Pat Jordan Band: News

you're at work. can you get phone calls on your cell there? i am not sure. i'm not near my phone anyway.


i am glad you feel good, because i do not. jack in the box is NEVER the right idea. how can something that seems so right, go and turn around while i sleep.


here's the timeline as i remember.


we went to the stout brothers after portofinos. there we drank, and ran into a wasted dustin saylor who gave us his address and insisted we come over.


we didn't. immediately.


we walked to the belvedere, took shots, maybe even a car bomb (or was that at stout?) and decided to hit up dustin's. in our wasted state, we cabbed it there, got lost for a few minutes, then found dustin and went upstairs to his place where we (you and i) grabbed beers and went into his bedroom and wrote an impromptu jam. dustin came in, and bla bla bla, we got a cab to jack in the box then back to your house where we ate.


wait. in the cab, while waiting for a food, we were given our giant sodas. tony or you fucked up on the pass and soaked my left foot as well as the cab floor. it was rad.


so we ate at your house, i think i had a cigarette and couldn't keep my eyes open, so i went for a spot on the couch. where i slept. shoes on.


how's that for a recap?


word.

I wonder if anyone noticed that I rolled into work on Monday morning wearing the same thing I left in on Friday. Now, one might think that I spent the weekend doing laundry and my wardrobe selection was coincidental and subconscious. Not at all.
I left work Friday and decided to head to SF to see Shannon and Tommy. We had a blast. First stop was the Gold Cane. Now, I have been (drunk) in the Gold Cane more times than I would like to admit, but never for my first stop. I usually take that room on about 15 drinks deep with a slice of pepperoni in hand for a nightcap. This was different. I guess I never realized how bad the lighting, chairs, and color scheme is in there. But do not worry sweet Cane, you still have a special "last call" place in my heart that remains as strong as ever.
For the best part of the night I met up with the boys from the Bag, minus Stadler at Martin Macks. He was missed, but Tait, Schewe, and Cowtill and I proceeded to blow it out for the evening. The evening came to a close, with yet another Schewe chain smoking session outside the abode on California Street and an overwhelming desire to go home and brush up on my Steve Miller covers.
Saturday, after waking up in my clothes and not showering, began with "breakfast" at Pete's Tavern (holy mini corndogs batman!). After a beer run to Safeway, 4 of us pleading allegiance to mother Canada to dodge a canvasser, and a Woody Zips party, I found myself re-uniting with a lost Walnuts in Washington Square Park, doing my best Daniel Day Lewis ("I will Find you!").
Saturday, bed time, in my clothes, on the hardwood. I drank all day, but I felt sober. So after three different poundings on the ceiling from the neighbor up above, I decided to call it a night. Certainly not the Waldorf Astoria, but I can sleep anywhere
Getting sick of spilling out my words here. But Sunday? I borrowed the Giants for a day and came out a victor, I ran into an old rugby friend at a random bar, and for the best part, a tire blow out on Geary, waking up late IN MY CLOTHES FROM FRIDAY on Monday with no time to get home and change.
When I got to work “Hey Pat, how was the weekend?” I replied “It was great, I took it pretty easy and went to visit my brother and sis, but I didn’t get as much laundry done as I would have liked to”

In case you have not heard, Steve Toomey will soon be hitting the road and taking a little break from the PJB. He got the drum technician job for Journey and will be touring with them starting in the spring and throughout the summer and fall. Needless to say, things are looking up for Steve. Not to worry, he will be in town, here and there, between different legs of the tour rocking out with us on stage, but he will be missed.
What will I miss? Cold IPA at practice, his BBQ ribs (off the hook!), his pouty face he makes when we play songs he doesn't like, and he and Justin arguing over god knows what, but more than anything I will miss the rock. Steve, best of luck.
So, we have a show at the Rusisian River Brewing Compay this Saturday (Steve's last local show for now). I LOVE playing the RRBC. For me, it's just the most fun. It's super laid back and the room and the crowd have the best energy. I really hope you can make it there.
See you soon.

"So, there was a storm, and we couldn't get out. We couldn't get out because of the storm" (boosted from a movie...an unsung awesome movie)
I had a important call today at work.

