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Sunday, April 15, 2007 Theo's Java Club Thus began the tour: insanity in leaving Chicago in the middle of rush hour (my fault), an additional two hours of unrelated gridlock, a sturdy 1990 "truck" (closer to an SUV, really) named Bessie, two guitars (if we'd added mine it would have made three) and a keyboard, stories about raising children not yours, a Californian guitarist named Kim (also known as Monica's best friend), and three musicians left to their own devices for hours on the road with no radio. It was awesome. Sometimes I'm ambivalent about touring before I actually get into the car--there's so much to take care of before leaving town for a few days or weeks that I wonder if it'd be better to just stay home. But once I get to the first venue, I often realize that I'm exactly where I need to be. Friday was an excellent example of this. With everything that needed to be done, uncertainty about where we would spend the night (our housing plan had fallen through), and running behind schedule due to all the traffic, I was in an unusual mode of stress. But the people at Theo's Java Club were great, and I relaxed as soon as Monica started her set. That night I asked for a title and some characters to appear in an improvised song, and one of the suggestions was Redbeard the Pirate--so in the middle of the song we had an audience full of people saying, "Grrrr!" in a very pirate-like manner. I took a photo from the stage that I'll post on Flickr when I get back to Chicago. And after the show, Joe offered us a place to stay. Joe's an up-and-coming filmmaker who launched into two of my favorite subjects: aesthetics and theology. So it wasn't surprising that he and I talked until 6:00am, long after the rest had gone to bed. (Along those lines, Kim snores. Loudly. Though I hear she's not nearly as loud as she used to be.) Labels: musicians, performing, touring ^ Top | 3:39 PM | | | 
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