And Behold! Another Tour! |
Well, I missed writing travel blogs SO much that I'm going on tour again. Because somewhere out there in America, there is someone who's gonna try to light me on fire, or steal my stuff, or ask for my...
Posted by Brandi Shearer on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:48:00 PST |
The End of the Road: Frozen Iowa. |
First, you have to imagine: 4 AM, air very still, temperature hovering right at zero, and all that extraordinary night-time ambient light that exists when the world is covered in snow. Then add: the M...
Posted by Brandi Shearer on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:21:00 PST |
Endless Plains and The Perils of Breakfast. |
I'm learning, among a heap of other things, that hotel internet is a fickle mistress. This morning, that means that I had to bring my computer down to the "dining area" at the Hampton Inn to update th...
Posted by Brandi Shearer on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:52:00 PST |
Tour Changes! |
Grace Potter and the lads are getting the ass end of winter on this tour: they are stuck at the Wyoming border and won't make it to Denver for the show tonight. Emergency plans have been drawn up, so ...
Posted by Brandi Shearer on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:06:00 PST |
Photo Evidence. |
Thanks to Jim, who is 10 times smarter than me, we have some pictures of the tour so far. I will try to illustrate each with an appropriate caption. This particular club was evidently in the middle of...
Posted by Brandi Shearer on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:16:00 PST |
Seattle! (And Points Before) |
Well, here is another late night blog, folks. Sometimes I revisit these highly nocturnal writings and I think - damn, does my good grammar expire at midnight or WHAT?In any case, let me catch you up: ...
Posted by Brandi Shearer on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:29:00 PST |
Back In The Saddle. |
That's right. I've been (mostly) silent, eaten 5681 slippery elm lozenges, went to a specialist, sat with my head over a bowl of steamy water for two days straight and change-o presto, I am renewed. W...
Posted by Brandi Shearer on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:47:00 PST |
My Old Friend New Orleans . . . |
I'm so disappointed I couldn't sing for you last night. The club was beautiful, and New Orleans is beautiful, and it meant a lot to me to come here and play for you, finally after all this long time! ...
Posted by Brandi Shearer on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:03:00 PST |
Oh No. OhnoohnoohnoohNO NO! |
My confession:It started out as a tickle in Jacksonville, and grew to an ouchy but ignore-able ache in Birmingham, but each show has gotten more and more dicey and now, here I am the morning of my muc...
Posted by Brandi Shearer on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:02:00 PST |
Memphis and The Little Woman in The Computer Who Hates Me. |
Well, there are a lot of things I'm learning on this tour. Not just stuff like how to ferret out Laundromats and how to incorporate something resembling exercise into the time it takes to fill the gas...
Posted by Brandi Shearer on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:58:00 PST |
