July 26, 2013

26 / Jul / 2013

Back from Europe.

Hi, All. I just returned from a trip to Europe with my family and thought I’d share some pics with you here. We visited 5 countries… covered a lot of ground. Got to see some great local street performers along the way, from a phenomenal classical guitarist in Barcelona to some percussionists in Turkey and an awesome accordion player in a quiet little alley in France. Great inspiration for songwriting seeing 3,000 year old ruins and hanging out in local pubs, too. The food was, of course, incredible. Italy exceeded my expectations, and our lunches in Istanbul and Ephesus, Turkey were incredible (I had no idea what to expect there). The highlight of the trip was meeting the father of our bassist, Mario, in Naples, Italy and spending the day with him going around the city. Mario was born and raised in Naples, as many of you know, and his dad still lives there. We arranged to meet up, though his dad speaks very little English it was awesome.

Glad to be back Stateside and jamming with the boys again – I missed it big time. Anyway, here are some pics: