Hey there. Here's some quick stats from the recent tour:
Days on the road: 51
Provinces: 6
States: 18
Kilometres driven: around 18000 (someone in the US can do the miles math)
Times I got lost: around 18000
Favourite show: Thunder Bay, Moose Jaw, Spokane, Ottawa - but I loved em all
Favourite audience: I think I still have to go with Moose Jaw, just because Curtis and Leslie followed me to Edmonton and Vancouver! That's dedication!
Near death experiences: a couple
Food poisoning: once
Concussions: hitting my head on the same speaker twice in Kansas City
Guns fired: Two (go read the South Dakota blog)
Animals who have licked me: 5
Prizes: two jackets (Thunder Bay), t-shirts from Sault Ste. Marie, one 12-string guitar (Vancouver)
Parking tickets: two, but I beat the one in Winnipeg
Speeding tickets: none (um... not that I've been speeding...)
Car problems: I broke the antenna off, trying to take it off so it wouldn't break in a car wash. Other than that - none. Thanks, Rent-a-Wreck!
Final tally: the $1000 phone bill that I got at the end was rough, but all in all, thanks to Rent-a-Wreck covering gas and car, and a number of amazing hosts, I think I broke even... which for an indie musician is apparently a massive success.
Best,
David
