Top Threes.
Top three prettiest cities we visited:
1. Madison, WI
2. Iowa City, IA
3. Pittsburgh, PA
Top three ugliest cities we visited:
1. Detroit, MI
2. Baltimore, MD
3. Detroit, MI
Top three shows of the tour:
1. Brooklyn, NY
2. Iowa City, IA
3. Columbia, SC
Top three places we didn’t play that I’d like to:
1. Minneapolis, MN
2. Asheville, NC
3. Athens, GA
Top three places I can’t wait to play again:
1. Raleigh, NC
2. Iowa City, IA
3. Columbia, SC
Top three meals of the tour:
1. late night bleu cheese brats in Chicago
2. Bojangles breakfast in Columbia
3. all Jimmy John’s
Top three meals I regret not having:
1. NC BBQ
2. Chicago hot dog
3. KC BBQ
Top three best bands we played with:
1. The Unawares
2. The Detachment Kit
3. Rosetta
Top three things I can’t wait to do now that I’m back in NYC:
1. spend time with my wife, my cat
2. have sushi
3. go to the movies: Star Trek, Terminator, Up!
Top three things I’ll miss about not being on the road:
1. spending time with friends/family who live in other states
2. seeing a different part of our country every day
3. playing every single day
Top three things I won’t miss about not being on the road:
1. smelly motels
2. using the bathroom in the venues
3. thinking Wal-mart food to be something really special
Top three bands we listened to the most:
1. Mastodon
2. Three Fortys
3. Hall & Oates / Tears For Fears / Genesis (tie)
Top three favorite Three Fortys lyrics:
1. “I got a feelin’ for you… feeeeelins, Igottafeelinforyouuu.”
2. “So dark, so cold, growin’ old… feel my dogs barkin’”
3. “Why does everything seem so fucked up today?”