So if any of you follow my onslaught of Facebook statuses, you'd know by now that I'm on tour with Koji for a week or so. Running around the country in the Colormake van, going to his shows, helping him sell merch and generally just being away from my everyday life for a while. It's pretty awesome so far, but I'm conflicted.
I'm inspired by the boy and by the people that I'm around, but it's one of those "how the hell am I going to make a living like THAT?" situations. Of the three shows, the best one was by far the house show in Chicago, which doesn't exactly speak highly of what I'm doing for a living. Promoters may have lost their place in this world.
But I wasn't going to get into another "how viable is my chosen career path" blog. I talk about that too much. I was thinking about how much I miss Teresa, my bed, and my home (and I do, severely, already). I'm a homebody for the most part. There's so many things I want to do though, that make being a homebody difficult. For one, I'm hugely overweight and out of shape, and I'm so tired of that! I definitely want to travel, I want to make differences every night. It's a weird place to be, not 100% sure where I belong.
Touring is not for me at this age. I'm having a blast, but I'm glad I'm getting it out of my system now. I might be able to tour with an Invisible Children type thing, but these crazy late nights, long drives, and smelly couches aren't my thing. 1 week will be plenty.
But I'm thinking that I could do more. Make a bigger difference in someone's life. I could really make some waves in the charitable sector, and I'm not sure how to do it and still pay the bills.
I'm not sure what exactly I'm trying to say other than that I love my life, I love the people in it, and I'm glad I chose to do this, but I'll also be ecstatic when I get home to see my wife and my cat!
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