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Rooney Street Team Marty | News

Rooney — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:05:00 GMT

On October 4, 2008, a fan organized meet-up and party (Marty) has been planned. This is a great opportunity to meet other Rooney fans and coordinate some street teaming! There will also be a chance to win a prize pack if you print out the Marty e-vite and bring it with you (details below).

The Marty will be taking place at The Baymont Inn and Suites, 7201 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23294 from 7:30 - 9:30 PM.

If you are going to attend (or even if you are just thinking about it), it is very important that you RSVP as soon as you can by filling out the form below and mailing it to jenny@rooneystreetteam.com:

Name:
Age:
Number of Guests: (if you bring multiple people and you all want to try for the prize pack, you have to print out one e-vite per person)

You can find the e-vite at www.rooneynjst.com.

** Please note that Rooney will NOT be at the Marty. It is solely a fan event! **

» www.rooneynjst.com

limping to the finish line | News

Rooney — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:22:00 GMT

we're limping our way to our last show of our 2007/2008 world tour literally. taylor has a broken toe, I have a broken heel, and we all have broken hearts that this all time fun summer run is about to end. thanks to everyone who helped us get through the past year including our wicked road crew, families, band friends, and especially, you fans who made it possible for us to go out and do what we love. we love you all. we'll be working on more studio recording the rest of the year and be back out next year. xxxxxxxxoooooooo.

ned

hello | News

Rooney — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT

taylor here. sitting in my bedroom in los angeles. we are home today, the bus dropped us off in LA this morning after our vegas show last night. tonight we get right back on the bus and head up to norcal for the fair show. almost starting to get sad that tour is over. we all need the break, and need to record a new album, but the crowds have been so great this summer i know ill miss it when we're done. today is all about doing laundry, seeing a couple friends, and packing a very small backpack for the next little 6 day trip before we're home again. once again, the audiences on this tour have been wicked. thanks to everyone who has been to show and i hope u are getting every penny's worth. ive been having a lot of fun with the setlists we've been creating. for those of u who dont know, we are doing a mixture of calling the world songs, first album songs, 2 unreleased songs from the "lost records", and several covers. we have been having fun with alternate lead singers (ned and i on "the weight" and "helter skelter" and the bridge section of "believe in me"), and even some instrument switching! (on our neil young cover robert plays drums, louie plays guitar and ned sings lead up front). its almost exactly one year since the record came out, and the touring has been really rigorous and exhausting at times....but when its over i know im gonna miss playing to the fans, and hanging with the band and our crew guys. school's out for summer. alice cooper is the shit. peace.

swash buckler | Photo

Rooney — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:37:00 GMT

suit up | Photo

Rooney — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:33:00 GMT

louies anatomy lesson | Photo

Rooney — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:30:00 GMT

hands on | Photo

Rooney — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:26:00 GMT

Alabama! | Diary

Louie S — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:37:00 GMT

We spent the day off in Oxford, Alabama yesterday and it was tremendous. Hosted by the Bridges family and friends, we enjoyed great food, water volleyball, jam sessions and some freestyle golfing. The batteries recharged, and the good times rolled. Bout to play here in Birmingham so I'll talk to ya'll later.

-Louie

smurf-core | Photo

Rooney — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:31:00 GMT

photo opportunity... | News

Rooney — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:05:00 GMT

please enjoy these new photos courtesy of rooney friend and photographer Tyler Chesher. he has been and will continue to be a regular contributer to the Rooney universe. these pics were taken on opening night of the Calling the World tour in New York Cities famed Irving Plaza.

tour de stade... | News

Rooney — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:55:00 GMT

whats the best part about rooney's tour manager scotty haulter? scotty is a former major league baseball clubhouse manager and has many connections in the sport. today we saw our 4th game of the season in atlanta where the braves smoked the seattle mariners. we had seats right behind home plate courtesy of Atlanta braves left handed pitcher and Rooney bro Royce Ring...Thank You Royce and Scotty...you are the men.

purple people eater | Photo

Rooney — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:46:00 GMT

eurogreet | Photo

Rooney — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:44:00 GMT

tour de denmark | Photo

Rooney — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:42:00 GMT

Come Sail Away | Photo

Louie S — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:29:00 GMT

Ned with Brittany and Natalie of The Bridges | Photo

Louie S — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:26:00 GMT

Freedom | Photo

Louie S — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:21:00 GMT

Baltimore's Finest | Photo

Louie S — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:18:00 GMT

Rams Head in Baltimore | Diary

Louie S — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:17:00 GMT

Hello Baltimore! Hello to everyone else as well. I've been slacking on the tour blogging but that ends TODAY. Many tales of life with Rooney and friends on the road to come. The wait is over. Resistance is futile etc. Let's kick some butt.

