message in a bottle
I'm sitting on the bus in Washington, DC, watching the Police DVD "Everyone Stares". The drummer, Stweart Copeland, bought an 8mm camera early on in their career and documented a lot of their life on the road. From rags to riches, even. I can relate to a very small bit of it. The feelings of time on a bus. Getting used to the suitcase life. Here's a quote that really struck me: "We all bought homes and built families in them, but the only thing that feels real is life out here". Something like that.
We were in Greensboro yesterday and I felt every minute of it. We loaded in early in order to shoot an Ashley video. I finally was able to do some creative shots. Whoo-hoo! I was on stage for a good bit of it and it felt great. I love the pressure. Look for our video on the Disney Channel soon.
Anyway. Let me back up a little. I left home Tuesday night and landed in a really nice hotel in Greensboro, "The O. Henry". Named for the author. I got there around midnight and couldn't even imagine being sleepy. I walked from my swanky hotel over to a convenience store across the street and bought a huge microwave burrito called The Grandito. Hah. It was delicious. I fixed a hot cup of tea in my room and roamed around the hotel looking for adventure. I found none. It's times like these that I feel especially alone. I'm really lucky to have such great friends (and I count my wife in this category) who are up for "whatever" sometimes. Just wandering around, looking for fun. But when I'm by myself, late at night, it's a lot harder to stay entertained. I stayed up 'til 3 or so and woke at 6 to get ready to hop on the bus again. Which leads me to yesterday again. It was a long day with a lot of technical problems and my worsening coughing fits. Everyone seems to be a little under the weather and it may take a lot more than popping AIrbornes to keep healthy out here. Oh. And it was super cold yesterday morning.
But today is a new day. Today, I'm in DC, watching a DVD on the bus. Instead of out walking around, discovering the city. I've already taken a nap and now it's nearing dinner time. Maybe one day I'll be back. I just don't feel like walking a block and then having to come back to the venue because of the time.
We're counting down now. 26 shows left, including tonight. One month.
I'll try my best to write more later. We'll see how tired I am tonight.
We were in Greensboro yesterday and I felt every minute of it. We loaded in early in order to shoot an Ashley video. I finally was able to do some creative shots. Whoo-hoo! I was on stage for a good bit of it and it felt great. I love the pressure. Look for our video on the Disney Channel soon.
Anyway. Let me back up a little. I left home Tuesday night and landed in a really nice hotel in Greensboro, "The O. Henry". Named for the author. I got there around midnight and couldn't even imagine being sleepy. I walked from my swanky hotel over to a convenience store across the street and bought a huge microwave burrito called The Grandito. Hah. It was delicious. I fixed a hot cup of tea in my room and roamed around the hotel looking for adventure. I found none. It's times like these that I feel especially alone. I'm really lucky to have such great friends (and I count my wife in this category) who are up for "whatever" sometimes. Just wandering around, looking for fun. But when I'm by myself, late at night, it's a lot harder to stay entertained. I stayed up 'til 3 or so and woke at 6 to get ready to hop on the bus again. Which leads me to yesterday again. It was a long day with a lot of technical problems and my worsening coughing fits. Everyone seems to be a little under the weather and it may take a lot more than popping AIrbornes to keep healthy out here. Oh. And it was super cold yesterday morning.
But today is a new day. Today, I'm in DC, watching a DVD on the bus. Instead of out walking around, discovering the city. I've already taken a nap and now it's nearing dinner time. Maybe one day I'll be back. I just don't feel like walking a block and then having to come back to the venue because of the time.
We're counting down now. 26 shows left, including tonight. One month.
I'll try my best to write more later. We'll see how tired I am tonight.
posted by Josh at 1:11 PM
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