Well that was an interesting 3 weeks. Some interesting things / people: Conspiracy driven tour giving aging hippies, movie theaters with dinner tables, killer rain storms, light show operating sheriffs, guitar hero, sno-cones, frisbee, blackberries, heat, humidity, jambalaya, mechanical bulls, teachers gone wild, Intern, hand grenades, traffic, tattoos, Calvin, cigars manufacturing districts, street brawls, Christy, Jessica, outside acoustic performances, Busch Gardens, crashing, Bonnie, communist granges, Dunkin Donuts, underage drinking parties, dress up parties, Maria, 17 people in a 15 passenger van, Alex, Ryan T, Bird, Nick, Fenway, Matty R, Cask ‘n Flagon, waterfalls, rainbows, loonies, toonies, odds, evens, blacks, reds, f#$*ing Detroit, Lee, House of Blues, Karen.
This tour definitely ranks up there on my Cool Trips List. It was so different than anything I had done before, relaxing, leisurely, busy, and very fun. It certainly made it difficult to return to my cubicle. I was told I was more than welcome back, and if it’s in the cards, maybe I’ll make my way back on the road. I personally think I would make a great tour manager, and I have been told as much by people “in the know”.
At the end of the tour, I found I had made some pretty good friends. And although I never went, I imagined it was like summer camp ending. You say your goodbyes, knowing that you might not see the people again. It’s amazing how quickly you form friendships.
It took me a full day to get touring out of my system. I found myself bored as hell in the middle of the afternoon, walking around my backyard, itching to load up, trying to get a 16 year old to spend $10 just to get the CD AND the TShirt.
I took more than a few pics, please check them out here.
Please do me a favor and check out the bands I had the pleasure of touring with. They are all great people who are very good at what they do.
- 1997 – myspace official site
- The Graduate – myspace official site
- New Atlantic – myspace official site
- The Audition – myspace official site
Welcome to the post vacation blues. I would say schedule your next vacation asap, it will give you a countdown to happiness again!
The real world sucks eh?