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Burbank, CA: I've been thinking recently about my day to day life. When you break it down to the simplest form, my daily grind is just as typical as the next person's. Roughly, when I'm at home: I wake up, take out my mouth guard, contemplate working out, check email, find some sort of protein to eat, finally drag myself to boot camp, return home feeling exhausted yet accomplished, check more email, make coffee, realize I'm still in my sweaty gym clothes, shower, eat a pre-made Trader Joe's salad, more emailing / advancing / recapping, catch up with a friend over drinks or dinner, prepare my to-do list for the next day, final email check, make-up off, mouthguard in, and off to bed.
On the road, it's pretty much the same thing with a few added bits, such as: checking in the band, sussing out where the dressing rooms are, confirming ground transportation, handling meet & greets, making sure dinner and aftershow food are arranged, getting the artist on stage -- overall, just make sure everything runs like clockwork and everyone is happy.
Ok, so there are a few out-of-the-ordinary events that occur in my routine.
That being said, though the happenings might be the same each day, the main difference and unique part of my gig is that they happen in different locations. So when it's time to make the donuts, I focus more on the where then the how.
Over the past two weeks, I've been from one side of the country to the other. When I get to each hotel room, I open the shades and take a good look at what lies in front of me. It brought to mind one of the 100 Little Pleasure of (Touring) Life:
#26: Seeing a different landscape outside of my hotel window.
From New York:
To LA:
With a stop in Hinckley, MN (keepin' it real):
To me, it just seems like an ordinary life, within extraordinary circumstances.
