In which I take a ferry and discover time is the great equalizer
Sometimes I forget how much freedom I have to do whatever I want and enjoy this beautiful place I live in. Take today. I had been invited to the annual gathering of people who used to work at Miller Freeman, the company where I had my first (and last) job, for 10 years, as a...
Story Passage interviews Alexa Morales on why musicians shouldn’t ignore Soundcloud!
Corey Fischer recently wrote an article on Story Passage that grew out of his experiences with the online community SoundCloud, which is where he’s been sharing songs, spoken-word pieces and digital compositions. Among others, he interviewed me about my SoundCloud profile and postings. With his permission, I decided to post our complete interview here, but...
PMO Tour: Bay Area Break
I’m writing this from home. I’ve cleaned house for hours this morning, but there are miles to go before it shows. Would I rather be on tour or cleaning the toilet? Ahhhh. Can’t say I’ve missed scrubbing the toilet or, perhaps worse, the floor around the toilet. But the bathroom was disgusting. Had to be...
PMO Tour: California gold
So much time has gone by, or so it seems. We’ve had a series of gigs back to back, so there’s really not much time to do more an eat, sleep, eat more, exercise, rehearse, soundcheck, perform, eat, sleep, pack and then travel. We had three great gigs in Arizona. The Fox Theater in Tucson...
PMO Tour: The Dislocated Shoulder Must Go On
We had a day off in Prescott, AZ — half day, really. Steffen and Christian treated us to dinner at an Italian joint. Then I went back to the hotel and crashed in my cozy, mountain lodge luxury room. Yesterday morning, I went for a quick run in a park next to the mall where...
PMO Tour: getting to Prescott
There’s a lot to cover since I wrote last! Unfortunately, my wireless keyboard has gone missing. Could it be on the bus, or at the last, glorious hotel we were at for less than 24 hours? Our Albuquerque gig went great, though I was, for the first time on this tour, in a bit of...
PMO Tour: Biking through Albuquerque
Yesterday was Halloween — the first I’ve spent not trick-or-treating with my kids in 13 years. I started off by calling home and discovering that my kids had no plans to wear the costumes I’d made! Here I am on the road, surrounded with testosterone, and meanwhile, they’re home with Daddy, also surrounded with testosterone!...
PMO Tour: Lincoln Center in Ft. Collins
We are wending our way toward Albuquerque, New Mexico in the dark. Snowflakes fly towards us as if shot from a funnel. Another long day on the bus… We’ve crossed 7 states in 8 days! I love seeing how the land changes from state to state. At the inspection station at the New Mexico border,...
PMO Tour: Lincoln, Nebraska
We’ve been driving for a little over an hour now. Yesterday’s 9 hours on the bus were nice, but after that I had to get outside. I took a quick shower and dressed and wondered where the party was. But then I thought perhaps I was cramping the guys’ style. I went to the front...
PMO Tour: The Road to Nebraska
Gary, Indiana is the polar opposite of Carmel, Indiana. Last night was our second gig. We left Carmel around noon. I got in a swim after running a mile on the treadmill. I don’t recommend doing that barefoot. Blisters. The trip to our hotel was uneventful, until we got to town. I tried to sleep...
PMO Tour: Living the Dream
I’m on the bus now to Gary, Indiana for our next gig. We’re passing dry, yellowed cornfields and windmills. It’s very flat. Everyone is quiet and resting. Last night was something I’ll treasure and savor forever. The band was truly magical, the audience supportive and blown away by what we had to offer: everything from...
PMO Tour: Tonight at the Palladium Center in Carmel Indiana
Yesterday was our first full day in Indiana. The night after the flight, we met Willie Torres, who’ll be singing with us. What a character! The rhythm section had a great time in his hotel room after dinner having a traguito and talking about… recording technology and band politics. Maybe they kept the conversation clean...
