Driving (again), having just entered Colorado, USA. Amazing scenery once again. That tour was 18000 miles of driving. If we were to seriously consider how much time we spend driving, repairing vehicles, maintaining music gear, and other similar tasks, compared to how much time we spend actually playing music, we could probably quite easily also declare ourselves to be professional drivers, auto mechanics, or musical instrument repairsmen, instead of musicians.
On a parking lot somewhere in Iowa, rearranging the contents of the vehicles, so we can actually find things easier. That tour was with two cars, each carrying about half the gear and two band members, one sleeping and one driving. The drives were often long enough that the car kept on running non-stop for way too many hours, with the drivers just switching. Both vehicles are equipped with CB radios (notice the antennae on the roofs) to communicate with each other and also to exchange road information with other drivers.
In Iowa City, IA, with friends and hosts. It was one of the lucky days on the road, where we were offered a house to sleep in. Yes, we actually slept in the house you can see in this picture!! Pure luxury! Usually we just slept in the cars in turns with one person doing the driving and one sleeping.
The two cars at a truck stop somewhere in Nebraska, for one of the rare chances we got to actually stretch a bit and get out of the cars. Then back on the road again, for more adventures in more places with more people and more music..