The show at the Rickshaw was killer; it really could not have been better in my mind. I think we all played great
(well, I was sloppy, but why do you think I have the other guys?) Kapakahi and Dogman rocked as usual. Great guys, great music. The crowd was outstanding. It makes it so easy to take on a new room with familiar faces. Jessie, Luisa thanks for bringing the people by and letting us share. (Mikey, Tavis, the Cranberry thanks you. You keep showing up and I notice every time.)
I was supposed to head home on Sunday, but after a $220 tab at Keezar Pub, a cellulose wraped hooter consumed on a walk through hippie hill, 2 Pasquale specials at Yancy's for Sunday night football, a steady regimen of Irish coffees and Jager bombs to keep my eyes from closing, and an argument about the shortest word in the English language that contains all the vowels (It's "sequoia"), it was time to turn in for the night.
As for the next day, it was defined by the birth of my new brainchild. A hint: "(h)". That's all I can share because if you knew more, you would steal it. Trust me.
My little sister dressed up like a fairy on New Year's Eve and was asking drunk people what their resolution was. She held the the star at the end of her wand in their face, as if it was a microphone. I was a little loaded myself, but I still remember my favorite resolution. He said, "I'm going to try to speak into alot less wands in 2008".
Shanny fell over and we proceeded to Cowgill's, from "The Bag". Plenty of beer, one amazing liesure suit, and an abreviated chainsmoking session with Schewe outside of the dweelling on California Street. It was not our first time. A Schewe session is usually a good session.
So, the new year. I belive that 2008 shall be the year of the Pat, as I am due. The past few years have been difficult. Finance, Family, frustration. Hence, my "2007 can go fuck itself" t-shirt I had made. Anyway, thanks. My resolution? To write more.

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On April 27th (yes, it was almost a month ago), we competed in the first ever "Battle of the Bands" at the College of Marin. Out of the six bands that performed, we recieved the honors of being voted FIRST PLACE by the panel of judges. The other five bands were great, and it seemed as though we didn't stand much of a chance to even place in the top three. We arrived early to catch the rest of the bands and we had to play last which made for a long evening, but we pulled through and made it happen. We walked away with $250 cash, a beginning electric guitar kit with amp and everything, a case of red bull, and a small blue ribbon indicating our most valued position.

Today in the Press Democrat the Pat Jordan Band recieved our first "real" press. John Beck from the PD, made it out to Finnegans in Novato last Saturday to catch the bands show. After we had finished playing, we headed out back and hung out with the recorder on. It seemed to go well, but one can never distinguish between what is said and what is written.
Needless to say, we are very pleased with the article. Check it out online at www.pressdemocrat.com, or just pick-up todays (if in fact it is still today, or if it is still in the paper bin) issue.

The results are in. The Pat Jordan Band has been voted the BEST LOCAL BAND by the readers of the NORTH BAY BOHEMIAN for 2007!!! Thats TWO YEARS IN A ROW!!! Of course, we are very happy about this.
In our minds, this award does not speak so much about us as a band, as it does for our fans, friends, and families that have supported us from day one.
As Pat always says, without YOU, we would just be some guys playing in a garage somewhere. Thank you very much for all that you continue to be.

we here at the pat jordan band home office would like to say thank you. really. thank you.

thank you for coming out to see us on thursday night in san francisco at the red devil. it wasn't "our" show, but you made it our show. lining up and waiting, dancing once you got inside, and showing that there is city-love for a band that wants to be a bigger part of your life. and in your body.

and tonight.

tonight we played at the russian river brewing company in santa rosa. but you already knew that. you were there. and not only were you there, you were having a good time. you were packing the place, dancing, getting down, and leaving empty glasses all over the place. empty glasses that were full of beer at one point. you were beautiful. seriously.

now, the home office feels it has to be honest about something right now.

at this very moment, we... the entire office, are all watching "house of carters" on e! and are half-way into our second episode of the night. we have been trying to write this bulletin, but have been distracted by aaron carter's bad skin, and the general... "crapulence" exhibited by the rest of his family. we actually were intrigued enough by this... this... this disgusting family, that we googled a few of them individually, and then moved on to the image search. all we can say is... damn. not since our last image search for "david gest" have we seen such shit. for the record, david gest grew up near and with michael jackson, and was married to liza minelli. enough said. about that. meanwhile, aaron carter is the nineteen year old brother of the formerly famous backstreet boy nick, and is not only rocking more tattoos than he should (see: ugly), but is also suffering from what we have determined is not only bad acne, but the effects of drug abuse. and because he has money we are going to guess it's due to blow not meth. maybe both. probably both. and with weed on top for sure. either way, we here at the pat jordan band home office are fairly confident that any one of us could take him in an alley. with no hands.

okay. back to us. us? us be happy. we are having more copies of our debut cd made, and we are selling them as fast as we get them. we are learning how to use a sharpie and sign our names. we are getting used to pretending we aren't flattered when our friends mention our write-ups in the local paper.

the truth? we love it. we love everything that is happening for us, and we know that it wouldn't be what it is without you. if you didn't come see us we would still be playing in a garage somewhere... but you do. you come see us, and you give us the ability to play and perform and grow and learn and have fun while we're there.

what did we mean by "preemptive?" not sure... it's only been a few hours since we finished out last song. a lot of you let us know you had fun, and we said thank you, but now? now we say it again... because we need your help.

we need a few things from you that really don't take that much effort. things that you might even enjoy. knowing this bulletin has already gone on much longer than the average attention span, we hope that you will read it all. we'll try to bring the funny

we need you to go bohemian.com and vote for us as the best nail salon in the north bay. and by nail salon? we mean best local band. while you're there, if you don't already have a pick, know that we; the pat jordan band home office, endorse daniel knight at barcode as the best bartender in the county. if not state, country, world, and... universe. it is a local contest though... best local bartender should be sufficient.

after you vote we need a couple of other things from you. we wouldn't normally ask, but we know you have time, and that you know we'd do it for you.

while we don't have any shows announced right now, rest assured, we have shows in the works. we will let you know where and when they are as soon as we can, and will look forward to seeing you there. and since you are already coming to our show, why don't you bring a friend? a friend who can buy a cd and throw a little fiduciary support our way. we might even sign their purchase. or show them some nipple. whatever they prefer.

and finally. the last thing we need... that we'll mention. today... we need you to open your mouth.

open your mouth, force air through your vocal chords, and speak. speak the gospel of pat jordan band. tell a friend about us. tell a stranger about us. bring them to a show. buy them a cd. or burn them a copy of yours. call a radio station and ask them to play our band. tell a bar that they should book us; and if they do or did, tell them you appreciate them doing so. put one of our songs on your myspace page. if you know someone who books shows somewhere we've never been, beg them to call us. when we announce our next show, repost the bulletin for your friends that may not know the magic that is pat jordan band. come to our shows and take pictures and share them with not only us, but your friends. contact your local paper and tell them to send someone to see a show. at our shows? tell the bartenders and servers how much you love us. if you do. we wouldn't ask you to lie. basically? if you think of it, tell somebody about us. we don't want to be one of those bands that whores ourselves to strangers on the internet or... are unsuspecting members of the public at large. we don't want to make friend requests to everyone on your list of friends, and become that band that is desperate for attention from potential listeners yet possible haters. we want to rely on you you see... you can be our advertising department, our public relations department, and you can be a representation of our unofficial fan-club... soon to be offical... shhhh...

that is all for us tonight. the office is closing, and isn't interested in paying me overtime for this after-hours work. my name? not important... though some of you probably know. think of me as the shy and feeble man behind the curtain.

okay. you have your instructions. make us proud... make us proud and we'll make you happy. and proud. and then we'll make you move. your body not your life.

finally. again. thank you. you make us us.

2007 is here! We hope all of your holidays were wonderful and 07 treats you well. Anyways, some of you may already know, but a local independent newspaper, the North Bay Bohemian, is running their "best of 2007" poll. They are basically asking everyone in the North Bay Area to fill out an online survey concerning the best of pretty much everything in the area. This runs from best theater, to best florist, to the all important......Best Local Band of 2007. The survey takes about 20 minutes to fill out. In an up-coming issue, they will post the results. See how your opinion stacks up to everyone else’s. You can take the survey by going to the following link...................http://bohemian.com/bohemian/bestof/sonomaballot.html.................just be sure that you fill out at least one third of the questions and mark Pat Jordan Band as the best local band. As we have said many times in the past, our success relies on you...our adoring fans.
On the topic of surveys, the Dave Matthews Band is taking a survey of their own concerning what band(s) they should employ as supporting acts for their 2007 tour. This survey takes a total of about 30 seconds to complete, and again, please vote for Pat Jordan Band. Here is the link to that survey.............. http://web.davematthewsband.com/07openersurvey/07openersurvey.asp.

As always, thank you. We are really looking forward to working our hardest to bring you our best this year.
PJB

This past weekend, the Pat Jordan Band met up with our good friend Matt Vrba and his boys up in Portland, Oregon. Long drive, good times. We played Friday night at the Thirsty Lion in downtown Portland. Surprisingly enough, we had a few fans of our own there that night. We drank plenty and rocked hard. Next night we drove about half an hour north to play at a little bar called Varsity. Again, we drank plenty and rocked hard. We all had a killer time and big thanks again to Mark for sitting in on drums for Mr. Toomey. We had a great time. Thanks again Portland!

Hello friends. Time for our regular check-in to let you know whats going on in the PJB camp. Although we haven't been playing any "venue" shows lately, we've been doing several private shows that have stemmed from playing John Ash events.
The first batch of our Aprils Fools CD is completely gone, and we're waiting on the next stack. Make sure to pick one up at the next show, burn the hell out of it, and pass 'em out to as many people as you like. We're just happy your listening.
We've also been working on a few brand new songs that we'll be rockin' your pants off with towards the end of the year. Make sure to tune in because you WILL like what you hear.

The past month has been an exciting one for your boys here at PJB. Please allow me to give a glimpse into our recent activities.
It can all be boiled down into two words, or one name: John Ash. John Ash and Co./ Vinters Inn has been kind enough to allow us to play on their premises several times in the past month. Pat and Justin, have been seen on certain Fiday nights in the corner of the very elegant setting of the bar at John Ash., to not only be warmly recieved, but also well fed. Solo sightings of Pat Jordan himself (solo) have also been reported there at John Ash. I guess you never know what configuration you may find there at any given time.
Steve, Pat, and Justin were also able to contribute their talents to the 2nd annual Pinot Family Reunion at John Ash, which is an event to raise funds for Sutter Medicals Breast Cancer Treatment Center. Over 50 wineries were present and pouring their carfully crafted pinots, while the chefs of John Ash prepared their mouth watering, world-class foods to perfectly match the characteristics of the Pinots. It would be an understatment to say that the Pat Jordan Band was extremely honored to participate in such a great event.
Speaking of events, and to wrap up this, perhaps, seemingly drawn out account of recent events in the world of PJB, Pat and Justin will be playing at the newly constructed conference center on the premises of John Ash/Vinters Inn. It will be a chance for your boys to not only have their music on display for several hundred event planners, but to partake in the opening in what will be one of the most prestigious confrence centers in the wine country. We will let you know how it goes.

Whats up friends and fans. Now that summer is here, we plan on keeping ourselves very busy. In case you haven't heard, or had a chance to read further on down this page, we do in fact have a CD featuring the whole band. As of right now you can pretty much only get them at our shows, but drop us an email if you really, really want one, because we really, really would like you to have one.
As always, we look forward to seeing you all. Make sure to check our calendar for upcoming shows.

we lost.

it's true. pat jordan band took a hit friday night and didn't make it to the battle of the bands finals tonight down at the last day.

but that's... okay. because we're good enough, we're smart enough, and... you know the rest.

thanks to all who DID come out to support us. we were definitely the odd-band out, and though we didn't make it on to the next roung, we DID have a great time with a powerful little eighteen-minute set... we hope you enjoyed it.

we'll see you around. lovers.

