Tour, Day 1
Posted on March 12, 2010 with 1 comment
I promised I would keep this updated better on the road-- to keep everyone back home posted on the in's and out's of the tour. So, here I am, on an insanely slow computer in Oregon (no offense to slow computers owner) with a hungry, squeeky corgi at my feet.
This is the first real tour I've gone on in over 5 years-- the last one (with my former band, north19) ended in a life-changing bout of insomnia that I still have yet to fully shake. (Hence the titles of the last 2 records of mine: Sleepwalker and The Nocturnal Among Us. Being an insomniac has shaped me more than I would have liked...)Here's hoping that this tour is more restful and less life-altering than my tour-de-southwest 2005.
We had a nice show in Portland- in an old Funeral home (seriously, our gear got stored in the coffin elevator. I shit you not.)The staff told us that while the main part of the venue was not haunted, the upstairs most definitely was, and woah to whoever was the last to close up. This was one of the first shows I can honestly say we had some ghosts in attendance, although they did not pay the cover charge, sadly.
This was the last show with the full five piece band, and now it's a trio for a few weeks before we meet up again with Eric (drummer) in Madison, WI. I still have yet to fathom how far we are driving-- so far, the van is holding up well, and Brooks almost got a speeding ticket!!! That's right, a 1984 vanagon with trailer, speeding. The hee-larity was almost, although not quite, worth the ticket. Luckily, Brooks is charming and I guess the cop thought it was pretty funny.
Off now, once these lazy bones wake up, to Roseburg OR. Let the good times (and good sleep??Please, god??) roll!!
This is the first real tour I've gone on in over 5 years-- the last one (with my former band, north19) ended in a life-changing bout of insomnia that I still have yet to fully shake. (Hence the titles of the last 2 records of mine: Sleepwalker and The Nocturnal Among Us. Being an insomniac has shaped me more than I would have liked...)Here's hoping that this tour is more restful and less life-altering than my tour-de-southwest 2005.
We had a nice show in Portland- in an old Funeral home (seriously, our gear got stored in the coffin elevator. I shit you not.)The staff told us that while the main part of the venue was not haunted, the upstairs most definitely was, and woah to whoever was the last to close up. This was one of the first shows I can honestly say we had some ghosts in attendance, although they did not pay the cover charge, sadly.
This was the last show with the full five piece band, and now it's a trio for a few weeks before we meet up again with Eric (drummer) in Madison, WI. I still have yet to fathom how far we are driving-- so far, the van is holding up well, and Brooks almost got a speeding ticket!!! That's right, a 1984 vanagon with trailer, speeding. The hee-larity was almost, although not quite, worth the ticket. Luckily, Brooks is charming and I guess the cop thought it was pretty funny.
Off now, once these lazy bones wake up, to Roseburg OR. Let the good times (and good sleep??Please, god??) roll!!