The tower

This is the tallest man-made structure in the world. It is in Blanchard, North Dakota. I visited it while staying in Fargo on tour with Battlefields. I waited a long time to do this -- a site which is the pinnacle of a personal mythology, a dream-object, like my own personal Mount Olympus. It is no skyscraper, it is the anti-monument.

Tour one

This is from Detroit, at the 4th of July party that we played at. I forgot to bring anything to shave with, so it looks like this will be the Summer of the Beard. This picture does not in any way capture the true level of filth and facial hair that is happening right now. I haven't showered or shaved in a week, as of tomorrow morning.

The 4th was fun, even being away from home. We played an epic game of ultimate frisbee with Giant and rocked a tiny basement, ate vegan food, set off fireworks, and generally were a nuisance.

It didn't last though, since we had to drive 550 miles through the night to a 2pm show today in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Of course, the show actually started at 4pm and it's 11pm now and we still haven't played.

grumble grumble

Revised itinerary

Jul 2 M Dayton, Ohio
Jul 3 T Parma Heights, Ohio
Jul 4 W Detroit, Michigan
Jul 5 R Steven’s Point, Wisconsin
Jul 6 F Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jul 7 S Des Moines, Iowa

Jul 8 S Fargo, North Dakota
Jul 9 M Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Jul 10 T Lawrence, Kansas
Jul 11 W Denver, Colorado
Jul 12 R (day off)
Jul 13 F Salt Lake City, Utah
Jul 14 S Hollywood, California

Jul 15 S (day off)
Jul 16 M Tempe, Arizona
Jul 17 T Tucson, Arizona
Jul 18 W Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jul 19 R Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jul 20 F Columbia, Missouri
Jul 21 S Lafayette, Indiana

Jul 22 S Cookeville, Tennessee
Jul 23 M Athens, Georgia
Jul 24 T Lawrenceville, Georgia
Jul 25 W (day off to drive back to Phila)
Jul 26 R (day off at home)
Jul 27 F Woburn, Massachusetts
Jul 28 S Virginia Beach, Virginia

Jul 29 S Levittown, New York
Jul 30 M Manhattan, New York
Jul 31 T Levittown, New York (home to Phila after show)
Aug 1 W Doylestown, Pennsylvania (at home)
Aug 2 R Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (at home)
Aug 3 F tba (not at home)
Aug 4 S tba (not at home)

Aug 5 S Manchester, New Hampshire
Aug 6 M Manhattan, New York
Aug 7 T Brooklyn, New York
Aug 8 W Buffalo, New York
Aug 9 R Columbus, Ohio
Aug 10 F Johnson City, Tennessee (home through night after show)

Aug 12 S Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (end of tour show)