WEST COAST TOUR JAN 2013
12.31.12 Day One - I count this day because the mind has already shoved off. The 24 hours before tour are made up of running around town and stuffing your world into a bag. You wring out the last bits of life from the domestic rag and savor every drop. You might as well sleep in the van. We were all very excited about the tour, as well as the most amazing send off show a heathen musician could hope for, New Years Eve at the White Horse. We had got word earlier in the day that a writer for Rolling Stone would be reviewing the show. This added to the excitement and gave the band faith 2013 would be an eventful year. Fast forward to a sold out club, freezing outside and hotter than an oven indoors. This was the place to be. The band before us played their final song. We awaited on the flanks then began pushing our way through the mass of people. We used our gear to drive wedges in the crowd and finally made it to the stage. One foot high, old monitors, a true honky-tonk, our past and present state. We began as soon as we could, the crowd moved up, the tide rolled in. Knowing we had royalty in the front line we gave it all we had. We sang loud, though the crowd covered the sound. We relayed our message through sweat and movement, driving the point home, making it clear we meant business. We followed a new set we had worked up, it was flawless, despite the chaos. The show went by in a blur, before we knew it we were standing sweaty in the cold, an hour left in the old year, seven hours from departure. In this precious time, some of us decided to leave for other destinations. We shook hands, joyously, We said our goodbyes, it had been a good year. I brought in the new year with a beautiful woman whom I'd grown to admire greatly in the past month. With one minute left we made our way into the heart of the crowd, The count -down roared through the old East Austin walls, we were engulfed in the sound. Ten seconds left, a lot had gone down this last year, It was not in the cards to wind up like this... Five seconds, the year was almost behind us, three, two, one, 2013 had begun, it was already the greatest year of my life.
