The Gospel Of Rod

1700 Miles By Land...

2008-10-27T15:48:00.003-04:00

I’m somewhere over Indiana or Ohio, I think. Between flights and driving, it’s been a dedicated task just to keep track of where I am and what time or day it is. My great friend and artist, Kevin Masch, and I hit the road this week on a Midwest leg of “The Commuter Tour”. Wednesday, I flew from Philly to St. Louis while Kevin was getting off of work and driving up to St. Louis. I got a day pass with the St. Louis Metrolink and reminisced as I visited Union Station, The Gateway Arch and a few other local stops along the way. After a couple hours, my college buddy and St. Louis native, Ryan Love, finished work and met me on the Metrolink. We went to his home and caught up on everything. A few hours later, Kevin met up with us to get Steak n’ Shake and rest to prepare for the string of promotional appearances. Early Thursday morning Kevin and I hit the road to Greenville, IL to make a radio appearance on WGRN. We talked a bit about “The Commuter Tour” in general as well as specifically our leg of the tour. We ended up doing a couple of live on-air performances when the playback of our songs malfunctioned.

After that, we hit the road to Ft. Wayne, IN to meet artists and friends Joel and Beth Gragg. It was a 5.5 hour drive and we had 6 hours to get there. We beat the GPS estimate by 30 minutes and were able to take a tour of the Sweetwater music facility. From there, we loaded up at Mad Anthony to perform with Joel and Beth. It was a good night a great warm up for the gigs to come.

After spending sometime exchanging songs with Joel and Beth at their home, we hit the road for another 2 hours to Greentown, IN to rest a few hours at my parent’s home before performing at brunch for my hometown high school. It was only supposed to be for faculty and staff, but we arrived and were asked to play for the students. We went along and performed for anyone in the space and had a great reception. Kevin gave a crash course guitar lesson after that show to an aspiring musician at the high school.
We left there to Indianapolis, IN to perform at “The Abbey Coffee House”, a hip vegan café downtown. We had a great group of friends and family there. That gig started 30 minutes late due to a speaker malfunction, but the audio company took care of it as much as they could and it gave us time to hang out with friends. Kevin played an absolutely stunning show and I closed the night with some songs ranging from “Live From LaDue Auditorium” to “A Fortunate Consequence”.

From there we hit Steak n’ Shake with some friends and had a great night trading stories and laughing. We crashed in Indy with good friends, Jeb and Dawn, and headed out in the morning to Greenville for a show at our Alma Mater. We performed a show at the campus coffee shop with special guest Ryan Love (aka Nightmute). The show went great and we were able to hang out afterward with friends Ian (the drummer for my album), Rebecca (radio director) and Sarah Jahn (friend and incredible musician). Later that evening, we did another radio show where we phoned in interviews from the others on the tour and listened to tracks from each artist.

We spent that night with Dan and Christy and their MASSIVE dogs. In the morning we headed to the St. Louis airport where I found out my flight was oversold. It was a welcomed change of plans as it was an excuse to ride down to Nashville with Kevin and see his part of the neighbor. Kevin and I continued our road trip south to his home in Nashville. I had forgotten how beautiful that place was. I wish I could have stayed longer, but it was good to be back regardless of how long it was.

Kevin and I caught up on the new season of The Office thanks to DVR technology while we waited for his wife, Brooke, to fly in from visiting her family in Florida.
The next day Brooke dropped me off at the airport where I took a flight back to St. Louis and then to Philly.

It was a great tour and I missed it the minute I was back home, but it really lit a fire under me to find a way to perform full time. There was just something perfect about being on the road doing the music I love with a trusted and talented friend.

In the end, Kevin and I accumulated 1700 miles by land, I traveled 1600 miles by air and we completed 6 scheduled engagements and numerous impromptu ones. Thanks to everyone who came out to see us, hopefully we’ll be hitting the road again soon and we’ll see you all again.

-Rod

Landed in St. Louis.

