2008
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October 29th, 2008.
My thumb feels like Hell. I’m not sure if we’ve been playing MORE than normal (thinks about it – last mon played nashville, tues a radio show, wed Pop’s Blue Moon AND Stagger, thurs the Stable, Fri St Charles AND the Shanti, Sat LOTS of the Stagger… Mon the Blue Fugue twice and a radio…
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October 29th, 2008.
It’s a beautiful day outside. The kind that makes me Love the travel, but even more makes me Love the pause. Rowan and I have been shopping for Halloween costumes and fried chicken ingredients. It’s a cloudless day, 68 degrees and absolutley perfect. Maybe even a day of optimism. I’m looking at the upcoming election…
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October 28th, 2008.
It’s a cold night in Missouri. The first frost has fallen outside, sugar-coating the Saturn and the grass and windows outside. I Love the cold and I’m glad to have winter gripping me. I fear that Rowan is woefully unprepared but years of traveling through different climes has given me the foresight to pack my…
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October 27th, 2008.
Slowly Rowan and i make our way towards departure. My attention has been drawn to a song by Gordon Lightfoot called “On Susan’s Floor” which seems unduly appropriate: “Like crippled ships that made it | Through a storm and finally reached a quiet shore | The homeless found a home on Susan’s floor”. Perfect. Neil,…
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October 27, 2008 – Albuquerque, NM
Dar, guitar tech/production engineer Kip, and Bryn practicing harmonies with Heather in Boulder, CO. I’m in the Flying Cup Café in Albuquerque eating the sort of bread that Susan’s bird, Karma, likes. This is the second of my two days off here before moving on to Dallas, Austin, and into New Orleans for another day…
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October 25th, 2008.
Happy birthday George! (that’s my brother) Well, last night was kind of rough. Thursday night we went out to the Off Broadway to play their open mic, only to find that their open mic had moved. Normally I’d be cursing myself for not having called ahead, but things turned out just fine when we found…
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October 22nd, 2008.
This tour has been one of unexpected changes. From simple things like “this road no longer exists” to much more complex issues like Heather’s last-minute joining of Dar Williams’ tour, chaos has been the watchword of our wanderings. Friday morning we discovered that our Saturday night show was cancelled, so by Saturday morning we re-routed…
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October 22nd, 2008.
This tour has been one of unexpected changes. From simple things like “this road no longer exists” to much more complex issues like Heather’s last-minute joining of Dar Williams’ tour, chaos has been the watchword of our wanderings. Friday morning we discovered that our Saturday night show was cancelled, so by Saturday morning we re-routed…
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October 21st, 2008.
Heather curled up and sleeping in the studio. Sometimes it’s all hurry up and wait. And yeah… sometimes it’s all crotch dragons. I understand this. Matthew Polonchak of Transcendent Third working on the new ilyAIMY album. He does amazing things. This wasn’t in the Journal the first time around – but here are pics from…
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October 21st, 2008.
Hee! I got to play with a couple of Hispanic guys learning some Flamenco tunes. He not only plays requinto beautifully but also crafts shoes. He told me he’d build me new flaming boots if I gave him a good price on a guitar… alas, i have little power. Rowan and I working it for…