-Lou

Festivals | News

Rooney — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:34:00 GMT

We're in Hamburg today, just finished the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals. Words can't describe how exciting it was to be on that stage. The crowd was amazing! We didn't want to end the show. The first night acoustically was tough cause we played in a massive tent, with high ceiling, not ideal for the live show sound. Plus, it was hard to hear ourselves on stage, so you have to focus harder on your playing and singing, etc. It's the best when you can forget about what your doing and just feel the music. I know that sounds cheesy, but it's true, there's something about letting go that really puts you in the moment. As a foreign band to Germany, we were so happy to get such a warm response and have so many people watch us play. There are lots of bands on the festival, lots of competition, so you never know how the turn out will be. The room was packed and everyone was working with us. I have some footage from the stage, which we're planning on using in our tour DVD. Yes, that's right, we're making a tour DVD, better believe it girl. Now we have 4 days off before the next festival in Sweden. I've never been to Sweden and can't wait, all of us can't wait. We have this time off to enjoy Europe, our European vacation. Hamburg is a great city and we're lucky to have this time off here. I can see the city from the hotel window, I should probably get out of this room and off the internet to explore. Talk to you all later.

Robert

howdy | News

Rooney — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:51:00 GMT

hi gang. howzit hangin? vacation is treating me well. time off is nice. however.....this summer tour is R.G.R.........that means Really Gonna Rock. its time for us to hit the US with a full headlining show. the setlist will be comprised of our new record, our first record, and a smattering of unreleased b-sides, and cover tunes. sounds like fun, eh? the bridges and locksley are excellent support bands (and just straight up good bands in their own right) and lots of fun to do shows with and throw a football around the parking lot with. sometimes i moonlight as the sound engineer for the bridges. i like mixin them purty harmonies. those gals can sing real good. its been a great year for us, and its not over yet. we have lots of exciting rooney projects on the horizon. see you soon.

TL

Mother's Day | News

Rooney — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:40:00 GMT

Happy Mother's Day!!!!!!

To all the Mother's in the world, who mothered such loving Rooney fans, thank you. I'm in Napa valley right now with my family. My cousin got married yesterday and I'm staying here for a few days to get some peace and quiet. It's very beautiful outside, a real change from the touring life. The weather is perfect. I had to drive out to Atlanta to catch a direct flight to SF yesterday morning. I was on the 8:50am flight, I had a terrible time finding the airport, I made many stops at random gas stations to ask for directions. I had return my car rental and rush to the check in counter. I missed my flight, not because I got their too late, but because I had a bad feeling about the getting on the plane and I decided to take the next one. There were some suspicious looking people waiting at the gate and I quickly snapped into survival moment, not mention the terrorist threat level was changed to Orange the PA announced it throughout the airport over and over . Anyway, I made it here and I feel much better. I've been reading Sophocles, I finally made it to the book store and picked up some great reading material. I finished Antigone and Oedipus the King, also Arthur Miller's All My Sons. I'm on a playwright kick right now. Really great reading, I highly recommend those plays. Next, I'll be tackling Electra and then Dante's Inferno. Today is day one of our vacation, which has been a long time coming. I fly home to LA on Wednesday and I think I'll be there until June 4th, when we fly to Europe for the festivals. Well, have a wonderful day and pick up Freakonomics if you have a chance. Later.

