So what a great way to start my mini Widespread Panic tour

I checked into my hotel in Albany and parked out front was the bands tour bus. A little while later I went down stairs to get some lunch and ran into the JoJo Hermann the keyboard player in the band. I spoke with him for a few minutes and requested a song. I went out side to have a smoke and there ran into bass player, Dave Schools. I was going to try and get a photo with the guys but didn't want to bother them. I can't wait for tonight's show. I will keep you updated.

The Spring Tour is about to begin

It starts on Wednesday as I drive to Clem's in NH for the night. We leave for St. Paddy's Day in Savannah (14Th year) early Thursday morning. We meet up with Jake and Bumpas for the weekend before flying back to NH. I then have a couple of weeks to work in the shop making cabinets with my step brother Ben, I still have all 10 fingers and plan to keep it that way. Then I am starting my Widespread Panic spring tour starting Sunday April 1st in Albany, will be in NJ on Monday to stay with my brother Tim. I then head to the show in Richmond Tuesday night. I am leaving for D.C. on Thursday to visit my friend Kelly, we are going to shows Friday and Saturday night. I am looking into going to the shows in Raleigh on the 20Th and 21st then the 3 shows in Athens before heading back towards camp. I should be at camp by June 10Th at the latest. After camp is over this summer I am 80% sure I am going back to New Zealand for 6 months starting mid September. Keep in mind I know what I am doing today, I have a pretty good idea about tomorrow after that I am never sure.

To Catch Up New Visitors

For the Around the World Trip click HERE and scroll to the bottom and read up.
For Just the Photos of the TRIP
My Favorite Photo Tybee Lighthouse
My Favorite Post Part 1 - Part 2
To learn about my true calling in life, this is the place to start

So how often do I post, who knows, I can post a few in a week or month or none for a month. Trust me less is more from me. Still single and no kids, as it should be. Sean's Spring Tour starts very soon. The rest you can figure out on your own.

Why "Man Made" Global Warming is all Hype

What ever you think about Global Warming you need to watch this from BBC4. It is a hour and 15 minutes but if you watched Al Gore you should give this as much attention. The effects on Africa are the hidden dangers of buying into the hype.

My Driveway is Somewhere?

After Digging Out

I shoveled from the road to 3 feet into my driveway before the guy across the street showed up with his plow. It took me an hour to get that far. It was the best forty bucks for 5 minutes of work I have paid for in years. Kudos to Todd for plowing the rest of the way in.

Followsean Fans - Join The Rebel Alliance

I do track (no cookies) who and when people check the blog and I have noticed that most of my visitors view this page with Internet Explorer and that saddens me. First I would love to see more PC users become Mac users but if you can't make the Switch, you should at least look at using a different browser. I tell all PC users to run Firefox, It is an open source (read free and built by geeks not the evil empire) browser that works very well and is much less prone to attack than IE. If you scroll down and on the right in the recommended software, you can hit the Firefox button to download the latest version. It is easy to use and can import your settings from IE. Download it and give it an honest try, look into the tabbed browsing, a very nice feature. If nothing else make sure you have the latest anti virus software update loaded. If you have no anti virus software loaded there is a good chance your PC is compromised and being used by hackers to send spam or other bad things, get an anti virus software package.

1 Man, 1 Big Pile of Sticks, 1 Lighter

Photo Credit - Jacob Dimond 2007

12/31/05 Just Arrived In The Mail

Let me say thanks to Jake first. Dude it is so cool to have this show on film, I am cranking it now (Travlin' Light). This explains why I am posting a bunch of stuff, I am way to tired to spin in the living room so I am motivated to write tonight.

So I now have a copy of the my first Widespread Panic show, New Years Eve 05/06 on DVD. The show started at 9:15 pm and they played 3 sets and finished at 2:15 am. I danced my ass off that night and it is in my top 5 days ever. If they ever have a HD version you should be able to see me if you squint. There is something about 20,000 people all hippie dancing that creates a great vibe in the room. Go to a show if you haven't, you will be entertained.

I Have One Word For You - BUTTER

"Butter?" you say.
Yes, butter and let me tell you why. It is currently 1 degree outside with an indoor humidity of 19% will give anyone dry lips. Since I don't have any lip balm handy, that's when butter came to mind and it is by far the best tasting balm I have ever used and it works great on my lips, double bonus.

No Snow!!!!!! :-(

It's mid December and still no big amounts. 2'' - 3'' that lasted 4 days, big deal.
How am I going to learn to snowboard without snow. Damn you Al Gore and your Global Warming!!!
Don't get me wrong I still think it's cold just not cold enough for snow. It does help with keeping the heating bill low.

So what else has been going on?
Well just working in the woodshop with Ben building an entire house worth of cabinets two to three days a week. I still have 10 fingers and plan to keep it that way. Safety is no accident.

I am going to Tim's for Christmas then back to Vermont for Hannah's B-Day then off to New Hampshire for the New Year.

I hope by mid Jan. we have enough snow to make it worth while.

Have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year.

Winter is Coming

Winter is Coming,
originally uploaded by followsean.

Let Me Hear From You

I have setup a new email account so those of you who would like to contact me. I would love to hear from my regular readers so I know who you all are. The address is followsean at gmail dot com. Even if this is your first time on the site and let me know what you liked and what you would like to see.

Have a great Thanksgiving

So I Sleep in my Dinning Room

Kitchen

Smoking Porch

HD in VT

HD in VT,
originally uploaded by followsean.

My Rental House in VT

My Rental House in VT,
originally uploaded by followsean.

Vermont - My Winter Has Started.

