Start of travel

Left for the tour!
Day 1 - Trip to Oxford, Ohio

Not a ton to say about today. I slept a ton. We got in a two hour traffic jam which meant we did not get in until around midnight. That put us at about 19 hours in the van.
We’re staying at theEn savoir plus
Day 2 - Oxford House Party

We got up in the morning and had an early lunch with Lisa who booked us and owns the house. We went to some place that seemed okay. Out of my better judgement I go a buffalo chicken sap instead ofEn savoir plus
Day 3 pt. 1 - Ann Arbor Blues Festival

We had to wake up super early for this one and leave by 7am to make it to Ann Arbor (4 hour drive). We got there and got loaded in and played a really good set.
Afterwards I got to say hello to SamEn savoir plus
Day 3 pt. 2 - The Sand Bar

After Ann Arbor we got into the car and drove about 2.5 hours to get to Saugatuck, MI. On the way on a very rural road we spotted a KISS mailbox. Definitely homemade.
The gig went good. I’m at aEn savoir plus
Day 4 - Kavanagh's Hilltop Bar

I realized I didn’t really take any photos today. That’s okay as it wasn’t super eventful. We slept until checkout and then went to a place that serves pancakes only to find out they had a hugeEn savoir plus
Day 5 - Cadieux Cafe

There wasn’t a terrible ride today and we got to sleep a decent amount. The worst part of our day was really that we had some traffic and didn’t get to the venue as early as we had hoped. I didEn savoir plus
Day 6 - The "Secret Spot"

So today Andrew and I were all by ourselves. We went to IHOP and I got blueberry pancakes. They were pretty bad honestly; the blueberries tasted super weird. We then hit up a ton of stores includingEn savoir plus
Day 7 - Off day/Checking out Detroit

Not much happened today. Just hung out in the room for a bit then Bob Connor took Andrew and I out for lunch. We shared a Detroit style pizza at the original Buddy’s location. I still say it tastesEn savoir plus
Day 8 - Tip Top Deluxe

The day started meeting Bob Connor again for lunch. We went to some local Lebanese kebab place. It was good but I’m just not a huge middle eastern food
Fan for the most part. At his place he hadEn savoir plus
Day 9 - Fioras

The day was super easy. We got to Fioras super early and each ordered a salad. My salad would have been 18 dollars and it was as big as a Wendy’s side salad. The gig itself was kind of meh. No oneEn savoir plus
Day 10 - Wayne Horse and Wine Fest

Today was a good day. It started with most of us sleeping late except for Doug. He had to help Nicks daughter with the dog who got sprayed by a skunk. The basement gets no light so I got up around 10En savoir plus
Day 11 - Hagan party

So today was interesting. We left and drove for awhile. 35 minutes east of Cleveland the van stops shifting correctly and we have to pull over and get towed to the gig at the Juke Box. We showed upEn savoir plus
Day 12 - Abbey Square

I don’t have any pictures for this date. The guys spent the day putting in a new transmission while I watched Catfish and Bar Rescue all day. They finally finished at like 5:00 and we left at 5:45.En savoir plus
Day 13 - Day Off

Not much to say about today. We woke up pretty late and got breakfast. Then we went back to the cabin and did nothing until later in the early evening. We went to see Rockin’ Jake at some place callEn savoir plus
Day 14 - Another day off

Today we went to Guitar Center to get Andrew a new bass head; his old one blew. Well he couldn’t find a good one so we went to Duffs to get some buffalo wings. They were incredibly salty and theEn savoir plus
Day 15 - The Falcon

Today we just traveled up to Marlboro to play a show at the Falcon. We stayed at a farmhouse owned by a local musician and his wife. I stayed alone in their oddly shaped attic. The home is super oldEn savoir plus
Day 16 - The Brickhouse

We left at 11 and were supposed to be in by 4. Traffic was incredibly bad and we made it at 630 or so. We were told six people cancelled to go to Estes instead. The crowd was okay, but it was a greatEn savoir plus
Day 17 - Pitmans Freight Room

Liz and I drove to Laconia early to go to the Funspot. I got to play an original KISS pinball machine plus tons of other vintage arcade games including Tapper. I managed to get on a few leader boards.En savoir plus
Day 18 - Estes Lobster House

I was worried about this show. Knowing how the older people can complain a lot there it was iffy. Luckily it was a huge success. My whole family came out and lots of friends. It was one of my favoriteEn savoir plus
Day 19 - Time Out Pub

I spent the day with my Mom and sister. We went to Buffalo Wild Wings. After we got back we planned on getting red hot dogs but there wasn’t time. Me and my Mom drove up to Rockland. It was a niceEn savoir plus