Robert

Milano | Photo

Rooney — Mon, 05 May 2008 04:20:00 GMT

By Ilaria Bramato

Chicago | News

Rooney — Mon, 05 May 2008 04:10:00 GMT

Howdy,

I just returned to the hotel from a long walk. Not sure where I was, but I saw a sign that said Lincoln Park. There was a nice trail and it was the most peaceful walk I've had in many weeks. We have a day off today, and I need it. The drives from city to city have been tiring, especially when we've been going on little sleep. It's an early morning van call and then a long drive. I just watched Ben-Hur in the van. It gave me strength to go on, to fight for my beliefs, to find the will to live within. I love a good story about overcoming those who try to keep you down, proving the powerful wrong, etc. There are some amazing action sequences in the film as well. I also finished The Crucible on one of the drives. When I said I was reading it before in an old video blog, I had just started it. I was glued to the pages, I couldn't put it down. I thought I would get sick reading as we drive, but I felt fine, maybe it was witchcraft. It was so frustrating how the girl were pretending to be attacked by an invisible evil and it was all because of jealousy, payback. I felt awful for Proctor and his wife, but Proctor was strong and made a point by not signing the document in the end, power, strength, I love that. When someone dies for the greater good, to make a point, not for selfish reason, but to teach, to sacrifice you life to stand by the things you believe in, so brave. It's what's missing from the world today, our country, our generation.

The tour is going well. It feels amazing to finally do a real headline tour across the country, with bands we selected and love. There's a good vibe at the shows and there's nothing better than a good vibe. I can't wait for the second half of the tour starting in June. I've received some messages on SayNow, so keep calling if you get the chance.

I'm gonna step out and meet my band mates. See all your Chicago people tomorrow. Later.

Robert

4 days deep in the U.S. of A. | News

Rooney — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:03:00 GMT

it's a strange thing to go from gothic cathedrals in europe to giant wal-marts in America. What is it with Wal Mart and me seeing super strange, yet classic American moments between people. Here are two tales from my stop there yesterday to buy socks.

#1 I'm buying Matt some new beard busters when a very obese woman rides by on an electric cart...she didn't want to walk and apparently neither did her grand daughter who rode standing but leaning into granny's belly like a giant bean bag chair. I thought this was funny already and then the little girl opens her mouth as they drive past me...

Little Girl: "I just farted."

Grandma. "That's wonderful. Thanks for sharing."

#2 I'm standing in line dealing with an elderly clerk who insisted that I take a plastic bag when I asked 3 times for no bag. I give her a twenty and the owed change comes to $6.66. The evil looking biker behind me was already using the brush he was about to purchase in his ratty hair. It made a crunchy sound in his dried out pony tail as he read the liner notes from the Godsmack C.D. he was also planning to purchase.

clerk: That don't look good.

ned: what's wrong?

clerk: that's the devil's number.

biker: that ain't the number of the beast...but he's coming alright.

the clerk was genuinely terrified that this man was one of hell's disciples and he magically put the number on that screen. I took my items back out of the plastic bag and left the store immediately. Wow.

So far the tour has been awesome. really fun bands and we got our new back drop today. Whoopdee doo!

ned

Milano Sunbath | Photo

Louie S — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:14:00 GMT

Taylor in a rare candid look at what he looks like when he lies on a lounge chair

Denmark | Photo

Louie S — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:11:00 GMT

Apparently that's the place to drink beer

ZAPATA--Germany | Photo

Louie S — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:08:00 GMT

Back to the U.S.A | Diary

Louie S — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:02:00 GMT

Well today was the final show of our Europe tour and what a tour it was. We leave the hotel at 4am tomorrow so some of us have decided not to sleep. We received a special gift from a friend at our record label which cannot be found easily in the U.S. but I will not say what it is until we have safely crossed the border. The show today was interesting.... It was a trade show type of tech festival and I've already forgotten what it was called. All I know is there were robots and basketball hoops that threw the ball back at you and people soldering circuits at tables. Some might have called it "Nerd-core." We fly to LA tomorrow and start our summer tour with bands Locksley and The Bridges on Monday in Salt Lake City. No rest for the wicked--or whatever dude. Just happy for the summer, and the sun. Thanks to everyone in the European union for hosting us so graciously, we'll be back in Germany this summer for Rock im Ring and Rock am Park festivals. See you there,

Louie

Sweet Milano! | Diary

Rooney — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:10:00 GMT

Well here we are in Milan with 30 minutes before showtime. There are some nice looking Italians filling into the club and it looks like tonight should be a good one. We just ate a delicious Italian dinner consisting of great bread, 2 types of pasta, veal (or fried eggs for the vegetarians), salad, and spinach. There were eleven of us at a big long table--a nice happy family. We have a day off tomorrow and I wish we could stay in Milan but unfortunately we have to get to Germany instead. Not looking forward to the long flight home on the 26th but it will be nice to be home for a few days. I'll be posting some more photos as soon as I get to a better internet connection.

