| Saturday, August 11, 2007 |
| happy independence day, amigos! |
greetings everybody!
I've got some exciting news: after several years of trying to make things work over at Columbia we have officially severed our ties with sony to pursue making music independently. We are thankful for the incredible success that our partnership has produced over the years, yet within this ever changing business there can arise differences in vision and goals. These differences have now come to a point where we feel like parting ways would be best for us, and best for sony.
As a hands-on band, we feel so grateful for our newfound freedom. We are continually dreaming up ways to bridge the gap between the audience and the stage; this feels like an incredible step in that direction. A huge thank you to bob, amy, nicole and tim over at columbia who were there from the beginning. We would also like to thank our musical family here in the states and abroad for sticking with us through these columbia years. We couldn't have done it without you! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We'll have more information for you as things shape up. In the meantime, here are several projects already in the works for the next year:
four jon foreman solo ep's (tentatively titled fall, winter, spring, and summer) the real sean jon (a collaboration between jon foreman and sean watkins of nickel creek fame) a new switchfoot record in '08 (the first 13 tracks were cut this week!)
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The folks who listen to our music mean the world to us, that's why we travel the world to get the music to them. So whether you're in Australia, the Philippines, The USA, Iraq, or Kuwait here are some upcoming tour dates to keep the world small:
8/11 West Allis, WI / Wisconsin State Fair 8/17 Sedalia, MO / Missouri State Fair 8/18 Des Moines, IA / Iowa State Fair 8/24 Louisville, KY / Kentucky State Fair 8/25 Valdosta, GA / Wild Adventures 8/31 Perth, AU / Challenge Stadium
9/1 Sydney, AU / Sydney Showground 9/5 Auckland, NZ / Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre 9/6 Melbourne, AU / Festival Hall 9/7 Paradise, South AU / Paradise Auditorium 9/8 Brisbane, AU / Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre 9/10 Manila, Philippines / Cunesta Astrodome
10/4 Weatherford, OK / Southwest Oklahoma State University 10/5 Tulsa, OK / Tulsa State Fair 10/12 Shippensburg, PA / Shippensburg University 10/13 Lynchburg, VA / Liberty University
Tour with Relient K begins (many more dates still to be added) 10/16 Charleston, WV/Charleston Municipal Auditorium 10/17 Columbus, OH / Veterans Memorial Auditorium 10/18 Holland, MI / DeVos Fieldhouse 10/19 Cedar Falls, IA / University of N Iowa 10/20 Saint Paul, MN / Concordia University 10/21 Fargo, ND / Fargo Dome 10/23 Merrillville, IN / Star Plaza Theatre 10/24 Evansville, IN / The Centre
11/9 Springfield, IL / Prairie Capitol Convention Center 11/10 Green Bay, WI / UW-Green Bay - Campus Grounds 11/11 Moline, IL / The Mark of the Quad Cities 11/13 Ypsilanti, MI / EMU Convocation Hall 11/14 Cincy, OH / Cincinnati Gardens 11/15 University Park, PA / Penn State Bryce Jordan Center 11/16 Bethlehem, PA / Lehigh Univ-Stabler Arena 11/17 New York, NY / Hammerstein Ballroom 11/27 Irvine, CA / Bren Events Center 11/28 San Luis Obispo, CA / Cal Poly Recreation Center 11/29 San Jose, CA / San Jose Civic Auditorium 11/30 Davis, CA / UC Davis
12/1 Medford, OR / Jackson County Expo 12/2 Salem, OR / Oregon State Fair 12/3 Everett, WA / Everett Events Center 12/9 -12/18 IRAQ/KUWAIT TRIP
Thanks for singing along! jon, tim, chad, jerome, and drew |

posted by Tim Foreman @ 1:03 AM  
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I can't wait for September 10. :)
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please add on to the list and come to seoul, south korea some time in the next 4 years please!!! I would eat my door to see you gusy play
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im so stoked for the new stuff :)
not so stoked that you guys arent coming to sd though.. you guys should definately do a coffeehouse show in town ;)
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ohh and congrats on becoming independent!! thats sweet!!
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Melbourne gig no longer at Festival Hall... its at Richmond AOG... or less commonly referred to 'Richmond Auditorium'.
