Walla Walla

Time off between Caldwell, ID (Boise) and Spokane. So we decided to spend it in Walla Walla. Ate dinner tonight at T. Maccarone's. Excellent Italian owned by a fabulous gay man.

Day 29: Tattoo

Matt's birthday tattoo. It says "Know Thyself" in Greek.

Photos from Willy P. mini-tour

Three days of rehearsals.

My sitar / toy piano corner. Willy asked me to play toy piano on one song, and it's the exact same toy piano I had as a little kid, which I still have at home.

Radio appearance on the local public station WUWM.
The next day, a live performance on the TV morning show "Morning Blend"

Our first time on TV.

The Hyatt in Milwaukee.

Soundcheck at The Pabst.

During the soundcheck at Martyr's in Chicago, I discovered this feather (about eight inches long) inside my pant leg along the seam near my calf. So strange! I can't figure out where it came from and how it got in my pants.

Onstage at Martyr's

The Apple Store in Chicago - awkward and corporate-y but kind of cool too.

NYC PHOTOS 3/3: People (for the most part)

Post-outdoor movie, trying to get a cab.

There was a third guy in the same outfit on the other side of the tree but you can't see him in this picture.

The same place with the pickle bowl which I can never remember the name of.


He drew me a map of how to get to the Williamsburg Bridge from where we were: Egg.
Baby Fuad.

Ruba and bread at Rockland Bakery.

Nigel

The best bathroom wall graffiti I've ever seen.

Day 28: Day off in Coeur D'Alene, ID

So needing a day off! Today I get to catch up with laundry, email, post office, fixing my blog entries, sykpeing to Kuwait, and even getting in a work out. All in a nice new Hampton Inn, in the setting of beautiful resort town Coeur D'Alene. It's gorgeous today although looks like a thunderstorn may be pending. And right across the street - a gold mine: Starbucks, a movie theater, and a Red Robin! There are actually good places to eat and real places to get coffee but it still feels like a boon to have these nearby, as opposed to a Waffle House and Subway.

Last night's show at North Idaho College was really good. We played in the gym and a bunch of people from the community showed up, not just students. Also a lot of people who saw us play in Spokane with Sara in the fall.

Day 27: Coeur D' Alene, ID

Early mornings and long hours of driving every day. It's hard to ever
feel rested although doing better now. Monday was brutal. I was so
tired and had to be on for so long, I think I lost my mind a little.

Today is Matt's birthday. I have tomorrow off - very, very happy about
that.

Day 26: Billings, MT

Rocky Mountain College. We played at a coffee shop, sponsored and paid for by the school. They took us out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant afterwards.