Well, I just got back from a two week-ish run with Katie in her home state of Colorado. It was my first time to "The Centennial State" as Katie pointed out to the crowds each night. I must say, i had very high expectations as it was tied for the #1 position on "Things Jordan still wants to see in the U.S. but hasn't yet." and Colorado did not disappoint.
Coloradans (yes that's the official term for its residents) were just plain lovely and also very concerned/curious about my reaction to the altitude. (it was fine...until i went biking). Overall, i must say this may have been my favorite tour thus far. The shows were great..well attended, the company hard to beat and the music is absurdly great...such a blast to play.
We had Claire on cello, Katie played acoustic, sang and rocked the porchboard we are forever borrowing from PBA and I played the wildcat electric, accordion and ukulele.
I was watching The Colbert Report today as I was editing some photos and saw the Roots playing the theme song. a) they're a trio and sounded rockin'...and that's pretty awesome. b) Captain Kirk Douglas (guitarist for The Roots) was playing my guitar!! Same model, same finish. i feel 8 rock points cooler.
Oh. and here's episode 1 of our little video blog... enjoy. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-DWG0eBc_E
-jbh
