Throughout the last few weeks, we've been slowly making our way through the southern portion of the country. This is the part of the tour that I'd been dreading. Even knowing that the shows in this part of the nation usually do well, the humidity and summer heat of the south are completely unbearable. Knowing I would constantly be feeling sticky and dehydrated, I was not excited at all to pass through these states.
While in Florida, the heat pushed me to do things I'd never thought I'd do. Waring sleeves was just too much, so I had to borrow a silly tank top from Garin just to stay remotely comfortable. In west palm beach, I was slightly distracted from the heat by a guy who was hanging out around the show who carried birds with him. The guy let us take turns hanging out with the bird and when it got to me things got a little wild. For no apparent reason, it started flipping out, making crazy noises and flapping its wings. I thought it was going to fly away and bring me with it! Luckily it calmed down enough to let go of my arm and move on to someone else. 
In Alabama, things got as southern as you could imagine. We pull up to the address we had for the venue and it turned out we were playing in a giant shed behind a little house in the middle of a field. When shows happen there the house converted into a coffee shop and the back living room turned into the merch area. The air conditioned house proved to be a much needed oasis from the deathly heat and the bug infested grass. 
Austin is one of the few cities in the country that I have come too several times. It's pretty much the only place in Texas I can stand and it is strange being somewhere so far from home that i feel a sense of familiarity. If it wasn't for the year round heat, I could foresee calling it home for a while. The 6th street area houses tons of cool shops and bars. Great restaurants cover the city. The capitol building is rad. They even have a theater that plays the classic films Jaws and Jurassic Park. A city full of good food, people on bikes, big city parks, and bands playing around every corner, Austin is by far the best thing the state of Texas has to offer. 
Tour mates Terra Firma at red 7
Today is the last day of texas and then we move west, coming closer to the Pacific coast and closer to home. About a week left until I get to see my cutie, sleep in my own bed, and hang out with my awesome roomates for a brief stint and then a few weeks past that until the tour is done. It's not going to be easy to leave home again after those two days but hopefully the final leg of the tour with pass by quick. I am ready to be home.
