September 11th, 2001: SEPT. 11, 2001
Due to the tragedy in the U.S., our show tonight was cancelled. We are unaware of the status of the upcoming shows. Berlin, tomorrow, is scheduled to go on as scheduled. Further updates can be found by calling your local venue, or by checking here. --Mike
Septmeber 10th, 2001: AFTER THE VMAS...EUROPE
the mtv VMA's were fun. i had a good time getting together with the xecutioners again. and for those that are into hip hop, i just got the advance of their album, and i think it's definitely worth checking out. the song joe and i did with them is on there. ...anyway, it was a big hollywood-style event, and we're all pretty glad to be done with it and back to a little more normal routine. we're touring in europe for the next couple of weeks, and then comes family values. check the tours section. word. --Mike
August 13, 2001: END OF OZZFEST
so the ozzfest is over. we're happy to be home, getting a little rest so that we can be fresh when we start the upcoming european and family values tours. we're hoping to do some cool new stuff on stage, and MAYBE even playing some older songs that we usually don't play. i don't know what it's going to be yet, but we are going to practice the e.p. songs to see if any of them work their way into the set. by the way, if you don't have the e.p., ask around on the messageboard for the mp3s. the songs are: carousel / technique / step up / and one / high voltage (original version) / part of me ...and there is a hidden instrumental track. --Mike
July 10th, 2001: FROM OZZFEST
we're going to florida this week. we just finished five shows in a row. three ozzfest and two off-fest. the off-fest shows are particularly exciting, 'cause they are usually general admission, which means there are no seats. and that gives all the kids more room to run around. but as for the ozzfest, make sure you come to the transworld/fye tent--we sign there every day at around three o'clock, so plan to get there early. and people with cd's get to be in the front of the line, so bring your cd.
by the way, the chat the other day was fun. sorry we didn't answer more questions, but it was a little overwhelming. maybe we'll do more next time; the log will be posted soon. and i'm going to answer some old questions on the message board. later
--Mike
June 1st, 2001: FROM GERMANY
hey. it's mike and phoenix. I already wrote a bunch of funny crap, and Mike had the computer set up wrong, so we were disconnected from the internet, so we lost it all... We're in Germany, and I (Phoenix) am jetlagged... I've been up the last couple of days by 4 am, and a few minutes ago German MTV played the rock-rap-nu-metal "Koom By Ya My Lord." Needless to say, I feel like I'm on a different planet than the one I grew up on. For the record, the current LP vote on The Mummy Returns is 2-2. Mike and Brad enjoyed the movie, while Joe and I were pretty big negatories. The international scene is great, but I'm definitely excited to be touring in the states again on the Ozzfest... thanks for all your support.// i (mike) don't know why the computer bombed. but whatever...here we are anyway. german mtv and music here in general doesn't make sense to me yet. but i guess if i was german, i'd get it. we're playing rock im park today, for a gigantic crowd. neato. i'm excited for ozzfest. by the way, thanks for all the cool questions on the message board. we'll have to do a little FAQ session again sometime. see ya soon...
--Mike
May 9th, 2001:
someone named jave keeps kicking me out of the chatroom
--Joe
May 4th, 2001: YO
okay, so the australian shows have been banannas. i think it's safe to say a show has gone well when the kids leave behind them a BROKEN CLUB FLOOR. when everyone cleared out of the enmore theatre in sydney, there was a 20-foot circle where the floor had been smashed down about 18" lower than where it was supposed to be. the crowd was so out of hand that they broke the floor. and tonight in melbourne, we had the biggest turnout that we've had on a headlining show. we can't wait to see what happens in brisbane.
--Mike
April 30th, 2001: WHAT IT IS!?
australia is dope. we've had agreat time our first day here in sydney. we went shopping, and hope to go do a little sightseeing later. can't wait for the show tomorrow. i heard it sold out pretty quickly, so big thanks to all you guys who are coming. the shows in the 'states in the last few weeks have been fun. we just played with (hed)pe, mudvayne, disturbed, systematic, spineshank, the offspring, and staind (not in that order) at a festival in florida. the show went really well - i think it was a good warmup for ozzfest...
--Mike
April 21st, 2001: TEXAS
getting out there again. playing a few shows here in the states before we go to australia, new zealand, and japan. then more u.s. dates. then europe. then ozzfest. and offdates (during ozzfest) with slipknot, papa roach, disturbed, and mudvayne. we should be your town soon, so come say hi...
and we're trying to work out a way to hang out with fans at ozzfest; at most shows, we like to just come down and say hi, but ozzfest is a different monster. we may have a booth, or be at the streetwise booth; we aren't sure yet. but just letting ya know.
--Mike
April 8th, 2001:
someone complained the other day that nobody was posting a tour journal. so i am now writing one.
we are enjoying our time off in la. we finally have a couple of weeks off after 9 months of touring nonstop. we just delivered our video for crawling to mtv. we will shoot the video for europe's "papercut" at the end of the month. check dave and i out on the espn sports & music awards on tuesday night.
