Polaris - BUS INVADERS Ep. 2222

My Sasquatch Preservation Society number one and number two because we love the squash. One of the most important things on a bicycle is a sharpie because it means that you can put your name on something and you hope that it's protected. G'day, g'day, come on in. Welcome to Polaris HQ I guess. So we're out here on tour with Electric Cowboy for their tan-zined world tour and so far the run has been bloody incredible. Yeah, the show's been insane. Having a good time. Hey, welcome. We're just here actually sitting down and watching a bit of golf. We came in this morning and there was some F1 on so I'm sorry Jamie for turning that off. That's alright, we've got it here so it's all good. Exactly, so there's always a second screen with F1 on. But no, we've had a bit of sports on for this tour. We've been watching a bit of ice hockey because Waldie loves it as well as, who else? Is Ryan also a fan? All the Americans. Basically all the Americans. Pretty much all the Americans. So plenty of ice hockey been happening, a little bit of basketball but we've also managed to spend a bit of time watching movies and we've watched The Mummy 1 and The Mummy Returns so far. So slow starts but we're getting there and this TV's gotten a bit of use. This is the number one drawer. That's the holy drawer. This is the holy drawer. This is the hydration station. Most other drawers are just shoes. Only to be ended up like this, half drunk around the whole bus, excuse my language. The rest is all just kind of, everyone's got some snacks here and here. Yeah, something we realised when we first got in. Shoe drawers as well for the stinkies. Yeah, like we first got in and with 12 people we're like, okay, it seems like storage is a little bit of a premium. So everyone basically just threw all of their stuff into every cupboard and so every cupboard is just like a menagerie of random groceries and, I don't know, souvenirs and gifts and whatever. But mostly everything at feet level is for shoes or water. Yeah. Up here is my pantry. That's where we keep the honey. Really? It's also where I keep my canned pineapple and my cereal sideways because it can't stand upright. I don't really have snacks, I just, I buy stuff that lasts long and I put it in places I probably shouldn't. Where's your snack drawer, Rick? I don't have a snack drawer. I think, I know I have some Cliff mini bars somewhere. You always have a little stash somewhere. Yeah, there they are. See? And I've had one. So yeah, that goes to show what I've been snacking on. I've been snacking on catering every day. But yeah, there's quite a few snacks in here actually. I had something down there that's gone. I think this one is kind of like the, um, Waldie said that's supposed to be communal slash like rider, but that's also Dan's bag and then Waldie also said he's got his stuff It's just a mess, man. It's just a mess. Okay, so we're off the rider. We get chips every day. We actually get some Choccy's as well. So we've been slowly getting through the, um, the giant party size Choccy's that we get. We got some of these, some, uh, Doritos chips. Yeah, well, I was gonna say we have like an overwhelming majority of original chips, but like not enough dips. So they just end up going in the cupboard and wallowing in there. It's definitely the chocolate that is most consumed on the rider so far, which is a bit of a sad thing. We do have some bananas and apples, but Seth just came through before and had to throw out a few black bananas. Wait, what's, what's particularly missing there? There'll be like very few Twix. Dude, no, no, look, Twix is everywhere. It's all the good ----. That is all the, well. So this is very, that's what's usually left I find. Really? Yeah, and it's usually these guys are gone. I'll take one of those now. Yeah, same. That and, uh, you already saw it before and the waters. Water is incredibly important. So that gets, um, that gets brought on the bus before anything else. Water's like number one and then the rest is like, all right, we'll get to that. But without water, the bus is not a, it's not a happy bus. So we've got a, uh, coffee kind of set up here. A few of the, a few of our crew is like, uh, doing a big old French press with their, with their coffee. They're pretty serious about that. The rest of us kind of just go to whatever good cafes nearby and enjoy it there. That's our morning ritual right now. We just go to a cafe where Ryan, the guy filling up the base at the moment, he just has like a crazy rig that he does. Yeah. Hooks up Waldie and whoever. Yeah, he's done set for a few days. Yeah. But we usually go brave the elements and go find some coffee place. It's usually way too far away. And yeah, it's nothing on, no offense America, but nothing on Australian coffee. We, uh, we, we don't realize how