2005
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May 28th , 2005.
At night, all the venders around the mainstage are lit up with strings of lights and people wander back and forth while listening to the main stage performers. Saturday morning greeted us with sunshine like a fist. Oh. and my brother. He and Del had decided to make the 4 hour drive and pop in…
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May 27th , 2005.
Tomorrow I compete at Kerrville Folk Festival, in what has got to be one of the more important performances I’ve ever had to make. Last night, we crashed with my brother and his fiancé, Del, and their charming beast Pica. A good, relaxing way to spend the night before heading out on route 10 again,…
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May 27th, 2005.
A couple of weeks ago, Kerrville Newfolk Finalists all got an email from a guy named Lindsey Lee. He was getting to the Folk Festival early for “Land Rush” and was offering us all the opportunity to camp in his area, trade some music for breakfast every day. Apparently this is a long-running tradition. Heather…
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May 26th, 2005.
So, ok – where the stars FALL apparently. For the last two nights we’ve been staying at India House -a beautiful hostel in New Orleans. Heather had found out about it from Ray – and I’m glad she did, though I don’t suppose I often seemed it. the sculpture of Lovers in a fountain at…
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May 25th, 2005.
Maggie the beautiful hound dog. She needs to meet Mary the hound dog. I am ridiculously happy, and that does not happen often. After six years, I am back in New Orleans . I deem today the “Greatest Day of All Time” and chant it happily to myself all the eight-hour drive from Atlanta ,…
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May 24th, 2005.
30 days from home, and we’ve just added an additional 2k plus to the Trip. We won the Eddie’s Attic Open Mic competition (it’s actually a pretty big deal!) and are playing in their big Open Mic Shootout on June 11th! Which means we’ll finally have an excuse to go through Nashville!!! Ok. Sleep. The…
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May 23rd, 2005.
It’s been a fantastic week, hopping between Myrtle Beach, SC and Wilmington, NC. And yeah, I’m using the same damned adjective – but it really has been fantastic. Hey, my Life is pretty full of fantasy…. 3,683 miles and 31 days until Maryland. That part. Not so hot. The week really has been pretty amazing.…
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May 22th, 2005.
Back from the Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival and leaving for the second leg of the trip today. The contest went well. I never expected to win anything, but I wanted to make a good showing and really feel like I belonged there and did not stick out as the weakest link, which is a…
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May 20th, 2005.
I know I put some pictures of these guys in earlier – but damn – leafy sea dragons are just about the coolest things there ever were! Leafy sea dragon at the Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, SC. Ok, wait. What is this? It’s like… rush hour… but… in the morning…? Oh yeah, I remember…
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May 18th, 2005.
Rough gig tonight. The Soap Box treated us well, but our instruments did not. I broke two strings at inconvenient moments, moments where I simply couldn’t play it off. The people that came out to see us really Loved us, our worst nights are still pretty good, but I felt awful by the end of…