Tour Blog
Day 1: On Roots and Roads
Deja vuโฆ didnโt we JUST do this? It was actually much more difficult to leave for this tour than I anticipated. Typically, by...
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Day 2: Itโs Okay To Suck At Stuff
A message to our fans and readers (and ourselves) It is OK to suck at stuff. We recently wrote a new tune about...
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Day 3 โ 5: Utah Reunion and The First Gig of Tour
Because we rolled into Wyoming at almost 1:00 am on the morning of Friday the 30th, our plans to visit with our friends...
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Day 6 โ 7: Fireworks
A joyful reunion and our countryโs (loud) birthday! Since we had a couple days before we needed to be in Durango, and 4th...
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Day 8: Red Rocks
A visit to a place we WILL play someday, Red Rocks Amphitheater! And a special surpriseโฆ Marianne missed the chance to take us...
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Day 9: The Scenic Route
Even with a dirty windshield, the beauty of the giant Colorado sky cannot be denied. And we needed it this particular morning, as...
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Day 10: Nay and Phun and 11th Street Station
Well, well, look who we found here in Durango?!?!? Thatโs right! Our amazing friends, Bonnie and Phil, aka, Nay Nay and Dr. Phun,...
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Day 11: Gigs, Good Times, and Gluttony
As Nay, Dr Phun, Jared, and I, sauntered down Main Street, Durango, from our prime spot at the Durango Lodge, we had our...
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Day 12: Happy Campers
Last year was Rudyโs first year of camp, but the world was still fresh out of COVID, so a lot of things that...
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Day 13: Back Together
The โGotchaโ day, boppinโ around town, and a general sense of โaaahhhhhโ to be back together again. Was I awake at 6:00 am,...
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Day 14: Oops
A very stupid mistake, an encouraging young man, and the worldโs most patient husband. So it was time to say good bye to...
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Day 15: Sweet Yankton
Sweet beginnings, stinky middles, and a calm evening With the โGreat Purse Debacleโ behind us, we all slept HARD, but Jared was still...
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Day 16: Music at the Meridian
A morning to catch up at our favorite coffee shop and our first of four shows! Muddy Moโs. We occupied a corner near...
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Day 17: Racing, Coloring, Kozyโs and a Storm Delay
Free fun and the fastest tear-down, this side of the Mississippi Yet again beginning our morning at Muddy Moโs. I captured this shared...
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Day 18: Kids at Play
Back at Muddy Moโs for blogging, Jared and I were pleasantly greeted by several patrons coming in and out of the shop, all...
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Day 19: Thank You Yankton
Five years ago, when we first came to Yankton and played at the 1872 Saloon, we met our friend, Mike from the local...
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Day 20 โ 23: The Majesty of South Dakota
Some time to spend with friends, family, sight seeing, and driving. So we opted to do laundry before we did anything else because...
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Day 24: Baby Steps at Abyโs
Back at it! With several hours to wait until show time, and not much knowledge of what to do in Rapid City, we...
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Day 25: Back in a Happy Place
A fun adventure in Rapid City, goodbye to our friends, and a lovely welcome and return to Keystone Soโฆ The Pirateโs Cove was...
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Day 26: Brother
My โBrotherโโฆ When we were first getting started in Tacoma, we met a guy who we thought was just a new fan who...
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Day 27 โ 28: Presidents, Pools, and Destiny
In my last blog, I took the opportunity to post about my friend, Rich, knowing that if I didnโt, he would cry like...
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Day 29: Out To Lunch and On the Road
An early morning, quick, afternoon gig, and on the move again. Since we were in bed before 9:00 the night before, we were...
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Day 30: Nerds, Blogs, and Burgers
Today was just more and more and more road. We did need to get some blog work done, so Jared found about the...
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Day 31: On the Radio in Carbondale
Our arrival in Carbondale, CO was beautiful, and we had such a warm welcome. We were asked to make an appearance on the...
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Day 32: A Five-Hour Show at The Black Nugget
Gearing up for the two nights of shows at The Black Nugget in Carbondale, CO, we figured a day of sunshine and pool...
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Day 33: Something Beautiful
After the previous night of rocking our brains out and staying up til 3:00 or so am, Jared, Rudy, and I woke up...
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