not keeping up

i am spending far too much time on twitter these days.. so much so, that i am neglecting to ever post here. it's not that i have nothing to say, because i do. a lot has happened since i left seattle. i've been traveling with my trusty companion jamie, who has been riding shotgun the entire tour. since my name is listed as the only driver on my car rental agreement, i am doing all the driving. by the time i get home, i can say that i drove an entire tour across america and canada.. (triumphant music here). we saw denver through 10 degree temps, battled snow, out ran the cops, (not really), discovered orbs who come from the fourth dimension, had cupcakes brought to us by some very nice people, visited my friend jim in chicago, who has the worlds most meanest cat, took a ton of pictures on my phone, visited our good friends at secretly canadian, saw the studio i will be recording my next record in, cried, laughed, shook hands with angels, came to the conclusion, that i really don't care for canada, even though i love the people who come out to the shows, discovering our car has xm radio, listening to the spa channel, missing my wife and son more than i ever have before, stuck my foot in my mouth, trying.. and doing my best, getting to see calvin and shane, who drove all the way from ohio, video chats with sarah and miles, getting zero amounts of sleep, experiencing a high tolerance for everything, contemplating a whole foods and comfort inn tour support plan, eating when i can.. or not at all, talking more in between songs, trying new and old songs out for the first time.. there you have it. i'm sure i have left a lot out. there is still three more weeks of this tour left. ...a lot can happen between now and getting back home.

spokane to kennewick wa.

spokane to kennewick. snow and ice, camera phone photos, forgetting the words to songs, xm radio, traveling with one of my best friends jamie, not sleeping well, my first GPS, new socks, jeans, t-shirts and comb, motels, gas stations, television, long distance phone calls, repeat daily. tomorrow we meet up with laura gibson in idaho - i can't wait!

Damien Jurado tours with Laura Gibson

4/1/09 Spokane, WA - Empyrean Coffee House
4/3/09 Boise, ID - Neurolux
4/4/09 Provo, UT - Velour
4/5/09 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
4/7/09 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
4/8/09 Iowa City, IA - The Picador
4/9/09 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
4/10/09 Chicago, IL - Schubas
4/11/09 Bloomington, IN - Russian Recording
4/12/09 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig
4/14/09 Toronto, ON - The Drake Hotel
4/15/09 Montreal, QC - Il Motore
4/16/09 Cambridge, MA - TT The Bear's Place
4/17/09 Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House
4/18/09 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Chapel
4/19/09 Vienna, VA - Jammin' Java
4/21/09 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
4/22/09 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
4/23/09 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
4/24/09 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe
4/25/09 Nashville, TN - The Basement
4/27/09 Norman, OK - The Opolis
4/28/09 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf
4/29/09 Austin, TX - Cactus Cafe
5/1/09 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
5/2/09 San Diego, CA - Casbah
5/3/09 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
5/4/09 Santa Barbara, CA - Muddy Waters
5/5/09 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
5/7/09 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
5/8/09 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe

eight songs so far.

when will you stop dying? get better. i have plans.

battles

i am not here

i've been riding with the ghost

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i have been getting to see my friend jamie quite a bit since i've been back from tour. (http://www.myspace.com/husbandsloveyourwives) she went through some pretty hard times, while i was gone. the other day, sarah and i took her to out on the worst shopping day of the year. these are some of the photos i took of her.

we've decided to do a song correspondence starting later this week. the idea is to send each other letters in the form of song. once we are done with the project, more details will follow on how you can purchase a copy of the cd. it should be neat!

more later, as always - damien