Back from our month long journey to the depths of insanity and back. Tour went incredibly well! To be honest this could be the most fun I have ever had on tour before. There were so low points, as there will always be, but they just made the high points even better. I feel closer to the 3 dudes in this band than ever, and I feel that this really set the tone for how we want to participate in this experience together. It's a great feeling and I am truly excited for whats ahead!
Its always an interesting situation when coming home from tour and going right back into normal life and social events. We played our homecoming show last night and I felt really confused by trying to talk to everyone that was there. I have been so used to hanging out with the same people for the last month 24/7 that it was hard to have conversations about things that were important a month ago to my friends, that I had completely forgot about while I was gone. A lot of people ended up going to a bar after the show to hang out for a while, and I found myself caught in a whirlwind of life updates and inside jokes that my head hurt. I guess I just really tried to re immerse my self to quickly into normal life.
I sat at that bar for a few hours with friends and realized that I really wasnt enjoying one of my favorite past times with my friends, I gave a friend a ride home and started walking towards home myself and was just kind of lost in thought for a long time. My buddy Sam came and picked me up and gave me a ride the rest of the way home.
In the back of the car I came to the realization that I wasnt happy about being home. Life is so much simpler and raw on the road, and at home its almost like a comatose dream of the same day to day happenings with the same people around to comment a little differently about those happenings each time. It made me realize why I was so excited to get out for a while, and also that I'm ready to continue touring a lot more. I love all my friends so much, but I have a hard time living this cookie cutter day to day life here, and I am ready for more adventure and more interactons with all types of people from all over the world.
It is nice to sleep in my own bed and have internet whenever. I will say that.
Road Playlist:
Passion Pit - Manners
Make Do and Mend - Bodies of Water
Punch - Self Titled
Trainwreck - Of Concrete Canyons and Inner Wastelands
Bill Withers
Betty Davis
The Clash - Combat Rock
Brazilian Girls - Self Titled
Bill Hicks - Relentless
