a thing in 36 photos in 2012
backstage
showing 2012 only · show all yearsI hopped on board during their 3rd show in NYC, and tagged along for six shows down to Nashville. Thanks again, dudes.Cleaning up my office, I found my tour badge from when I spent a week on the Rejects tour bus!Watched my final show of the tour with their sound guy.Got to see one last perspective....then read in one of the green rooms.Wandered around the venue and watched the band soundcheck...Post-show food, drinks and catch-up.Later that evening, Fatty and I went to see the show together.I went inside the venue to find the showers and watched everyone set up for a while.Matt getting ready to walk on stage!Jared was so stoked. Congrats on playing your hometown dream-venue!So proud!Quinn & Gurj watching the show from the green room.Their stage-set is flanked by two animatronic wolves that have laser eyes. Haha.IT'S GO TIME!...the hometown crowd before taking the stage!The rock formations that ring the amphitheatre are beautiful....backstage exploring of the famous venue! This door leads to...The sun had set and the crew was setting up the stage for 3OH!3.Afterwards, we watched......the Red Rocks Amphitheatre!Elevator peeping!...Jared was like "Whatever you do, don't touch THAT!"We emerged into the Front of House mixbooth and watched the show for a bit.As we climbed the steps, we spotted a few......choice signatures. (Jimi played Red Rocks on 9/1/1968, but I don't think that's his signature - but Sharpie markers came out in 1965, so maybe!).The hallway that leads to the front-of-house mixing both is covered in signatures of all the people that have played at Red Rocks over the years. ...a whole series of tunnels that run underneath the theater.After their set, we headed backstage again...View of the amphitheater starting to fill up.After the show, the radio station that organized the concert presented the band with commemorative plaques.Ran down to congratulate Jared after the show.The band surveying...Afternoon drinks with Gurj, Nick, Quinn & Liz....to grab a drink and then we set out to do some... 
