Detroit Informer

Egyptian Theater at Sundance The advance word on Sundance was that Park City temperatures hovered somewhere between McMurdo Station, Antarctica and Third Circle of Hell. Dire warnings were issued by friends and colleagues that anything less than Swedish military winter gear would result in the loss of toes, fingers or, perhaps, worse. Tales of wayward [...]

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"Toe-kay-o!" After our Stonehenge trip in the early afternoon we made our way north to the island where Lemmy from Motorhead (and Hawkwind) was born. I forget the name of it, but it is in Wales. We checked into the room and since it was Friday night, we went out for a pint. Ben, Kyle, [...]

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This morning began with a stop at a lasting memory of my first U.K. tour, the restaurant known as Little Thief. Actually, it’s called Little Chef, but back in ’03 it was dubbed ‘the thief’ because of its high prices. Well it seems the thief has cleaned up its act, and the club sandwich wasn’t [...]

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With BBC 4 Radio as my soundtrack, I am in the front seat of Lester with Ben at my right, driving to Holyhead, Wales. A few days ago we left Europe’s mainland and took the Eurotunnel, flying underneath the English Channel. The hotels in the mainland can be quite interesting. Kyle discovered a weird quirk [...]

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I’ve just finished lunch/dinner and am backstage in Dusseldorf, Germany. All the German gigs are sold out, and this is the biggest crowd of the tour, I think it is 7,300. Having a post-wurst smoke at Lucullus Yesterday was a day off in Hamburg, and boy did we make use of it. After Ben and [...]

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The European tour began for me with a departure from Detroit to Heathrow Airport in London. For the others, it began earlier with them driving to New York City and then flying to Heathrow. Picking a French Girl's Nose A lot of thoughts were moving around my head — it’s been seven years since The [...]

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Ah August, 2012!  A time bereft of political advertising and Valverde melt-downs (well, fewer of both).  These were the giddy days that saw The Sights hurtling back from The West Coast and into the bosom of the Motor City.  Today, The Sights are destroying audiences in Germany and, to get you caught up, we present [...]

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When we last heard from our intrepid band, they were wrapping up their second 2012 swing to the West Coast in support of Tenacious D.  In the interim, The Sights had a triumphant homecoming, Shades became incapacitated, Jerry Sprinter was sold to pay for bagels and a few blog posts were stranded along the way. [...]

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It happened. Every ounce of luck/karma/goodwill I used up yesterday in getting tickets to five major premieres came back to haunt me. This morning, I went to the box office at 7:00am armed with a list of 4 first choices, 4 second choices, and 4 third choices, figuring that one way or another, I would [...]

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Due to a ticket snafu last week involving my bank falsely assuming my debit card had been stolen, I actually had no tickets in hand for any of day 2 & 3 of Tiff—only the two biggest days of the fest when most of the major films host their premieres. But each day of the [...]

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Chop Shop SMASH! In the season finale, the crew invades three defenseless abandoned houses to gather some crashes and impacts for the sound effects library. Then, in their final trip to Matt Busch’s studio, the interns are showered with special treats including the final reveal of the Zombie Apocalypse poster! www.mattbusch.com http www.soundeffectsbible.com http www.ricviers.com

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We’re somewhere in the state of Washington. It’s not important exactly where; no, the important thing is that Jerry Sprinter is heading east: home. Jerry Sprinter in Burbank With Jerry tilted in this direction many thoughts come over me. But first, Jarrod and I witnessed one of the most beautiful interactions between men. Shades was [...]

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It’s early. As usual, the only one to be awake before me is Shades. We’re in LA, and he’s run off to check on some things he’s left here. That isn’t some cover for a drug run, the man actually has stuff here. I have no idea what, but, you know, the man and his [...]

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Jamming with the Peacekeepers Uptown Theater, Kansas City We woke up Tuesday morning after the St. Louis gig at the Schwab manor and made our way to the next gig with Tenacious D: Kansas City. The last time The Sights played Kansas City was on our first tour in 2000 when gas was something ridiculously [...]

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They’re gonna hang your picture, up there on that wall… The Sights in Tulsa We’re driving through Missouri on our way to Kansas City for tonight’s gig with Tenacious D. We’re passing a beautiful countryside and Ronnie Lane‘s first solo record is our soundtrack–it’s a perfect cocktail for the afternoon. Dean backstage in Tulsa We [...]

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