May 2020

Behind the scenes funnies

This one time on the road, somewhere in the middle of America, the band made a little pit stop to fill up the tank and stretch our legs. I stalled a while and meandered through the wild mixture of bible belt truck stop paraphernalia, camouflage wearables and crosses adorned in plastic rhinestones, trinkets with inspiring motivational quotes and souvenir shot glasses, racks of hoodies with I heart (insert wherever the hell we were) on them and then I spotted Wanda, the most unique bobble figurine I'd ever seen.

I couldn't help myself. I snuck the purchase when they weren’t looking and surprised them with our road mascot, we named Wanda. She sat on the dash for the remainder of the tour. She now sits on the windowsill of a private studio in Kingston, Washington, called Cedar Swamp Studios where we worked out the demos that made the LP, Sojourner.

Okay, she may need a little corrective surgery. She had way too much fun on the road.

Records that made me

This was not an easy exercise, especially when I got in and around the 60s and 70s, but here are a few records through the decades that shaped me.

1940sFebruary 12, 1944 — 1940s
February 12, 1944

1950sAugust 25, 1958 — 1950s
August 25, 1958

1960sJanuary 22nd, 1968 — 1960s
January 22nd, 1968

1970sFebruary 4th, 1977 — 1970s
February 4th, 1977

1990sAugust 25, 1998 — 1990s
August 25, 1998

2000sAugust 29, 2006 — 2000s
August 29, 2006

Playlist of the month

Here is a Spotify playlist I made for you with a song from each album that made an impact on me! If you do not use Spotify, let me know what platform you prefer and I'll whip one up for your listening pleasure!