Phoenix to LA

Three free days in Phoenix was a blast for the group. We had a bit of time to relax, figure out a few business questions and start to figure out what is happening for the rest of our lives. To start off the weather was great, not too hot, not cold at all and just a little rain yesterday.

We came in from our 12 hour drive and relaxed as we watched the end of the Redskins win over the Eagles. We had time to explore the downtown Phoenix area so we didn't waste any time. Caleb and I took a walk down the road and saw a festival going on. As we approached it we had planned on looking to see what it was until the sign came into view saying “Rainbow Festival” and we thought we probably shouldn’t go in. On Monday we got the chance to see the Social Network, the new movie about Facebook. It was a great movie to see as a group, with the premise being the whole creation of Facebook and the lawsuits that came from it. We all walked out thinking what we have to do to not end up the same way.

On Tuesday Jordan and I got the chance to go hiking Camelback Mountain which is known as one of the best urban hiking areas in the country. We took a short cab ride from the mall to the base of the mountain where a small drizzle had started, but we continued anyways. The trail was 1.5 miles to the top and we found out quickly that the climb is much different than the East coast terrain we are used to. The first half of the hike was fairly moderate climbing, nothing too intense or dangerous if you slipped, but once we got closer to the summit the hiking became tough. We had climbed up high enough that as the storm came towards the mountain we were in the midst of thunder and lightning as well as a torrential downpour. There were no views to be seen from the top so we turned around at the end of the trail to come back down. The clouds started to move away and the weather became a bit warmer. We ran back to the mall to meet with the others and to share stories.

The show on Wednesday night went well. The best part was the venue we were performing in, the Dodge Theater. It had hundreds of signed items from groups that had performed there or other famous artists including The Who, The Rolling Stones, B.B. King, Linkin Park, Tom Petty, and The Killers. We now have a “Fighting Gravity Signature” in the hall backstage sharing space with some of these icons. The crowd wasn’t as interactive and loud as we had been hoping but the night overall was a success. We talked to fans after the show and signed some autographs for others. We hopped back on the bus for our 7 hour drive to Los Angeles.

This morning Caleb, Ashley (One of the hired backup dancers) and myself went for a run starting in Little Tokyo. Ashley lives in LA currently and knew the area enough to take us down some side streets closer to the LA River. Caleb noticed one of the bridges looked like a scene from Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory and we looked up the exact location online to find the entrance. We snapped a few quick pictures before heading back to the hotel to join the rest of the group. We had a meeting with some executives from the managing company, Octagon, as well as some partner CPA’s that are looking to help the group in the coming months. We learned a lot from the meeting and everyone seems to be on the same page of where this could possibly end up.

Now we are in the Nokia Theater getting prepped for tonight’s performance. We have The Glitch Mob coming to either see the show or just meet us afterwards. For those who don’t know The Glitch Mob is made up of 3 live DJs that have made the music used in nearly all of our shows. We are excited to get to meet and hear from them at the show before our drive to Vegas overnight.