good we have it until we're overseas. Yeah. I'm a, I'm a tea drinker, so I don't, I don't partake in the bean so to speak, but, um, no, um, I, uh, I've given up on American tea cause I, I order breakfast tea and it tastes like flowers and I don't want it to taste like flowers. I want it to taste like bitter leaf, but, um, nah, um, yeah. So we've got like, we've got a station to set up everything. I feel like I've seen people use this toaster, like a dozen times. So like, really? It's just right now you're, you're witnessing the bus with three people in it. So times this by four. And then suddenly everyone's like this and like going in the bathroom where it's like, Whoa, watch out. Like everything. Trying to get in the fridge and trying to get in and out of the bunk alley and that. It's tight quarters. So it's like, you know, you, you, you make a coffee or make some toast when you can. Not always. Yeah. One of the most important things on a bus is a Sharpie because it means that you can put your name on something and you hope that it's protected, but you never know. Like right now I've got a few pineapple juices in the fridge, so let's see. Oh yeah, they are still there. Ready for me whenever I want. See pineapple juice for Rick. Respect the name. Well, the fridge is a bit bare at the moment. It's, um, we're kind of in between stuff. Like we have a bit of catering juice, which is always good. We have some random Coke zeros and hot sauce. I don't know whose that is. I guess I really don't know whose that is. It's mostly just like catering leftovers and some like protein things like protein yogurts for some of the guys. Um, we've got some old salsa, got a few different salsas, actually. We should probably clean that out. But no, there's nothing too fun. We're kind of like at a bit of a dry spell at the moment. Cheese. Oh, there is the, um, there is the jelly to go with the peanut butter. Oh, so that is Matt Longcars. Yes, because I've seen him make PB&J sandwiches like six times. He uses like half a jar per thing. I've seen it. And then what's in the freezer? I think we have a whole lot of frozen meals in there. Yeah, I got a couple of frozen meals in there. Oh, not too many at the moment. It's pretty low. And then Dan got some, uh, some frollies. Don't have them back at home. They kind of look like a calippo though. That looks good. And then just across from the, uh, general living room, you have the bathroom. Come on in. I think the shower has been used twice so far. There's Dan's pants. That's usually where they live. Just across from his under, I don't know, I don't know whose pants they are. I think they're both Dan's. I'm pretty sure they're both Dan's. But yeah, there's actually a bit, a bit of storage in here. Like there's some space behind the, behind there's a cupboard up here. So it's a pretty decent bathroom, honestly. It's quite, quite roomy and spacious once you get in. And, um, as per the rule in every like moving vehicle is you never put a solid in the toilet and that goes for toilet paper. That goes for, I don't know, just anything. Just if it's... What the **** did I do? You know exactly what you did. What did he do? I didn't do ----. Just trying to throw someone under the bus. I know what he's on about. So we'll head on through to bunk alley. Um, here you go. Welcome. This is, uh, our general sleeping quarters. I've, uh, chosen down here because I got a CPAP machine. So I kind of, unfortunately, everyone had to pick first to see where it's going to work best with the CPAP. So I've got that, that in here, that lives in there. I've got duct tapes all through up in. So I've got my mask up there when I go to bed so I can breathe and not snore in the middle of the night. It's not too exciting of a setup, but I followed suit with Rick. Uh, we're at a, uh, what was that? A dollar general store in middle of nowhere in Van Horn, Texas. And that, uh, which is what Rick has as well. It's a little, um, uh, is it like a little dish drying? That kind of thing? Yeah, it's like a, like a dish caddy. Yeah. So we've, I saw what Rick did and I'm like, yeah, I'm going to do the same thing. Just tape it up against the wall and tape up the edges to make sure stuff doesn't fall out. And other than that, that's pretty much my bunk. It's a little, little hat from Van Horn. And, uh, my clothes are down the end. That's pretty much my bunk. It's not as exciting as the others. All right. So it's a bit of a mess at the moment, but it's functional. And that's all I care about. If I've got my hat, I've got my camera hanging up, then this vent doesn't close. So I've just like half taped it. Just, you know, a bit of temperature control. Got my steam deck up here, which is just, you know, always ready for me. I've been playing Need for Speed Most Wanted 2005. So I've got the PC version of that and