Sweet Catastrophe

Talk about distractions! Every time I turn around, there are new dates being added to the Lifehouse schedule, or a new song being released, or a new live song recorded by friends. Finally they released some dates I can make. Down at the bottom are some of the media-related goodies I’ve been distracted with.

The ones in blue, I’m considering, the one in red, I’LL BE THERE.

Goo Goo Dolls / Lifehouse tour

6/15/2007 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
6/16/2007 Las Vegas, NUS Pearl @ The Palms
6/17/2007 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
6/19/2007 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
6/22/2007 Berkely, CA Greek Theatre
6/23/2007 Alpine, CA Viejas Casino
6/25/2007 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
6/27/2007 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6/29/2007 Muskegon, MI Heritage Park
6/30/2007 Milwaukee, WI SummerFest
7/2/2007 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
7/3/2007 St. Louis, MO Riverfest
7/15/2007 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
7/16/2007 Baltimore, MD The Pier
7/18/2007 Bushkill, PA Mt. Laurel Ctr. for the Performing Arts
7/20/2007 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
7/21/2007 Wantagh, NUS Jones Beach
7/22/2007 Mansfield (Boston), MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
7/24/2007 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/25/2007 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
7/27/2007 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata
7/28/2007 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7/29/2007 Pittsburgh, PA Sandcastle Amphitheatre
7/31/2007 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre
8/1/2007 Pensacola, FL Pensacola Civic Center
8/3/2007 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
8/4/2007 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds
8/23/2007 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
8/24/2007 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota State Fair
8/26/2007 Detroit, MI Freedom Hill
8/28/2007 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amphitheater
8/29/2007 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
8/31/2007 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
9/1/2007 Austin, TX The Backyard

First Time (radio edit):
http://tinyurl.com/ywkcbw
http://tinyurl.com/2h9uvj

Broken:
Video– http://tinyurl.com/23jmak
Mp3– http://tinyurl.com/yude5d

Who We Are:
Video– http://tinyurl.com/yqlduh
Mp3– http://tinyurl.com/2dwh57

Episode 1– http://tinyurl.com/yuvlvq
Episode 2– http://tinyurl.com/yqhpzl
Episode 3– http://tinyurl.com/2eaf7s
Episode 4– http://tinyurl.com/2blujp

Catie and I just got tickets to go see Mika on June 16th in ATL baby! Woo!! It’s gonna be a complete blast, for real.

I’m in love with it….

As I’m listening to the new single (that we weren’t told was coming…thanks guys) I think it’s finally time to unleash my Lifehouse love on the blogosphere!

Lifehouse. Lifehouse is my favorite band. I’ll never forget when I discovered them. Just a few months before they hit the radio, my boyfriend at the time found the song “Storm” by a band called Blyss. I was hooked.

Fast forward a few months to Hanging by a Moment’s release. My friend Jeffrey and I fell in love with it immediately. We’d listen to the radio on the phone together constantly and bug 95.7 to death with requests for it. I got the cd the first chance I got the week it came out and I remember taking my walkman with me just so I could listen to it all immediately. I knew Jason Wade’s voice sounded really familiar, but they were a brand new band so I wasn’t really looking for a connection. It wasn’t until I ended up with Storm and Hanging by a Moment back to back on a mix cd I made that I realized it was the same person, and with a little internet digging, I finally found out that I was right!

Concerts were pretty much out of the question when I was still living with my dad. But the summer before my senior year of high school, I spent some time in LaGrange with one of my best friends at the time. One night she called me to talk about our plans and she asked how excited I’d be if I could go see Lifehouse in concert, knowing that I’d probably piss my pants since they had been my favorite band since day 1. Turned out, they were playing Aquafina On The Bricks in Atlanta during my stay with her….for THREE BUCKS! So on July 11, 2003 I made it to my first Lifehouse concert.

I’ve since been to 7 other shows, met the band, even had contact in a way that some fans can only dream of. I’ve definitely not had the ultimate experience that some of my fellow Lifehos have had, but my experiences haven’t been anything to scoff at.

