Sacramento, CA

A few months ago Sanctus Real was asked to play the EMF Broadcasting (a.k.a. Air1 and K-Love) annual corporate awards banquet in Sacramento, CA. We really felt honored to be asked, so of course we said yes. We flew out last Thursday and met up with the VP of radio promotions from Sparrow Records and good friend of ours, Grant Hubbard. So what's the first thing Sanctus Real does when they get to California? Eat at "In N' Out Burger" of course! Anyone who has been to CA knows they have the best burgers and fries in the country. They're food is as fresh and healthy as "fast food" gets. Most of us ordered a "double double" (Double cheeseburger) and fries. It was great as usual.

After lunch we rehearsed a little at the hotel and then drove to the Holiday Inn conference center to do sound check. We played a twenty minute set at 7 pm and then had dinner with Louie Giglio who was the guest speaker. If you don't know who Louie is, you should. He is easily one of the most compelling speakers I have ever heard. After dinner, Louie brought tears to every eye in the room with his "fuitcake" message (google it!). Then, after a few more awards, we played another twenty minute set featuring songs from our new record, "We Need Each Other". The entire evening went really well. Everyone at EMF made it an incredible experience for us. If anyone from EMF is reading this, thank you!

Before we left yesterday , we did on-air interviews with Air1 and K-Love. We played our next single, "Whatever You're Doing" live and hung out for a while. One of the coolest things about being there yesterday is that it was the first day the new morning hosts, Eric and Copellia were on the air. We were really honored to be a part of it. You can check it out at Air1.com.

Before I finish, I want to share a little about the pictures posted up top. Every time I fly, I see the most ridiculous things in Sky Mall magazine. Some stuff is pretty cool, but it's all overpriced and mostly unnecessary to own. Check these out.

The first is "Poop Freeze". This entrepreneur must have seen the movie "Envy" with Jack Black and Ben Stiller. Does anyone think this is a good idea?! Also, notice the "Urine Gone" and the dog with the gacky eye cure to the left.

Some people might love the brownies at the edge of the pan, but I love the gooey ones in the middle...making this the worst brownie pan ever for people like me!