{"id":2266,"date":"2012-12-20T13:28:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T20:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.protomen.com\/news\/?p=2266"},"modified":"2012-12-22T13:24:04","modified_gmt":"2012-12-22T20:24:04","slug":"end-of-the-future-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/protomen.com\/news\/2012\/12\/20\/end-of-the-future-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"End Of The Future Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Before we get started with this mailer situation, I just want to issue a quick warning. This is a mailer full of pictures. If you don&#8217;t like pictures, you should close your email right now. Also, you should just stop and take a long hard think about your life. Why would you not like pictures? I understand not liking bad pictures&#8230; but not liking pictures in general? That&#8217;s weird.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now, with all that business is out of the way&#8230; let&#8217;s get on to some pictures!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CASSETTE SINGLE RELEASE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><br \/>\n21st \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Get Tickets.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketweb.com\/t3\/sale\/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&amp;eventId=3106304&amp;pl=12porter&amp;REF_ID=client&amp;pl=12porter\" target=\"_blank\">12th &amp; Porter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soundmachinestore.bigcartel.com\/product\/i-drove-all-night-cassette-single\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2268\" alt=\"cassettesm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protomen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cassettesm.jpg\" width=\"443\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/protomen.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cassettesm.jpg 738w, https:\/\/protomen.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cassettesm-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/protomen.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cassettesm-723x1024.jpg 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The picture you just saw is the fancy cassette we&#8217;re putting out tomorrow night. It&#8217;s a single of &#8220;I Drove All Night.&#8221; It&#8217;s one ferocious jam. The B-side is a reworked version of &#8220;Breaking Out&#8221; and Mike and The Mechanics&#8217; &#8220;Silent Running.&#8221; Artwork was done by <a href=\"http:\/\/johndelucca.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">John DeLucca<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/versionindustries.com\" target=\"_blank\">Caspar Newbolt of Version Industries<\/a>. If you think the outside looks nice&#8230; wait till you see the inside artwork. This is an incredibly limited release, so don&#8217;t miss it. Whatever is left over from the show tomorrow night in Nashville will go <a href=\"http:\/\/soundmachinestore.bigcartel.com\/product\/i-drove-all-night-cassette-single\" target=\"_blank\">on sale at the Sound Machine Store at 10am CST Saturday morning.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also available at the show for the first time will be this magical new <a href=\"http:\/\/soundmachinestore.bigcartel.com\/product\/breaking-out-shirt\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking Out shirt<\/a>. It&#8217;s super sassy&#8230; and magical.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soundmachinestore.bigcartel.com\/product\/breaking-out-shirt\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"BreakingOut Mockup NEW\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protomen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BreakingOut-Mockup-NEW.png\" width=\"490\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soundmachinestore.bigcartel.com\/product\/breaking-out-shirt\" target=\"_blank\">Maybe you need 3 of them.<\/a> Just ask these people&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2270\" alt=\"breakingout_shirt_ad1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protomen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/breakingout_shirt_ad1.jpg\" width=\"342\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/protomen.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/breakingout_shirt_ad1.jpg 489w, https:\/\/protomen.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/breakingout_shirt_ad1-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As for tomorrow&#8217;s show, I have some unfortunate news.\u00a0Due to unforeseen circumstances,\u00a0Makeup And Vanity Set will not be joining us and Uncle Skeleton at 12th And Porter tomorrow night. We&#8217;ll all just have to bring the thunder for him.<\/p>\n<p>Come on&#8230; wipe those tears. It&#8217;s not all bad news&#8230; tomorrow night we&#8217;re gonna play a jam from Act III!<\/p>\n<p><strong>ACT I VINYL<\/strong><br \/>\nThe second pressing of the Act I vinyl is finally here. This time around we pressed it on black 180 gram (sounds very nice). It comes with a large poster of artwork and liner notes, and the original endings of Hope Rides Alone and Due Vendetta are still intact. <a href=\"http:\/\/soundmachinestore.bigcartel.com\/product\/act-i-vinyl-2nd-pressing\" target=\"_blank\">Get these while they last&#8230; again.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soundmachinestore.bigcartel.com\/product\/act-i-vinyl-2nd-pressing\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2277\" alt=\"recordsm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protomen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/recordsm.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/protomen.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/recordsm.jpg 720w, https:\/\/protomen.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/recordsm-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This long sleeve black version of the very first Protomen shirt design will also be making it&#8217;s debut tomorrow night. Look at fake KILROY striking a pose down there&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/soundmachinestore.bigcartel.com\/product\/long-sleeve-shirt-original-grid-logo\" target=\"_blank\">you know you want it.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2279\" style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/soundmachinestore.bigcartel.com\/product\/long-sleeve-shirt-original-grid-logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2279\" class=\" wp-image-2279  \" alt=\"longsleevegridMOCKUP\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protomen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/longsleevegridMOCKUP.jpg\" width=\"421\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/protomen.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/longsleevegridMOCKUP.jpg 468w, https:\/\/protomen.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/longsleevegridMOCKUP-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not actually KILROY&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All of this (and more!) will be available tomorrow night (21st) at 12th And Porter in Nashville (and will be <a href=\"http:\/\/soundmachinestore.bigcartel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">available online at 10am<\/a> the following day). So get your ass there. This stuff ain&#8217;t gonna wear and listen to itself.<\/p>\n<p>Also, since the world is ending tomorrow night anyway&#8230; you might as well buy about 10 of everything, right?<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of new things&#8230; our Zambooie store has a new hoodie. <a href=\"http:\/\/theprotomen.zambooie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check it out.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>END OF THE WORLD CONTINGENCY PLAN<\/strong><br \/>\nIf the world somehow doesn&#8217;t end tomorrow, and you&#8217;re left sitting around wondering what to do with the rest of your life, maybe you should start it off right by making your way to <a href=\"http:\/\/whiskervillehungerstrike-eorg.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Armageddicon in Columbus, OH<\/a> to party with us once more! And then less than 2 weeks after that, we&#8217;re playing at <a href=\"http:\/\/magfest.org\/prereg\" target=\"_blank\">MAGFest right outside of D.C.<\/a>. Show the end of the world who&#8217;s boss. Spit in the face of the apocalypse by showing up to both of these post-apocalyptic shows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><br \/>\n22nd \u2013 Columbus, OH \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Get tickets.\" href=\"http:\/\/whiskervillehungerstrike-eorg.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sheraton (ARMAGEDDICON)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>JANUARY<\/strong><br \/>\n05th \u2013 National Harbor, MD \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Get Tickets.\" href=\"http:\/\/magfest.org\/prereg\" target=\"_blank\">MAGFest 11<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking Of Post-Apocalyptic&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nWe are taking a trip to Australia next year (July 19-21) to play PAXAus and fight for some precious juice. We don&#8217;t know what day we&#8217;re playing PAX yet, but you better <a title=\"Get Tickets.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.showclix.com\/event\/3720062\" target=\"_blank\">go ahead and grab your passes before they&#8217;re gone.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See you on the other side (or tomorrow night),<\/p>\n<p>-Commander<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before we get started with this mailer situation, I just want to issue a quick warning. This is a mailer full of pictures. If you don&#8217;t like pictures, you should close your email right now. Also, you should just stop and take a long hard think about your life. Why would you not like pictures? 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