Since I have arrived in Portland my sleeping schedule has been completely different. I have been going to bed before two o'clock every night and waking up around ten o'clock every morning. My wake-up "call" has been the aroma of eggs sizzling on the stove or some strange loud music playing through the speakers in the living room. Wednesday we played a show at Mississippi Pizza on a nice little stage surrounded by windows. Thursday rolled around and we had our biggest show yet. Adam and I (along with Can You Canoe and Hello Electric) played at a restaurant called The Francis on the corner of a street that had been blocked off for a huge block party (9 blocks). Streets full of tripped out, young hippies and artists. You couldn't walk ten feet without hearing a different style of music being played. We played on the sidewalk right outside of the venue trying to get people to come to our show and drink some $1.25 tall boys. Plenty of people showed up after they realized we had traveled from PA to play music for them. The next morning Adam and I drove to Bellevue, Washington to play a show at the Lucky Strike bowling alley. Honestly, it was more like a night club...it was a wonderful time and we met some wonderful people. Our friend took us out for the largest meal I have ever eaten, in an Italian restaurant that served food "family style." I'm pretty sure I am still full. We stayed in Bellevue for the night and headed back to Portland for a show at a coffee shop. Since it was an earlier gig we had time to go to the Hawthorne district and shop around for a bit. Saturday night we went to the park and swung on the swings and enjoyed the stars. IT WAS FINALLY SUNDAY! The day we headed to the coast. It was an hour 1/2 drive, but totally worth it! I have never seen anything like the west coast. The water wasn't warm but I was not too worried about that. Pictures were being taken left and right. What a day....we are leaving Portland now....I will miss this place.

Van Buren State Park in Michigan had a huge awakening (literally) when our group arrived there in the middle of the night. Lake Michigan was beautiful and the night sky was breath taking! We then traveled to Chicago and played at a wonderful cafe, Uncommon Ground. There was a slight mix-up but we got to see some different parts of Chicago. We drove through the night to Omaha, Nebraska and stopped at The World's Largest Truck Stop. Let me tell you, it was HUGE. When we hit Nebraska, Adam and I met up with the guys from Can You Canoe and hung up some fliers for our show that night. We ended up staying the night and leaving for Kearney the next morning. We played the Roman on a quint little street that had trains roll by every 5-8 minutes. I bought some heels that cost me 10 bucks. Stayed with some guys that lived in a house with plenty of floor space, then headed out for our long drive to Portland, Oregon. As soon as we hit Wyoming the scenery began to change drastically. Plateaus, rolling hills, endless fields of corn and cows. The clouds were even completely different! We got to our destination and I instantly fell in love with the place! The vibe is phenomenal. The first day in Portland a couple of us went bowling with our tour manager's youth group. We had a great time and I think I took a photo that captured the essence of our bowling extravaganza. Things have been going well...I can't wait to come back. I love it here.

-k

You think that Michigan would be a little cooler temperature wise than back home...uhhh false. We all had to play in a cafe that had no air conditioning. Nonetheless, we all worked through it and had a great time! I haven't been taking as many pictures as I should be. Here is one of the first ones on the tour. Ladies and gentleman...my friends, Can You Canoe.

CHICAGO here we come!

Ahead of us lies the long road, late nights, tons of music, and hopefully some strip clubs.
Joining us on this journey is a band
by the name of Can You Canoe.
It is August 16th.
Adam and I are cruising to Cleveland, OH for our third show of the tour.
Tonight we are playing a free show at the Barley House in addition to a
showcased interview on the Throwing Quarters podcast.
We plan on touring across the country for the next month.
I am eager to experience the west!
Hopefully you will check back in every once in a while to see how we are doing :)

-Kate