We are done with touring. For now.I am back home in Denver, and I have to say it’s pretty weird. I am alone, and already feeling lonely without my bandmates. It’s a strange feeling being so close to 4 other people and then going your separate ways. This morning when I woke up, I was really confused. I didn’t know where I was, or what was happening, and then after a few seconds I realized that I wasn’t on the road anymore, and I was back in my own comfortable bed, and I was alone. Waking up next to 4 people becomes habit after a while, I suppose. Continue reading ‘The End.’
Archive for April, 2008
We’re on our last leg of the tour, and it’s getting more beautiful the further north we go.
From Stockton, I drove to Santa Cruz, and it started getting really, really green, and all of a sudden a huge windmill farm was all around us. It was stunning. After that, it never failed to dazzle us. Trees were everywhere, it was so green, and it was a beautiful sunny day. We started listening to Sigur Ros, and I almost started crying. It was too beautiful for words. After that, Patty Griffin summed it up perfectly with two words: “Heavenly Day.” Continue reading ‘The Great Northwest.’
This is why you should never forget to put suncreen on your feet after you take your shoes off and are planning on being in the sun.
Surprisingly, they look much better now. I am trying to take it easy. All the goop on there is Aloe. I got out of loading the trailer tonight. Reid said I could make up for it by doing it all by myself tomorrow.
In the back of my mind, and possibly a few other bandmates’ minds, Hollywood was THE gig. It almost felt like everything in the tour was building towards playing at The Key Club. Maybe this was all only in my head, but I guess it affected my thinking a little bit. I think we played well overall, but unfortunately we had some major technical difficulties during the show and Aubrea’s violin was off for the greater part of the show. 
In any case, I had a great time, and I met some of the nicest, most genuine people that we’ve met on the tour so far. We were able to stay with them, and it was so encouraging just to be around them. I hope we’ll be back soon so we can spend more time with them. Continue reading ‘Hollywood is as Hip as Fresno is Freaky.’