As most of you know I am hooked on jogging. I was running 5km everyday before work. This increases my chances of getting away from cops if I do something really stupid on the weekends. Well my obsession was short lived because after about 10 weeks of this I tore the meniscus in my left knee. I did this on Thursday. So, I took the day off work on Friday because I could hardly stand. I woke up and naturally I made a drink Friday afternoon at about 3 p.m. Then I got ready and drove to the band house. I was wearing skinny jeans and a black shirt. This is what I wear when we play because the kids like it. I can't wear baggy shorts and t-shirts like I did in 2000. The kids don't get it and I look like a fat slob. When I got to the house I made another drink. We waited for Brad for about an hour. Brad is late a lot. I am late more than Brad though. I'm the worst in the band for being on time. Brad finally got to the house and it was time to go. I somehow landed shot gun. We started driving. We made fun of Brandon because he always goes to the worst gas station to get his gas. This came out of our pocket because this show was Barrie's Independent music awards. Most people put a fancy title on shows like these so they don't have to pay the artists anything, and they act like they are giving you some awesome opportunity. Resulting in them not being at all responsible for your expenses. After we got gas we hit the highway. We made jokes and, drank beer, and of course, made fun of each others weaknesses. Then we laughed for about 15 minutes because we remembered the story that Banger told us the night before. Email him at Banger@youthinasia.ca and he might tell you the story. The drive to Barrie is always kind of bunk because of traffic. I was excited when we pulled in to Barrie though. We were going to the old stomping grounds. Georgian College. We pulled off at Duckworth and missed the entrance to the College. The guys got mad at me. Then we had to piss. We went piss. Then we couldn't figure out where the load in area was. We drove around for a bit. We saw Cody from the Apathetics skateboarding by himself in the parking lot. So we yelled at him. He got in the van and told us where we had to go. We drove around and parked the van. We chased some first year students trying to promote the show. They kinda just ran away from me though. I think I scared them. I thought my outfit would provide a buffer. It didn't though. We loaded in. The sound guy was really nice. After we got everything set up I went to the van and finished my beer. Then Casey showed up. She's pretty and nice and likes good music. I slapped her about 10 high fives while "spotting the elbow". I hurt her hand. Then we had to go in and play. Cody helped me grab some shit because my knee really hurt. Then we played an amazing set, because we're amazing. YOUTHINASIA plays great fucking punk, metal, reggae. After we played we took our shit off stage. I met Keith. He played in another band from Kitchener/Waterloo. I offered to tune up his snowboard for free. That still stands Keith. Then I met Christina from the band After Party. She can sing really good, and she is really pretty. I would watch her sing for probably about 2 hours straight. Then we loaded our gear out. Banger dropped my new Mesa Boogie Cab and put a hole through the front. I didn't get mad though cause shit happens and he'll fix it sometime. Then Banger, Brandon, and Brad got wings at the bar. Banger gave me one. It was good. Then Brandon gave me like 8, cause he was sick. They were mild though. Then Banger, Brandon, and Brad gave me more beer. That was awesome. Then I decided to go around the venue and get everyone’s email address on our mailing list. After I got everyone’s email address Brad told me that I had grabbed the wrong mailing list. I looked at it and realized it was the other bands mailing list. Then I went around the venue again and got everyone’s email address on our mailing list. Then we wanted to go to the party that was at Casey and the Apathetics house. While we were waiting outside someone yelled at their friend in another band for an autograph. Banger thought there were talking to him and said ok. They were not talking to him though and said they didn't want his autograph. That was funny. This is about the point where I don't really remember what happened. I remember driving to the party and getting out. There were a lot of people there. It was a moustache party, so everyone had moustaches. It was kinda weird because even a couple of girls had them. I was quite inebriated so I sat on a stool and talked to some girl named Jessica. She was pretty and nice. I told her I would put her in my show stories. Then I more or less wandered about the party, inside, then outside in a drunken oblivion. Then Brandon said it was time to go and that he would drive. We stopped at Wendy's and Brandon ordered 10 Jr. Bacon double cheeseburgers. I complained because I wanted an entire meal. He scolded me for complaining. We all had two. Then I passed out. I woke up at 2 a.m. and Brandon was slapping Brad to wake up. We dropped off Brad. I tried to get Brandon to stop and get more food. He said no. Then we went back to the band house and I passed out on the couch. Tomorrow, we have KOI fest!