Wednesday, July 26, 2017

My Days Are Numbered

Well, everyone's days are numbered, wether we want to acknowledge it or not. It is knowing this that makes us seize each day and make it the most we can. Some days are better than others, for sure. But we keep on trying to make our days count.  

What I really meant though, is "my days are numbered" for how long I have until my USA tour starts August 20th ;) 

I will be all over the USA and I am excited! It's exciting and scary. I look forward to long drives across open roads. It's scary because I never know if I'm going to be able to make enough money to pay my bills. I'll be playing some venues, including the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston, but I'll also be doing a lot of street performing (aka "busking") in cities I've never played before.

As Hank Williams sings "When God made me, he made a rambling man". Many of you who know me, know that I have worked hard at plenty of traditional jobs, but the open road always calls me. Even when it makes no sense. I just love to get out there and play my music in different cities and see different scenery. I will miss my current residence of San Diego, but I look forward to trees and rain storms and green lush grass as far as the eye can see. It will make me appreciate San Diego even more. 

My biggest excuse for going on this trip is to promote my book. It is available on Amazon here: http://a.co/euOkQ9u

Here is my schedule for the USA tour so far. If anyone wants to help me with a gig in any of these places, please let me know: 

WEEK 1
8-21 Mon. ABQ: Java Joe's 11-1
8-21 Mon Santa Fe The Bridge @ Santa Fe Brewing Co.
8-22 Tues. ABQ: Java Joe's 9-11am
8-22 Tues 3-6pm ABQ, NM Albuquerque Northeast Farmers' & Artisans Market
8-22 Tues. 7-930pm Pete's House Concert (contact for details)
8-23 7-10pm Wed Madrid, NM Mineshaft Tavern
8-24 8-11pm Thurs. Taos, NM at Taos Mesa Brewing (downtown)
8-25 Fri. 6-18pm Longmont, CO Still Cellars Distillery w. Ben Hanna
8-26 8-10pm Sat. Wichita, KS The Donut Hole
8-27 Sun. Gabe's Iowa City, IA 8-10pm 

WEEK 2
8-28 Mon. DAY OFF Bloomington IN
8-29 Tues. Bloomington IN
8-30 Wed. Original Farmers' Markets 930am-130pm (busking)
8-30 Wed 4-7 pm Indianapolis IN Crooked Creek Farmers' Market
8-31 Thurs. Indiana OR Ithaca Or Syracuse
9-1 Fri. Syracuse OR Ithaca NY
9-2 Sat Rochester Public Market 9am-3pm (busking)

WEEK 3
9-3 Sun Syracuse OR Ithaca NY
9-4 Mon. drive to Boston MA
9-5 Tuesday Boston MA
9-6 Wed Boston MA
9-7 Thurs. Hard Rock Cafe Boston MA 5-8pm
9-8 Pivot Ground Cafe Kingston, NY
9-9 Sat NYC NY 6-7pm at Shrine
9-10 Sun. NYC NY 7-8pm at Silvana 

WEEK 4
9-11 Mon Day Off OR Philly Or?
9-12 Tues. Philly Or Wash DC OR Baltimore? OR Day Off
9-13 Wednesday. Wash DC OR Baltimore? OR Day Off
9-14 Thurs. Richmond, VA OR Day Off
9-15 Fri. Green Dragon House Concert Burke, VA
9-16 Sat. Rockledge Mansion
9-17 Sun. Dale City Farmers' Market 7am-2pm
9-17 Sun. Manassas VA and or Fredericksburg VA?

WEEK 5
9-18 Mon Day Off Or Greenville NC
9-19 Tues Asheville, NC
9-20 Wed Asheville, NC
9-22 Thurs Asheville, NC
9-22 Fri. Asheville, NC
9-23 Sat. Asheville, NC
9-24 Sun Asheville, NC AND/OR Knoxville, TN

Week 6
9-25 Mon. Knoxville, TN AND OR Nashville or somewhere in TN
9-26 Tues. Hot Springs AR
9-27 Wed. OKC or somewhere in OK
9-28 Thurs. Amarillo, TX
9-29 Fri. Las Cruces, NM
9-30 Sat. Silver City NM
10-1 Sun Bisbee, AZ

WEEK 7
10-2 Mon. Phoenix AZ OR Tucson AZ
10-3 Tues drive
10-4 Wed house concert in Santa Cruz [almost booked]
10-5 Thurs. house concert in Oakland [almost booked]
10-6 til 10-8 Fri - Sun Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco

WEEK 8
10-9 til 10-10 Mon. and Tues. Days Off and Drive days
10-11 Wed. Eugene OR
10-12 Thurs. Portland OR
10-13 Fri Olympia WA
10-14 Sat. Seattle WA
10-15 Sun. Seattle WA

WEEK 9
10-16 Mon. Spokane WA
10-17 Tues Missoula MT
10-18 Wed Salt Lake City Utah
10-19 Thurs. Salt Lake City Utah [SoFar concert BOOKED]
10-20 Fri. Nevada City, CA
10-21 Geyserville, CA [BOOKED details coming soon]

WEEK 10
10-28 Return to San Diego
  • note: any busking dates are subject to change based on weather and available spots that day
   
     For you who are in San Diego, CA, I have a a really great gig happening this Saturday

       Saturday July 29th from 6-8pm at Nate's Garden Grill  in San Diego, CA 
      This is my new favorite place to play in San Diego! It is located in the middle of a plant nursery and you can eat fresh vegetables straight from their garden at the restaurant where I play to all the dining customers. It's free to get in. I play for tips and the money I make selling my CDs and book(s). I've played there twice now and both times have been GREAT FUN! 

     I plan on playing two new songs.One is a song I wrote called "God Bless You San Diego". The other is a cover of Ozzy Ousbourne's "Crazy Train" I've arranged for banjo. Watch a clip here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BW-QwsCDfuk/?taken-by=fastheartmart 

My days are numbered, so I'm going to do what I want to with my life. I hope you are too. Are there things in your life that excite you, yet scare you at the same time and don't necessarily make logical sense? Write me back and let me know about them if you'd like.  I always enjoy hearing form you! 

Fast Heart Mart
July 25th 2017 

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