I'm the tall guy in the red shirt who was at Jannus Landing in St Pete. I bought Glassjaw Boxer and you wanted to give me another CD or two for the money but I didn't want to, remember? Anyhoo, I just got my order filled for the entire rest of the SK6ers (and SK) catalog this week as I've just fallen in love with GB and everything else I've heard (including on www.Pandora.com and stuff on YouTube). I talked with Stephen that night and just told him that I've never been more impressed with an opener (especially one that I wasn't familiar with) than the guys that night***. We also share some musical interests (Ellis Paul, etc) from your area so that was cool, too.
Just wanted you to know how much I loved the CD and the rest of their stuff that I've gotten. I also read on the site that you guys sometimes need help with shows for merch and stuff. I've got several friends who do the music thing and I help out with shows all the time. If you guys come back down here anytime I'll be there and can help out with whatever. All the guys in the band are so ridiculously nice and friendly and genuine (sometimes the rarest of qualities) that I'd be glad to do whatever I could to help out. You've definately got a huge new fan in FL.
benster
***The only other opener I've seen take over a crowd that was unfamiliar with their music was once when Rusted Root opened for (oddly enough, since SK6ers opened for them at Jannus, too) Toad the Wet Sprocket. When RR's set started in a 15,000 seat arena there were 30 people at the front of the stage dancing and everyone else sitting on their hands. By the end of their set the entire arena was going bonkers. That's what happened at Jannus with you guys, as well. A little bit of a smaller scale but I know that if the venues were switched that the same thing would've happened.
