Hey y'all. I just got back from traveling around the West Coast and had a great time playing shows and seeing people. I got to play in Utah and Idaho, two states I hadn't played in before. I camped for a few days and it was super freakin' cold. On Halloween I bundled up in my tent in Pendleton, Oregon and ate candy and watched scary movies on my phone after walking through town seeing all the families trick-or-treating in the streets. That was pretty sweet.
I got to see a bunch of family I hadn't seen in years. I stayed with aunts and uncles and cousins and a group of good friends. I played at Occupy Seattle and a great house concert in Everett, WA. I got to eat kick-ass seafood with some good friends and ride the ferry across Puget Sound.
It was good to stay in Oregon again, also. I got to attend the West Coast Songwriters Exposition in Portland and hear some great panels talk about different aspects of the music industry. I stayed in Corvallis for a few days with my dad and had fun lounging. When I drove south to California it snowed over Siskiyou Pass and I just barely made it through before they made people use chains. I had a great show in Camarillo, CA at the Studio Channel Islands Art Center where a few musicians sat in and we rocked the house.
Good to be home now, waiting for snow and Santa to show up. I'll be out on the road again in February or so doing another West Coast run before hitting up the East and the South in late Spring. I hope everyone has lovely holidays and eats too much:)
Much love
RDO
