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     The AllOnederlust tour brought me to Canada, and I'd been yearning to return since my family and I took a week long touristy trip there six years ago!  I say "The AllOnederlust Tour brought me to Canada" but really it was Jon and Jeremy, literally and figuratively.  Shortly after "The Inevitable Effort" came out, Jeremy stumbled over my music on the internet and he really enjoyed it so he reached out to me and we spoke for a while.  He ended up getting a tattoo inspired by "What's Your Problem?" that has a broken light bulb and the words "have a little perspective" which totally blew me away! Last year he and his friend and musical partner Jon came to see Alexa and I perform at Corktown Studios.  They were both really supportive of me and invited me to their hometown of Windsor, Ontario whenever I'd like and they'd work to set up shows!  I increasing liked who they were and appreciated their music over the year or so that ...

With a huge smile on my face and a warmth in my heart from all of my new friends and experiences in Chicago I boarded the bus to my next stop, Detroit, where new shows and friends experienced me! Thursday 6/26      My bus ride from Chicago to Detroit was longer than I'd expected! I realized that my O'Henry collection was unfortunately too hefty for me to carry onto the bus so I ended up listening to an eclectic mix of music during the drive including old and new music, local artists and national acts. Why? - Elephant Eyelash The Vigilance Committee - Lost Again The Decemberists - Picaresqueties ep Cage - Hell's Winter Aesop Rock - Appleseed EP and the "Creative Differences (A Split)" EP to be sure I was content with all of the mixing and mastering.      We stopped at a "Loves" Truck stop with showers and all sorts of products like audio-books and chargers and foods and clothes that made me think about the life of a trucker and so...

Monday 6/23      Performing in an inspiring Safe Haven      My bus ride from Indianapolis to Chicago was relatively short. I read and listened to More Than Skies'   EP “The Liar The Puppet The Fox” . It's a lovely acoustic album, Adam Tomlinson, whose the mastermind behind the project, is releasing a double album of similar new and old music soon so look out for that. I had a lot of time before my performance at Beauty Bar , I walked through the brutal heat of Chicago dragging my suitcase. I was nervously anticipating my performance there. The theme for the S ALONATHON LEXICA event was “How We Heal” and I had decided earlier in the week to perform a piece about my Poppy, and I realized that I didn't want it to be written so as to maintain the sincerity and vulnerability of it. As I walked for about an hour to find the venue, I improvised aloud, speaking to myself about things and reminiscing about my grandfather and times we had together ...