from time to time, there is simply little to say. nothing special on the horizon, nothing of importance in the recent past, and nothing... else.

when this is the case, a lot of bands might become complacent... silent... unreachable.

that is not the style of pat jordan band.

we, are never stagnant. we are never comfortable leaving you in the dark. unless we are about to do it. in which case... lights off!

here's the news.

tomorrow night, april 21st, we will be playing in a battle of the bands contest. it's being put on by the fox... 101.7 on your fm radio dial. there are six bands in the mix, and we will be going on first. at 8pm. this is much earlier than we normally take to any stage, and we want you all to accept this, and show up in time to help us out. you see, the doors open at 7pm, and if you show up then, with your $5 in hand (to get in...), you will have an hour to drink, socialize, and get ready for the party. and by party, we mean... us. we'll play, and then you will vote. for us. because, if you do? and if we make it to the finals on saturday night? we'll play again. and we'll play longer. and we might even throw down on a pre-show party for all of our supporters and fans before the saturday night battle.

enough of that. you know. and you'll be there. moving on.

we are currently lining up many dates for shows later this spring, and on through the summer. pat will be playing at a few weddings and private events... but he isn't going to blow his musical wad at these shows... he is going to save himself for the shows with the band... and there will be a few.

check out our myspace page (see: links page), and our calendar page which will be full of shows... as soon as we update it.

tell your friends about us. we're on the move, and we want you to come along... it's a long trip to the top, and we need all the support we can get.

thank you for all you do.

you hold us up,
the pat jordan band.

and here are the three winners of our april fools day contest... thank you to everyone who entered, and a special thank you to tanja who helped sell cds for us at saturday's show.

Erika:

I have a very memorable story that I would like to share about a time I had at a PJB. First of all this day took place a week after Mikey got back from Africa. Tony, Mikey, and I went to a Giants baseball game in the afternoon.
At the baseball game we drank more beers than we probably should. That was just the beginning...

From there we got a Hotel room at the Marriott and decided to have a pre-drinking session in the room before we we're off to Pat's show. For Mikey this may not have been needed seeming that he didn't really drink all that much for 8 months.

So we finally arrive at Pats Show. It was an acoustic night that night for Pat and Brad Wolf was also playing. It was a fantastic show. So as the night came to an end Matt Tavis decides to get a shot of Jagermeister for himself and Mikey. I knew just by the look on Mikes face that this may not be a good idea. But you all know Mikey he cant pass up a shot. About 3 seconds after he took the shot he starting coughing which lead to puking all over my feet and the floor right in the middle of the bar. Most bars would kick you out for this kind of thing but not Mikey he got to stay because I explained to the bartender that he had just gotten back from the peace core and apparently forgot his drinking limit while gone. We didn't stay long though because I knew Mikey was pretty much gone.

So I told Matt that Mikey and I were going to walk back to the hotel. Well on the walk home Mikey thinks he knows where he is going and I am dumb enough to take advice from him and I followed his lead. To make a long story short about our walk home.. It took us an hour and a half and it only should have taken us 15 minutes. That's not even the worst part of this whole crazy
evening.

So we get back to our hotel room and Mikey and I shared the pullout couch to sleep on. Finally Mike passed out and I as well. All of a sudden I am woken up by the sound of someone peeing. Yes this would be Mikey standing beside the bed peeing all over his clothes (his defense is that when he was in Africa he would just walk out of his hut and pee in front of it) I began yelling at him, "Mikey what the hell are you doing!! You're peeing on the floor!" Mikey responds in a calm voice, "Don't worry about it, its all good E!!" So as he finished I asked if he had pissed at all in the bed and he said yes. So I got up and decided to sleep on the floor under the coffee table so he wouldn't get up and pee on me. I fell back to sleep and awoke
again to the door opening and guess who walks in, Matt Tavis and Pat Jordan coming back from eating (I was told that Pat had licked his plate pretty clean for the waitress at the restaurant). I warned them that Mikey had peed
on the floor so be careful where they stepped. Tony also awoke from all of us talking and decided to greet us doing his infamous "pussy man". I wanted to kill myself!!! This still was not the end of our night. Finally, when
Tony was done with his act Matt and Pat fell asleep on the floor in front of the bathroom. I then woke up again to the sound of Mikey peeing. It was dark
so I didn't know where he was actually going. So I just yelled, " Matt, Pat look out Mike is peeing again!!!" Katie Mez heard me yelling and walked outside her room and stepped right where Mike just peed. We could not
believe he had done it twice in one night.

