SXSW Part 5: Sunday
Saturday night had lasted well into Sunday morning, so when nine bells rang and woke us up, we were a bit bleary-eyed and hung over. But nothing cures a hang over like feasting on Mexican food, so another round of Curra’s Grill was ordered, devoured, and it’s medicinal qualities absorbed. Thank you Jorge! Curra’s Grill is always a good idea. We two shows that Sunday, both of them short 45 minute sets. The first show was that afternoon... Read More
SXSW Part 4: Saturday
Some sweet graffiti in downtown Austin. Saturday. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I have to say, it was another beautiful day. The gods of SXSW were smiling on all of us and granted an entire week of sunny, gorgeous days and dry, warm nights. We slept in on Saturday like we did most days that week, since nothing began until noon at the earliest, especially in a festival town full of musicians. We had one show that afternoon, back... Read More
SXSW Part 3: Friday
Curra’s Grill is an excellent choice if you’re ever in Austin, TX looking for some fantastic Mexican food. The self-proclaimed (and appropriately so) “Mother of all Mex” serves heaping plates of food for a reasonable price all day long; and breakfast too. They have blue corn tortilla shells that, one of the chefs explained to Bobby and I, are made from actual blue corn from Mexico, instead of the imitation stuff you find... Read More
SXSW 2013 Part 1
We are so lucky. This year’s trip to South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, TX was successful, insanely busy, and so much fun. We got the ultimate SXSW crash pad with two fabulous people named Walter and Catherine. Fiona; Walter & Catherine’s pretty puppy Walter found our request on Couchsurfing and invited us to stay with them just as I was beginning to panic about where we would possibly find a safe, comfortable place to keep ourselves... Read More
Mango Tree
3/7/12 2:31pm 522.4 miles We stopped at the store to pick up a few snacks for the road, and while filling our shopping basket, got the brilliant idea to swing through the automotive section and grab a couple air-fresheners to keep the car smelling like…not hummus and dill pickle chips. Car fresheners are tricky business; the scent you choose will pervade the car and linger for days if not weeks, and rightly so, since that’s what they’re... Read More
South By Southwest 2013
3/5/12 11:33am 43.2 miles Day one. The sun is out and shining bright, but the temperature is anything but warm. It’s one of those days when you look out the window and think it must be beautiful, and then you walk outside and the icy air hits your skin and you instantly regret not bringing your gloves. The forecast says sunny and dry; hopefully it stays that way. Amarillo,Texas is the destination today. We won’t be back to Colorado until... Read More
January Tour Part 1
Here’s a post from my road journal about our short January tour. Hope you enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January has been an interesting month. Today is the 26th day of the new year, and so much has happened in those 26 days, it’s hard to grasp how quickly time is passing. It all started at The DeSoto House in Galena, IL. We were ringing in the new year with a last minute show that we were asked, and thrilled to do. We assembled... Read More
December’s Setting Sun
Sun setting at the end of our trip down Hwy 1 The sun was sinking behind the ocean as we took our exit off of Hwy 1 for Morro Bay. It’s a small fishing town just north of San Luis Obispo. Morro rock, a towering boulder that juts out of the bay and is visibly impressive from miles away, stands guard at the edge of the ocean. Under its protection, otters play in the bay and fishing boats come and go. We found our way through the... Read More
Highway 1
Sometimes life experiences are too big, grand, emotional, spiritual, etc. to explain or accurately describe. Words can be so limited and pictures fail to capture the feelings and sensations that accompany a spectacular moment or experience. If you’ve ever been to an awesome concert, or seen something that really inspires you and moves you in your core, and then tried to share it with a friend, you know what I mean. You can only give a glimpse... Read More
California Capital
Our Sacramento show was scheduled for Sunday night at a cafe called The Coffee Garden. Our Couchsurfing host in Sacramento had been in touch with me via text for several days by the time we were getting into town, and we were looking forward to meeting him. Gary is a retired baker with a passion for listening to music and a sweet-tooth for strawberries and anything sugary; he was a baker, after all. We met him Sunday night just before we made our... Read More