2008-10-22T17:24:00.001-04:00

Radio Promo in the morning.

And Now...26...Good Grief...

2008-09-03T22:42:00.003-04:00

I say it every year, and every year it's harder to believe: Another year? Really? Have I really tipped over the mid-20 mark? 26? Good grief! At what point does my voice sound like the adults on Charlie Brown?

25 was a good year. I could recap here, or I could be lazy and just reference the last year's worth of posts.

The kickoff to 26 promises another year of adventures. Saturday, the gang (Chris, Julie, Christina, Nick and myself) headed out to Philly for a day of adventures and a lot of eating. Christy and Julie planned a great day and then today after work the gang treated us to dinner at Ironhill. It's been an awesome birthday bash.

So now, I'm really tired...and it's time for a good rest before the last string of rock shows...g'night friends, and thanks for all your kind wishes.

I Need A Roadtrip…

2008-08-24T01:41:00.001-04:00

I know, those of you who have kept up with me the last few months are saying, "He's been all over the road." It's been primarily for work and there have been moments of leisure, but I need something bit different. I need to be in my little Yaris with some granola bars, pretzels and a cooler full of diet sodas and Vitamin Water. I need to stop at an all night diner I might get food poisoning from. I need to talk to some local gas station attendants about their kids even though it doesn't impact me at all. I need a stack of albums I love and another stack I have yet to decide to listen to along the way. I need to see those friends I miss so much along the way.

What I have now is great, I'm just ready for a temporary sidestep. What I have now is traveling for work on a somewhat regimented schedule between rock shows and corporate conferences. I meet stuffy CEO's, prima donna has-been rock stars, legendary rock stars that are truly great and young talent that have greatness in them. It's been a great adventure with lots of stories to tell.

I guess I'm just wired differently, I just come alive in the night air and good music.

I guess I just miss the hills and castles of Scotland and the 13 hours finding myself from Delaware to Indy and back.

Maybe when I get back from this leg of shows, I'll take a day and just drive. Who knows where to…

It’s All In The Smoke And Mirrors…

2008-08-07T21:39:00.003-04:00

So over the summer, I've been sent by my work to do audio for a series of rock concerts. It's been great; a nice break from a long string of corporate gigs. Some of the shows have been completely awesome and a small few have been atrocious mostly because you see how stupid and petty people can get when they get a little bit of fame, but what has most intrigued me is this illusion of the rockstar. Not all of the talent I have worked with has been like this, but tonight in particular has been interesting. We take Band X (anonymonty added) whose philosophy on life is equal to their music in contributing to their success. Every bit of food on their hospitality rider is labeled "organic" and the stage looks like a tie-dye activity gone horribly wrong. They preach the message of "going green" and free spiritedness and oppose institutions like fast food and the wealthy (they're on stage barefoot…how hippie!). They all seem like nice folks, don't get me wrong, but if you take a step back and see what is actually happening you see the 45-foot tour bus that has traveled across the US all summer and is now burning fuel idle while powering the plasmas and cool AC inside for nearly 12 hours. You see the band members arrive to sound check with Dairy Queen food. You realize that by the amount of merchandise and crew they employ (and not to mention that tour bus) how much money these guys are raking in. You realize that the stage power they're drawing with the massive monitor console they're hiding in the green room and lighting rig that could light a small city while overloading wall sockets with strings of lights to illuminate the merchandise…again, the merchandise…and you see the litter of cigarette butts they flick on the ground as if it wasn't them.

Then, at 9pm, the stage lights up, and they walk around barefoot and tie-dye wearing speaking of revolution and how we're killing mother earth. I guess the carbon imprint the size of Montana left by this tour doesn't count.

I'm not saying I give every decision I make a "green" solution, or that I'm so self-righteous to be judgmental, I just think it's intriguing…and I'm not prancing around a stage pretending electricity doesn't exist and good karma surrounds me…

It's dawning on me how everything in the world is fake…Morpheus was right…where are those stupid pills when you need them?

