Wednesday
Jan302008
Tour Date Etiquette
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 12:47PM
I was on ichat with my friend Austin a few minutes ago and I wanted to use a word. The word that means what you can and and can't say, and also means how to be polite. I wrote "eticate" but I knew that wasn't right. Then I wrote "edicate", then "etticate", "etticite" and I almost had a panic attack.
THANK GOD FOR THE INTERNET.
I googled "edicate" and it said "Did you mean etiquette?"
"YES!" was my quite verbal reply.
Ok, now that I've shared that little moment of heart-stopping terror with you I should say that if you're in Nashville and you're not going to be watching the season premiere of Lost tomorrow night, you should come see me play.
I'm playing at a place called The Covenant School, which is a private Christian school. I met Danny, one of the teachers there, at a show here in town and he has been telling me about his vision for teaching the parents of his students about art and Jesus and the idea that everything is sacred. It's pretty invigorating talking to this guy.
So he asked me to come and sing songs and tell stories at a fundraiser for their school. There's also an art show at this event, featuring local artists like these (1, 2, 3). He's asked some of these artists to do pieces based on my songs and apparently there will be some of them there. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited to see them.
So, yeah, I'd love it if we could have a good audience for him and his vision.
Also, I've updated the tour dates as of this morning. There are some special events coming up here in Nashville in mid-to-late February that you need to check out.
(If you're reading this on MySpace, some of the tour dates aren't showing up because Tom won't stop giving me errors on the March 2 and Feb 7 shows.)
THANK GOD FOR THE INTERNET.
I googled "edicate" and it said "Did you mean etiquette?"
"YES!" was my quite verbal reply.
Ok, now that I've shared that little moment of heart-stopping terror with you I should say that if you're in Nashville and you're not going to be watching the season premiere of Lost tomorrow night, you should come see me play.
I'm playing at a place called The Covenant School, which is a private Christian school. I met Danny, one of the teachers there, at a show here in town and he has been telling me about his vision for teaching the parents of his students about art and Jesus and the idea that everything is sacred. It's pretty invigorating talking to this guy.
So he asked me to come and sing songs and tell stories at a fundraiser for their school. There's also an art show at this event, featuring local artists like these (1, 2, 3). He's asked some of these artists to do pieces based on my songs and apparently there will be some of them there. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited to see them.
So, yeah, I'd love it if we could have a good audience for him and his vision.
Also, I've updated the tour dates as of this morning. There are some special events coming up here in Nashville in mid-to-late February that you need to check out.
(If you're reading this on MySpace, some of the tour dates aren't showing up because Tom won't stop giving me errors on the March 2 and Feb 7 shows.)
Reader Comments (19)
I'm in Atlanta, so I will not be making it, although I wish I could. I will be watching the LOST premiere!
Ha! You don't know how to spel!
it's actually "etiquette"
Wow. I am a moron. I fixed it.
And Bo, I'll have you know I was fifth-grade Spelling Bee Champion at Eugene Field Elementary School.
If you don't recall, let me refresh your memory...
http://www.andrewosenga.com/blog/2006/06/01/sorceror/
That Seth Conley art looks pretty rad - can you try to post photos of some of the stuff they make that's based on your songs??
Maybe we can do a spelling bee after the concert tomorrow night. Thanks for promoting and performing. We can't wait for the show.
"you never could spell evil words"
"etiquette" is pretty evil.
touche
I'll be there, with bells on. Except not, because that would screw up my recording. :)
[And Danny is supposed to introduce himself to me at the show.]
I'll be in Charlotte. and i'm watching LOST!
What's up with the word etiquette? Why is there a "qu" in there if it sounds like a "k" or a "c"? That's gotta be a French word...they love their "qu's"
Since Geof mentioned recording the show I'll ask a question on a different subject. I'm out of the loop on AO bootleg stuff. Is there a good place to find lots of AO bootlegs (without bells ;) )?
Oh, and I've gotta move to Nashville... I'm missing out on too many good concerts.
It was good to see an Andy and the Andys date listed; hopefully there'll be more of that in the future and on a date or at a place I can make it.
thanks for posting the links to the other artists, i only had one of those on the facebook event.
Gary-- check out http://indieriver.net" rel="nofollow">indieriver.net
I teach at a local Christian school, Artios Academy. I am bringing my eighth/ninth grade class tonight. The kids are pretty excited about the art show and concert. Lookin' forward to it!
oh snap!
Lost is on right now. Well, in 8 minutes. Don't listen to that hogwash about a 2 hour premier... the 1st hour is all review of previous seasons.
I WIN AT LOST!
We really enjoyed your music AND your personality tonight at Covenant. You have a great sense of humor and such a relaxed stage presence. It was worth the drive in the pouring rain and definitely worth postponing Lost until tomorrow night.
We look forward to seeing you again, both personally and professionally!
Shari
great show. thanks for coming. you have a lot of new fans at covenant.