We’ve been driving a lot, but these days were the most difficult. We had three days of 5+ hour drives back to back, going from Germany, through the Czech Republic to Austria, and back to Germany. 

During the drives, sometimes I felt like it wasn’t worth it. I felt foolish to be spending time away from work and away from home driving from city to city without much time to spend enjoying what makes they unique. We roll into a city as the sun is setting, and roll out just after it rises. But the show in Vienna got my head back on straight again.

In Vienna, we played at a cafe named Clash. They have about 8 shows a year, always someone traveling from out of town, and always someone special. We made the cut! Hooray!

Jo opened up the door for us a bit early, then explained that they had collected a big box of old cookbooks for giveaways at the show. They had advertised that everyone that donated money to the band could have their pick of a free cookbook. It was unbelievably cute. Also, my face was plastered all over the bathroom.

We set up. We told stories and played songs for almost two hours. We had an encore - twice - and played just late enough to make the people in the room and the people who live upstairs both happy. Our soundman, Tomas, was a joy. He writes songs as Think Small. He’s worth listening to.

We slept at our host Michael’s apartment that night - complete with an amazing view of the city.