August 14, 2008

 

tegan r. quin

Current mood:  accomplished

Category: Art and Photography

Dear Tegan and Sara fans,

Its Tegan! Sorry I haven't written in so long. For the first time ever in our career I have taken a step back and

I've been trying to have a real summer vacation. Here are some of the things I have done so far:

1. Played an amazing show in Vancouver at the Under the Volcano Festival!

2. Spoke at the Pacific Audio Visual Institute about my career and what I do when I'm not

on tour or making music. (nothing)

3. Made multiple trips to 7-11 for slurpees.

4. Danced at many bars in and around Vancouver and LA for money. (kidding, sort of)

5. Shot a new video for CALL IT OFF!

6. Confirmed a show in Columbus Ohio with Death Cab for Cutie on October 8th as well as

added a date in Omaha on the 10th of October!

7. Didn't practice the song I wrote for Augusten Burroughs in response to the intense excitement/pressure

I feel building inside of me in preparation for our Spin Book Club Event at Housing Works in NY on

the 4th. (thank you for helping us sell this out already!!! we have a couple tickets to give away next week)

8. Cracked the whip to ensure our catalog is now available EVERYWHERE in the world on ITUNES!!!!

Check your home country's store to find This Business of Art (2000), If It Was You (2002), So Jealous (2004), and The Con (2007)!

9. Went surfing with Sara in Tofino British Columbia. www.surfsister.com.

10. Got a bit sun burned sitting on my roof with my mom multiple days.

11. Wrote a bunch of news songs and then let NO ONE hear them!

12. Got my first manicure!

13. Went swimming in a lake!

14. Talked extensively about getting my drivers license.

15. WENT TO COMIC CON! WITH CHAD FROM NEW FOUND GLORY!!!

16. Listened to Rachael Cantu's new songs and thought....geez if I were a record label person I'd give

HER a record deal ASAP!

17. Slept with the light on for more than 2 weeks because I was too lazy to get an electrician in to

rewire my ceiling fan that's broken.

18. Got an electrician to finally come over and fix it and magically the night before it started working again.

19. Saw Angels and Airwaves at the Commodore as well as the Faint and had an amazing time!

20. Saw the Macbeth catalogs with "the Tegan" and "the Sara" shoes that are finally coming out and will be available

this fall!!!

21. Missed touring and wrote really long and extensive emails to the band and crew daily.

22. Started planning what old songs we are going to play with City and Color and Girl in A Coma.

23. Wrote a list of things I did to our Fans on Myspace.

So this concludes my blog to you guys.

Be well, wear sunscreen, and if you live in Australia, buy your tickets to one of our upcoming festival dates and stay tuned for a few headlining dates!

Tue 30 - THE FALLS FESTIVAL (Lorne, VICTORIA)

Wed 31 - THE FALLS FESTIVAL (Marion Bay, TASMANIA)

Sat 3 Jan - SOUTHBOUND FESTIVAL (Busselton, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)

Wed 7 Jan - BYRON BAY ARTS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL (Byron Bay, NEW SOUTH WALES)

Also...if you live in the US register to Vote!!!! Oh and if you are doing nothing right now...get up....go out side and enjoy your life. It goes fast!!!

xoxo Your friend,

Tegan

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