2005 wrap-up

So many shows...so much money...so much fun

Coheed and Cambria
Total shows: 8 (a 33% decrease from 2004; 3-year trend: 26 shows)
Miles traveled: ~3100 [2003=6043; 2004=2584; total (including being repeatedly lost in NJ) ~12,000 (do I get a Frequent Viewer card or something?); also check out this neat site for calculating airline miles]
Capital investment (dvd, cd, comics, printed photos): $135
Net investment (tickets, less re-sales): $371
Travel costs (airfare, train ticket, gas, hotels): $1,200
Drinks spilled (including smashed beer cans, and beer sprayed all over the Dredg bus ceiling): 5
Tour managers groped (accidentally! man, myspace is a fucking goldmine): 1
Burly, bearded, neck-tattooed men who love Coheed: sadly, only one

Bear vs Shark (R.I.P.)
Total shows: 6 (a 300% increase over last year)
Miles traveled: ~1240
Number of band members temporarily kidnapped by me: 2
Cookies baked: at least 8 dozen
Pizzas shared: one

3 Inches of Blood
Total shows: 3 (still, a whopping 300% increase over the previous year)
Miles traveled: ~600 (most of those were to Allentown and back)
Number of band members temporarily *sigh* kidnapped: 2
T-shirts created: 3 (I kept the one)
Fish stories: one very long one

Other interesting stats:
Total number of tour buses I've been on in 2005: 3
Bars closed down with Coheed and crew: 3
30% of the concerts were metal shows of some variety
almost 20% of the metal shows featured Still Remains
Total number of times I got guestlisted: 7 (but once I still had to pay...stupid Allentown)

Since I got guestlisted by and hung out with all three of my Top 3 Favorite Bands, I don't know how I can top that in 2006. I still want to have the love child of 3 Inches of Blood...I'd better get on that, I guess.