Day Off - New York, New York

We were hoping to fill the 15th, an empty date, with a show somewhere between Nashua and Bound Brook, but we had no luck. Rather than twiddle our thumbs in New Hampshire we decided to make the drive down to New York City and visit friends and family. It was nice to have the evening off which I spent with my sister Terri and Fiancé Brian. We ate good food, caught up and relaxed.

It was also a nice change of environment, one that helped me realize how out of touch with reality I have become. When you sit in a van with four other guys for hours on end, the sense of humor veers off the intellectual track and lands somewhere in the gutter. Learning to curb this sensibility in public, around people acclimated to reality, is a challenge. When visiting my sister, I had to repeat "you are not in the van" to myself a few times before blurting junk out of my mouth. I fear things will only be worse by November.