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That is awesome for your new independence!! Man are you guys ever going to come to Texas?!? Please come to Texas!!!!!!!!!!! I would just love yall forever!!!! <33333333333333333333333333333
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Awwww... No Arizona Dates... that makes me sad. :0(
I was really excited about the guys touring with Relient K.
But very cool about the independent thing! And all the awsomeness coming out this year! Rad!
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ahhhhhi am soo excited it is ridiculous i am going to 3 shows for sure o man i cant wait
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Best news EVER. Independent is the way to go! Good for you, guys, for sticking to your guns. What a happy day!
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Big venues this time around, eh?
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Um...this is more like Christmas than independence day! At least it is for us fams! Indie rockers? New EP's from Jon? Tour dates? 13 tracks on the '08 Album? What? Merry Christmas for sure! Love you guys...I wish you well in your indie journey and I'll keep praying for you. See you in a few weeks in GA!
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Oh yeah, and IRAQ/KUWAIT? That's just phenomenal.
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i'm so happy for you guys. and so excited for the upcoming albums.
"(many more dates still to be added)"
hallelujah!!
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yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!
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I'm more than excited!!! Wow!! :D
I really do hope they add some hometown dates ...
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I'm so thrilled to see Iraq/Kuwait on your list. I won't be there til Jan, but I know it will be great for the people who will be there to see/hear you guys. You guys ROCK! Thanks!!!!!!!
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I'm very happy about this! Congratulations, Switchfoot!!
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Wow! You guys sure are busy. I'm so excited about all this new stuff coming. Thanks so much for your dedication to your music (and fans =D)
Wait so is it independence from Sony or Columbia records? or both? Hmmm. Well, congratulations either way : )
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Congrats on the new move and looking forward to the upcoming projects.
Can I say I couldn't be more happier with one of the shows just 5 minutes from my house!!!!!
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thats amazing that you guys are going to manilla!!!
too bad i just got back from there... and am now in jacksonville florida.. where you ARENT going.. :( maybe you could squeeze one in during your relient k tour?
alexis
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'many more dates still to be added' Pleeeease let there be one in Utah!!
Switchfoot= indie..soo cool! Can't wait for all the new stuff coming up!
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I'm so proud of you guys and happy for your split from Columbia. This should be good!
I know you're coming to NC... Add it! ;D
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hey guys what is this is SAN DIEGO NOT INPORTANT TO YOU i hope that it is because its you hometown and you guys are my fav band plaese stop by SAN DIEGO and at least do a little something at like a coffe shop or something like that
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I hope you guys have fun with the split! Im thinking we'll be getting stuff like the Oh! Gravity. record, but times 20!!!! And the Jon ep's! ~drools~
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OMG!!! A NEW RECORD!!!!! *SCREEEAAAMMMM* i cant' waite...and im so glad that all that was cleared up! i seriouly told like everyone i know that yall are touring w/ relient k cuz it's FREAKN' AWSOME! i hope they can play 'Death Bed' now that Jon is going to be present! ;] i love it when one of the switchfoot guys posts stuff cuz it just makes me happy[idk y ....and i get more happy cuz it's the "sexy beast" who posted it! JK JK JK!!! ~lydz
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man, i want to be surprised with this new record....im always surprised w/ all their albums[IM A GREAT WAY!] loved the post, Tim....it made my day!!!!!
'08= new record!!!! yayayaya
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@switchfoot08 us san diegans can go to Irvine. i mean, sure i'm kinda disappointed it won't be here in san diego, but hey, i'm good with irvine. haha. it's only about two hours away, no biggie. :)
and i cannot WAIT for Jon's ep's!!!!!!! it's gonna be soo awesome! and the real seanjon will be pretty great too i'm sure.
as for a new album..... awesome and wonderful beyond what words can describe. ♥
Thanks for the great update!! it made my day basically AMAZING.
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I'm sooo excited! I can't wait to attend one of their concerts!!!!
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GO FIGURE. NO UTAH AGAIN! 3 STRAIGH TOURS. COME ON GUYS . . .!!
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OMG! When will they play anywhere near Washington, D.C.???? At least Baltimore!!! Northern VA please!!! I hope I can go to a concert, I hope there are more shows closer!!! But Switchfoot still rocks! Yay!
