we arrived home from tour last night safely (after a tire blowout in pittsburgh and another in harrisburg less than 24 hours later).   we are pretty broke and tired, but arrived home safe and healthy.  thank you to everyone who came out to the shows and helped us fill our gas tank on some very long drives.  thanks to devices for driving all the way up from florida to be our tour buddies.  thanks to brendan and mike for sticking it out in the van with us (with no air conditioning). 
       we had some great shows, some not so great shows, arguements, group hugs, low priced food, good talks, long drives and the privelage of meeting some new friends. 

        pros:  chris z and monica, lion of north, seven days of samsara, buster, devices, tommy, everyone who made the pittsburgh show happen after our van broke down, fred for picking us up, amir,  jacob for saving us from the dance party, des ark, zac and lindsay, ci ci's pizza, everyone in louisville, lake michigan,veggie bite, playing in a 9x10 room on 4th of july, coffee, karma (the cat), magic cards, burritos, indian food, and anything else good that i forgot.

       cons:  blowing two tires, bass cab stopped working, guitar amp stopped working, getting paid less than $20 at over half our shows, promotors not collecting money from the door, getting pulled over for not having our headlights on, charging van repairs and gas to our credit cards, busting my lip open on my guitar, sleep deprevation, heat exhaustion and anything else bad i forgot.

       footage from the tour was taken and could possibly be available for public viewing at some point in the future.  benn will be out on tour with pyramids next month, please help support their journey.  as of now we are taking a break until august when we play a different kind of dude fest, however there may be a show between now and then.  take care,

tom

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