I played with Afternoon Naps a couple of nights ago at the Athens Popfest and it was a good time.  I was kinda bummed that I couldn’t get the guys from my band into the show.  Greg decided to pay the 12 dollar cover.  I was worried that I would make mistakes since I haven’t played with Naps for over a month but everything went pretty smoothly.  I dropped a stick at the end of the set and had no spares so I did the Rick Allen ending.   Other highlights include walking to Starbucks and then having it rain pretty heavily.  Greg asked a delivery guy if we could have his empty boxes.  Mike Allan, Greg and I walked several blocks with cardboard on our heads for umbrellas.  The Naps were nice enough to share their motel room with us.

I’m going to let the other guys share tour stories, etc. So look for those soon!

We drove to San Diego yesterday afternoon where we thought we had two shows booked.  We got to the Beauty Bar at about 6:15 and found out that they don’t usually open until 9 so we waited around.  I slept in the van so the wait went really fast for me.  Next thing I remember is hearing Greg make calls for last minute shows and then being at a beach where the guys made a fire.  It looked like fun but I was too tired and decided to keep sleeping.

We have a show tonight in  San Diego which should be good.  It’s nice to have the afternoon free.   We slept in a Wal Mart parking lot last night.  Nothing makes me feel more like a rockstar than waking up and brushing my teeth in the Wal Mart bathroom.  We found a Starbucks within walking distance so that’s what we’re doing this afternoon.

Earlier today we had some time to go to the beach and pier.  There was some Fox event and I’m pretty sure I saw some celebrities but I couldn’t tell you most of their names since I don’t watch a lot of shows.  I saw Rainn Wilson and John Voit to name a couple.

Last night we played a BBQ place and did another acoustic show.  They did a webcast of the show and apparently had a record breaking number of people watching at 230.  It was a strange experience and they made us a DVD of the show.  After the show we played some darts and pool and then camped out in the parking lot.  We’ve been spending more nights in the van and taking less showers than I thought we would.

I think we are going to drive to Vegas tonight and try to increase the band fund with a little Blackjack.  It worked in Detroit. Hopefully we’ll have some money to get a motel and get some rest and showers.

So far the tour has been amazing! We’ve had good shows, met interesting people, and had beautiful drives. We’ve also had some challenges which have only made the experience more interesting.

Speaking of interesting, I am on day 5 with no shower. Maybe that’s not interesting, maybe it’s more disgusting.  We were going to get a motel last night to take showers and relax but all the hotels/motels in Port Townsend close their offices by 9 or 10 so we got to spend another night in the van after driving 25 hours over the last couple of days.

The show went well last night. We decided to do an acoustic show. It was at a coffee shop called The Boiler Room. I was happy to not have to set up drums or a PA. I only had a shaker and tambourine and people still danced. We got to take a ferry ride from Seattle to Port Townsend.  It was a lot of fun and I wish it lasted longer than a half an hour.

I was worried when we booked this tour that we might not be playing the right places for our type of music but I’ve been enjoying the places we’ve played. We’ve played at coffee shops, sports bars,  and clubs and I like the variety of people we’ve played with/met.

Jeremy has been keeping a journal of the shows so I will try to post a recap of the past 9 shows soon. Stay tuned for all the juicy details!  In the meantime enjoy the pics and video of the  guy who says my name the way everyone should.  Craaaiiiig Raaaaamsayy.  MOV03291

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