Sleep Through the Static Tour 2008

Spencer and I got to have dinner with Martin Hubbard the other night. He is the master thinker behind a book on thoughts called Reversing the Senses. My experience with him turned out to be very inspiring, thoughtful, and humbling. I was explaining in an entertaining, dramatic, humorous way about how each child has represented something in … Continue reading Thoughts on Being- In Pursuit of Magic, Balance and Surrendering to the Mystery

So I’ve been going back to past entries on the blog from 2008 and posting pics. For some reason they never showed up. I came across a couple good ones that I never put in here. Being on tour with a musician and good friends was such a special and life-changing experience for Spencer and … Continue reading oooh memories.

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Unfortunately, I have no pictures from the final week on tour. The shows were so fun, too, because we had a ton of friends and family come to each one. In Portland, we got lots of time off and got to get lost in the BEST bookstore ever: Powell’s. And delight in our favorite Vegan … Continue reading Portland, Vancouver, San Francisco, San Diego, Irvine, LA, Santa Barbara

I don’t know. Red Rocks is pretty hard to beat. Until you see a show at The Gorge in Washington. Wow. We showed up at our hotel, which was on a vineyard, at around 3 AM or something. We chose to get off the bus and go get in bed. The rooms were heavenly and … Continue reading (gorge) ous

We had a nice couple days in Boulder exploring the little down town area. I don’t want to label it as nausea, but my hormones are definitely changing. I think is what I discovered is that I have to eat ALL THE TIME. If I let my stomach get empty then it’s a fast moving … Continue reading Red Rocks

We’re back in the groove….enjoying seeing family and friends at all the shows. Spencer’s buddies came to the Raleigh show, we had a break at the Atlanta show and then a ton of the Padia family came to the Kansas City show, as well as Cortney and Dan. It was so fun to see everyone … Continue reading Raleigh, Atlanta, Kansas City

We met up with the crew in Boston, on my 29th birthday. It was so good to see the kids and our “family.” The Johnsons and the Gills and Spencer and I went to Thai food that night. While everyone was getting their drinks I told Moe to come over and I had a … Continue reading Boston. NYC. DC. Philadelphia. phew.

When in Rome….eat lots of gelato! When in Rome….eat LOTS of pasta, pizza, bread and olive oil! When in Rome…go shopping! When in Rome…..walk til your feet HURT! When in Rome….. find out that I’m “incinta!” Yep…Spencer and I are having a bambini!!!

After a beautiful and much needed visit with our Mallorquin family, Spencer and I hopped on board a sailboat on the Northern Coast of the island and took a sailing course! We became “Competent Crew” although I sure didn’t feel competent! My nausea set in a bit on the boat, and I woke up throughout … Continue reading Come Sail Away With Me

My mom’s cousin went to Spain when she graduated high school, and never came back! She met a Spaniard man, Angel, got married, had kids and settled into life in Spain. She had three children, and the oldest- Taryn, married a woman from Mallorca, where they now live with their two kids. Got it? good! … Continue reading A Visit with Familia, Mallorca

After 6 weeks of the Europe leg of the tour, we took a 3 week detour from the rest of the crew. We were to meet up with everyone in Boston where we would begin the final US leg. Spencer and I said “Adios & nos vemos” in Frankfurt, Germany and decided to fly to … Continue reading Colonia de St. Jordi, Mallorca

We said Au Revoir to Paris and Guten Tag to Germany about a week ago. This is the Rhine River in an area called Loreley. Jack played at an outdoor amphitheatre that overlooked the river. It was stunning! We spent the day hiking to castles and drinking beer We loved it, but Brrrrrrrrr After Loreley, … Continue reading Munich, the Rhine, Amsterdam, Berlin, Mallorca

We said cheers to the English last night, and woke up on the bus this morning in France! Somewhere in between was the uberfast Chunnel, the world’s longest underwater tunnel. Around noon we pulled up to our charming hotel in Paris…. a block from the Seine, and flanked on either side by the Louvre and … Continue reading Bonjour!

happy independence day friends! I hope everyone has a wonderful 3 day weekend, hopefully spent in WARM weather! We we a wee bit COLD here in England! We arrived in Cornwall this AM after a night on the bus. Out hotel is lovely, right on the beach. The guys have been surfing all day and … Continue reading Cheers on the 4th!

LAst night Jack played in Hyde Park for 35,000 with G-Love, Ben Harper, Matt Costa and Mason Jennings. We were all having fun backstage running around playing sardines, when this guy came up to me and said, “hey Kim! It’s Jimmy….nice to see you again. Thanks for letting me fly out here and sit in … Continue reading A Pirate Turns to Who?

After a few days in Lisbon (we LOVED the culture, the winding streets, red roofs, and of course siesta time!), We got on our new tour bus. It’s TWO stories! There is a pretty great kitchen and extended living room downstairs when you walk in with all sorts of mood lighting, and two TV’s. We … Continue reading Lisbon. Madrid. Barcelona. London.

Good ol’ Wisconsin and that cheese they are famous for. It’s actually pretty beautiful here! I don’t know if I would say the same thing in February, but for now- it’s warm, the sun is out AND there are waterslides bacstage at the venue we’re at today!!….. And NO lines! Spencer and Moe racing….. Jack … Continue reading got Cheese?

Waking up on the bus….where are we? What time is it?…… When are we going to be there?……. The venue outside of Detroit was gorgeous, in the woods, made out of wood. Here’s a future drummer gettin some pretty great lessons! Chicago is BEAUTIFUL!!……. We had two and half days off here. Everyone got to … Continue reading Detroit. Chicago. Cheese Country.

YEsterday Jack played at Bonaroo…….. The kids having quiet time backstage outside Jack and Pearl Jam’s dressing room….. The girls~ sportin our new Kaenon sunglasses that the artists, their families and employees get….. Fun!! Splatt! Spencer and I got to go side stage with Jack and fam to watch BB King…. It was incredible … Continue reading Bonaroo and the Bus