Fuse's Surfer Blood Tour Journals, Pt. 2: Jersey, Philly, Chi-Town
Surfer Blood are enduring a time in their career filled with professional highs and emotional challenges. Between celebrating their new album's release, departing from Warner Bros., and supporting their bandmate during a time of healing, there is nary a dull moment in JP's camp. Stay with Fuse for an intimate look into the life and times of John Paul Pitts of Surfer Blood. Read Part One right here.
Wednesday, May 13: Asbury Park, NJ
The 13th was our day off (kind of), but first we had a radio station visit at WBJB in New Jersey. We managed to navigate the turbulent New Jersey turnpike, but when we got to the radio station we realized the remaining directions were hopelessly vague. I ended up having to walk into the police station and ask for help. One of the cops told us we would never find it on our own and offered to lead the way. He got in his squad car and brought us through a maze of windy streets into the parking lot of a community college. Needless to say, I felt adequately protected and served.
Up to this point tour had been grueling. It's good to be busy, but so far it had been all work and no play and we were all excited to have some chill time in Asbury Park. We stayed at a friend’s house in Ocean Grove, one town over, in a three-story late 19th-century home. From the curb it looks like an actual dollhouse. The whole town feels like something from a forgotten time; the streets are narrow and the houses are built super close together without garages. On the inside you’ll find antique wooden floors, a claw-foot tub, and sinks in pretty much every room from when it used to be a boarding house. Also, the house is very haunted, I refuse to sleep on the third floor because I’ve had the weirdest dreams of my life up there.
The house is a few hundred feet from the ocean, so naturally, Tyler and Mikey grabbed surf boards, slipped on their Rider flip flops and headed down to the water. The water was murky and the waves were choppy, but they looked like they were getting on all right.
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