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@ Everyone - please calm down about the dates. There are plenty more coming. And asking SF on here to come to your city won't do any good, I promise. ;)
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@lydz yeah, it is pretty awesome when the boys do the posts, huh? i must admit that i'm pretty happy about Tim [aka the best bass player on the planet EVER] doing the post myself. :)
and as for the san diegans on here who are disappointed about no san diego shows [including me :(] i'm sure they'll make time for us at some point or another. after all, we share the same hometown with them don't we? haha. even a coffee shop show would be cool [which i'm sure one or two of those'll be slipping in]
peace all. ♥
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@stacey: OF COURSE HE IS THE BEST BASS PLAYER IN THE WORLD!!! haha yeah i got all excited when on of the boys post....IT GETS ME HAPPR! =] =] man, i wihs i was from san diego! cuz then i would live int the SAME place as them....THATS ENOUGH FOR ME! i wouldn't care if they played any shows there,[it woudl be cool though] i would just be stoked about the "i live in san diego, and so does swithcfoot!" thing ~lydz
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I hope they bring the web cam back for the next album!!!
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@lydz seriously huh! all these people are all, why aren't you playing in san diego!? [which they probably will. it does say "many more dates to come" after all and they like wrapping up their tours in sd :)] i'm just stoked that they live here and i get to say i live in the same town they're from. haha. it IS awesome to see sd shows though, cuz Jon always talks about how good it is to be home..... it makes me happy. you should come down for an sd show sometime. we can go meet and talk to Tim together. hahaha.
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Thank you Tim. It's great to hear from you guys, and I'm glad you've finally severed ties that will be able to get your music out to people, and not necessarily what the label wanted to hear.
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Lol - Switchfoot = indie is such a technical statement :D
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@stacey: you don't know who much that would ROCK for me to do w/ ya! haha lol yeah he does talk about hometown alot and it's always great when their home with their family and stuff....[i wish i could go to san diego again] plus, they will probly end the tour with home[cuz they like most of the time do =)] ~lydz
p.s. if we did meet and talk to Tim together than we have to tell him that he's a sexy beast! JK!
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Great news! All the best as you guys go in this new direction. I can't wait for the new stuff.
@ all the complainers :) It's not fair that you get to see switchfoot every few years (if not every year). Some of us in Canada and overseas never get the privilege. So be thankful! :D
@lydz & stacey. If you girls don't mind, could you PLEASE not carry on a conversation in the comment box? It's getting kinda annoying. Thx. :)
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I'm sad there aren't any TX dates, but I doubt this is the final list, so I won't break out the tissues just yet.
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I agree. Living in D.C. socks.
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yay!! finally! I'm soooooo happy for you guys!! :)
I hope you come to Mexico sometime soon
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This should be a holiday or something. Happy Switchfoot Independence Day!
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HEY TIM WROTE THIS. but its from jon's blog. exact words. lol. I AM INCREDIBLY EXCITED!!!! jon it putting ou 4 cds? yes!!! and the new sf record. oh i cant wait.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@faye: if im not misstaken, your conplaining about us!!!! this is the only way we can talk to eachother! i dont' even know who stacey is and this is the only way we can talk about what we like....SWITCHFOOT!!!! and thats what we talk about...SWITCHFOOT!!!! sorry if i sound mean, but we are talking about switchfoot so....whats the problem??? ~lydz
p.s. @joel: IM AS EXCITED AS YOU!!!!! =] [did i say switchfoot enough lol lol]
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woots on the separation with columbia!
i hope some canadian dates will be added...arg. lol i'm so desperate!
it's ok though i guess if i can't see them in concert again this year. i have new albums to look forward to. can't wait for spring, summer, fall, winter! and the sf record. weeeee!
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@lydz. I don't mean to attack you and Stacey personally. What I meant to say is that normally , people just leave a couple comments that pertain to the post. Sometimes you & Stacey post 4+ messages. It gets annoying when the comments turn fangirl-ish (ie - talking about how much you LOVE the guys or how sexy they are).
If you want to chat, please don't hog the comment box. It's not too hard to take a couple minutes to calm your excitement after a post and leave a concise comment like the rest of us. (After all, there is a chat link at the top of switchfeed.com) :)
Sorry if I offended you. I admire your enthusiasm but there has to be some semblance of order. Phil can correct me if I'm wrong. :)
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This is so great to hear. 4 ep's! Can't wait. I'll be going to Everret. Can't wait. :)
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So WE are the label now. Time to get voting, footsoldiers! hehe.