Pat then had to get up 2 hours later and drive back to Santa Rosa to go to work and the rest of us went to breakfast and gave Mikey so much shit for all of his party fouls that he committed throughout the night. All in all it
was a great show and it is a memory that I will never forget.

Kim:

Rainy night in San Francisco. Kick-ass show at the Red Devil Lounge. After party in a strangers apartment. Need to pee. Get bumped in line by a drunk fool that has to puke.

He comes out. I go in. YUK. It's everywhere...the walls the floor...the toilet is unusable.

I find some sort of cleaning stuff and paper towels, and who comes to my aid????? Yes, Mr. Pat Jordan himself!!!!!!! He said he would do the wall, but he whimped out. I think he did do the lettuce chunk on the floor, though. Very brave of him, indeed.

Tanja :

My very first Pat Jordan Show was on Halloween night 2003. I went with my brand spanking new boyfriend, Nick, who had really talked up PJ and all of his other friends (you know, super funny, great music, the works). The story that follows makes me question my own judgement about the man I am about to marry and several of his best men.

The Halloween party that night at Tex Wasabi's was pretty awesome! There were a ton of people there, all to see some guy named Pat Jordan who I knew as the funny, loud, really spirited guy from high school. When Pat went on, the place went crazy and I remember Nick making me listen really hard to several dirty/suggestive lyrics in Pat's songs. Towards the end of the night, I received the surprise of my life! All of a sudden, Pat went from wearing warm-up pants and a T-shirt to wearing nothing but his 4th grade basketball uniform. Now all I can say is that Pat has most definitely grown up since 4th grade, but his uniform had most certainly not. I don't think I have ever laughed so hard in my entire life!

Later in the evening, after Pat had finished playing, I heard screams and laughter coming from the back of Tex Wasabi's. As I rushed toward the noise, the smell of puke overwhelmed my senses. And there, in his Spiderman costume, was Mikey, covered in it! Apparently someone puked on the floor and Mikey, while trying to manuever some tricky Spiderman moves, had slipped in it and now had it all over his costume. And of course, I as the sober driver was supposed to be giving him a ride home...covered in puke. But wait, you say...why didn't Mikey just take the Spiderman costume off and wear his normal clothes? Well, that is because he had decided to go totally naked under his costume that night. So, behind my car in the parking lot, Mikey changed out of his costume into Nick's costume...now Mikey was a drunk, smelly, "naked-underneath-those-robes" priest!

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stay tuned...

an april fool's day contest.

here's the deal. we will be posting this contest both here, and on myspace.

as you probably know (and if you don't, shame.) we are going to be plaing a big show this saturday night, in santa rosa, at the last day saloon. the miggs will be opening up the night and the rest is going to be us, making history, with you. naked.

and, to celebrate the release of our debut cd/ep/songs-on-a-disc we are going to have a little contest. the winners of this contest, and there will be three, will each receive a spot on our guest-list for saturday's show, and a free copy of the aforementioned cd. now tell me that's not a good deal. for you. to win. by entering. our contest.

here's all we ask. submit to us, your best pat jordan band related story. it could be about a specific show, someone you met and took home after a show, something that happened on the way to a show... etc. it's got to be pat jordan band related. stories about pat stripping and sitting on a non-functional toilet next to a hot-tub at a dinner party will not be accepted. everyone has one of those...

if you want to enter, please email your entry with full name and phone number to:

aprilfools@patjordanband.com

and know this. we will be posting the three winning stories on our website, and maybe on our space page. and we reserve the right to edit your story. meaning, dirty is okay, but filthy is not. what we're looking for is funny. or just good.

that's all for today folks, get to writing!

-your friends and neighbors at the pat jordan band home office.