Thanks Hallmark...

2008-07-31T14:13:00.002-04:00

I know it's a ploy to get consumers like me ready to spend lots of money on cards and tree ornaments, but it works...a few days ago (yup, in mid-July) I passed a Hallmark store in the mall and they had their Christmas displays up previewing the new Christmas Tree Ornaments for 2008. I'm the biggest sucker for Christmas. The entire season just lights up my life, so as soon as I see the first signs Christmas is near, I immediately perk up. So now, I'm plotting how early I can get away with putting up my Christmas tree without getting too ahead of myself. Perhaps I should at least wait until it's not averaging 90 degrees outside.

And now, back to the rockshows!
-Rod

Two Shows And I'm Still Alive...

2008-07-13T00:50:00.002-04:00

Tonight was a great show, the second for me with this new material. Before these couple of shows, it'd been about two years since I last played out live. The first show was a few weeks ago and Beans Coffee Shop in NJ, the venue was my home stomping grounds and a good place to kick off playing live. There was a small audience and I stumbled my way through the performance, but still alive in the end. I covered about two hours alone. Tonight was different. I was nervous because I had just returned from a long work trip and was very tired and still not too confident in my performance after the last show. Top that off with this being a longer show and at a bigger venue with more bystanders and audience in general and you'll understand the source of my anxiety. What I did have by my side was Jenny and Tyler. They were great and really helped me through it. They took care of the gear and we tag teamed the show which helped keep the energy fresh. The song I was most concerned with was "Give Me A Fairytale" because of all the parts and the soaring notes that repeat throughout. Somehow, when the time came, I took a deep breath, got lost in the song and before I knew it, the song was finished. I sold a few CDs and got a front row seat for a Jenny and Tyler show...it was a great night.

I'm not sure how many more shows are in store for my future, it's strange, part of me has let go of the emotions and moved on from the place those songs were birthed from but part of me also wants to move enough units of this project to be able to do another project soon more definitive of who I am now. We'll see, that's usually all I can say: "We'll see."

Thanks to all of you that came out to Borders Books in Newark, it was great to see you smiling faces.

Goodnight friends,
-Rod

3 Years...

2008-07-04T23:54:00.004-04:00

On July 1, 2008, I celebrated my 3 year anniversary working on the East Coast. It's hard to believe I'm starting my 4th year. It's the longest (since leaving high school) I've been in the same place. Everything is great here, but sometimes I do get the itch of wanderlust again. I'm spending the Independence Day holiday (appropriately so) figuring out where I am in my life.

So far, this summer has been unexpectedly great. I didn't think it was going to be awful, I just didn't know what to expect. Usually, I'm set to attend about a dozen or more weddings. I guess I'm finally hitting the age from where all my friends are getting married to where all my friends are having kids. That being the case, there's a lot less traveling this summer as far as cross-country and international trips are concerned. Maybe that's why I'm itching to get away. Anyway, this summer Nick and I have been subcontracted out from BEL.com to take care of audio for national acts coming through a beach venue called "The Bottle and Cork". This has been a nice quasi-getaway from the corporate settings work usually brings. This summer we're essentially taking care of rock shows with brief breaks of the corporate work. It's just like when Nick and I did audio for Rock Class in college at Greenville. For those of you who don't know what Rock Class was, it'd take too long to explain.

I love the rock show scene...music takes over and people let loose the problems and stresses from the rest of their days. Being around all this music has really been kicking me into writing again. I think I'm half done with enough songs for multiple albums! Now I just need to spend some time sorting out the details and shaking out the chaff. After that, I guess it'd be time to record demos and send them out to various producers I've got lined up. That's right, this time there'll be a production team. The last album was incredibly personal and to an extent, the next one will be too, but I want it to be more fun and hold a broader tone. So far, there is only one ballad! And that was written for my little god-daughter Lyla...

