Yo yo yoyo’s, Well, the American Vagrant Tour 2008 has come to an end. I want to take some time and tell you about my adventures on the road. I am going to be doing a series of blogs over the next couple of weeks with drunken ramblings and journal entries depicting my 43-day tour in which I played 32 shows across 3 states living in my E150 van named the Deathstar. There were good times, better times, and cold beefaroni. Also, I sold every single one of my CD’s that took on the road with me! That’s right, 500 copies of “Into The Noise” and “The Love Juice Sessions” gone; in the hands of various folks up and down the west coast. Plenty of stories to come soon, but now, I want to take some time to thank everyone who has supported me throughout this tour. I have met so many amazing people along the way that I can’t even begin to list all of them. But there are some people that come to mind that I would like to acknowledge while this experience is still fresh in my memory. Got to give a big shout out to my boys in Wrong Again: Trevor, Cayton, Neils, and Matt, you guys are my brothers and my boys and we are going to ass-rape the world with our rock-n-roll. Thanks to every promoter, venue owner, booker, and bartender that helped get me a show. Thanks to all the fans from my last tour that came out; it really touches me that you remembered me and made an effort to come out and see me again. Thanks to all the bands and performers alike that I played with. Thanks to everyone at Last Stage West, great fucking food and sound and vibes. Thanks to everyone at Mongo’s for the drinks and hospitality. The fans at Red Rock Coffee, you guys made me rich!!! Big shout out to Shannon Barclay for letting me shower and crash and showing me around the city. Your like a big sister  The ladies at Downtown Joe’s for dancing through my whole set and buying my CD’s. Brandy at the 300 Room for a warm bed and hot shower, you’re awesome to the third degree. Tim Looper and everyone else at Constable Jack’s, thanks so much for everything; delicious food and a great family atmosphere that I needed at just the right time. Thanks to Beer Dawgs for rocking the shit out of the place and bringing the audience. My surrogate parents in Sierraville, Mark and Leslie, I love you guys, thanks for the hospitality. Mike and Cynthia Bennett and Mountain Music Company, you guys were so awesome for putting me up and feeding me. Another super huge huge huge mega colossal thanks to Mike for giving me a bass when mine took a fat dump on me. Everyone at the Zephyr Lounge, especially Nick and Nicole and Jackson and Strings. Nicole, you gotta put your art out there and we’re gonna start with an album cover  Everyone at Four Pints in Carson City for taking care of that drunk asshole and hooking me up with desperately needed cash. You guys were honestly so sweet, thanks so much. Everyone at Waldo’s in Klamath Falls, especially Cromwell for hooking me up. Thanks to the staff at Coffee House Café. A big thanks to Richard and everyone at Artichoke Music; such a great venue and attentive and warm audience. You guys really got something special. Everyone at The Buffalo Gap in Portland, especially Melissa and Leslie, thanks for listening to my music and paying way too much for my CD’s, you girls rock!!! Thanks to Kurt for coming out to two Portland shows and taking pics and buying me beer, you are too nice my friend. Huge thanks to Ash Street Saloon and King Carlos and The Heirs of Eiffel Tower. Ginormous thanks to Kim Delacy of King Carlos for giving me a hot shower after 16 days of not showering and a hot meal and a comfy couch. You were one of the coolest people I met on the tour so “Welcome back to Neverland Peter Pan!” Also thanks to the dude from Muddy Waters for hooking me up with coffee and a delicious sandwich. Big thank you to Ried for being a beautiful friend and introducing me to a beautiful hot dog and a beautiful piece of paper. I need another copy buddies! Thanks to my girl Kate Bennett for encouraging me and believing in me and letting me use her PA. And last but not least, I have to thank my loving family. My mother Esmirna for always being there for me and supporting me and giving me whatever I need whenever I need it. My sister Vanessa for always pushing me to continue and strive and helping me to see the brighter side of life. Trenny Poo for making sure my windows are clean and being the best goddamn cog in the history of salty water virgin crabs. And my Widdle Yinyers for her smelly butt-hole kisses. Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!! So what’s next for Gabriel Soriano you ask??? Well, my first priority is to press “The Love Juice Sessions” as soon as possible. I will be hosting a huge party/fundraiser/show at my mom’s house in Riverside, CA on November 1st in hopes to raise money for the show. Anyone and everyone are invited so please come out if you are down to support the cause. Once I get “The Love Juice Sessions” pressed, I am going to go kamikaze style in submitting the EP to record labels. I have to ink a deal soon if I want to get to the next level. There is only so much I can do on my own, without proper management and distribution. Come November 4th, I will be moving to Santa Barbara and shacking up at the Wrong Again house. Ultimate debauchery to definitely ensue. Then during the next couple of months, I will be booking my 4th tour tentatively styled “The Bohemian Walking Shoes Tour” or “Lifestyles of the Poor and the Nameless Tour” or maybe even “No Money, No Friends Tour” but either way it is going to kick ass. I will be going to Texas and back over the course of 8 weeks. My new life plan is to tour every two months for two months, so I will end up with 6 months of touring and 6 months off the road, every year until I get signed or die. Come summer time, I will be doing another West Coast tour hitting up CA, NV, OR, and WA. Until then, my friends, I will be finding God and working out. Again, thank you to everyone who has been a part of the tour, whether in the audience or behind the scenes, you were all so important in making this tour happen. Thank you. –Gabriel Soriano