Woke up early and went to Avis to swap cars. Each time I get a new rental car, there’s an initial period of trial-and-error gear packing, in which I have to figure out the best way to get all of my equipment into the car. It’s a little like playing 3-D Tetris. Since I’d had this particular model before, I already knew the drill, so it was easy ( Read more... )

Back to Atlanta. Another smooth and uneventful flight, sans frisking since this time I thought ahead and put camera, cell phone, change and jewelry all in one place. In the afternoon I called AVIS and found out that I didn’t need to buy a new tire-just bring the other car in and they’ll give me a new one. So I’m trotting around now in a White ( Read more... )

With my Monte Carlo now short one tire, I had get a lift from Ray (thanks Ray!) and flew off to Ft. Worth. This trip was due to a relatively last-minute addition to my schedule to do an interview and performance for Q Television Network. I kept forgetting various metallic things in my various pockets, so at the airport I had to be pulled over ( Read more... )

On Monday morning I arrived in Atlanta. I hung out with my friend Ray Naylor, a songwriter I met years ago when he lived back in Philadelphia. Check out his CD, Slow Cooker, at his website: http://raynaylor.com. We went to a restaurant in the Virginia Highlands area, a neighborhood he hadn’t ( Read more... )

Haha...not much new to tell today. Yesterday I made it as far as lovely Duncan, SC, outside of Greensboro. After about 7 hours and with a very achy back, I decided to call it a night. My fab Microtel room has free wireless, which gives me a chance to update this journal, check email. Oh how lost we are these days without our precious technology ( Read more... )

April 23 ( Read more... )

In April 2004, I set out on my first real mini tour with fellow singer-songwriter Elisa Peimer (http://www.elisapeimer.comRead more... )

Well, it's more than a little embarrassing to admit that I've neglected this tour journal for an entire year. Sorry! I'm still getting used to juggling a schedule that becomes increasingly complicated. But I do love touring and have lots of pictures that I'll post up here soon. Part of the problem is that the pictures here link to files on my ( Read more... )

Whew....so my flight to Cincinnati left at 6am Friday morning. Now I could have taken a later flight, at a more humane hour, but I was determined to get on a plane whose overhead bins could accommodate my guitar. The things we musicians go through to keep our guitars with us ( Read more... )

well, here we go ( Read more... )