In the midst of my thoughts of travel, my buddy Jeb sent over this video and it only fueled my fire to hop a plane...it's really inspiring and quite practical...it just reminds me that we do what makes us alive, the rest will fall into place:

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

So now, it's time to sleep while I have the chance and figure out where I belong in this gigantic maze of the world and life. Goodnight friends...
-Rod

Let Me Reintroduce Myself…

2008-05-26T00:35:00.003-04:00

Preface:

Since completing and releasing "A Fortunate Consequence" just a few months ago, I have exhaled the past and inhaled more deeply a brand new world before me than ever before. Call it insecurity, confirming to social norms or what have you, but the better part of my teen years and most young adult years up until this point have been littered with a desire to be more accepted. Though I've never thought myself a fake person, I would tolerate and even try to identify with people, places, situations and habit I was never previously interested in. I guess this would be the reason I would find myself in circles I didn't belong in. I do want to take a moment to clarify something before it becomes assumed, most of these things I never took part in or did myself, just was around and tolerated…I've still never done any sort of illegal substance and I rarely drink (actually, I usually try and make myself the designated driver and stay completely dry) but could be something as small as the kinds of movies others would like and whether to get coffee or a beer (I'm a die-hard coffee house rat). Regardless, the amount of time (be it minimal or great) I spent abandoning who I was, directly correlated to the amount of unhappiness I found in my life. Though the process of creating and exposing the music that became "A Fortunate Consequence" was my initial exhale, the events that followed would become the much overdue inhale. On this long road home, I'm getting to know myself all over again, before the world put these expectations on my shoulders. All of these pieces came together to show me these simple realizations:

Be proud of who I am and where I stand.
Strive to become a person I want to become, no one else.
Hold firm to what I believe in, even if the closest people to me try to take that away. Best said by Lloyd and Diane, "Nobody thinks it will work, do they?" "No. You just described every great success story."

So here I am in the blogosphere with this brief manifesto, a reintroduction…there's much more to learn as you get to know me, but here's a start…

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My name is Rod Kim and my favorite painting is "Dance Me To The End Of Love" by Jack Vettriano. I know it's not considered "classic" by historical standards and isn't as contemporary as commercial advertising, but there is something about it that takes me away for just a moment at a time.

I am mostly a vegetarian but not because of any moral conflicts about animal rights, I just like the variety a garden can give you in a meal.

My taste in music varies from pop/rock to soul to jazz, but overall, I love any music that makes me feel something…whether it be joy, calmness, empathy, pain, deep thought or a tune that makes me feel like dancing. I envy musicians that are on greater spectrums of freedom with their music...those who posses not only talent, but inspiration.

I don't like being vain, though I know sometimes I am guilty of this sin, I like being well presented. There are days I aspire to suit up with the class embodied in greats like the original Rat Pack, Clark Gable and such. Other days, I wake up wanting to feel the wind over my face, sand between my toes with a guitar strapped to my back seeing the world through vagabond eyes. I feel at home in both roles.

I ramble. I know I talk too much, it's my thoughts getting ahead of my words and my words always trying to catch up.

I believe in soul mates, fairytales and happy ever afters… I just think most people turn their eyes away from the story of their life unfolding in front of them and try to write their own instead of letting it happen. What most people forget about fairytales is that between "Once upon a time…" and "Happy ever after…" is an eventful story of unlikely circumstances. Just because the story's not going how you would have it doesn't mean it's over yet, you just have to let it happen.

In the last few months I have learned that just because someone understands you, doesn't mean they want to and it's more important to be with someone that wants to know you.

I am a sucker for nostalgia, even if it's not my own. I love vintage music (Frank Sinatra, Dinah Washington, Dusty Springfield, etc.) as well as neo-vintage music (Amy Winehouse, Duffy, etc.).

I know that I don't know everything. In fact, I hardly know a fraction of what there is to know about the things on my block let alone the world…or universe.

Indiana Jones and Tristan are my silver screen heroes. There are others, but those come to mind and when it comes to a sweeping adventure, whether it be escaping ancient curses or journeying to rescue a fallen star, I can always count on these heroes to take me with them.

