Sorry for so long between posts - writing a book will make you forget where you post your words.
Here's what's happening right now:
Got my guitars packed, two pairs of pants, one toothbrush... on the road again.
That's right, I'm remembering extra pants this time!
I leave in the morning for a lot of miles across country and back. Currently, I have 15 books left in my merch box but I've ordered more that I will be picking up from the pressing plant in New Jersey when I drive through.
Book shows, music shows, book/music shows. All happening.
Saturday, April 25
The Cicada
Fort Worth, TX
w/ Red Admirals and Pro Fuzz '63
Thursday, April 30
Peaceful Side Brewery
Marysville, TN
Book & Music Show
Friday, May 1
House Concert
Greensboro, NC
Book & Music and more
Saturday, May 2
Scuppernong Books
Greensboro, NC
Book & Music Show
6 pm
Tuesday, May 5
Bad Larry's
Lunenberg, MA
Book & Music Show
6 pm
Thursday, May 7
Stonecutters
Milford, NH
Book & Music Show
7 pm
Saturday, May 9
House Concert
Lakewood, OH
(email me for details)
Monday, May 11
Westerville, OH
w/ The Castros
Tuesday, May 12
The Rogue Bookshop
Beloit, WI
Book & Music Show
Sunday, May 17
Jeweled Universe
South Pasadena, CA
Book & Music Show with Mike Berman
I'm excited to be doing more shows instead of being in promo and sell sell SELL mode.* I'm much beter at playing guitar than marketing.
It would be so easy to just grab a guitar and a backpack and go on the road but I have two guitars, clothes, mic stands, a PA system, guitar pedals, CDs, vinyl records, t-shirts, books and more. Jesus, no one told me how books are going to be so much heavier than all the rest of my merch! I also have my laptop and microphone so that I can be recording as I go. I'm hoping to have some time to record along the way.
I will be updating my TikTok while I travel so if you feel like following along there, I'm pretty easy to find: https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbobyrnes and of course on my facebook page as well: https://www.facebook.com/bobbobyrnes/
Thank you to everyone who has bought a book and been on this journey with me. It's been even better than I could've imagined. Check out this map of where I've sold books so far (along with Australia, U.K., Germany, Austria, Canada and Netherlands!)
I also got this nice write up in Sweden: here. And if you're in the New England area, be looking for me in the May issue of Metronome Magazine, next weeks edition of the Lunenberg Ledger, WCAP's Saturday morning radio show on April 25th with Hartley Pleshaw and I'm trying to do more media type things while the iron is still luke warm.
If you have any ideas for me or folks you think I should contact, please message me. I'm all ears!
Ok, that's all for now.
xo