been ripping that. Seth's been playing it with me, which has been fun. I've got like a portable charger, some toothpicks for at night, my wallet, and of course some snacks. My watch charger's up there. I've got my light so I can kind of, you know, as I'm going to bed, put on the red light so it's a bit more chill. But I also got a big light up here, which I don't use much. And then the classic thing when you want to watch a movie, but you don't want to hold your iPad. I've got the sandwich bag in the ceiling so that I can watch it right here. That's probably the highlight, to be honest. All right, I'm about to take my touring pals to the year 3000. Welcome to my humble labow, temple, whatever you want to call it. Rick's very jealous. So I don't know where to start, but I essentially have my phone, which has all my little widgets set up so I can, you know, check what's going on, what time it is at home, all that stuff. I have a TV, which is hung in by hooks so I can actually take it out. Innovation, you know what I'm saying? Wall plug. This is probably the highlight. I'll try to get into this right now, but I've got it pretty worked out. Quick slip in. But yeah, Nintendo Switch. I've been playing 64 the entire time because I'm an absolute geek. You can play Zelda too. Yes, Zelda. That's my whole arm and all that kind of stuff. But then get out of here. Oh my God. As you can see, as a 33 year old, that is not good for your back. Down there, we have like a little shelf nook thing that a lot of us have. But you're going to have to come through this way and I'm going to show you the pride and joy. So when you live 30 weeks in a damn cylinder. 30 weeks? A year. You need to have a wardrobe. So I have installed this on this little hook thing. All my clothes, socks from Red Rocks. That's pretty cool. It's kind of fucked up at the moment. So I need to do my washing. Yeah, it's really good for the door. Yes, it was good. You can probably see the traffic jam that happens when Jesse's trying to get dressed and people are trying to come in and out. Pulls me back to sleep. And then a perfect transition to Daniel. Hello. Bye. Year 3000 to my touring pals. That's it. That's my... Oh, sorry. I've got a little... Actually, I'll just use this hat. Are you guys getting the Jesse Penthouse bunk experience? The hat rack as well. So yeah, that's it. I'm done. This is what people do when they spend a lot of time in their bunks. This is the 33-year-old version. My bunk is for sleeping. It's a 32-year-old virgin showing his Nintendo to the world. Probably. Just little things. Yes. All right. Hi, my name is Dan. I play drums in Polaris. I was late for today's bus tour. So we're going to cut this video in and it's not going to look as professional as the other ones for various reasons. Partly because my bunk is much less interesting, but I'm going to show it to you anyway. I didn't get as far with the customizations as these guys. I got a little bit lazy. I'm pretty minimalist on my approach to my bunk. I don't tend to spend a lot of time in my bunk unless I'm sleeping, really. I'm not really a daytime bunk guy. But welcome to my little home in here. We got the bare essentials in here. The extent of my customizations is basically a little power strip running from here, gaff tapes to the wall and staying over here, which is honestly a huge upgrade for me because me and my long pointy elbows used to knock the power out of the wall all the time. So this is keeping that a little bit more regular. We've got the Apple Watch charger taped down over here to make a nice, very clean and professional charging station. Basically all I need. Some earplugs, a little ducky that was gifted to me by a fan outside of venue and she signed it for me, which is very cute. And I do have a window that is worth mentioning. I don't open it very much until I need to. But right now I've got a beautiful view of the Chicago streets. It does make it a little bit easier when you're trying to ruffle around for stuff in your bunk. I've got my nighttime mouth guard retainer because I grind my teeth. The other customization I have in here is a little hook that I stuck up here that Jesse gave me because he had a spare one. I've acquired quite a lot of hats on this tour. I came over here with one hat and then I ended up buying many more hats. I didn't think I even liked hats that much until this tour. This is a cool one that my friend Zach gave me. It's a nice little piece of Texas here. We've also got the ones I'm really proud of over here. Don't mind that. My Sasquatch Preservation Society number one and number two because we love the squash. And this cool one that I picked up at a vintage store in Utah, which is super dope because it's like a 1996 Casper the Friendly Ghost hat from Hollywood that I just thought was really dope and probably we'll