Monthly Archives: July 2012

Day 7 of the #HOPEtour – Minneapolis and Autographing Guitars

Minneapolis’ day started with the most sleep I’ve had in about a month. After the show in Fort Wayne, I passed out for about 11 hours straight. I remember having a dream that I was running through a forest being … Continue reading

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Day 6 of the #HOPEtour – Appleton and My Nephew is Cuter Than Yours, Neener, Neener, Boo, Boo

We got to the Hotel in Appleton at around 3:30 AM. I stumbled into the bed after 3 unsuccessful attempts to book hotels- (apparently there was some air show??) yeah… I was tired. I slept for 3 hours, then we … Continue reading

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Day 5 of the #HOPEtour – Milwaukee and Scruples

I woke up staring at a cat. Not the best situation to find yourself in when you’re allergic to them… But Matt quickly grabbed Ladybug and protected her pretty heavily from my insults. (He let me have it to… Note … Continue reading

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Day 4 of the #HOPEtour – Fort Wayne, Wechter, and the Best Venue in the World

Surprise!!! We survived our stay at the “Huggy Bear” hotel! (Monica cracked a funny joke on twitter about how I have a huggy bear tattoo. Well played young lady…) I woke up with this feeling of bleachy sheets and immediately … Continue reading

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Day 3 of the #HOPEtour – Indianapolis and the Huggy Bear Motel

We quietly snuck out of our soundman’s house in Detroit and hit the road to Indianapolis after a stop for coffee. Still no radio. So as of now we have listened to about 20 songs from my iPod and 3 … Continue reading

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Day 2 of the #HOPEtour – Detroit and Tall People

I woke up from a great dream in Matt Ryd’s living room. His cat’s fur had made its way into my lungs and I promptly took an Allegra and Benadryl and washed my hands so I wouldn’t die. I tossed … Continue reading

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Day 1 of the #HOPEtour – Goodbyes and Chickahhhgoh

I’ll only be gone for a week… but sometimes, a week can feel like forever. The hardest part of leaving San Diego is having people really miss you and knowing that you want to share everything with them! I don’t … Continue reading

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“Each Song Has a Story” (Part 5 – Alright featuring Rob Deez)

Today’s song is “Alright” by B Willing James, Rob Deez and myself. Here’s what it started as: And here’s what it is now: And here’s how it all happened. B and I were discussing life and how broke we were … Continue reading

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“Each Song Has a Story” (Part 4 – If I Had a Dollar)

This song is one that is wicked near and dear to my heart. The story is pretty funny of how it was written, but before we get there, let’s look at the original version. 😀 Here is the oldest version … Continue reading

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“Each Song Has a Story” (Part 3 – Don’t Lose Hope)

This song arguably has a deeper meaning than any of the other songs on the album. This song was written on 12/8/09. These are the original lyrics: “HOPE” I’ve got a few letters since this whole thing began They’re from … Continue reading

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