This was a great summer for me. It renewed my faith in humanity. It renewed my faith in myself. It renewed my faith in you. It renewed my bank account.

Six gigs may seem like nothing (especially after all this time) but like I’ve been saying, I didn’t know if I had the vim or vigor to even get on a plane anymore, let alone play shows. But in the end here’s where we’re at:

The new format seemed to go over well. And more than that, as we went along, the shows not only got better; I also enjoyed them more and more. This was easily measured by how wrecked I felt after each show. The first show? I didn’t get out of bed for two days. By San Francisco? I was kinda disappointed that was the last show. Good sign!

The dough is giving me the wherewithal to continue working on the next record: The Solid State Siren. And the energy has me planning the next tour in the […]