So, I have finished my tour and am heading back to NYC tomorrow. Crazy! It's going to be strange to be in NYC again, given that I've been doing the car thing for weeks and driving through areas filled with no buildings, etc.
I did buy a peace offering for my dog, but I have a feeling it's only the first of many bones I'll need to provide to make this up to her. *sigh*
But, enough of the dire....
And now, onto the last tour blog of Heartland Tour 2006!
I left my friend Elise's on Wednesday having had an amazing few days off. Thanks! Played a show in Columbia, MO on Wednesday the 11th, one of the most fun shows I've played so far. I couldn't figure out why it felt so New Yorky and then I realized that, other than myself, it was a night of all bands. And really nice bands also. Mike from one of the bands, Full Day Affair, started talking to me and even arranged a place for me to stay that night. How nice is that?
Pix - which are sort of erratic as I ran out of power somewhere along the last week of the tour. Need to recharge....
Full Day Affair.
Pic of Mike of FDA, me and Erica, my lovely 'Como' hostess. Thanks so much again, girl! I had a great time!
And lastly, yeah, it was 3 a.m. and FDA had a lot of gear to pack up. So one of them scaled a building to kill time. Pretty representative of where our heads were at at that moment....
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I spent the next day with my friend Dawn and her kids near St. Louis, MO and the three following days in Nashville. The Bluebird Show was really cool and their 'no talking policy' was *really* cool. I'm so glad I got to do that show. I also got to hear other amazing writers there, including Jenn Schott, a country writer under contract with Sony who has some 'cuts' with Restless Heart and Lonestar. She's an amazing writer, you should check her out.
***
After a massive drive back to VA (12 hours) and a couple days recouping at my Mom's, I bittersweetly set out for my last two shows in Richmond and Williamsburg. Both shows were great and made even greater by the fact that I was playing with Andi Rae Healy my NYC partner in crime/backup singer/songwriter buddy. She's always an inspiration to me and just plain fun to hang out with.
To add icing to the cake, my friend Dave drove down from Maryland to see the show. All that coupled with Andy Moore (not Mandy, yo) and Akshay, a great singer/songwriter who runs the show, made Richmond a really fun night.
Akshay introducing me!
The lovely Andi Rae.
The lovely Andy Moore. Check her out, guys. Awesome.
Me and Dave.
Akshay and Andrew at our little after party at the diner.
***
Aromas in Williamsburg was wild. They do an unbelievably busy business and oftentimes it was crazy loud in there. That said, Andi and I completely enjoyed ourselves and made my last show of the tour really special. Here're some pix. And yes, it got goofy.
Mugging....
Joel and I experimenting with taking pictures of ourselves with Andi's camera.
And one last one, with my dear friend, Andi Rae.
***
Thanks to everyone who helped on this tour and who came out to all my shows. I'm definitely going out again! You guys are all the best and, to my new friends, stay in touch! I loved meeting all of you and hanging out. Meeting everyone is what made this tour special and something I'll remember for the rest of my life.
Many hugs to you all. Rock on! Alex
I did buy a peace offering for my dog, but I have a feeling it's only the first of many bones I'll need to provide to make this up to her. *sigh*
But, enough of the dire....
And now, onto the last tour blog of Heartland Tour 2006!
I left my friend Elise's on Wednesday having had an amazing few days off. Thanks! Played a show in Columbia, MO on Wednesday the 11th, one of the most fun shows I've played so far. I couldn't figure out why it felt so New Yorky and then I realized that, other than myself, it was a night of all bands. And really nice bands also. Mike from one of the bands, Full Day Affair, started talking to me and even arranged a place for me to stay that night. How nice is that?
Pix - which are sort of erratic as I ran out of power somewhere along the last week of the tour. Need to recharge....
Full Day Affair.
Pic of Mike of FDA, me and Erica, my lovely 'Como' hostess. Thanks so much again, girl! I had a great time!
And lastly, yeah, it was 3 a.m. and FDA had a lot of gear to pack up. So one of them scaled a building to kill time. Pretty representative of where our heads were at at that moment....
***
I spent the next day with my friend Dawn and her kids near St. Louis, MO and the three following days in Nashville. The Bluebird Show was really cool and their 'no talking policy' was *really* cool. I'm so glad I got to do that show. I also got to hear other amazing writers there, including Jenn Schott, a country writer under contract with Sony who has some 'cuts' with Restless Heart and Lonestar. She's an amazing writer, you should check her out.
***
After a massive drive back to VA (12 hours) and a couple days recouping at my Mom's, I bittersweetly set out for my last two shows in Richmond and Williamsburg. Both shows were great and made even greater by the fact that I was playing with Andi Rae Healy my NYC partner in crime/backup singer/songwriter buddy. She's always an inspiration to me and just plain fun to hang out with.
To add icing to the cake, my friend Dave drove down from Maryland to see the show. All that coupled with Andy Moore (not Mandy, yo) and Akshay, a great singer/songwriter who runs the show, made Richmond a really fun night.
Akshay introducing me!
The lovely Andi Rae.
The lovely Andy Moore. Check her out, guys. Awesome.
Me and Dave.
Akshay and Andrew at our little after party at the diner.
***
Aromas in Williamsburg was wild. They do an unbelievably busy business and oftentimes it was crazy loud in there. That said, Andi and I completely enjoyed ourselves and made my last show of the tour really special. Here're some pix. And yes, it got goofy.
Mugging....
Joel and I experimenting with taking pictures of ourselves with Andi's camera.
And one last one, with my dear friend, Andi Rae.
***
Thanks to everyone who helped on this tour and who came out to all my shows. I'm definitely going out again! You guys are all the best and, to my new friends, stay in touch! I loved meeting all of you and hanging out. Meeting everyone is what made this tour special and something I'll remember for the rest of my life.
Many hugs to you all. Rock on! Alex
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