Posts Tagged ‘Travel’

I’m not sure this’ll make a ton of sense, but the weekend kinda’ f*cked my shit up a little bit. As always, when we weren’t actually singing, Jason and I spent our time talking about songs, songwriting, and the music business. We’re an odd pair in such conversations. Though he dabbles in politics and has…

The last time I stood in front of a thousand people with a guitar in my hands and sang, I’d rehearsed. I’ll be honest: I regretted the ambition of my scheduled 36-hour, New York to Des Moines trip the instant my clock radio sounded at 3:45 Saturday morning. A cold drizzle was falling on Tenth…

“It always rains when I’m at Graceland.” Thus began my journal entry (the old fashioned paper kind) on Monday, October 21, 1996. The dateline was Memphis, Tennessee. Just thirty-six hours earlier, I’d hatched a half-baked (actually, I was really baked), last-minute plan to squander the weekend prior to my start date at MTV News on…

Magic Mountain Ski Resort near Londonberry, Vermont, is — if my pal, singer/songwriter Chris Abad’s description is correct — “the slacker’s Okemo.” Chris and his wife, Megan, invited Abbi and I to join them there next weekend. “It’s an awesome place for drinking beer, skiing, board games, cooking, writing music, etc,” he said. “Any interest?”…

Dear Jason, Stephanie, et all: My trip to The Greatest City In The World is all set! It’s a quick hit, but if last years trip was any indication, thirty-one hours in “The Hartford of the West” should be about all my liver can take. That is, assuming that whole “In like a lion, out…