2010 Tour 1

I'm posting from Lincoln, NE. We're a week in. So far, so good. Having had three years since the last tour, nobody knew what to expect this time around, but we've been surprised at the positive responses and the financial stability (so far... fingers crossed). I've been thinking a lot about the constant digital connectivity that we enjoy on the road. This tour is our first without any printed-paper directions. One time Sean Ingram of Coalesce told me that he used to spend hundreds of dollars on tour on long distance. To call home from pay phones! Now everyone has cell phones with Internet, text, GPS, Twitter... it's almost like you never leave home. Because home is, in fact, the Internet.

The Rosetta van broke down on the very first day, driving from Philadelphia to Detroit, but after getting that fixed we haven't had any more problems. Even though we showed up in Detroit at midnight, they still let us play.

I was happy to be back in Fargo, ND for a few days, for the first time in three years. We spend three nights with Rusty from Battlefields, who played six shows with us. Rusty actually booked the tour for us, and did a really good job too. I'm really looking forward to seeing new and old friends in the next couple weeks... Conor and our SLC friends, Jordan in Seattle, my in-laws in the Bay Area, the North dudes in AZ. Many people to see!

Every tour has dominant themes. Frisbee is one of this year's.