I can’t believe I did it! I finished one thousand pushups today. That means that at this current rate, by the end of the tour, I will have completed close to 50,000 dozen. I look forward to arm wrestling my younger brother when I get back. (he’s 7 years old, but I bet I can whup him)
Archive for February, 2008
That’s right. I hate pushups, but I still do them for all the ladies with their babies make their babies shake their booties yeah.
Playing last night at the ‘Backroom’ was so much fun.
I think we were playing so well together, and it was so encouraging having 100 people show up. We played with two phenomenal bands, The Neighborhood, and Eek! I can’t remember the other name of the band (sorry!)
We are off to Tulsa today, for a quick acoustic set at Tsunami Sushi, and then back here on Sunday. After that we’re off to Dallas, and I am just so excited! There’s NO ALCOHOL! I can spray my hair 3o to 40 times a day, and it’s just not sticky because it’s 100% alcohol free!
We got a lot of compliments last night too. It is always so encouraging and awesome when people go out of their way to tell you that your music affected them. It’s really stunning. One lady we met said that she could totally see us on Jay Leno someday. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for that one.
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I feel really lame being so dependent on a TV show. I am fully aware that I am fully addicted to a little TV show called Lost.
Example: In order to make it to Oklahoma City in time for lost (which we found out airs at 8pm, instead of 9) I drove part of the way, and was in somewhat of a frenzy to get here only to find out that the house we’re staying at has no television. BOOHISS! I quickly suggested that we knock on a neighbors door and ask if they were Lost fans, and that they let us commandeer their tube for an hour.
I sound like a broken record. We are staying with Juli’s aunt and uncle here in Little Rock, AK, and they are some of the nicest people. They are so hospitable, and I am just so happy to even have to opportunity to be a part of all of this, and I just think that I am so lucky. Ugh. Life is beautiful.
The more I think about it, the more I love Memphis. The people we’ve gotten to know here are just incredible people. We had some really, really, really good BBQ with Bryan and the family we’re staying with, and we were laughing so hard at all the banter they had about all these funny things. HA! I guess you had to be there, really.
After eating way too much at lunch, we went over to some of Aubrea’s and Juli’s college friends who happen to be in Memphis now too, and it was equally incredible. They are in love with our music, and we all just talked and got to know each other a little better. They are great story tellers, too. And! They made us another incredible meal that I was way too stuffed for but I ended up finishing anyway because it was too delicious to say no to. I would love to talk more about everything, but Reid needs his computer back.
We played at this little place called Newby’s in Memphis last night. Although almost no one was there, a couple of Aubrea’s friends, and our good friend Rick Trotter showed up and made it fun. I was shocked. They cheered as loud as a packed audience would have, and we made a lot of new fans that happened to be in the bar. Tifah ended up talking to a potentially important contact that knows a lot of people in L.A. He is going to try to bring people to our show there. I talked to a guy named Larry for a good bit, and it was great!
Earlier today, we heard Bryan Loritts speak about OJ Simpson and Jesus. It was very compelling and challenging. Good stuff. Check him out if you want to be moved and affected by good speaking.
I wish I had more to say. Memphis might be one of my favorite places to be. We are staying with this amazing family in this amazing house. Who could ask for anything more?
Just a quick post about last night–
The Randy Bacon Art Gallery has to be one of the coolest spaces I’ve seen. Everyone needs to check it out. It’s where we played last night, and it was incredible. Randy and Shannon Bacon were amazing too. They were so interested in us, and so all about creativity and art and beauty. Randy takes mostly portraits of people, and every single on of them was too beautiful for words.
I have to admit that I am becoming a morning person. I am consistently up before everyone, and it seems like I fall asleep earlier and earlier. I guess I wouldn’t have too much of a problem with it if I wasn’t a musician, and so far it hasn’t really interfered, but it’s just weird that I can’t sleep in anymore like I used to be able to. It’s kind of nice being up before anyone else. I get lots of time to read and think and write–all things that I need to do more of and find more satisfaction in the more I do.