Unless it causes harm to others, I will never condemn those who take pleasure in frequent drinking binges, substance abuse or promiscuity, but it's not for me. For me, Rod Kim, to succumb to any would be evidence of cowardness, immaturity and lack of respect for myself and those around me. If I want to get to know you, we'll talk somewhere where you can be heard…not a noisy bar where I can technically be in your presence and feign social interaction with you. If I need to escape pressures of reality, I have the arts and expression…something that can reach out and potentially inspire someone else. If I love someone, I want to take the time to discover how (whether it be friendly, romantic or otherwise) not just the ways to get under the skirt.

I like a good loose-leaf tea and knowing the difference. Almost any type white tea is my favorite, but green tea is good for a quick sip anytime as well.

My name is Rod Kim and I believe in fairytales…I just need someone to believe in them with me.

Jenny and Tyler and...Aero!

2008-05-15T21:45:00.003-04:00

Since the last post, there's been so much happening. Work kept getting busier and at one of the gigs I was managing stage for, I discovered what could possibly be my favorite indie band of the year, Jenny and Tyler. I'm not claiming they're changing the way music works, but they are the real deal and there is a priceless charm about their music. I hear dozens of terrible bands every day, every week, all year long, but these guys had me pushing my ear closer. Check them out at http://www.jennyandtylermusic.com/. My personal favorites are "Nashville" and "Season" but the whole project is great for a mild summer night with coffee.

Speaking of work, I guess I finally reached my limits. A couple weeks ago I was finishing at a gig and driving home when a pain shot up my arm and hit me like I had never felt before. I got home, tried to sleep, and the pain got worse as it got harder to breathe. I fought the night to wait for the doctor's office to open up where I was able to get in at the last minute where she promptly sent me to the hospital and then to a couple labs for blood work, x-rays, etc. The overall diagnosis: too much work, lack of sleep, excessive physical exhaustion and stress. There is one more test waiting to be done by a specialist if/when an attack returns to pinpoint exactly what it is, but the one thing that was made clear to me was that it was my body's alarm telling me enough was enough. I'm on light medication therapy now to ease the symptoms and trying to take things a little easier. I say this as I'm looking at two 12-16 hour days ahead, but at least I'm just trying to be more careful.

I wired my bed with a Bose audio system to whisk me away to a more comfortable sleep, trying to end the nights at normal (or as close as I can get) hours and with light reading and tea. We'll see how things go, I'm trying to accept the fact that as much as I love work, it isn't worth dying for...literally.

Last weekend, I drove to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to meet my good friends, Chuck and Kirsty Hornbostel. That ended up a story in itself. Just miles away, they had a tire blow and were stranded. I tried to get a tire jack and a way to get to them, but the crowded streets slowed that down. Meanwhile, they fought unhelpful locals and technical problems with the spare tire. Long story short, hours later we meet up at Arundel Mills at Damons for a brief dinner (after all that we had to make it worth something). This was the last get-together before they moved to Macedonia for Chuck's work.

Fast forward to tonight and I get home after a long day at work and see a package from whom? The Hornbostels! And what is inside? My favorite UK candy bar...AERO! THANKS SO MUCH CHUCK AND KIRSTY!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And now, time to wind down and try and get some sleep before an insane weekend of work.

Until we meet again,

-Rod

Back to the Day (Night?) Job

2008-04-17T20:46:00.001-04:00

Well, it's been exactly a week since I jet to Indy and Lyla was born this very minute. I'm back on shows with Nick and this week we're with iMusic and University of Delaware...can't complain, it's been a decent gig so far.

Miss you Lyla! You're 1 week old!

Sometimes A Little Girl Just 3 Hours Old Can Change Your World...