I'm voting for Awakening right now on VH1... im too crazy...
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i agree with faye. i live in canada and i hardly see switchfoot, and when they do come, i still have to travel pretty far to go see them. so be thankful!
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@ lyndz, stacey and faye: please refer to the comment box in the "leer-icks" post. :)
so how many people will be able to make at least one of the dates listed so far?
*raises hand*
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I can't wait for the album!!! Switchfoot please come to Connecticut!
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@vicky: ok i can do that lol!! oh and i raise my hand!!!! i can't watie to see them this year...if i have $$$...HAHA! i am just hopping they play 'Death Bed' cuz i love that song!!! ~lydz
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when are you coming back to Bakersfield? Or even Fresno?
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well spoken benny ben ben ben bobby ben ben. i totally agree. people here are way too obsessed with this band. i wonder what they will do when the band splits up.
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hazzah! hazzah! well done benny ben ben ben bobby ben ben! hazzah hazzah!
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And live concerts are amazing, so I doubt you've ever been to one.
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Remember love, ben and sophie. Love for mankind despite differences. Ben, you don't know all. Don't say that you do, please.
Exciting news for Switchfoot, though! Now, I really hope they add Texas and Florida dates. :3
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hey i'm totally stoked outta my mind for ur new album. i can't even believe it! u guys are on fire!! o and did i mention i met u chad butler at creation northwest! i don't know if u recall me and my friend chasing u and getting ur autograph on a sticky note?!? well i was just wondering if u guys would consider hitting up seattle or vancouver or somewhere near the border (abbotsford) cuz i would really appreciate that. i'm probably ur biggest fan in switchfan history. just keep that in mind. thanks guys!
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hey i'm totally stoked outta my mind for ur new album. i can't even believe it! u guys are on fire!! o and did i mention i met u chad butler at creation northwest! i don't know if u recall me and my friend chasing u and getting ur autograph on a sticky note?!? well i was just wondering if u guys would consider hitting up seattle or vancouver or somewhere near the border (abbotsford) cuz i would really appreciate that. i'm probably ur biggest fan in switchfan history. just keep that in mind. thanks guys!
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Missing Switchfoot live IS something to cry over.
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@anonymous about SF playing near Seattle/Vancouver/border....they will be playing here Dec. 3 at the Everett Events Center which is 20 minutes north of Seattle and about 1 1/2-2 hours south of Vancouver. :)
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Wow! I was at the independence day concert! I am really happy for you guys, and touring with relient K? can you say best concert ever? Thanks for bringing meaning back to music!
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Can't wait for all these things next year! Yeay!
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hey guys,
i don't want to delete any of your comments so can we please get back on topic of discussing this post? thanks.
and, phil doesn't know ben (nor has he given him authority). but, you are a funny guy dude ;)
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@ vicky - this is a great post. i love they layout and the way they use ' / ' to separate the dates as oppose to ' - '
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that's awesome! i cant wait to hear the new songs =D
come to houston!!!!!!! we love you guys!
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I really hope they bring back the studio webcam.
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thanks for posting this here, tim.
@benny & gang. I don't quite know what's going on, though I've been following the conversation (mostly). I can't reply from my cellphone, but I've finally managed to get on a computer. I'm unable to refer to the comments now that Vicky has deleted them. But if I know you, benny, would you care to introduce yourself? You're not Orphy, are ya?
Anyway, I'm guessing benny was being funny in a way that you guys don't seem to understand.. and you guys getting all serious probably gives him even more of a kick out of it.. so you don't wanna do that. I don't think benny means any harm, so let's just chill out and see what point he's making (if any), laugh, and he'll stop. He's probably just laughing that you don't realize that it's not HE who's taking it too seriously, but you guys. 'don't take things so seriously, there is a life beyond this comment box, and beyond this band' is probably what he means. using satire to make his point. anyhow. Benny, don't harass the kids please. ;) We would like harmony in the house. Much love to you all.
Also, I think faye is right, the comment box is not meant for off-topic conversation. If you get into one of those, please move it here, a nice little chat-room I made so you can argue all you want about who's hotter between Jon and Tim ;)
Thanks!
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Hey when are you guys coming to UTAH!! We miss you here come on! Don't leave us out!
