Dear All,
We wanted to write and check in with a tour update.
We left Vermont and headed for Boston for a show at O’Briens. We tried out a new setlist and made some new friends. The
singer of Tired Old Bones (accompanied by Tree drummer) was
pregnant and rocking out as she sang and played the keys. It sure was
impressive, and we look forward to seeing those guys again (thanks for the
seven inch records!)
We left Boston and headed towards Oneonta, New York. When we
pulled into town, we quickly noticed that the college kid mentality ruled
the streets. There were stumbling people all over the streets by eight-o’clock
at night. Entertaining? Yes. Enriching? No. We made friends seamlessly at a
local haunt, and found a reasonable place to stay at Christopher’s Lodge which was just a few blocks from the venue. Taxidermy was their religion and the room was built in an
Adirondack style, equipped with antler chandeliers and deer paintings. It was a
nice change from the more corporate options, but just odd enough to make
you feel a little funny. As you can see, Noah and Kelly insisted on a photo shoot in front of a fancy outdoor scene backboard. Very Hollywood of them.
After a dynamite show at the Black Oak Tavern, and a jar
full of tobacco looking stuff we received for free from a local guitar shop owner, we headed towards Pennsylvania. We made the nostalgic trip south and landed in
Williamsport at Totem Tattoo. Levi Tarr graciously opened the shop and
we spent some time doing some ink. The Tarr family is some of the last true
authentic tattooers around, and couldn't be happier with the Levi's work. We setup at the Bullfrog Brewery and had the chance to catch
up with family that we haven’t seen in years. For a Sunday night tour show, we
couldn’t have asked for more.
We retired back in Selinsgrove, and got a day of
rehearsal in before going further south. Kelly cooked some food to last us
awhile on the road, and I tattooed him on a military cot as Noah and Chitwood
watched some kind of twisted show on serial killers. In all honesty, it wasn’t
the best soundtrack to a painful looking spot to get tattooed, but we made it
through nicely.
We left Pennsylvania, and headed to Charlottesville, VA, and played The Box. That's exactly what it was but we had a blast. We got an early start this morning and headed through the mountains to the beautiful Thomas, West Virginia. The spirit is great, the set list is ironed, and the van is humming smoothly. So far, so good. Send us your best, and we
will bounce it back to you
Thanks for making this possible for
us. If you have read this far...it means you. Because of your endless support, we are able to offer our hearts every night
through our own original music. We are forever grateful.
With Love,
Waylon Speed
11/16/2012