2008-04-16T19:53:00.003-04:00

When my plane landed in Indy, I turned on my cell phone and there was a Picture Message from Jeb and there she was, little Lyla, horrified by the new world around her and covered in remnants of what had surrounded her for the last several months. Little did I know how symbolic that was for everyone she would come into contact with, she was shedding what she had known and been comfortable with and so had her parents and soon...myself. I ran to grab my rental car and raced down I-465 to the hospital.

Jeb met me at the elevator doors and we walked down the hallway to room 416. When we entered the room, the air changed. There she was, so small and so beautiful. The first time Dawn, her mother, put her in my arms the world changed. I didn't expect to be attached to the baby, I was there to support my best friend and his wife, but this moment was so much more than that. We spent the next couple of days in the hospital to make sure all was well with mother and child and Saturday night, the Templeton family was able to go home for the first time. I stuck around for a couple more days to help where I could and then had to get back east to resume the work I abandoned. It's amazing, overnight, a new life was brought into this world, I saw my best friend become a man that would move the earth with his bare hands to ensure the happiness of a little girl, a family became whole, a lot of people lost a lot of sleep and I suddenly found myself with a niece, perfect little Lyla and she changed my world.

I got on that plane heading east hesitantly, I already missed my friends and now there was one more to miss. Don't grow up too fast Lyla, but when you do, change this world like you did mine and your parents.

-Rod

P.S. Of course, I have a ton of photos, as any annoyingly proud uncle, here's my virtual brag book: www.flickr.com/delylah

Sometimes Life Has To Twist Our Arm A Bit To Breathe

2008-04-11T02:16:00.002-04:00

I'm somewhere over PA or OH in a last minute red-eye US Airways flight to Indy, but I'll get to that.

So much has happened since the Midwest debut of my latest album. I got home to the East Coast and went back to the day job for a few days and the following Saturday, the East Coast debut took place in Woodstown, NJ at Beans Coffee Shop. The turnout was more modest than the Midwest, but it was to be expected. The important part was the people that were there we VERY supportive and since this event happened during public business hours, many bystanders were drawn to the music, which is always very encouraging. My East Coast family (now made famous by the new tune "Held Together") were all in attendance: Rita, Nick and Chris. Good friends Charles and Kirsty Hornbostel came all the way from VA to listen. A handful of new friends, like the infamous "Stack" came and it was great to see him and the others. Album sales have been better than expected, the general reception has been great and so far, critics love it…but most importantly, it seems as if nearly everyone that gives ears to tracks 1 all the way through 10 have related. It means a lot to me that someone who feels misunderstood, lonely and/or broken can find a solace in music I've written, in all the times I've felt alone, music has helped me ease the tension.

Distribution of the album is wide, but still a bit scattered. It's available from my website, Greenville College Bookstore, CDBaby.com, BestBuy.com, iTunes, Digstation, GroupieTunes, and many many others I'm not even aware of. I've even heard rumors of people purchasing the CD from local Wal-Marts and Best Buys. If you're in the central Indiana region, the best place to get it and support me is the Greentown Public Library (there's less middlemen to nickel and dime me). A number of licensing opportunities have surfaced, not much information on that yet, but if anything actually happens, I'll tell everyone about it here. Thanks to everyone who has called, sent cards or talked to me after shows to encourage me, tell me what my album means to them and how they relate, you have no idea what that means to me.

After the East Coast debut, the Hornbostels, Nick and I headed over to Iron Hill Brewery for a few beers and great food. Haven't been there since, it's about time to make another trip.

The day job at BEL.com, as always, grows increasingly turbulent. It's an odd dichotomy: I love the work, and it stacks up to an overwhelming amount, but to so much, I just get tired quickly. I had expected to head out to Indy April 25^th or later to be with Jeb and Dawn when their first child was born, and that was a sort of glimmer of hope in a break from all the madness. This morning (April 10) I got a call while on site at a job from Jeb saying the darn kid was on her way, so I tied up the loose ends there, and got on the phone to book the next flight out. The other crew at work are covering clients for me while I'm gone, and I'm thankful for that favor. I packed in record time and Nick gave me a ride to the Philly airport. I skipped into the airport in time to board the plane and now here I am in transit. This post won't go live until I'm near WiFi again, but it's about 9:30pm and here I am.