Did you catch the nickname there? Mmhmmm, I’m also the original Lifeho. No, it has nothing to do with groupies or whatever. It’s a funny play on words that occurred during one of my exciting Lifehouse experiences and it was adapted into a term of endearment for us super fans. We’re not obsessed. We’re dedicated.

I think my iTunes library currently holds just under 250 Lifehouse tracks. I have every song we have a recording of, including their songs as Blyss, and the FKA songs. I own a genuine copy of Diff’s Lucky Day–their Blyss album, and there were only 1,000 copies produced. I own three copies of the T.E.A. ep, Bryce’s other band (Lifehouse bassist) I own a copy of the exclusive Stanley Climbfall DVD, and I went to 15 stores the day the Everything DVD was released to find it. I even got up at 9am on a flippin Saturday to go to Best Buy for the release of Lifehouse’s cover of “Silent Night” on the Reward Zone Sweet Tracks cd release that month. I’ve got guitar pics, setlists, pictures and signed stuff galore. I’m a ‘Lifer’ on THE fan forum. The official site’s mb is ridiculous. We Lifehouse fans are like the CIA. If it’s out there, we’ll find it. In fact, last summer the guys were copy/pasting the tour lists Kristi compiled to the official website.

And now here I am. The new single was released on the radio in California today and instead of doing my homework or even writing this blog post all at once, I can’t concentrate because I’m listening to the song on repeat, talking to some of my Lifehos about it, and discussing it on the forum. Ahhhh!

New album is supposed to hit in June. They’re touring with Goo Goo Dolls right now. Go see them!

EDIT 4/25: They announced today that the working date for the album release is June 26th! Two months!!!! Can I just have some tour dates now?

Brad Delp, lead singer of Boston was found dead Friday. I heard about it Friday, but it wasn’t until today I learned the details surrounding his death.

ATKINSON, N.H. — Police released new information on Wednesday night about the death of former Boston lead singer Brad Delp.

Earlier in the day, Delp’s family had released a statement that said the 55-year-old’s death in his Atkinson home on Friday was the result of suicide.

The first officer at the scene, Atkinson police Lt. William Baldwin, said that Delp’s fiancee, Pamela Sullivan, was outside the home and frantic when he arrived.

Sullivan had spent the previous night with friends and went to the home after calling and getting no response from Delp.

Baldwin immediately discovered that the rock star left notes to guide and protect emergency workers.

“We found a note on the door in the garage which led into the house, and we found another note on his bedroom door, ‘caution carbon monoxide,’ and then there was a little statement on there. We went looking for him. We didn’t see him at first,” said Baldwin.

Baldwin said that Delp had placed towels under the bedroom door and the door of the master bathroom where he took his own life by carbon monoxide poisoning.

“In the bathroom where he was located there were two charcoal grills that were in the shower that were smoldering slightly,” said Baldwin.

Baldwin said he did not know why Delp took his life.

Neighbors and friends have said that he seemed to have so much going for him.

Delp was planning a summertime wedding to his fiancee. He played in a popular Beatles tribute band called Beatlejuice and he was rehearsing to tour again with Boston in the next couple of months.

“He left some notes for some family members. They were sealed. We respect their privacy, so we didn’t ask what was in them,” said Baldwin. “It’s always sad when you have a longtime resident that’s a good person that passes away. It’s a loss to the community as well. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family.

Delp’s family released a statement on Wednesday afternoon.

“He was a man who gave all he had to give to everyone around him, whether family, friends, fans or strangers,” the statement said. “He gave as long as he could, as best he could, and he was very tired. We take comfort in knowing that he is now, at last, at peace.”

The family’s statement said Sullivan, Delp’s children and their mother, Delp’s ex-wife Micki Delp, were grateful for the sympathy they had received.

Delp joined Boston in the mid-1970s and sang two of its biggest hits, “More than a Feeling” and “Long Time.”

A public memorial is being planned.

(article found here)

I hope his family is able to find some sort of closure.

Why aren’t The Police touring anywhere near me? How unfair. No, really, I’m seriously unhappy about this. Of course they’ll probably play all my favorites. Ass. I’d kill to hear “I burn for you” live. That’s fine though. I’d rather see Sting live–more songs that make me swoon.