Home for the Holidays shows and a new page of FREEWHEEL!
So… I was trying to think of something or someone to pimp this morning and I couldn’t think of anything that I either haven’t already talked about or isn’t something everyone already knows about. So instead I am going to blab about the biggest event of the year for nerds such as myself who are obsessed with the Bouncing Souls… HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
Home for the Holidays is usually a three night (this year FOUR night) extravaganza held in Asbury Park, NJ in which the Souls play every night with different and amazing opening bands. Last year the Stone Pony (their usual venue) was undergoing construction so the shows were held in the freakin’ HALLWAY of the convention center on the boardwalk! IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING! There are a bunch of shops in that hallways and many of them stayed open throughout the show, which was kind of cool because you could immediately buy a bunch of french fries or a beer from the bar as soon as each night was over. Personally I wish they’d have it there every year, it’s not as hot and cramped as the Pony and it’s just a really neat and unusual venue.
This year they are also doing a special screening of the Bouncing Souls documentary “Do You Remember? 15 Years of the Bouncing Souls” at a local movie theatre, which I am also (of course) going to (already got my ticket!). I’ve seen the movie uncountable times on DVD (it is the thing I watch on airplanes because I’m afraid of flying) but it will be totally awesome to see it on a big screen for the first time. Afterward, the band is going to be there to do a live Q & A which is also neat.
Here is a trailer for that:
Anyway, I am probably more excited for the Home for the Holidays shows than I am about Christmas! It’s going to be amazing!
Did I mention I am planning on doing a whole big graphic novel about my experiences as a fan of the Bouncing Souls? It’s going to be an expansion of Sing Along Forever, because a whole heck of a lot has happened as a result of that comic that could fill a whole new book (and will). It will probably be a few years until it’s done, and it’s still in the planning stages at the moment, but it will be truly awesome when it’s finished.
Here’s a little video on YouTube about Home for the Holidays last year, it is pretty neat:
ANYWAY, now that you are tired of hearing me talk about the Bouncing Souls, why don’t you check out the latest page of Freewheel, which posted today?
