Tour-guide

Lately, the talk around WSPC rehearsals is that we should do a tour. (No one even reads your blog, Pete! Why the hell should you do a tour?!) Well, that's a good question. Some would say a tour is completely worthless unless you can draw a crowd in some of the cities you are traveling to. Why drive hundreds of miles to play a show in front of no one? We know no one in Yakima or Portland has ever heard of us or is waiting for us to tour their city BUT, believe it or not, there are venues in these town where people come to see/hear music they've never heard before. For example, Sports Center in Yakima has a great weekend draw regardless of who is playing. With any luck we'll get an opportunity to play in front of that great crowd and gain exposure. It's the same idea we have locally. The only difference is the added cost of traveling.

You're still not convinced, are you? That's OK. The real reason we want to tour is because A. We love road-trips and 2. To be a "touring" band is a dream for all of us. We're living a fantasy. And that makes the traveling expenses worth it. (Pete, isn't playing in a garage band one big fantasy?) Yes but just because you graduated from college and then went out and got that corporate or non-profit 9-to-5 and now you hate your life doesn't mean you should rain on our parade! . . . Lastly, Homefry's other band, the Sam Marshall Trio has toured the local area and found the experience worthy enough to book a tour of California.

So we just want to do a weekend tour of Yakima, Portland, and perhaps Salem or Eugene at the end of October. If we get to play in front of decent crowds for 45min per night and sell a few t-shirts and demos, we'll call it a success. My only real concern is how Teacher Jason is going to handle life on the road without his 8 cups of coffee per day and pre-show naps . . .

-SP

(Schizophrenic Pete)