Croistoir - Christoph Hall

I'm the drummer for 2 bands, "High Blue Star" and "Autumn. I love touring and traveling. There are so many cool and weird people, places, and things to see out there and not nearly enough time to do/see them all. My band travels in a bus called the Nebuchadnezzar that runs on used vegetable oil. Much more cost effective and environmentally friendly too.
The Nebuchadnezzar's Myspace is http://www.myspace.com/nebuchadnezzarmrt
High Blue Star's Myspace is http://www.myspace.com/highbluestar
Autumn's Myspace is http://www.myspace.com/autumn1994
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I like to keep "top 5" lists of various things, one of these lists is favorite US cities. 1- Minneapolis; 2- Pittsburgh; 3- Seattle; 4- Portland; 5- Eureka Springs, AR

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By Croistoir
July 28th 2007

monsooooooon

North America » United States » Florida » Miami

Sunset

It would appear that we hit Florida in time for monsoon season. All the way to Miami we ran into heavy downpours off and on. It would rain for 20 minutes and we'd have to slow down to around 30 mph, then it would stop and everyone would speed up again. The temperature inside the bus when we closed the widows for the rain stiffling and the constant;open the windows, close the windows, was getting on everyones nerves. the bus was leaking from everywhere from the heavy rain and was getting everything inside wet as well. The humidity and heat inside [View Full Entry]

By Croistoir
July 28th 2007

yacksonville

North America » United States » Florida » Jacksonville

all over the south

There wasn't really much to see in Jacksonville. Our arrival was early so we wandered town as per usual. We found a privately owned coffee shop and hit the internet for a bit before starting to the club. This was on of the shows that we were concerned about but it turned out alright. The crowd was small but both bands sold a decent amount of CDs and shirts. In the morning we had to make another stop at Guitar Center to replace broken equipment. I feel like im spending more on repairs than I am making right now. [View Full Entry]

By Croistoir
July 28th 2007

more friends, vineyard, and beautiful countryside

North America » United States » Virginia » Charlottesville

jakes place

A short drive out of Baltimore and we were in Charlottesville NC. This club has a regular goth night on Saturday so we were hoping for a good turnout. Shortly after beginning our set up someone gave me my package from Jennifer. It was a card, some clean shirts and snacky things for the road. It was really nice getting something from home. The time away from her is starting to wear on me. I read through the card and looked up and saw Jake, Turtle, and Cindy. I hadn't had time to contact them before arriving at the club [View Full Entry]

By Croistoir
July 24th 2007

Baltimore, a mysterious package, and espresso vodka

North America » United States » Maryland » Baltimore

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Baltimore Christoph Hall I have to say I find Baltimore a rather odd city. Ada, whom we stayed with, is the sister of V from Apocalypse Theater, a band that Brian plays with on occasion. We were told that a package had been delivered to the club for High Blue Star and that when they made a first delivery attempt there was no one around to accept it so it would be delivered in the morning. we all kind of looked at each other trying to figure out what it was and who sent it. No one seemed to know [View Full Entry]

By Croistoir
July 24th 2007

$14 cup of coffee and a slow night

North America » United States » Virginia » Chapel Hill

RECOVERED

We have had good luck in the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) in the past but this time was different. We had a pretty small turn out, hopefully due to the fact that it was 97 degrees and school was out for summer. It was an early arrival as usual so we found ourselves at a local coffee shop. It was a nice place that brewed your coffee to order using French presses. Brian, like all of us, is used to just ordering coffee by "lightroast" or "darkroast" but here there were tons of specialty coffees. When the barista posed [View Full Entry]

By Croistoir
July 24th 2007

A night off for Martins DJ set,

North America » United States » Virginia » Norfolk

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norfolk Christoph Hall The whole group enjoyed Norfolk VA. Brandon and Rhianon were great hosts and a really cute couple as well. We needed internet so Brandon drove us to Panera bread for coffee and interweb. Brian needed to see if he could find parts to fix the AC but found that it would be just too much work to be doing on the road. Aside from that he would need to take it to a shop to remove the freon so it could be worked on and if he couldn't get it all fixed at this stop we wouldn't [View Full Entry]

By Croistoir
July 23rd 2007

a little time in Providence

North America » United States » Rhode Island » Providence

rhode island Christoph HallI've been trying once again to keep up with blogging but there isn't a lot of time to do so. I usually write them in Notepad and then cut and paste them when I can get internet. Even then it can be difficult as everyone needs to check their e-mail etc.. Driving to Providence from NYC was pretty painless and were still driving on the vegoil that we picked up in that small town on the New York/Pennsylvania border. The bumpy NYC roads cracked the front windshield a little more and the already sketchy passenger side mirror [View Full Entry]

By Croistoir
July 19th 2007

NYC, Taxis, and Cool Art

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan

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We woke up early to get to the club in the East village by 2pm for load-in. Remarkably the drive in wasn't that bad and we were fortunate to find parking right in front of the doors without driving around forever. After parking we found out that they had moved load-in back to 6pm so we kept feeding the meter until 10pm. The meter time and the real time didn't sync. For 1 hours worth of coins we got about 50 minutes. All in all it only cost about $16 for our excellent parking spot. Everyone killed the time by [View Full Entry]

By Croistoir
July 19th 2007

Horse and Buggy, Niagara Falls, and Tires

North America » United States » New York » Niagara Falls

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NY Christoph Hall Dusk in Northwestern Pennsylvania is beautiful. The skies were painted pink by the sun on a white and grey pallet of storm clouds rising miles into the sky. We drove under clear skies as the storm slipped off to the north. I've seen a good portion of Pennsylvania and really enjoy it. After the wallet incident last night everyone could breath easy. I stayed outside late last night and took video of the lightning in the clouds before sleeping in the bus. The intention was to watch the Michael Moore movie but everyone was too tired We [View Full Entry]

By Croistoir
July 13th 2007

Pittsburgh, Pita, and Good Friends

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Pittsburgh

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The Pittsburgh show was excellent. I really like this town and everyone we met was really cool. This stop has been pretty busy for a couple of days off and we all enjoyed it. The Rex theatre on the Southside is a really nice place. We sold a decent amount of merch. and bet a lot of cool people involved with Mordant Productions. I know I'm not going to remember everyones name so forgive me if I miss someone. The show was full of bands and acts, a corset contest, and lots of give aways from local vendors. After the [View Full Entry]

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Blogs & Travel Journals

monsooooooon

yacksonville

more friends, vineyard, and beautiful countryside

Baltimore, a mysterious package, and espresso vodka

$14 cup of coffee and a slow night

A night off for Martins DJ set,

a little time in Providence

NYC, Taxis, and Cool Art

Horse and Buggy, Niagara Falls, and Tires

Pittsburgh, Pita, and Good Friends