Dan Deacon and I set out on a 57 day US tour. Dan and I had toured together twice already, but this was our most ambitious mission to date. We booked shows in a field, an alley, restaurants, record stores, and more. We would do anything to avoid having an off day.
The first month was a pleasure cruise, but things came to a halt when we stopped at a rest stop near Fresno, California and we saw transmission fluid leaking out of my car. My transmission had gone up, and the car was toast.
Dan was determined not to cancel any shows. I flew home, and he did 19 days of the tour by Greyhound bus. Mickey Free volunteered to join the tour and drive us for the east coast shows. We met back up in Pittsburgh and did the last leg as a trio.