Thursday, March 20, 2008
Greetings From The 512
Greetings from the road - specifically, Austin TX.
It's been a while, but here's the Cliff Notes version of the tour. Toronto was a solid show. Day off driving from T.O. to Boston. Finally shook the snow around Springfield MA. Boston was one of the best shows so far. Great crowd energy, and the venue has done some sound upgrades that were long overdue. NYC was rock. Made up for the sub-par performance in October 2005. The first stage diver of the tour as well. Philly was solid the following night. DC was a big blur, between the early band show and the late BLOWOFF. Long long day, capping off 10 shows in 11 days. Sunday, brunch with the crew, and a quiet dinner at home with friends.
Monday, a very smoky Charlotte. Folks, please leave the cancer sticks at home. It is even harder than normal for me to sing when my throat is on fire. Tuesday, Atlanta was great fun. David Barbe stopped by, and joined us onstage for a rousing encore. Yesterday was a tough travel day. What was to be four hours in the air system turned into twelve. Three meals in airports is not good for the soul. But, now that I'm in Austin, all is good. Looking forward to tonight's show at Antone's.
If I had only known it was so easy to get attention by saying funny things, I would have started many years ago. The short version, the long version.
A very nice writeup at DCist.
A nice review at Philly.com.
A nice review of the DC show.
It's been a while, but here's the Cliff Notes version of the tour. Toronto was a solid show. Day off driving from T.O. to Boston. Finally shook the snow around Springfield MA. Boston was one of the best shows so far. Great crowd energy, and the venue has done some sound upgrades that were long overdue. NYC was rock. Made up for the sub-par performance in October 2005. The first stage diver of the tour as well. Philly was solid the following night. DC was a big blur, between the early band show and the late BLOWOFF. Long long day, capping off 10 shows in 11 days. Sunday, brunch with the crew, and a quiet dinner at home with friends.
Monday, a very smoky Charlotte. Folks, please leave the cancer sticks at home. It is even harder than normal for me to sing when my throat is on fire. Tuesday, Atlanta was great fun. David Barbe stopped by, and joined us onstage for a rousing encore. Yesterday was a tough travel day. What was to be four hours in the air system turned into twelve. Three meals in airports is not good for the soul. But, now that I'm in Austin, all is good. Looking forward to tonight's show at Antone's.
If I had only known it was so easy to get attention by saying funny things, I would have started many years ago. The short version, the long version.
A very nice writeup at DCist.
A nice review at Philly.com.
A nice review of the DC show.
