super tour wrap-up extravaganza
Hey there, boys and ghouls…I have really fallen off the wagon with my posting, so I guess I better fill you in on the last few weeks.
I was really looking forward to visiting Hot Springs and Memphis after my awesome weekend in Louisiana. My mom had told me my whole life how much she wanted to go to Graceland, so I decided to take her. We set out on Friday afternoon with a full car and a gas tank to match. We got about forty miles out of Hot Springs when the car started riding rough and the O/D Off light started flashing. Lo and behold, my transmission was toast. We ended up getting towed into Hot Springs, and stayed the night. I want to say a big thanks to Troy Keeton of Keeton’s Garage and Wrecker Service and the Arkansas Highway Patrol for rescuing two damsels in distress out in the middle of nowhere. After getting the car checked out, we pondered our options. We tried to get a rental car to go on our way, but to no avail. We ended up having my car towed back to Texas (a whopping four-hour drive away). I have to give huge thanks to Ray Cobb at Metro Towing & Recovery for going above and beyond to make sure we made it back home. Seriously, if you are ever anywhere in Arkansas and find yourself in a bind, call these guys. They will do whatever it takes to help you out. I also want to shout out to Josh at Fuse Media Lounge in Hot Springs and The Edge Coffeehouse in Memphis. Thank you guys for booking me…I really hope I’ll see you on the next tour!
Fast forward to the following Friday. I had just rented a car to get me and my dear friend and unofficial little bro David to the next two shows. I was on the way to pick David up when the car died in the middle of an intersection. After all the craziness of the previous weekend, I was really starting to wonder if this tour was meant to happen after all. I suppose it was, as we swapped out the car for another rental and got on our way. We played a great set at Generator Coffee in Garland and had another great one at Full Cup Bakery and Cafe in Edmond (props to Trey at Generator and DJ at Full Cup for booking me!) I say we because I had the great honor of having David on percussion. We’ve been friends since high school, and we’ve been in a couple of bands together. I’m blessed to call this dude a friend. We stopped on the way back to visit our friend Leeanna, and then officially called it a weekend.
My very last show on the tour was in The Colony, Texas at Lone Star Coffee Bar. I was blessed to be a part of their one-year anniversary as well as a benefit for a family in need in the area. If you’re ever in this neck of the woods, stop in and see Shane and Susan…they will go out of their way to make you feel at home. There were a ton of great bands and artists there, including my two new friends Emy Taylor and CC Cross. Both of these ladies are incredibly cool and amazingly talented, so check them out! I’m glad I had my shades handy during Emy’s song “Tie Me to an Angel” or everyone would have seen me all teary-eyed, haha. I want to say a big thanks to Matthew the sound dude, who is also the singer of an awesome group called Pearl Street Riot. There were a ton of great musicians playing all day, all of whom you should check out. Here they are: Siren Sea, Mikaela Kahn, Emmeline, G. William Boyd, Rob Jones, and Thieves of Sunrise. Be sure and show them some love. We all played out in the hot sun all day!
Now that it’s all said and done, I’m really glad I did this tour. I guess it’s still technically a tour, since I only went out for the weekends…I still had to come back and navigate my grown-up life during the week. I’m planning on posting a top 10 list of everything that I learned about doing a tour, and a top 10 list of things I learned about recording an album (as soon as I actually get it finished). I want to say thanks to everyone who booked me and helped me out during this tour…your kindness was a tremendous blessing and it truly means the world to me. You guys rock!
Until we meet again, dear friends. Catch you on the flip side!
—-M
Tagged as: cc cross. emmeline. emy taylor. fuse media lounge. g. william boyd. generator coffee. graceland. keeton's garage and wrecker service. lone star coffee bar. mikaela kahn. rob jones. siren sea. the edge coffeehouse. thieves of sunrise. full cup bakery and cafe. metro towing and recovery.
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