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IM SORRY PHILL!!! i did get alittle caught up in all that and i wasn't focousing on what this is really about! IM SORRY!!! i wont do it again. we really shouldn't have to ahve you go on here and delete stupid things we dont' even think about what we're saying[if that makes sence?] again, im sorry...i wont do it again if i did anything wrong! =] =] =] =] =] ~lydz i can't waite for that new album. And i hope they bring bakc the webcame! that would be awsome!!!
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@metalhead/lydz- No worries, it's all good. ;)
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Hey guys, I'm REALLY looking forward to the next record ... and maybe 11.14 in Cincy!! If I'm not there in person know that I'm there in spirit ... Keep on rocking and being your awesome selves! I'm always listening!
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I hope Utah gets added to the list...
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I don't think they've ever played DC but once at the 9:30 club, where young peoples aren't permitted...
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having the webcam back would be muchos awesome. :)
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where would the webcame be if they did bring it bakc? where can i find it?
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it would be on a branch of switchfoot.com (or at least it was last time). as much as i want the webcam to come back, i just know i won't be able to let it consume all my time like last year, and that would be sad.
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Bakersfield sure would be a great addition to the tour!!!
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@vicky: im sorry im not meaning to have a "conversation" with you, but i still don't know what "a branch of switchfoot.com" means? will there be a link here when they put it up? i really wish i knew, sorry! ~lydz
i can't watie for the new record!
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@ lydz: it's quite alright! i just mean it will be somewhere on switchfoot.com
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Arlington Texas would be a GREAT add to the tour!!!!! :) <333
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wow!so great...I'll pray for u!!
where is Moscow? SF come to Moscow,Russia!))
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@lydz- just wanna say that having a "conversation" here is fine so long as it's brief and is related to the post, or is a relevant question you have (as in this case), etc. I hope you guys feel free to express yourselves and to get information/help from this community, so long as we know where to draw the line, so long as the conversation is not so "inside" that many others can't enjoy it. like for example if two people go on and on about something that isn't of much importance. anyhow, I hope that clears that up :) thanks.
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YAY i am so happy!! i might be able to go on November 17 to the concert cuz its on a weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SWITCHFOOT AND RELIENT K HERE I COME! LOL
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@philemon thomas: thanks i know what your saying!! i can't waite for the relient k and switchfoot tour! i hope they do some crazy surprising NEW thing in this tour!!! it's not that i hate the "smash the symbol" but i just want to be blown away..AGAIN!!! ~lydz
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thanks vicky i wanted to know too ;)
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i know this has NOTHING to do with this post, but...TODAY IS TIM FOREMAN'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!! i just wanted to wish him a happy happy happy birthday[after all this is his last b-day in his 20's]lol ~lydz
i know there will be a post on it but i just wanted to tell him as SOOON as possible!;)
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lol lydz^! yeah if you guys want to see more of tim and his b-day thing go to LOBH, they have it all!!! and it's AWSOME!!!!HAHA
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i'll hopefully see ya guys in nyc..holla:)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM!!!!! MAY GOD BLESS YOU ON YOUR VERY SPECIAL DAY!!! THIS IS YOUR LAST YEAR IN THE 20'S SO MAKE IT LAST AND MAKE IT WORTH IT ALL OKAY!!!LOL!!!! AND EVEN THOUGH YOUR ARE NOW 29 AND ONE YEAR AWAY FROM BEING 30 YOU ARE STILL HOTT!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!<33 GOD BLESS!!! LOVE, AMBER <><
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LandofBrokenHearts...i think i put that on the other comment board by misstake! oops!
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You need to come back to Utah. You guys are amazing. My life is dull without you guys.
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Great to hear that you've gone indie and left the DRM spoilers behind. Keepin ya in my prayers, and hope to see you in Phoenix soon.
Happy Birthday Tim!!
God bless you guys
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Hope you guys come to Baltimore, MD again!!!
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I don't know if anyone's said this, but the 10/18 michigan show is NOT in holland at devos fieldhouse again. It is in Grand Rapids, MI at the Deltaplex.
Okayy. I have an ad for it sitting right next to me. Sweet. I'm looking forward to it!!
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Does anyone know if they're actually playing in Fargo? Because I can't find it listed on any Fargo sites, or any where to buy tickets.
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I can't wait for September 10. :)