We should have thought this one through...

So a few of us got together to watch Team Canada vs the United States, and just before the 3rd period starts, Levi announces that he bought some hot peppers for Matt and I to eat. I thought he was just kidding, but then he pulled out a bag with 2 little orange peppers.

You may be wondering why in the world we would even think about eating them... but you have to understand that Matt and I are stupid...

That and we both feel the need to express publicly how we are better than each other at eating spicy food.

I had never seen these peppers before.. so I had no idea what I was getting into. I had tried a small piece of the skin, and had determined that it really wasn't bad at all.

I was very very wrong.



Turns out there were Habanero peppers, which are possible the hottest pepper in the world... If you're bored and want to laugh pretty hard, do a quick youtube search of people eating them.

After watching a few videos, I think Matt and I handled ourselves pretty well.
Round 1 was a draw.

Air Raid!

So we just finished a nice little week of music and I've found myself with some stories to tell.

First off, thanks to everyone who came out and heard us at AirRaid. We had a great time! I love seeing familiar faces when we're out playing at different places. ..Nice rhyme..

This photo was taken outside the AirRaid venue. They brought the bat signal! ..He still didn't come..

So if you weren't there let me fill you in. AirRaid is a concert put on by Life 100.3 every year and they always showcase fun and exciting bands while giving local bands a shot on stage. This year it was Group1Crew. I was really looking forward to spending time with them backstage and getting to know some of the ins and outs of the business.

I didn't get to say a word to them because they got themselves a seperate backstage room and ate dinner on their own.

Lesson 1. If I ever make it big, I will never be too big to eat dinner with the locals and laugh with them. Never.

But we got to spend time with two other local bands- The Light Division and To Tell

The Light Division- Heavy band! They play a much rockier style than we do and they play it well. We've done a couple shows with them and everytime I see them walk in I get a warm fuzzy feeling. They're really nice guys and they're fun to work with. Their merch table had a lot more fans hanging around than ours...

Who needs fans ;)

To Tell- These guys are out of London, and they're amassing a lot of playing experience. They opened for Sanctus Real the night before AirRaid. I ate sweet chili heat doritos and watched the opening ceremony of the olympics the night before AirRaid.. Wouldn't trade it for the world. I love doritos. The frontman plays piano like you wouldn't believe, and their fun sound fit the AirRaid bill perfectly. Their band is also really easy to get along with. All in all it was a fun backstage.

Now if you know anything about our style, you'd know that AirRaid is not our average venue. We really needed to pull some magic out of our sleeves to try and keep the energy in the room when we took to the stage. We always pray before we play, and boy did we put our time in before AirRaid. It was a stretching experience but it was so much fun.

We all looked like we'd never played a show before when AJ came up and told us we were on in five minutes. He escorted us down through the crowd and they were screaming and clapping.. it was a different night than we're used to. It did wonders for our ego though.

Anyways, great night, great friends, great fans and thanks again for following us.

On a seperate note, last night was OneTribe and it was amazing! God is so good and He's always doing something exciting at OneTribe it seems. You want to find the heart of our band? Come out to OneTribe.