It's an odd thought, but I've never dropped everything like I did this afternoon. I guess it was just instinct. I want to be there for important moments in my friends' lives and I know they would do the same for me. At the same time, it's kind of forced me to step away from work for a few days and remind me there's an outside world. On trips like this, I'm forced to sit still for the few hours they have me strapped to my seat and listen to music and think.

It's amazing what depths there are to love. Jeb used to be one of the loneliest guys I knew, and one day, he meets Dawn. Later, he told me he was proposing and then a year after that they got married. The fact that Jeb comes home every day to a woman who adores him is amazing to me. It's a simple truth, but just so awesome. Take that a step further and even though I never have and never will go through the child birthing process myself, I imagine it is VERY painful and the fact that a mother is willing to go through this to give life to someone she doesn't even know yet, is astounding. I just look beyond the proverbial horizon and see Jeb and Dawn loving this child so much and it continues to amaze me.

So, this laptop battery is giving way…so goodnight friends, and thank you for your love.

-Rod

1500 Miles Later…

2008-03-04T08:41:00.003-05:00

I got back home out east yesterday in the late morning and am just now pulling myself out of hibernation following my 13 hour drive. The Midwest release event was a hands down success. I was so overwhelmed by the response as well as the rush to the merchandise table when the last track was played. I guess I'm just not used to being the artist myself. The first person that asked me for an autograph was greeted with a "deer in the headlights" stare. I wasn't really sure how to react. The weekend was full of events with many people and a variety of emotional situations, but overall a really great time. Even the 13 hour road trip up and the same back was really cool. I thought I'd hate the drive, but the Toyota held up like a rockstar and the nighttime drive was really soothing. I got to listen to a lot of really great albums and met some interesting characters at my couple stops both ways. The wildest thing was driving into my hometown and seeing the electronic billboard displaying my name!

Also, Kevin Maschmeier and Roxie Randle brought the house down with their acoustic sets. They were both simply brilliant.

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that came out. Your support was very welcomed. I'm glad you enjoyed the music and understood the stories behind them. Indie music would not be possible without the supporters and fans. Thank you.

Anyway, back to the day job for a few days and Saturday, I'll see you East Coast folk in Jersey for the East Coast release.

-Rod

Greentown, IN

2008-02-29T09:34:00.002-05:00

Brookville, OH

2008-02-29T06:43:00.001-05:00

Rod Kim - A Fortunate Consequence

Fave Tracks: This is kind of awkward so, no comment here, but I like the album...heh.

Englewood, OH

2008-02-29T06:14:00.001-05:00

Definately back in the midwest.

Hopewell,OH

2008-02-29T04:15:00.001-05:00

Rivers Cuomo - Alone

Fave Tracks: Buddy Holly, I Was Made For You

St. Clairsville, OH

2008-02-29T03:13:00.001-05:00

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

Fave Track: Dashboard

St. Clairsville, OH

2008-02-29T02:30:00.003-05:00

First gas stop!

St. Clairsville, OH

2008-02-29T02:29:00.002-05:00

Not even kidding.

Stahlstown, PA

2008-02-29T00:29:00.001-05:00

Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way

Fave Tracks: Taking The Long Way, Not Ready To Make Nice, The Easy Silence

Bedford, PA

2008-02-28T23:37:00.003-05:00

Roxie Randle - Live At The French Quarter Cafe

Fave Songs: EVERYTHING...(but especially "If You Could Only See" and "Out On A Limb")

Bedford, PA

2008-02-28T23:23:00.001-05:00

Carlisle, PA

2008-02-28T22:11:00.002-05:00

Eliot Morris - What's Mine Is Yours

Fave Tracks: Infancy Of Us, Anyway, Love Me Today (Borders Exclusive Bonus Track)