About 7am on a Thursday morning, the boys and I are finally up and getting ready to hit the road on what would ultimately be our first official band road trip. Now, 7am is probably the earliest both Rob and I have been awake in a long time, however, we are pretty amped about heading to NYC that it doesnt even phase us. A little stop at Dunkin Donuts for some coffee and some hangover grub, then it's off to the space to load up the van. Our plan was to meet up at about 8 or 8:30 and be on the road by 9ish. This is where things start to go slightly askew, cuz of course, why would anything go according to plan right? For many different annoying reasons, we putz around Glen Ellyn in this van and dont end up actually getting on the highway til about Noon! Great start to the trip huh? However, we were on the road. Once on the road it was smooth sailing. We seemed to be enjoying each others company (for the most part) and Mitch was on a B-Line straight for NYC. After a few naps and some comedy routines off Rob's zune, we made it into Jersey, where we started fist pumping to bring the moral of this 15 hour drive back up, as we were starting to get really anxious. I didnt think he could do it, but Mitch drove the entire way from Illinois to New York and we made it in one piece. It was time to grab some sleep to rest up for our drive down to Atlantic City, New jersey for our House of Blues show the next day.
We wake up after about 4-5 hours of sleep to hit the road and pick up Evan and Chris from the La Guardia Airport. Once, in Atlantic City, we were pumped and ready to rock The House of Blues opening for Fishbone! The feeling on the stage there was incredible, almost surreal. We played our entire debut album for the Jersey Fans and everything went as smooth as it could. A great experience I will never forget. Now, it's time for the after party!
After Fishbone's set, we partied with the band in their green room, which was stocked with Grey Goose and Patron! After what seemed all to short of a time, the House of Blues staff told us it was time to leave. So where do we go???? The casino of course!! At the RESORTS Casino there were $2 games of blackjack and Eric is having a blast at the table, slightly blacked out of course. Meanwhile, Mitch and I are chowing down on hot dogs from the stand right outside the casino, after that, next thing I knew, we were waking up and heading back to NYC for one more night of sight seeing and partying with J.D.!
What did I learn? Well, on a full fledged tour, you have to try and get sleep whenever possible. Do not go to the casino when your blacked out. Woman really like musicians! My band is really hilarious and fun to hang out with. The New York Clap is not an STD and may or may not actually exist, and.....It's definately something I could get used to doing. Can't wait to go back to NYC in about a month. Much love to all our fans and I hope you enjoyed reading this. Peace
p.s. we took some video of the trip and made the first webisode of a series that will document our various journeys throughout the U.S. and wherever we may go.
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