Day 24: The Final Bow at Blacksmith
With only 3 or so hours to go to Stevensville, Montana’s “First settlement in 1841”, and not having to play until 6, we woke up with the sun, grabbed some...
Day 22 & 23: Great Falls
Day 22: Sun’s up. Toes in the dust. Bladders emptied. Dressed. Coffee bought. On to Great Falls. Our gig was a return show at Mighty Mo Brewing and we were...
Day 21: Adieu, South Dakota
Waking up in Keystone, SD for the last time was tough. This town, in spite of all of its tourist-y attractions, was one of our favorites, and I’ll go as...
Days 11 – 14 revisited: The Nashville Gigs
Nashville: Both Jared and I worked on this one. Maybe you’ll be able to tell who’s voice is who’s…but maybe not. There are times you drink for fun. There are...
Day 20: Return to the Past
Waking up between the buzzing generators of sleepy semi trucks has become comfortable now. Bladders relieved, apples cut, jammies changed and blankets folded, we put our “temporary home” back together...
Day 19: Human Kindness is Overflowing
Oh my gosh, you guys! Today was a special day!! So, last night we stopped at the Days Inn in Souix City. We were in no rush. We had about...
Day 18: Time to Think
Rudy’s soundtrack: Dancin’ Machine, Making Christmas, Bring It On Home To Me, Iron Man, Mr. Roboto, Beat It, Back In Black, Spoon Man, Dance Magic Dance, I’m Down, Start Wearing...
Day 17: Chicago and Geneva
Chicago. You really can feel the age of this city. The way you may look at someone approaching their “golden years” that, at some point, was glorious. Someone who really...
Day 16: An Old Church in Monticello
“When I’m 5 I’m going to do some sneaky stuff in the bathroom.” When your child informs you of this almost first thing in the morning, you wonder what the...
Day 15: Into the Corn Desert
Since we wanted to get out of Nashville ASAP, Jared drove us to a rest stop in Whitehaven, Kentucky (right on the KY / IL border). We all slept amazingly...
