This is Andy...in New York City...blogging again for the first time in awhile. I've never been in NYC before, and so far I like it. Lots of big buildings yes...although the Statue of Liberty was smaller than I thought it would be. A lot of traffic and a lot of people in this city. I'll speak little about the gig and a lot about what went down tonight.
Show was cool...it was at Arlene's Grocery...which is a music venue and not a grocery store if you're wondering. We got a live CD...turned out alright...I was stoked to hear the new song "Steady Hands" live. The venue was nice...if only we would've played an hour later than we did...there would've been a hundred more people there. Also, saw an actor from the show Entourage at the show. He's the main actor in the show...Adrian something...his last name escapes me right now. Pretty cool stuff.
OK...enough about the show. We are staying in a hotel a block away from the World Trade Center Site...and a block away from Wall Street. It's actually unreal. I almost started crying tonight when I saw the void there. If you haven't been out here..do it...it's amazing. And when you see where the WTC used to be...you can't help but to think about the one's that you love. I thought about my immediate family right away...Dad, mom, Ryan, Josh, and Jasmine...and especially my best friend and girlfriend Kristy.
I then thought about the band...and to all of you who don't know or don't get it...it's actually like a second family. You spend so much time with these guys...it has to be like a family. So it was nice seeing what I saw tonight with all of them. I think we will go back again tomorrow to see it in the daytime. I love my life at home with my family, but I love experiencing new places and meeting new people everywhere we go. But they are the people who support me most...so they make it possible. Bottom line...I love going to a city I've never been to before, trying to play the best I can in front of people I've never met before, and hoping they like what they hear. That's what I love doing...I actually love it. It's an amazing feeling. Always keeps you out of your comfort zone. I suggest doing something like this yourself...even if it's something completely different from music.
