Tales from the Road Archives - Page 4 of 31

Day 16: Moving On

Jared here: I’ll kick this one off, as I had taken all the pictures. After a relaxing morning in Durango, as we took some time to work on our crossword and come to grips with our boy being away from us, we got some supplies and hit the road just to get out of town....

Day 15: Tough Day, Tough Night

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

A really difficult morning for Rudy. He woke with huge tears in his eyes and pretty much continued the crying until we dropped him off. At one point, he said in a shaky voice, “I’ll probably sleep great tonight…you know, cuz of all the weeping.” Poor guy. But listen, before you jump too quickly to...

Day 13 – 14: You. Are. Here.

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

As promised, we looked up a used video game store in the area and, after another day of pool fun for a few hours, we all hopped in the car and headed to see what games Rudy may have wanted at Level 7 Games. Unfortunately (but fortunately for us), Tacoma has some of the best...

Day 12: A Little Date Night and Another Open Mic

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Because of some unforeseen empty holes in our schedule this summer, we needed to spend a bit more time than usual at the “Brown-Miller” homestead. Tuesday day and night was a nice break for them as they had GENEROUSLY offered their guest room to us for as long as we needed. But they had previously...

Day 11: Old Friend, New Friends, and an Open Mic

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Once we’d settled in and gotten a bunch of “fun” out of the way, we decided to have more fun! Actually, we looked up a couple of open mics in the area for Tuesday and Wednesday nights and then made some plans around those. Our first order of business was to look up Jared’s high...

Day 9 – 10: Back With Friends

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Holed up in the basement with my longest, lifetime friend, Marianne Brown, and her partner, Nate (who Rudy adores) and we were finally able to relax a bit. See, I’m really doing it. Nintendo Switch in hand, lounging in sweats, draped across a black lab named “Stout”. If there was a physical picture of the...

Day 6 – 8: Small Town, Sickness, and a Show

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

One of the most difficult parts of touring is the down time. Sometimes we can get lucky with pick-up gigs, or open mic nights, but other times, it’s really just a lot of doing two or three gigs in a row, then waiting for a few days. It’s the downtime that is truly the most...

Day 5: A Little Time Off

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

As we walked into the coffee shop we found in Brigham City (just outside Ogden, UT), Rudyard said, “Now THIS is the tour I know and love! Getting computer stuff done, having smoothies, and just finding little local coffee shops to hang out in.” It is literally like we are traveling with our dad. I...

Day 4: Some Reflections While Driving

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

When you unintentionally do irreversible damage to a friendship, how do you move forward? When I become close with someone, I am an “all in” kind of person. My “I love you’s” flow freely, my teasing increases, my protection grows stronger, my heart gets big enough to make room for the new roommate. That is...

Day 3: In the Buff Again

8 months ago8 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

So, because of our unique connection and reputation with nudist parks, we are always keen to find one near places we may be touring and check them out. We did find one such place in Idaho and were fortunate enough to be asked to come play. Due to the nature of the gig, there are...