On ze road.

SOME things to always keep in mind when touring:

Shower at every chance you get

Bring a book that makes you think.

Pack light wash often.

Change your socks and underwear REGULARLY!

Not every night is a fuckin party

Business first fun time later.

Wrap that rascal

Spend sometime everyday to collect your own thoughts.

Be a good guest at the house you are in crashing in.

DON'T BE A DICK TO THE SOUND GUY! EVEN WHEN HE/SHE IS A DICK!

DON'T BE A DICK TO ANOTHER BAND EVEN WHEN THEY ARE DICKS!

Be as shrewd as a serpent but gentle as a dove.

Pack your gear then press the flesh.

Drink tons of water and stretch constantly.

This is not a vacation. It is a traveling business. Treat it as such.

Always keep things light when they don't need to be heavy.

You can never listen to too many comedy acts in the van.

If you do the drugs don't bring it with you to the next town. It's not worth apologizing to to the Venues/Promoters/Manager/Fans/Band-mates why your band won't be playing the rest of your tour.

Don't be a whiner. 

Play every show and I mean EVERY SHOW like it is the last show of your life.

Your band-mates are your brothers/sisters and your fellow businessmen/women don't get the two roles confused...

Just some thoughts as I sit in Sacremento waiting for the venue to open.