Cheers and Sayunara
Vintage Trouble – Asakusa Temple
Before I fly home after a long summer of being away from the states we refer to as united, I would like to put some thoughts on paper while they are fresh in my mind and illuminating my soul.
As a child I always dreamed of being a singer that would travel the world making music, and sharing songs with different cultures, but I had no idea what the reality of the situation would bring with it. In my mind I thought the core of being a traveling musician would be music, but what I have fortunately found, is that is not; It is about the people.
As I think about flying home today, I’m not thinking about the words I put out or the notes I sang. My minds eye is full of the beautiful and inspiring people that I came in contact with.
TroubleMakers, you are really unique brand of music lover. I will try to strip myself of all desire to be cool in this paragraph, in order to allow you to truly feel my appreciation and adoration of you.
We like to challenge our audiences, to go beyond their normal good time, and I want to acknowledge what so many of you have challenged us to do by coming to so many shows. You have made us feel the need to never let you down and always give you and ourselves something new out of every show… No, out of every moment of every show.
We head home feeling like stronger men due to the fact that you have made us feel necessary and exciting. We land in Los Angeles tomorrow more humble because of the way your realness keeps us grounded. Tomorrow night as we lay in bed, we will fall asleep with smiles on our faces because of how sexy you have made us feel all summer.
If you have not been told by one of us at some point, we would like you to know this. There are not enough tears of joy in the world to fill the place you have in our hearts. You have made the summer of 2012 feel like a delicious home away from home.
From Japan, I and we raise a glass of the finest unfiltered Sake to you. Thank you for your hearts and souls, your time and minds and your sweat applause, but mostly we thank you for being your wild abandoned selves and putting out and giving in the way you have and do.
Please think of us fondly while we are away and don’t be strangers.
Peace please,
Ty
I raise a glass of cold White wine to you guys, thinking fondly of you as you depart to meet friends, kith and kin and Loved ones 🙂
I have grown, i hope for the better, through you, and your music .
Meeting Wonderful people- making friends through out the world – I heartfelt thank you 🙂
Now, Please, please get some Rest xox
Regards,
Peter.
It is such a pleasure to be a part of what you, all of you, bring to us TMs; Ty, Nalle, Rick and Richard. Through the spirit Vintage Trouble bring, we have found among us a genuine spirit of caring and deep friendship, held together by our love of your amazing talented band and the message you put out to the world.
There are bands that talk to fans for a moment after shows, and there are groups of fans who get to know one another at gigs, but not like this, not for many years …
On the TM page, if someone is in trouble, others offer instant support, if someone needs a ticket – they get one … I have never before known fans to begin discussing clubbing together to replace a stolen instrument before. This group of people are kind, genuine and very talented themselves in their own right, and they are all held together by the spirit of Vintage Trouble
Thank you for your beautiful words, your beautiful songs and your wonderful soul – thank you for rocking our world and bringing live music back to life again
We cannot know how things will be as VT grows but one thing is for certain, anyone who sees you in a small hot sweaty room has the moment they were their indelibly imprinted upon their soul.
You guys never seem to rest, but we all, I am sure, hope you do rest well and we, like you, will smile at the memories of a rainy joyful summer.
Thank you, Vintage Trouble
Dave
Ｙou made me dance and sweat,
shout and scream, and now,
cry in the office.how dare you!
you all must come back and make me smile again☆彡
Thank you for making this Summer so unforgettable..
Having lost my job of many years about a year ago and having my knee replaced and being in recovery..and living of benefits since…tough as you can probably imagine…Im so glad i still got a couple of tickets for your Bedford Corn Exchange gig…Its been the highlight of my summer and pulled me up from a low down place….Thanks V.T…Please come again sometime…..Bedford needs you..!!…
Thank you for these nice words.
I really enjoyed to meet you in Switzerland …
I will ever remember this summer 2012 with VT guys !
Thanks : Ty, Nalle, Rick & Richard.
I hope to see you again soon 🙂 …
Thank you for such a fun night in Shibuya! It was well worth a trip from Kyoto(^o^)
Hope you visit Japan again before too long, and we’ll try to be there what ever it takes!
Till then, please take care.
Every word in this piece of work is very clear and your passion for this topic shines. Please continue your work in this area and I hope to see more from you in the future.
Hello guys.
Thank you for hottest summer daze.
