Lawrence, Manhattan, Ft. Smith, and Bartlesville

Lawrence, KS:

I have family here!  They saw the show and loved it.  I came through on another show about two years ago and they also got to see that one, but I think they liked this show better.

I finally got my Act II tux jacket back!

Grandparents in Lawrence

Manhattan, KS:

Sadly, not the other Manhattan...

The audience here was great, but the hotel was awful!  

Ft. Smith, AR:

Our hotel was directly behind the venue!  We performed to a packed house that had no balcony, just orchestra seating.

Great bar across the street from the hotel; the drinks were very cheap.

Bartlesville, OK:

The theatre was designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright (the architecture reminded me of the venue in Tempe, AZ, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright).  

I met up with some friends from high school that live in Tulsa now.  Good times!

Onward!

Rush Night!

The band, not some weird fraternity or sorority thing...

I got to see the Clockwork Angels Tour for the third time last night in a movie theater; I saw the tour in Florida and Canada the other two times.  

I got this tattoo about a year ago in Canada:

"YYZ," an instrumental by Rush

Iv'e got to update my cities.  I had a stretch of one-nighters again... :(

Lincoln, NE

Last show in Lincoln is a few hours away.  This is a great little city!  

I probably performed my best show yet last night.

I went to an art museum today.  

The building is designed by the architect that designed the Lincoln Center in NYC.

Fun times!

The venue

My view

The art museum.  Looks very similar to the Lincoln Center.

Inside the art museum

  

Paducah, Wabash, Bowling Green, and Columbia

Gotta love one-nighter schedules and getting behind on entries!

Also, I composed this entry drinking a latte out of a pint glass at The Mill.

Paducah, KY:

We flew in from Boston on a very small plane.  It almost felt like a private jet because of how many people travel within our company.  

The smallest airport I have ever had the pleasure of flying into

This was a nice gem of a city.  I knew I had performed there before, but I couldn't picture anything about it until we pulled up to the venue; it's a bigger venue, right on the river with murals painted on what look to be storm walls surrounding the venue - sadly, I did not get a picture...Oops!

Great crowds!

Wabash, IN:

Great venue and great crowds!  Future touring Kevin, find another hotel here; you'll thank me later!  I'm pretty sure we stayed at the Bates Motel: 2.0.  Had some really horrible beer for a really amazing price with some awesome company after the show.  The keys 2 player/AMD and I paid $8 for five PBRs (in a Bud Light bucket).

Thank God I didn't have to leave the hotel for anything with these amenities 

College?

Bowling Green, KY:

I hope the audiences loved the show because they weren't very enthusiastic during the show.  These are the toughest shows to get through. When the audience doesn't respond to the comedy or songs, it gets in your head.  You wonder if you're doing something wrong/different when it's really just the crowd.  Oh well!

Columbia, MO:

OUR BEST AUDIENCE YET!  A welcomed relief after Bowling Green!  

Oh yeah, the trombonist and I got to indulge in some Chipotle after the show.  Yum!

  

Movember

Yes, I have agreed to participate in Movember this year.  

Actually, the entire MEMPHIS Band is participating.  We have already raised over $400.  

Our goal is $1,000 and I think we might beat it.

Donate, donate, donate!

MEMPHIS The Musical Band

Worcester, MA

Named after Worcester, England.  This is my second time performing in this venue.

One of the first places I went for food was Theatre Cafe.  I got the salmon BLT club "with a side of attitude," says the woman with the Bostonian accent behind the counter.  

One of the best club sandwiches I have ever had.  

This was the best city on the tour so far because my beautiful girlfriend got to visit me!

We got to celebrate our one-year anniversary with a wonderful dinner at Ceres Bistro.

We had a delicious spread, complete with a meat and cheese plate, Amanda had the steak, I had the pork chop, and we shared a slice of pumpkin cake for dessert.  The meal was flawless.

A unique way of delivering balsamic and olive oil

We also did some sightseeing:

The theatre

The theatre (inside)

Amanda in front of an old church

A cool old house