After NYC, the Po'Trailer hit the road again, this time to Ithaca, NY. We arrived in about 4 hours and immediately hit up Ithaca College. If you've never been to this part of NY, it's amazingly beautiful. Ithaca's a quaint college town in the midst of the Finger Lakes region of New York. The band has been through here a few times and we know one thing about Ithaca for sure: they love their live music.
We ended up at Ithaca College doing a performance lecture for the students there before hitting a local establishment to finish up the tour. The crowds were awesome and we were very appreciative. At that point in the tour, I think I can speak on behalf of the entire band when saying that it was time to get back home. We love the road but our beds were calling us. Regardless of how tired we were, we still melted faces at the shows and gave it 100%.
Looking back at the entire tour, I have to say how happy I am with the end result. In total, we drove over 700 miles and played over 12.5 hours in front of great crowds all in a little over 3 days. There were never any diva moments or guys arguing. I think most-importantly, the music developed and got better as we progressed through the tour. There were a lot of amazing musical moments that happened throughout the course of the tour. Maybe things that would be hard to pick up when you're watching, but for the guys in the band I know it makes all the difference when you can have the freedom to open things up and try new stuff without running the risk of everything getting messed up.
We can't thank everybody enough for the love and support. To the fans who came out and watched, to the folks who put us up for an evening, to the sponsors and promotion people who made it happen...we can't thank you all enough.
Look out for more tours in the near-future. And watch the website for some important announcements.
Yeah you right!!!
ej
