I got back last week from a month long tour with the Jen Chapin Trio- Jen on vocals and guitar, Stephan Crump on bass and myself playing guitar. We had a really great time going around the Midwest and South, meeting wonderful people all over the country. We played in some more or less normal music venues in Chicago, Milwaukee etc. but also had some really special shows in places like Davenport Iowa, Asheville NC, Chatanooga TN , Birmingham AL Terre Haute IN Cedar Rapids, Stevens Point Wisconsin and elswhere. Some of the best shows were house concerts presented by people who really love music and attended by more of the same. One of the best was Rock and Kris' place in Ferdinand Iowa- a fantastic house in the middle of a field that they had moved 30 miles to save from a flood plane. A real mecca for arts and music and just generally thinking people who care about culture and community. It was also really cool to have a chance to put my new CD out there and have some folks actually buy it!

Oh yeah I forgot to mention Maceo, J&S's 19 month old son- a very important part of the whole trip. He loves going to the gigs, climbing all over the stage, handing us our guitar stands and playing with my pedals. He's my youngest best friend for sure.

Thanks to everyne who came to our shows and inspired us to share our music with you. It was just a darn good time......