Japanese Troublemaker are looking forward to the next visit to Japan.
ARIGATO and SAYONARA!!!!
WOW. Paragraph 7 – genius lyricist in action, dissolved into tears immediately….THANKS to you guys for the warm welcome and instant friendship. We saw you in November and didn’t know TM’s even existed (though in retro we admired Cathy’s VW as we entered the old Fire Station). Summer Breeze we wore the TM T shirts and what can I say, so many people coming up and speaking to us, including you the band. As seasoned gig and festival goers I have never encountered this before…..and then as you say the summer of 2012, we managed to get 4 VT hits and introduced our daughter to you guys. Vintage Trouble and making new friends will definitely be the memory of summer 2012. Thanks again and enjoy time at home in LA with friends and family. You won’t be forgotten because there is a unique network of friends you have left behind 🙂
Saw you guys at The Welly Club in Hull 18/07/12. We had the most fantastic night out and are now hooked. We where thoroughly entertained by your performance and totally blown away by all your talent. I am still talking about you guys to my family and friends. Keep up the fantastic work and come back soon xxxx
As if we could ever forget you, you have given such great music, great nights. Just waiting for your next UK dates. Bye the way that must be one big bed. Love Daphne. xx
Now seen VT three times in Cardiff (small Glee Club), Ross-on-Wye (sheep outdoors) and Bristol (the hot Fleece) and it is clear that you are creating something very special, but also you are delightful people, patently enjoying what you do and staying close to your fans and supporters. As they say up north: “more power to your elbow”…keep it up. Look forward to seeing you again and to the new album.
PJ
You guys…what a summer. We saw you first at the Blue’s Kitchen in Camden, then in Newbury (where I sobbed my heart out), then at Summer Breeze & finally in Bristol. At first it felt a bit weird to be, well, a fan, it’s just not my style. Like, was I a stalker, going to so many gigs and wanting to catch your eyes & have a flushed, gawky chat after? It felt, well, embarrassing…but my heart recognised something very true, very timely, very sweet & just wanted to be part of it. So anyway I got over all that embarrassment & loved you more with every sweaty, honest, bawdy serenade. I loved the coinciding of the British summer of love, with the Jubilee & the Olympics & plen’y Trouble. The Olympic opening ceremony, with its innocent humour & nostalgic respect for history set in a contemporary, whole and emergent way, reminds me of what you guys embody – the raw heat & passion of Etta James or Tina Turner or Little Richard but with the integration, humility and simple, embodied, friendly ordinariness (as sophisticated as that is) that these times seem to call for. A kind of sensitivity towards this moment in history where we humans stand divided, in some admittedly terrible ways, but with a deep awareness of something forming in and through us. So as you take us one by one beyond our normal good times, you too make us stronger, more necessary and exciting and more confident about being part of that change where love is inclusive and generous and ordinary and robust against bigotry and greed. So in your willingness to go beyond cool, to express your adoration of the generous, wholely necessary & exciting swell of folk you inspire to love more openly, you make it possible for us to express what’s in our heart too. And yes, you too make us feel sexy.
Ty
Thank you and the guys so much for all you have given to me over the last year. I love the music, love the gigs, and love you, and all the TMs that make it all so special – like no other band I know! And I know a few!
I first came across you at a tough time, but that has passed, and i feel so much better about life now. Thanks to you guys and lots of new “family”.
So glad to have been part of it, and so humbled that you have these thoughts for us TMs.
Long may you have such well-deserved success, and long may i be a Troublemaker!
Love and peace.
Doug
Wow oh wow. I am enjoying the comments as much as your post Ty, which by the way is beautiful! I am so honored and thankful to be a part of such an amazing group of people. Love Love Love Vintage Trouble and the Troublemakers!!
You have remarked very interesting details! ps decent site.
Now I’m listening to the sound at DUO on Youtube. It makes me remind that amaging night. Then we were so, so exicited, it’s made by your dream! Hope your R&R journey continues forever!! and COME BACK TO JAPAN!!
Touching words Ty, always from the heart, did not get to see you this summer in Europe, would of loved too. Followed what I could here and Youtube. Your music, voice and energy really lifts my spirits and I feel gooood!
Hope to see you live very soon, my dream.
Take care
peace & happiness and lots of good wine!! and friends!
Christina Cheers guys xx