Four shows. Five days. Hotel rooms. Hot tubs. Avocados. Metal bars.
Highway turnarounds. Marshmellows. Plumbing malfunctions. Respect.
Jasons everywhere! Missing cameras. #1 fans. Shuuuut Uuuuup!
Madison was a bittersweet end to the Goodbyehome June 2009 Tour. We
arrived, after a few battles with misplaced highway signage and a
slight detour after being forced into a construction zone by someone
who clearly forgot how traffic is supposed to merge.
Madison is a beautiful city, and was the first day since Friday that I remember seeing sun. We like sun. We like Madison.
The group wandered about State Street, and after some lunch, ended
up back near The Frequency, where we were set to cap off the tour. The
Frequency is a cozy little place, nestled near the Capitol Building,
and was the first venue to put up our posters. Cool points abound.
Despite not being named Jason, their sound guy was pretty awesome, and
was very helpful - even putting up with all of my finnicky shit. Thank
you, Justin!
The crowd was good, and had a nice mix of new friends and familiar
faces. Even Starbucks represented! The last show went very well, and
after the last band played, and the last Electric Slide was slid, we
bid the city a farewell…
Now, we’re back to the real world. But fear not, this is only the
beginning! There are more shows to be played! More tours to be
toured! More friends and fans to be made! More highways to get lost
on!
Seriously. GPS on the next tour. Garmin? How about a sponsorship?
Until then, thank you to everyone who came out and felt the magic. Thank you to our new and old #1 fans.
Thank you to Zambricki for the music, the company, and the sandwiches.
Thank you to Charn, Andrew Thomas (I still love A.T.), and Ruckus &
Fray! And thank you to the rest of Goodbyehome for keeping the rock
alive.
…especially in this economy.