Getting a chance to hang with Forever the Sickest Kids and Tina Parol at Bamboozle was one part totally crazy (those guys have SO MUCH energy!) and every other part super fun. I got to see one of Tina's first big live performances (she rocks, by the way!) and even caught an acoustic FTSK set! Don't be jealous though - you can catch both of them on tour!
J-14: Tell us about The Rockin' Rodeo Tour!
Jonathan: The Bamboozle road tour just ended and then we started on our headliner (The Rockin' Rodeo Tour), which is White Tie Affair, Rocket to the Moon, The Audition, Cash Cash, Tina Parol, Friday Night Boys, Kelsey and the Chaos, Mercy Mercedes - Forever the Sickest Kids! It's going to be really good. We're trying to decide if we're going to add a Dallas date.
Tina: On my dates I am the only girl. I'm a huge tomboy, and I grew up a tomboy so I'm still a tomboy! Or, as my mom always says, "A tomboy in heels!"
Tina doing her thing at Bamboozle - even in the rain!
J-14: What are the hazing rituals? Have you guys initiated Tina yet?
Jonathan: Not yet! One of our biggest jokes that we do for the girls that come out on tour is we cut their hair into a buzz cut.
Tina: That's so not nice. I'm a little bit petrified, but my band is very protective and brotherly. Oh yeah, they could all kick your butt!
J-14: Was it important for you guys to have a few girls on tour?
FTSK: It's fun to mix it up. It's interesting.
Tina: And my tour manager's a female! I was like, "I need someone else there!" She's really cool. And they have lots of lady fans, lots of them. I worked with a photographer who worked with you guys on your EP cover, and she was like "I had fans emailing me if I would sell my toilet seat because Jonathan might have peed on it."
J-14: Have you guys had any crazy fan encounters?
Jonathan: I go to a big church near Kent's house and a girl came up to me the last time I was home and she was like, "I figured out where Kent lives, like, I saw his grandparents sitting out in front of their house."
Tina: In New York, if someone says that to you, you move. Right away!
Caleb: I always have girls calling my parents, which is really creepy. They always call me like, "Caleb, so-and-so called for you?" But I don't know anyone who has my house number...
For tour schedules, Bamboozle videos, and more, check out the musicians' Myspace pages. Come back tomorrow for more of J-14's concert adventures from the past week!
