Day 1 - Florida Start

Off we go!!!
Day 1 - Florida to Lafayette, IA

Today I woke up at 5am and was out the door by 530 with the guys in the van. Very long drive day; nothing too eventful but nonetheless long. I only slept a few hours total and mostly watched theRead more
Day 2 - Fioras (Canceled)/Moe Joes

Today was very eventful. Waking up late, we left the hotel and headed to Geneva when we were called by the manager of the gig. They informed us a huge storm had hit and we were canceled. So we startedRead more
Day 3 - Summerfest!

Today was a really great day. We hung out at Nicks and then headed out around noon or later. We stopped for the daily Panera and made our way to Milwaukee. When in the city we had to get gas andRead more
Day 4 - Red Rooster

Today was very eventful. Andrew woke up and said he felt a bit sick so he decided to test for Covid which he popped up positive. Doug and I then left to get tests and we were negative. So after weRead more
Day 5 - Baree

Today was fun. We drove from the hotel and went to Cedarburg where we stayed in a bed and breakfast. Before checking in we went to where the Baree is at and went to “Daily Tacos” which is owned byRead more
Day 6 - Smiling Moose

Well today was interesting. We made our way to a town right outside of Newton where the club is. We got some Panera (highly recommend the Thai chicken soup) then went to the room across the street.Read more
Day 7 - The Alamo

Today’s drive was a bit long. Around six hours. We started our drive and landed up at Steve Fazio’s again to pick up two amps Doug left for repair. We returned the 2x10 and Doug told him heRead more
Day 8 - Austin Community Tavern

Today was fun. Headed to Steger for a gig. On the way we met with Fazio again to deal with amps and he took us to Portillos where I got a Maxwell Polish and onion rings. We then headed to theRead more
Day 9 - Fioras

Today we woke up super late and went to a taco place Nick Moss likes. The carnitas was okay but they made a good horchata. We then made an impromptu Starbucks stop and then went to hang out at NicksRead more
Day 10 - Cutters

Today wasn’t too bad. Just a drive to the Illinois/Missouri border to play in East St. Louis. The club was a really big and echo-y place with a weird stage. You had to walk down into the dance floorRead more
Day 11 - B Bar

Todays drive was about 6 hours. We woke up and had breakfast with our hosts. Doug told me his blowup mattress they gave him didn’t work and lost air so he slept on the floor.
We made our way toRead more
Day 12 - Branson Star

Today was a long day having to wake up at 7 am and then driving about six hours. We made one stop to get lunch (Chipotle) then landed up in Branson decently early. Very big stage and they had a giantRead more
Day 13 - Noce w/ The Bel Airs

Today was a long drive, and early morning. We drove for several hours and made it to Kansas City again and tried “Slaps BBQ” which was okay. We drove direct to the gig at Noce and set up.
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Day 14 - Day Off in Des Moines

Nothing insanely eventful today. Hung out with Matt Woods and Scott. Got lunch at Grazianos (got a sandwich with all kinds of Italian meats, called the Knuckle Sandwich), took a nap, ate some ofRead more
Day 15 - Kavanaughs

Fun day today. We spent the morning with Scott discussing booking next years shows in Iowa plus a winter blues festival with him. We then drove two hours to Rock Islam. On the way we stopped at PaneraRead more
Day 16 - Blue Strawberry

Today was a short drive. We started at Panera and I got some Buffalo chicken sandwich. Pretty meh. The best part was Doug was making fun of me for getting Starbucks the day before and he landed upRead more
Day 17 - Oz’z Bar

We woke up and hung out for a bit with John and Shannon at their place in St. Louis. Doug informed us they tipped us 200 on venmo which was super nice of them. We then left and went to the Blues CityRead more
Day 18 - Big Song Music House

Today was just a five or so hour drive to Oxford, Ohio. We made the trek and stopped in a small college town right outside of it to get lunch. Andrew and I got some Skyline Chili. We then got to theRead more
Day 19 - DFR Music Lounge

Todays trip was pretty long but I managed to sleep through half of it amazingly. When we got to Brevard we stopped at Bob and Nancy’s house to visit. Bob is very sick and couldn’t come to the showRead more
Day 20 - Home

Just a long 10 hour drive to home!!!