I started this post in Austin, wrote a line or two in Houston and am now finishing up in San Antonio. After a long night in San Marcos and a longer morning in Austin I decided to pop over to H-town to visit some good friends before they move up to IL...
Anyway.
The tour is now 71.4 % complete with only two shows remaining!
San Antonio tonight and Dallas tomorrow. The purpose of this whole trip was to feel out the new material, try out some new keys and tempos, and generally get a handle on the songs that I'll be taking up to New York. With 28.5% to go, I've more than accomplished my purpose.
Usually after a show when somebody comes up to you with an opinion, its kind of like, ok, thanks, whatever man... at that point, after the record has come out, the songs are what they are and unsolicited advice is often more, err, unsolicited than instructive.
From the beginning I thought of this tour as a learning experience. I've approached each show as a chance to connect with an audience on a "were all in this together" level, seeking out the kindred hearts and gauging their reactions. I've been rewarded with great deal of excitement and a flood of surprisingly insightful feedback. Maybe I'm just listening better this time around, but regardless of the how or why, the what has confirmed some suspicions, challenged some assumptions, and has me crazy excited to get into the studio and get this thing moving.
So, thank you Texas.
See you tonight 210. Stay classy.
Russell
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