27.6.10

cincinnati - summer crushes


the venue in cincinnati was in
kind of a random spot,
but i found some fun things as i
strolled around.





the venue was actually pretty cool!
a crazy storm did roll in right as we pulled up
and we loaded in just in time.


my favorite find of the day was this
adorable french ice cream shop.
the next few photos are inside and out,
everything was pink and black.







the girls went to a toy store and each
picked out a fun umbrella.
mags chose a fairy
and junie, a cat.
very fitting to both of them.

mason, ohio a day off - summer crushes



we had a day off between cleveland and cincinnati
so we stopped in mason, ohio.
home of king's island
amusement park
which proudly boasts to have the worlds longest
roller coaster,
the beast!
it was pretty intense.
my favorite part about it was you couldn't see most
of the track at all as it
wound through a thick forest of
trees surrounding the whole
park.
as we neared the peak of each coaster we rode on i
was completely overwhelmed by the view.
i wish i could have been able to snap a picture to share with you all
cause the solid mass of green that spread
for miles around was unbelievable.
you'll just have to make your way to
king's island, ohio
and experience it for yourselves!





i love this picture of junie.
a seemingly harmless stroll to a little pond
to feed the ducks,
or so i thought.
i was unaware of just how vicious a flock of geese
could be.
we kept hearing this strange noise and as we
neared the geese i realized they were hissing
at us.
mags got super scared and ran behind me, but independent little junie
kept moving forward trying
to touch them.
i literally had to chase her away from them only to have
the pack of geese begin chasing us!
pretty terrifying if you ask me.
i think i'm scared for life, no more geese feeding for me.
i seem to recall a good friend
of mine who
to this day has a massive fear of birds
due to a very similar
experience with geese.
ironically, her husband is obsessed with birds and
seems to upgrade for bigger and better
ones every few months!
heather, i now feel your pain!


treasure walking lives again!!


ben, mark and myself
gettin ready to ride!!!


the park

cleveland - summer crushes


cleveland was pretty rad!
the bus parked in a great spot right
across from the club
which happened to be right next to the best
park ever and a few blocks from
the public pool!
that's always a huge plus when you're touring with kids
in the summer time.



the venue









i found these pickles in the grocery store
and they just made me
giggle!
the "portly" pickle and one "sassy" pickle
tell me that doesn't make you
laugh a little.
not to mention a hair salon called
crazy mullets!


street signs

19.6.10

pittsburgh - summer crushes


i have to say i wasn't
expecting much
from pittsburgh, pa.
but my former lack of expectation
has now been laid
aside.
it was a busy day with radio interviews
pre-show so i wasn't
left with much time to explore,
but the views i got through the windows of the bus
were enough for me to see to
know there was something very unique about
this town.
a city amidst beautiful rolling green hills is
what i found.
sadly, my photos are minimal but
hopefully one day soon i will be back here
on some other tour and get
the chance to capture a few for you!




i woke up to this sight.
it doesn't look so amazing with the big dirt lot in the
foreground,
but the city skyline with the bright
yellow bridge
somehow just kinda made my day.



once again the show was in a church.
the difference here was this place
no longer functioned as a church whereas
in philly it was
still used for sunday services
for the first unitarian
congregation.
apparently though, pittsburgh has more than one
place of business that
is run from a former church, now converted.




inside you can see how they've changed it up
a bit from its former self.


and this was soundcheck.
cool stage, huh!


and this is the street that ran right in front
of the venue.
you can catch a glimpse of those
rolling green hills
in the back ground.
and i must comment on the brick road.
amazing, isn't it!





my favorite moment of the day
was walking out on the back patio of the green room
to find the full family in
karate gi
practicing their kicks and moves!
even junie got her own little
gi to feel a part
of the fun.

philadelphia - summer crushes


this was my 3rd time
in philly
and each time has left me wishing
i had more time to explore.
i won't write much
as i've posted about this city before but
i'll just say that if i ever had to choose
a big city to live in, it would
be here.
so much history here and
very manageable it seems.
love, love, loved it!



love park


the show in philly was in a
church.
the stage was in the basement
which left the chapel/sanctuary for
a greenroom.
it felt a little strange chillin on the pews
eating hummus and pita while the girls ran around playing.
but it was a beautiful setting with blue walls, red ceiling,
stained glass windows
and a giant organ.


one of the windows in the chapel.
loved the design.






details







found this cool little neighborhood of
about 3 small street blocks lined with old row houses
built in the early 1800's.
i fell in love with this place!




doors

in that cute colonial neighborhood we
walked through
i noticed neighboring doors were right next to
each other.
i loved the look of this
and the different contrasts that came up.
i call them doubledoors!







i noticed red doors everywhere!