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my hero

if you didn’t already know, i am a HUGE san antonio spurs fan. i could probably rank in the top 1,000 spurs fans worldwide. i don’t get star struck by anyone but spurs players. anyway, here is another reason why i think manu ginobili is one of the best players in the nba… his cat-like reflexes.

joe.

happy halloween

tonight we played a show in springfield, mo. to commemorate halloween we all dressed up as the memorable characters from the goonies movie. the picture says it all. mike has not shaved his beared off in over 5 years but did so he could play “chunk” to his fullest… he didn’t even shave his beared off for his own wedding! i think he looked the closest to his character. hai was “data” which was absolutely legendary. i was mama fratelli… i had to wear a dress on stage. that was really really really tough becuase when i sat down at the keyboard… well, lets’ just say i had to wear basketball shorts under my outfit. this weeks run of shows has been amazing! i am putting together a brandon heath tour video that will be up shortly!

cd for sale REALLY SOON!!!

joe.

days off in nashville

i finally had some time off from the tour back here in nashville! i was last here september 23rd. i really missed this place! i am busy house huntine while i am home. hoping to get into a new house before christmas! well, i am going to enjoy my time off… enjoy this little video:

joe.

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i love this guy!

sitting in the hotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotelhotel…a place too familiar. anyway, just here to shower and relax before the show tonight. we are next to a mall…again. haha, i think i could live the rest of my life without setting foot inside another mall. we are in wichita falls, texas. its so great to be in texas right now, especially with the weather being so generous. its sunny and a cool 66 degrees outside, perfect ladies and gents! brandon and i are both on our laptops and i am trying to finish my drink i got from sbux. my beverage of choice today was (if you work at starbucks, translate this):

X
1 P WM
1 P TN
S
-WC
L

i forgot my cell phone on the bus so right now i feel naked. pretty ridiculous how much i rely on having that device on me at all times to feel secure. well, i am going to shower and watch some television before sound check! adios.

joe.

the woodlands

my buddy john perkins sent me this today… had to share it!

my cd will be sent to me next week!  i am counting down the days!

we are on our day off in the woodlands, tx.  we have a show here tomorrow night.  today hai and i went shopping at the woodlands mall.  i never want to see another mall in my life.  i can’t even imagine how people step foot into that place on black friday.  i think i would find myself on the eurobungy all day as people fought for sales items.  ok, yes.  i rode the eurobungy.  there i was a few days ago at the galleria houston making fun of the grown people who would get on this thing because of how ridiculous it looked.  the harness.. the humiliation.  what is it?  click here.  it was a $7 for 3 minutes blast!  there were two eurobungys so hai and i went at the same time.  we turned from grown skeptics into giggling school girls in a matter of seconds.  i bought a really cool pair of pants from the vans store and some sweet ray-ban sunglasses.  right now i am sitting in the hotel room with hai and we are watching the jimmy fallon show. i am still trying to figure out if i like the show or not. i figure in 6 months or so i will re-evaluate my thoughts… but for now, i am still not sure.  however, i like the roots!  i wonder if they are happy to be a part of the show or if each night they are thinking, “man, why did we sign that late night contract?”  conan on the other hand is great as always!  i went to see paranormal activity tonight.  that movie freaked the crap out of me.  seriously, it was really scary.  i am not sure if i have ever been so scared of a movie as much as that one.  well, i am off to sleep… at least try.

joe.

warm up with shane.

watch at your own risk…

day off in houston, tx

i am officially back in texas! we have a few days off before we go to baton rouge, la on wednesday. i really don’t have much to write since its 1am. i am so tired, we have been on east coast time so my body is feeling like its 2am. i am watching a conspiracy show on the death of jfk on the history channel. i have seen many documentaries on this issue, do some research my friends, life is a little more abstract than you think. it was an inside job. night!

joe.

p.s. seriously, research things for yourself, you will be on the smarter side of the fence.

savannah, ga

savannah, ga – tonight we played in savannah.  after hai and i finished set up brandon, hai and i went downtown to look at all of the old buildings and film locations.  we saw where the forrest gump “bench” scene was.  it was nothing but a mound of flowers.  there wasn’t even a bench there anymore.  we walked around and ended up finding a little tea shop for some tea.  for lunch we met up a really nice buy from the venue named, kevin, and ate at paula deen’s restaurant called the lady and sons.  it was ridiculously good old fashioned southern home cooking!  anyway, the show went great tonight and everyone was really really nice.  we are now on the bus and chris, mike, shayna and i are about to watch the goonies.  time to go!  i am getting dirty looks because apparently it is bad movie etiquette to be on my laptop when “the family” is watching a movie together.  night!

joe.

six shows in a row, day off in jacksonville, fl

we had a long run of six shows this past week:
syracuse, ny
augusta, me
lancaster, pa
beckley, wv
lynchburg, va
charlotte, nc

i am sitting in the back lounge of the bus with hai watching the dark knight. today we had a much needed day off from the tour. the guys from leeland and francesca flew out after our last show so they could have the day with their wives. brandon, hai, chris, travis, marcus, shayna and i took the bus to jacksonville, fl to rest for a day. when i woke up this morning i got off the bus and grabbed my suitcase from under the bay and went inside the hotel to my room. i took a little nap before showering and meeting hai and brandon in the lobby for lunch. we went to the cheesecake factory around the corner from the hotel. after lunch we walked around and shopped for a little while. i bought a pair of nike running shoes from dick’s sporting goods. it was a rainy day but somehow cleared up while we walked around the outdoor mall. i went back to the hotel for a nap before brandon, hai and i took a taxi to get massages. the only time they had open was a 7pm and the only available therapists were two females and a male. i took one for the team and decided i would get a massage from the guy since hai and brandon put up a little bit of a fight. all that to say, the massage was fine and i feel great! we had dinner at j. alexander’s and watched the packers/vikings game. i had a delicious veggie burger, not as good as houston’s veggie burger, but it was pretty darn good! we capped dinner off with carrot cake…ridiculously good! after dinner i got back to the hotel and did some laundry and watched forgetting sarah marshall (love this movie). i am dozing off… good night.

joe.