Washington and Wisconsin
Hey friends, sorry for the delay in writing. Andy and I have been traveling a good bit this month and we have so enjoyed the shows and new people we met. Wisconsin last weekend was cold and snowy and made me remember that it is indeed still winter, things have been warming up a bit in Nashville. We played at a church in Plover with many people of Polish descent and we got to try Ponczkas (I am not sure if I am spelling it right) which are these amazing doughnuts filled with fruit or cream. It is sad that I remember the food so well everywhere we go:) St. Brons was the first Catholic church I have ever played and I am so thankful to Laura and everyone there for making me feel so welcome. We also played at Cup O'Joy with Jan O and Mark- it is such a great venue. They have really built a community there and the audience is amazing. Andy has this theory that the pace of life is a little slower there due to the weather which makes the people nicer in Wisconsin. Who knows if it is true, but we loved our time there!
I am writing this from Olympia, Washington where we played a house concert last night and are playing at a church this evening. We spent some time yesterday in Seattle and got to visit the famous Pike Place Market. (The one where the guys are always throwing the fish). Back to the subject of food, there were these great little restaurants and stores lining the hallways and we sampled great food from all around the world. I also love Olympia and the beautiful capitol and waterfront downtown. We had great seafood this afternoon with the McSheffreys and I felt like I was in New England, not Washington. My stereotype of this state keeps getting thrown out the window with each new city I visit. I can see why people love living here so much. This afternoon we thought about seeing The Reader (has anyone seen it?) but decided to get some work done instead (if you count writing this as work). I really want to see that movie but was afraid it would depress me too much before the show. I always have high hopes for seeing the Oscar nominated movies every year but there is just not enough time in the day. This year we could only manage Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend, I need to go prepare a set list.
The show in Olympia tonight was awesome. You and Andy have such a way about you that connects with your audience. My husband-who was merely the driver (but has listened to Jill's CD's in the car OVER and OVER totally loved it. You two together are great. I can not express in words what the concert did for me. It was TOTALLY awesome and I hope to have a private concert soon! Tell me what to do and I will totally PR for you and Andy in Seattle. (we live about 60 miles from Olympia) Thank you for blessing us.
Thanks for a great show in Olympia. I've been listening to your music for many years, since you opened for Caedmon's Call on the 40 acres tour, but this was the first time I've seen Andy live. I hope to see you come through our town again, maybe a little closer to Seattle next time. Again, I thank both of you for your music!
Krista is right. The show was really impactful. We had about 70 people in a room that seats 130-150, so it wasn't big but it was full of laughter (thanks to Andy) and reflection as Jill and Andy did their thing. At the end of the evening, I think everyone in the room felt like they had a couple of new friends. I can't think of a better compliment to give to you, Jill and Andy. The other more tangible evidence of the impact Jill and Andy had.......It seemed like most of the people in the audience walked out with AT LEAST 3 CD's in their hands.
Jill...I don't know if you knew that Pierce Pettis' new record comes out tomorrow. I loved the fact that "God Believes in You" came right after Andy's reference to "That Bob Carlislie song" because I alwys note the difference between BK and Pierce's "Daddy's Little Girl" which is sentimental, to be sure, but not nauseatingly so. And I wish I had read your blog about Stuart Adamson before the concert because I was SOOOOOO into them when that record came out. I also got to meet Stuart when he played lead guitar on Randy Stonehill's "Hand of God" on the Thirst album. Same awesome guitar tone.....droney and brash like a siren and bagpipes mixed.
Thanks again for helping make our event more succesful (in the TRUE meaning of the word) than I could have possibly imagined.
Love,
Shawn
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