We arrived in St. Louis late on Wednesday night and had a lovely scenic tour of the Loop while we circled for safe parking. Christine busted some impressive Dodge Sprinter van maneuvers along the way.

The whole group of us eventually flooded into Cicero's for dinner. I, being paranoid and having read crazy stories of entire tour vans being stolen, left dinner a billion times to stare broodingly at the van and anyone who happened to be standing within 100 feet of it.

Despite that, dinner was wonderful and the food was delicious.

Afterwards, we had got to really enjoy the various sights of St. Louis as our GPS routed and rerouted us around closed freeways and road construction. Finally, half the group got dropped off at a friend's apartment and the other half drove ten miles to another friend. (Bless the kindness of good friends. We love you. Sincerely, wholeheartedly, always. Eternally grateful.)

The next day, show day, everyone met up to hit the streets and get the word out. Unfortunately, the rain had followed us from Springfield and it was a cold, damp day. Still, everyone worked hard and Gregg Tillery and Barrick LaTona even used their charm to get on St. Louis University's radio station.

Peggy and I worked from Panera Bread Co. again, this time joined by Jon Lorentz to work cyberspace. Yeah Panera!

When show time rolled around, we headed to Fubar. Thanks to everyone who came to the show and to the great local musicians who kicked the night off for us.

Also, hello to Eric (and I hoped I spelled your name right!) from The Fountain. I hope you'll keep reading the blog! Thanks so much for coming out and staying through everyone's set.

It wasn't our most successful night but everyone did really well. Marcus Very Ordinary did fabulous during "I'm Easy" despite the keyboard not working. Jon Lorentz managed the impressive feat of untangling wires, strapping on a guitar, and then switching mics while singing the entire time. The Hoof & The Heel is always polished and performed crowd-favorite "Bells and Whistles" with Harris Shper joining Farid Rener on drums. Gregg Tillery and new drummer Chris Kavanagh were amazing at the end of the night, rocking out with some crazy instrumental sections. We love Chris!

We're on the road to Chicago now to see old friends, make new friends, and put on a great show at The Kinetic Playground. RSVP on facebook! Do it!