TOUR DIARY #3

We arrived in snowy Boston on the afternoon of Thursday, Dec 20, and met up with Patrick Canaday, who some of you might recognize from the production of tracks such as "What I Need." He's often referred to as "my guy up in Boston who mixes my tracks." It's always great to see old friends! We settled into his cozy apartment and jammed around on guitars for the next few hours, something which we hadn't really had the chance to do in a while. Hours passed, his girlfriend Angela joined the group, and we all went out for sushi before the show. Unfortunately, sans Garmin Sandiego, we got lost in Boston (RHYME). Through the snow, and the ice, and the crazy roads, and the crazy drivers, we had a little trouble seeing the street signs and reaching our destination, but we did finally make it in time to play the show.

The venue? TJ Scallywaggle's, a vegan pizza place with no stage and a small square footage. It was cool, though! We were somehow able to set up in a corner of the room (maybe...3.5' x 3.5'?) and get it done. Patrick opened the night with a few of his new songs plus Angela on the melodica. The audience demanded an encore, and a questionable older gentleman named "Skelly" loudly expressed his excitement.

AJ and I were up next (headliners?) and we played the usual, and even though the space was tight, we were still able to move about in a pretty normal way.

Afterwards, the owner presented us with a free pizza. We sang some pop songs, visited the basement, chatted with a squatter, and went on our merry way, back to Patrick's apartment, where we partied like rock stars and passed out on the futon. Fucking glamour.

The next morning, Patrick went to class while me and AJ deliberated on our next move, ultimately deciding to leave that day to get a head start and split up the 7 hour drive to College Park for Saturday's show. Patrick was more than happy to adhere to our schedule (did I mention he's riding back to Georgia with us?) and we departed from Boston around 3:30. Our duo had become a trio, and the adventures really began.

We got stuck in traffic, listened to some incredible music, ate some fast food, and took a few wrong turns in New York City that turned out to be very right. And now I'm waking up in a hotel room in East Windsor, New Jersey. Fifteen minutes till check out. See you in Maryland!

"Maybe it's a good thing we got lost. We would've missed that view."