REDDING, CA

by | Apr 9, 2009 | Tour Journal 2009

Today started early with a radio interview on Redding’s Talk Radio, KQMS.  Jeff picked me up around 7:35am and we were on our way to the studio.  The hosts of the show were great fun and we chatted about tomorrow’s show and the outreach program I was...

SANTA CLARITA, CA

by | Apr 6, 2009 | Tour Journal 2009

With everyone now in Southern California, we were ready for our first performance here.  We arrived at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center around 11am.  This is a really beautiful space and relatively new, less than 5 years old. I backed the truck into the...

DRIVING COAST TO COAST – DAY SIX

by | Apr 4, 2009 | Tour Journal 2009

We actually slept in this morning!  I had a few phone calls to make and we wanted to eat before we hit the road.  There’s really not too much between Blythe and Los Angeles, CA.  We made sure the truck had full tanks for fuel and we were on our way.  It was...

DRIVING COAST TO COAST – DAYS FOUR & FIVE

by | Apr 4, 2009 | Tour Journal 2009

Morning came quickly in Fort Stockton.  We still had a good drive ahead of us just to get out of Texas!  We were now heading for the border and El Paso.  Several hours later, we managed to wind our way through El Paso and into New Mexico.  The stop also gave Ethan...

DRIVING COAST TO COAST – DAY THREE

by | Apr 4, 2009 | Tour Journal 2009

Once again, we were up early and on the road by 7:45am.  We had a lot of ground to cover today – Texas is a big state!  We pulled back onto I-10 West and headed for the West Texas desert.  We drove through Houston and toward San Antonio before it was time for...