Tour Diary - Part 23 (Patreon)

Heading into Indianapolis, the last show of a 7-day run of shows, and feeling good! throat's a little soar from a night where I pushed it a bit last night, but nothing to worry about. 

St. Louis was about as good as it gets.  How I this show so fun for us the whole night? Seriously. We all come off stage beaming with joy! The venue and the crowd was great, perfect sound for me...  The audience was big - about 900 in attendance, and it was set up so no one really had a bad seat... perhaps the only slight criticism was the bit was low... or the stage was high, so i was really looking down into that front section which can sometimes give me a little vertigo, but it was OK.  The spotlight on me for the standup set was blinding, but I adjusted and just played out to the middle distance until i  got acclimated.  

I broke my A string right in the middle of the first song - and it not only broke, but it clammed up the rest of the strings, so when i strummed it just sounded like KLANK, KILUNK... I stopped playing and did a very pro guitar handoff move to JP, who came out with my Telecaster for the next song -  Didn't skip a beat. I'm really picking up some fun rock guitar guy moves on stage and I feel really at home playing lately. I'm not the best, but I enjoy experimenting with different shapes and hits, playing off Catfish like Ronnie and Keith...

Yea, the crowd was just THERE for it all. I'm hearing all kinds of reports of people bringing their friends who don't know me (who ARE these people) who get won over by the show - It's a good feeling and we all think it makes sense. It's a fun, diverse, loose experience that doesn't feel like anything else. Anyone with an open mind should be glad they came!  Whereas an early Tim and Eric live show might be off-putting or confusing to a newcomer... This feels a little more accessible.  Our bus driver Robin went to the show last night. So we'll see what he thought when we stop. 

Got to see Lieutenant Carson after the show, and the one and only Clownvis!  Thanks for all you do, Carson! A review of the show in the comments would be appreciated!     

Today, I'll be watching the weather in Glendale as Hurricane Hilary works its way up into California and hope for the best.  Our house is surrounded by big old Oak trees and I just hope they can handle whatever is coming. 

See you tonight Indianapolis! I promise to give it all for you!