Dori

I post often about Dori because she has become a great life accessory to me.  Dori the Cat is the bringer of jollity.  That is why I bring her almost every where I go. 

I've taken Dori to the mountains in California to enjoy a nice view.

This dog was so sleepy that he didnt care if dori parked her body on his back.

Do you call that part of a dog his "top" instead of "back"?

Dori "on the rocks" at Club DeVille in Austin, TX.

Dori & Meko the Cat Bus from the movie My Neighbor Totoro in California

Take a cat with you if you're going on tour or if youre going on vacation and take hotel mirror pics with it.

ciao

-CHRonnie <3

Parrots & Paris

Above are all photos that I took in Paris.  After our sound check I had just enough time to take a stroll with Leanne to look for food.  I'm sad that Paris didn't have many vegetarian or even health food selections.  I'm sure if we wandered around long enough we would have found something?  Baguette here Baguette there.  Baguette EVERYWHERE.  Oh yeah and all sorts of cheese.  Is that all you eat in France?  Bread-cheese-meat?   You are what you eat.

This picture was taken in San Fransisco by my best friend Jason.  I think that the bird belongs to a homeless man.  I tried to kiss it!  I wish someone would have informed me that it had a name.  At least the mystery bird lounged on my shoulder.

Nicky Digital & me at our Governor's Island show.  Such a nice day.

These last three pictures are all snapped by Jane.

-ronnie

San Fransisco Glo...

Alan's cousin, Frederick's, puppies Bindy & NaS. Total Shih-Tzu's

Here is the hotel that we stayed in when we played in San Fransisco. I even made a tiny rap jingle inspired by a homeless lady who was chatting us up in front of the hotel. "5th & Mission at the Pickwick, oh yeeah"



Al-Pal



Leanne throwin he "deuce"



My bed



I had to levitate to take this one.



Doesn't this building give you the sense that it will blast off at any second?



SAN FRANSISCO! I wanna go back.



Know this babe?









Made friends with one very charming couple. Sarah on top & Heidi on floor. Adorable!



This is one of my favorite photos that I have ever taken. Things to note: Anna is looking WAY badass & naturally bitchy, Jason badass as(s) well with the classic "looking off in the distance" poses, Skip planning out driving directions appears to be on a "Mission", or better yet, under a "Mission"



Hey poodle!



This gentleman, adorned in his sartorial splendor, walked up to me while I was catching some sun and made some body gestures that indicated how nice it felt outside that day. He permitted me to snap his picture. Everyone in San Fransisco generally has fly ways of dressing.



Heidi again in front of the Blue Bottle cafe. (she drives a moped!)



Employee at Blue Bottle. Alchemy!





Levi's jeans & Blue Suede loafers from Topman. Shades by Ray Ban





This is my new favorite sweater. Do you remember the hand sign on Little Rascals? I do it sill.





6 days until I touch Japanese soil!

ATTN SACRAMENTO: OUR GEAR HAS BEEN STOLEN

Despite being optimistic and remaining with high spirits we are all in shock and are truly saddened by this.

This is a copy of what you can also see if you go to VEGA & Neon Indian'sMyspace Blogs.

Below is a list of the musical instruments and equipment that were stolen from our van while on tour in Sacramento, California.

Alan's:
Dave Smith Prophet ’08 synthesizer (limited edition signed w/ red LEDs) (w/ flight case)
Empress Super Delay Pedal
Death By Audio Super Sonic Fuzz Gun Distortion Pedal
BCR 2000 Rotary Midi Controller
Power Adapted for an Akai APC-40 Controller
Shure Gear bag w/ 4 quarter inch Cables
Axiom 250 Midi Controller
Mackie Onyx Satellite external Audio Interface

Jason's
Gretsch Catalina elite 18-inch white marine pearl kick drum / Floor Tom
1960s Rogers sea-foam green 14-inch snare (collector's item)
Black luggage box filled with drum hardware [high hat stand, kick pedal, cymbal stand, floor tom legs, snare stand]
Zildijan new beat high hats
Zildijan Rock crash

ProLine PL-402 2 Tier Double X-Braced Keyboard Stand
Single Tier keyboard Stand

Mine:
Ampeg BA115 Bass Combo
Fender Frontman 65R 65W 1X12 Guitar Combo
Mexican Telecaster guitar black w/ white pick guard
Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling Orange w/ white pick guard (plastic alien puppets attached to levels or perhaps may have been taken off)





If you have any information leading to the finding or replacing of this gear don't hesitate contact either my manager Danny (mgmt.vcr@gmail.com) at 817 658 0795 or myself (vega.vcr@gmail.com) at 940 595 5185. Time is of the essence given the VEGA Grizzly Bear show in NYC and the countless touring dates for both Neon Indian and VEGA beginning early September right around the corner so keep your eyes pealed. If you have a blog or know someone to send this off too, please repost. If you'd like to donate any money to help us return home and begin sorting this out you can do so to vega.vcr@gmail.com (PAY PAL ACCOUNT). Thank you for reading.

Even though you don't hear it, there is always sound.

I went bowling the other night with some friends and here is a photo provided by my wonderful buddies at HELLOOOOOO.COM. It was a fun night :)


Lacing up...that floor looks like an LSD trip...PRRRREEEETTTYYYYYY

I'm currently gearing up to go on a west coast tour with VEGA. It's going to be quite the sun-shower! I've never been to the west coast during the summer time.

Here's a list of the tour dates and locations:
Saturday August 15th - San Diego, California - U-31 Cocktail Club
Monday August 17th - Pomona, California - The Brick Nightclub
Tuesday August 18th - Hollywood, California - The Arena
Thursday August 20th - Sacramento, California - Mix Downtown
Saturday August 22th - Vancouver, British Columbia - Shine Nightclub

Tour Flier:


For more info go to the AM ONLY site to see additional artist info.

If you live in any of these cities please come see us!

I recently saw Wild at Heart by David Lynch. I highly recommend that you watch it too! El Trailer...



Dreamy song...


Rok & Shok Jam Sesh :)

enjoy,
RONNIE