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Welcome to the fourth installment of the Girl Talk/Dan Deacon/White Williams tour diary, which has been extensively photojournaled by Mr. Williams himself. We're getting to the homestretch here, following our heroes around the great American west, from Houston and Austin to L.A. and San Diego, with a lot of desert in between. Once again, your guide for the journey is Joe (are we supposed to call him White?) himself, whose comments accompany each photo. Be sure to check below to see what roads the three will take when they part ways (after just one more show together!).

DAY 13: Houston, September 24, 2007


Tyler and Joe brushing their teeth upon arriving at the venue.



We're teaching Andrew how to exercise regularly.



Joe carefully balances two Ws in his gentle hands.


DAY 14: Austin, September 25, 2007


In Austin we played a refreshing outdoor show. We really enjoyed the layout of the venue-- and projected on the plants.



We stayed with a friend of Tyler's. They own dogs that run up trees and climb them.



Hayes' boots are perfect for latching on to the swings.

DAY 15: Driving Through the Desert, September 26, 2007


In anticipation of the desert we caught this beautiful mountain on the road. The "V" on it remains a mystery.



Andrew finally finds somebody that he can relate to on the tour-- his name was Sheriff Hoggy Hogsworthy.



Hayes can relate to these three painted clay coyotes.



After a few hours of driving the passengers in the van become restless and hunger-stricken. Enter Mr. Hamburger.



In a fit of jealousy Andrew imitates Mr. Hamburger.



We're not sure what Tyler was doing here but we think he was trying to hide something.



Cigarettes and bugs. It was hard to avoid bugs.



We found this structure of concrete slabs out in the middle of the desert. Upon climbing around them we heard gunshots in the distance.

DAY 16: San Diego, September 27, 2007


We found out that Hayes was Mr. Burger all along.



We were overwhelmed by the breathtaking landscapes on the road.



He insisted on drawing us, we insisted on drawing him.



We wonder if Gregg is taking care of his health.

DAY 17: Los Angeles, September 28, 2007


Hayes is addicted to cactus at this point.



We knew all along that Joe was a vampire, here demonstrated by his bathroom etiquette.



Mr. Burger is making the rounds. Here he is sluttin' it up with the band Tribal Tats.



A disco ball accompanied the visuals in L.A.-- setting a nostalgic tone for the evening.



We haven't seen any more orbs recently, but this blow up doll did make a guest appearance getting tossed around in the pit.

Girl Talk/Dan Deacon/White Williams:

10-06 Iowa City, IA - The Picador

Girl Talk:

10-04 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
10-05 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue !*
10-11 Calgary, Alberta - The Warehouse ^
10-12 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room ^
10-20 Tempe, AZ - SoCo Music Experience
10-26 São Paulo, Brazil - The Week
10-27 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Marina da Gloria
11-01 Houston, TX - Engine Room $
11-02 Dallas, TX - Palladium Loft $
11-03 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
11-08 Columbia, MO - Mojo's
11-09 St. Louis, MO - Gargoyle %
11-10 Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theatre %
11-30 Atlantic City, NJ - Club Harlem @ House of Blues &
12-08 Rennes, France - Festival Transmusicales
12-30 Marion Bay, Tasmania - Falls Festival
12-31 Lorne, Australia - Falls Festival
01-01 Sydney, Australia - Field Day Festival
01-03 Brisbane, Australia - Troubadour
01-05 Busselton, Australia - Southbound Festival
01-10 Sydney, Australia - Oxford Arts Factory
01-11 Melbourne, Australia - Miss Libertine
01-12 Auckland, New Zealand - Rising Sun
01-26 Chicago, IL - Metro (two shows) *

* with Dan Deacon
! with Tay Zonday
^ with Holy Fuck
$ with Busdriver, Daedelus
% with Death Set
& with White Williams

Dan Deacon:

10-04 Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Disco #
10-05 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue !*
10-11 St. Louis, MO - Billiken Club
10-12 Grinnell, IA - Grinnell University Gardner Lounge
10-13 Kansas City, MO - Pistol Social Club
10-16 Brooklyn, NY - Silent Barn
10-17 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
10-19 Bennington, VT - Bennington University
10-20 Alfred, NY - Alfred University
10-27 Malaga, Spain - Teatro Cervantes
11-29 Ireland - TBA
11-30 Ireland - TBA
12-01 Ireland - TBA
12-03 Glasgow, Scotland - Nice and Sleazy
12-04 Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
12-05 Manchester, England - Ruby Lounge
12-06 Liverpool, England - Barfly
12-07 London, England - The Dome
12-08 Paris, France - Transmusicales Festival
12-14 Brussels, Belgium - VK
12-15 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
12-20 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
12-21 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
01-26 Chicago, IL - Metro (two shows) *

# with Heatlth, Crime Novels
! with Tay Zonday
* with Girl Talk
^ with No Age, Deerhunter, White Williams

White Williams:

10-08 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle !
10-17 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
10-31 New York, NY - Annex *
11-07 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe #
11-09 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig #
11-10 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace #
11-11 Montreal, Quebec - Le National #
11-12 Boston, MA - Paradise #
11-13 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
11-30 Atlantic City, NJ - Club Harlem @ House of Blues &
01-26 San Francisco, CA - Café du Nord

! with Besnard Lakes
^ with Deerhunter, No Age, Dan Deacon
* with Telepathe
# with Battles
& with Girl Talk