillerton + 'crew', and TCOL and 'crew' and a couple spare, I think.

NEW PLAN (providing everyone goes for it.. fuck, you had me with 'and lots of eating..') then.. christ, I don't know, but I'm up for it. If t'others are interested, can we pleasepleasepleaseplease..

i) get a show together at Asbury Lanes. Holy fuck.
ii) play in Philly
iii) do the rest of the driving in one day?

We'd also save money on hiring a van in G-ville to drive to Tampa I guess. We'd just need to find a killer deal on a van in New Jersey/New York.

I reluctantly made those vague plans, and now they've been thrown into disarray!

If you guys end up with any space then I may be up for coming with you depending on the timescale you plan on doing it in. Either way I definitely think you should try and play at Asbury lanes...I'll come to that no matter what my plans are!

Two week tour is pretty different to playing a show or two each way! You've just reminded me that there's a limit to the number of days I can book off work in a row. I might just shift some of the ones booked after the Fest to before.

incidentally, i wouldn't imagine time off for me would be a problem
it'll be the first thing i mention when i start!

my holiday is seriously limited. booooooooooooo. hiss.