-Louie

danke | News

Rooney — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:48:00 GMT

germany is always so good to us. the show last night was a lot of fun. we now have 2 days off in koln. last night the german promoter threw us a party at the hotel, in celebration of several successful german shows. we cant wait to get back here for the festivals in june. also, we can't wait to get home to sunny california and soak up the sun for a couple days before hitting the road again. see you all soon.

taylor

good charlotte...that's a wrap | News

Rooney — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:44:00 GMT

we finished the Good Charlotte tour tonight after a killer show at the famous London Brixton Academy. it was short and sweet which cool. truly a nice bunch of guys. a working man's band, can't say enough things about it. today robert and I ran into Har Mar Superstar who is a friend from L.A. and saw a movie in Sheffield..."Son of Rambow." see it, it was great. talk to you from dublin. can't wait to see Ireland for the first time! ned

Day off in Norwich | Diary

Louie S — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:08:00 GMT

Well, not much happening here in Norwich. To be honest I'm pretty bored. Matt and I are sitting in our hotel room listening to music. The only things in our immediate vicinity are an ice-skating place called "Ice Experience," and an ASDA market which is basically an English Wal Mart. So far I've been everywhere aside from the Ice Experience and I don't see myself doing that any time soon. Matt won't go either because he fears he will be injured. It's been really fun doing cover songs in our set. We've been playing "The Weight" alot and it's gone over really well. We've got a couple more in the works so stay tuned for those. We've also been talking about what songs we might resurrect for the next album which is an exciting prospect. Very excited about our upcoming show in Ireland as it will be our first time there. I did an interview with an Irish journalist who claimed that Bono from U2 drinks at a pub near where we are playing so hopefully I can get over there and make his acquaintance. Talk to ya'll later.

-Louie

Rooney Street Team | News

Rooney — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:41:00 GMT

If you'd like to belong to the Rooney Street Team (RST), here's what you need to do:

Send all of your info to:

cassidy@soundmgt.com

We need your full name, the city and state you are located in, phone number (if you feel comfortable). If you're wondering what it means to be on the RST, I'll fill you in. It's all about spreading the Rooney love. You can make posters, stickers, pins, decorate your car, etc. Anything that will give people info about Rooney. We have a tour coming up this summer and we need help promoting the shows. It takes more than just an ad in the weekly newspaper and some flyers. It takes dedicated fans who will work the streets and build the band up in a organic way.

Cassidy will select a team captain in each city. The team captain is someone who can put in more time organizing how things will work in that city. Similar to how a quarter back calls the plays on the football field. If you'd like to be the team captain, then please let us know. We know a lot of you work or are in school and can't dedicate too much time to the RST. For those of you who can, your help is greatly appreciated!

And if you're located outside of the US, we still want you on the RST. There's a lot of work to be done in this crazy old world and it's up to all of us.

Thank you,

Rooney

ned noir | Photo

Rooney — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:26:00 GMT

louie wallpaper | Photo

Rooney — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:24:00 GMT

Voting.... | Photo

Rooney — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:20:00 GMT

Gotta get out and vote people!

Bobby Onion Face | Photo

Rooney — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:18:00 GMT

I can see you...

Riding on the Bus through Europe! | Photo

Rooney — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:16:00 GMT

Can't sleep, so I'm up listening to music...

Sleeper Boat | Photo

Louie S — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:12:00 GMT

Taylor as we travel from Holland to Scotland on a giant sleeper boat complete with movie theater

Ned on UK Bus | Photo

Louie S — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:08:00 GMT

Ned getting ready to perform his puppet show