July 2012: Days 12 & 13

Days 12 & 13

We returned once again to Tallahassee for the next few days. The first night I played at Mockingbird Cafe again, and it was probably one of the most fun shows I played on this tour. This time I opened for a local band called Drunken Cartographer. I was excited to see them play live because I had listened to some of their music online. I was also looking forward to this performance because I had been trying to get a gig at Mockingbird for a while, but the only night they book local acts is Thursday nights, so the timing was never right...     until now!



This night was also mine and David's 9th wedding anniversary. In honor of the date, I dedicated the last two songs I played to him. They were my two love songs, "Euphoria", and "Home." "Euphoria" was written during and about the beginning of our relationship, and the giddy feelings that went along with that. "Home" was written around our 6th anniversary, and is a more mature song that talks about the progression of the relationship, and also goes along with the old saying, "Home is where the heart is."



Drunken Cartographer was excellent. I really like their music and am now a fan! It was great to sit back and listen to a great band for a bit.

All Saints Hop Yard

The next night, I performed at the All Saints Hop Yard in Tallahassee. We almost passed this place when we arrived. It's kind of hidden, as you have to walk down from the street to get there. The Hop Yard is an outside venue, serving a variety of bottled beers. It's set up kind of like a courtyard, with picnic tables to sit and eat at. On the weekends, food trucks come and park next to the venue. 


When I arrived at the venue, a stage was already set up, with a projector screen in behind it. There were lights, and a nice PA set up as well. 


It was a pretty chill night. The worst part was the heat, but even that wasn't too bad. The crowd was really respectful and seemed to enjoy the music. I sold a lot of CDs and received a lot of good feedback. David took some cool pics this night too. My friend, Ray, also came over from Jacksonville to hang out in Tallahassee and watch me play the past two nights! It's so awesome when you're friends come out to support you :)

From the Roof

Singing "Mad Tom of Bedlam" A capela 

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