Usually, gas stops aren't the most exciting events for traveling musicians. However, that's not always the case, as Haste the Day bassist Michael Murphy can attest. Here, her explains what went down during a recent stop to fill up the van during the Solid State Tour.

I've been to two gas stations a day over seven years of touring. So, basically I've seen a lot of gas stations and even more crazy people. But this one gas station in Arizona was my favorite experience yet.

As usual, we all walked into the store looking like zombies, searching for energy drinks, hot dogs, and burritos. Gas station clerks always look at us funny, praying we didn't come to rob their store. I guess I would feel the same if eight crazy lookin' dudes in black hoodies bombarded my store. But we weren't the culprits.

As we were shopping around, we heard this extremely loud crinkling noise. We looked back and saw this drunk dude shoving bags of chips, cookies, and candy into his hoodie pockets. Read more...