never see again. Aside from that, like I said, I didn't get too inventive. I tend to keep my spare clothes in a variety of tote bags in the bottom of my bunk because I don't like going into the bay and getting my suitcase out all the time. So I just kind of rotate different clothes in and out of these various cloth bags. One for gym clothes, one for show clothes, one for other clothes. We got the Red Rocks hoodie in here. Lots of Red Rocks memorabilia because that place is the coolest place in the world. A nice little Red Rocks throw pillow that I couldn't resist because I really wanted to have something for my studio couch at home. So a little thing to remember that show by. A nice pair of pit vipers that were also gifted to me by a generous fan in Vancouver and I wanted to trade him something back for them. So I gave him the knockoff gas station pit vipers that I had bought a few days previously. So we exchanged sunglasses and that was really fun. And more Red Rocks memorabilia, my day bag and that's about it. That's how I've been living on this tour. If you hear a jangling sound, that's because I have all these things hanging off my keys, which it's good. So yeah, we're a full bus. All 12 bunks are taken. So as Rick was saying earlier on, it gets quite squishy quite quick. But yeah, so no junk bunk. Everyone's got all their suitcases underneath and up the back in the other living room area, which we'll get to in a moment. It's kind of become just where everyone puts their backpacks. There's a couple of cupboards where we were originally chucking our bags, but now it's just ended up all over the seats. But yeah, like I guess you could say like, you know, us the band usually will pick where to go kind of first. And then everyone else kind of goes from there. But our sound guy who isn't on this run with us, he's back home. But Lance, he's a very tall, long boy. So other than us picking first, Lance usually goes around with a measuring tape on which bunk is going to be best for him that he can just about fit in. Because most of the time he's not really able to fit. But yeah, I guess that's the general gist of how we kind of pick our bunks and choose who's sleeping where. I guess, yeah, other than seeing the party that's going on down here and that, we got the back lounge area, which, like I said before, is usually just chockers with backpacks in that. Just a few of us store our bags. There's a cupboard here, there's another cupboard here, which I think has a whole bunch of the bus's laundry, like change of sheets and pillowcases in there. But yeah, at the end of the night, this becomes quite chaotic. Everyone's got their bags in here and, you know, some people chill in here. We've got another TV. But the main living space and hanging out space is the front lounge where everyone chooses to kind of spend their time. Or up here, because I guess as well with this open, everyone's trying to sleep in the middle of the night. Down there, it's a bit easier to be a bit louder than up here. So not like we're a rowdy bunch or anything. That's not what I'm trying to say. But yeah, this usually ends up being a bit of a quiet zone or no one's really in here. Yeah, this table kind of gets used mainly for Sean, who's in there videographer content. If he's not in the venue editing or whatever, he'll be set up here, you know, editing away. We have had Ryan as well in the early stages of this run. With his Pelican, he's got his all set up, you know, because he's learnt our set for this run over about 13 days, I think it was. So he's been pretty much sitting here grinding it out every single day that we've had off. He's sitting here getting the songs drilled into his head and everything. So we appreciate the hard work that you put in here, right? But yeah, that's kind of essentially what this space is used for other than a bit of a just storage, you know. Usually, you know, if there is a junk bunk, then you know some people put some backpacks or whatever in there or we leave our bags in our bunks. But if we've got the space like here, we try to have as much space in our bunks as possible because it's comfier that way. So yeah, I mean, that's essentially it. I don't really hang in here too much. I don't really have much else to say other than it's another quiet space. I usually get dressed in here in the morning because it's quiet and I got my bag in there, my deodorant's in there. So that's pretty much it, yeah. Hey guys, thank you so much for coming to check out our bus on the Electric Corboy tour. We've had such a ball so far and we can't wait to finish it off. In the meantime, and in the future, check out our website pyrexaus.com to check out all tour dates, any new news, merch, whatever you're interested in. We've got it there. So thank you so much for being with us and yeah, catch you next time.