The trip so far...in photos

On "The Tube" in London. Leaving the airport to go to our first crash spot at the RampArt Collective http://www.ramparts.co.nr







Ryan on the roof of RampArt







Mark and Ryan on the roof







A really pretty sunset from the roof.







Our cozy room at RampArt







The computer lab at RampArt, we're hardcore internet addicts.







Our first show was at Reclaim The Future III http://rts.gn.apc.org/ A week before the show a huge warehouse was opened and preperation began,


cleaning the space and getting it ready for the around 4,000 people that would occupy it for 12 hours. We played a fun show


and a lot of people seemed into it. Apparantly the party continued for 3 more days, but we gave up by morning.





Mark and Evan warming up.







One of the famous moody Christa Daring portraits.







Ryan playing







Continued...







Again







Evan playing







The large banner outside the squat, as the sun came up.







We stayed with Mark's friends Liz and Alex for a night, and there was there bird...Snookums.







A groggy morning with Mark, Liz and Alex.







A few days later we were on our way to Amsterdam. Evan staring out the train window...







Ryan on the train to Amsterdam.







We were a little excited to be in The Netherlands...







Most of us :)







When we got off the train we went in search of a friend of ours who was living in Amsterdam. We were eventually pointed to Squat
Afrika, a five story wearhouse squat. We hung out for dinner and a movie (in their stadium seated theatre),
we sat around and played music with some people who lived there and eventually secured a
place to stay there for the night.







A resident of Squat Afrika.







The outside of Afrika.







We then took a train to Leiden, NL and played a show at the EuroDusnie Collective http://eurodusnie.nl/ This would be me
outside the squat in the morning.







The following day we went to Nimejen, NL and played an amazing show. Ryan Playing.







Mark playing.







Ryan again.







Evan







Intense, no?







Mark + crowd




Again







Mark, Christa and an amazing girl at merch table.







Ryan and folks







The result of Evan taking my camera away.







Ryan, folks and neck cracking.







The next morning we got news that Squat Afrika was getting evicted. So along with some new people we had
met we hightailed back to Amsterdam. Ten people were all waiting for rides at the same spot and the local news turned out
and our group made the front page of the paper.







Afrika under seige.







Cops posing for the media.







They don't have parking garages for cars in Amsterdam...only for lots of bikes....







We took several trains to Belgium and had to "sleep" in the airport...the result of no sleep...







and yet...







We managed to be the last four on the plane.







Well, I haven't eaten much today so I am off to do that, but more pictures to come along with a detailed story of each of our shows so far, stay tuned...

Well here it is!

Hello All! Christa Daring here!

This is the picture and general tour blog of the Riot Folk Records Europe Tour 2005. Evan Greer, Mark Gunnery and Ryan Harvey from the Riot Folk Record Collective along with Christa Daring are touring around Europe in anticipation of the G8 protests in Gleneagles, Scotland July 6th-8th.

More info on the collective can be found at http://www.riotfolk.org