Whippin' the Old Rust Belt.

We got a solid start to the tour yesterday. Chitwood changed the trailer tires and Kelly changed the van oil. I organized the van, oiled the trailer hitch and Noah lined up his sleeping quarters. A comforting start to a tour that will take us through the heart of the Rust Belt. We made it into Rochester a bit early and visited the House of Guitars. Billed as "the worlds largest guitar store", it was lined front to back with any type of guitar or amp you could imagine. Overwhelmingly impressive. We loaded in as the rain came down, organized the new merchandise we recently got in, and watched tutorial videos on how to make leather guitar straps. Kelly may be getting into a new trade, so watch out for a new line of custom Waylon Speed guitar straps. 

The show at The Bug Jar was an overall success. We played with some cool bands and even got a mosh pit going. Good clean fun. For a Tuesday night tour show we really couldn't have asked for more. Afterward, we ended up with a decent room on a first floor close by. I couldn't sleep in the room and retreated to the van where I laid awake until four am listening to Sergei Rachmaninoff. That guys music fucks with me.

We are off to Erie to play The Crooked I tonight. We look forward to playing this venue again. Good people, nice room and good accommodations (smoking permitted in the green room). We even scored a room at the Avalon across the street. That place was probably really awesome in 1985. We'll keep you posted as we continue west.

Love,

Waylon Speed
4/10/13