Yes, my winter has started, I saw snow at camp and it's been getting colder here. I finally feel moved in at the new place in Bristol. The thing that made it feel like home are the brand new 32'' Hi-Def LCD flat panel TV connected to Hi-Def Cable. The channels in Hi-Def look amazing. I can't watch football games on regular channels now. Best Buy had the TV marked down from 900 to 700 and I used a 12% off coupon I got for a buck on e-bay for a total price of 615.00. I love this TV. I will post photos later.

I have been working with my brother Ben in his shop making kitchen cabinets. I am also trying to get a job at the local restaurant so I can meet the locals. I will let you know what comes of it.

Driving Song - By Widespread Panic

It is amazing how one song can capture your mood.

The leaves seen through my window pane
Remind me that it's time to move my life again
November sun is felt by none
A chilly breeze has blown my thoughts to what's to come
A cup of warm coffee, some vitamin C
A bowl for the cat, a bowl for the dog, a bowl for me

Choose my bluest tape and unlock my car
An honest tune with a lingering lead has taken me this far

On the edge of the porch in the warm evening night
Throwing the bone for the dog I see two passing lights
Well, I wonder where that driver's bound
Is there someone, somewhere, someway out there that I've not found
A touch of smoke ain't what it seems
Dust and sunshine can also make my eyes look mean
But there's a brown cat sleeping through this day's show
Toppin' off the woodpile, breathing slow

Last Night in Camp

So it is really time for me to leave camp. I truly hate to leave this place, those of you who have been to camp will understand. So as I sit here writing this I look forward to returning this winter to spend some time cross country skiing with the Leaches. I am so glad I got to see the small amount of snow before I left, it gives you a whole new perspective on camp, with the leaves off the trees the views have completely changed. I will miss the cabin and the peace and quite of the area most. It is really amazing to me that one could get used to such a small space. I hope to be able to tell you story's of a new bathroom next summer.

So what now, Vermont is the next stop on the world tour for the winter or as long as I can take the cold. I do hope to stay until May when I can return to camp, yes it's all about camp. I am not sure what to expect as I have not seen the place I plan on moving into. I am not sure about a part time job so I can ski days or do I hammer out the movie. I plan on having the complete first draft done by December 1st. I would like to get together with a few friends for a writing weekend to go over the first draft and figure out where the holes are and fill them with comedy. I broke through my writers block the other day but started second guessing the idea so I stopped. I think part of the issue has been the amount of traveling I did over the last month. I do think I have the makings of a good if not great film it is just a question of getting the pieces to fall into place and yes they will fall into place, they always do.

As for the pictures, it has been nice to capture some things here I might not normally gotten the chance too. The universe has me right where I need to be and that is nice to know. I felt lucky to get the sunset in VA, it was very brief, under 5 minutes before that shot was gone, I was just taken by all the different cloud patterns and the "Jesus Rays" look killer. Most times you get them coming on a downward angle, it was cool to get the upward. I don't remember a sunset like that ever in that area and I have driven it hundreds of times. The Colors of Fall picture was taken early in October and I was blessed with a cool crisp day for photos. I took a chance and drove about 45 minutes north and hoped for good pictures but the weather was not with me up there so I was bummed to only get shots from and around camp. The Moon over the mountains was another great day. I took a bunch of shots on the digital but I now wish I had a roll or two of real film for some comparisons. I will say I take more pictures these days but still get bummed every time I put my 17-35mm lens on the digital. For those who don't know because the size of the image chip is smaller than 35-mm film your focal length of your lens changes. So my wide 17-mm now becomes a not so wide 26-mm. I can compare to loss as going from a wide screen movie to a fit your TV movie, you loss a bunch on the sides. I put the lens on the film camera and weep at what I am missing. So that will be the next purchase, a wider lens for the digital. I also need to buy a new TV and would like to get a new Apple, so I guess I should get a job in Vermont. All things in time I guess.

I also wanted to pass on a recommendation for a movie I have seen, "Thank You for Smoking" I really enjoyed it. If you enjoy some thinking mixed in with your comedy this movie is for you. I am sorry to say this is the only good movie I have seen in the last few months. I did see the departed and to be honest thought it was to long and was not Marty's best work.

More Main Area Snow

More Main Area Snow,
originally uploaded by followsean.

Powdered Sugar

Powdered Sugar,
originally uploaded by followsean.

More Snow

More Snow,
originally uploaded by followsean.

Main Area at Camp

Main Area at Camp,
originally uploaded by followsean.

Snow at Camp

Snow at Camp,
originally uploaded by followsean.

Moon over Camp

Moon over Camp,
originally uploaded by followsean.

Widespread @ Radio City

Widespread @ Radio City,
originally uploaded by followsean.

The Colors of Fall

The Colors of Fall,
originally uploaded by followsean.

Fall is Upon Us

So it's been awhile since I have written anything. Yes that includes the movie. The last month has been an whirlwind to say the least. I will fill you in on what I have been up too. I saw 6 Widespread Panic shows in 9 nights in 4 states. (*note to "LOST" fans, there is no significance to the numbers 6 9 4 in this post, or is there?) I also had the privilege of taking six friends to their first show and all of them had a great time. My favorite show has to be the Saturday night show at Radio City. Not only did they open with Space Wrangler but Jake and I had second row tickets. The crazy thing about the seats was I was sitting one row ahead of the guy I sat next too at the second Fox show back in April in Atlanta. The show in Vermont was amazing, simply because it was such a small venue. There could not have been more than 700 people total. The show was in what can best be described as the basketball court from the movie "Hoosiers" with a large stage at the end. I had a great time in Conn. with Jodi and Mary Francis who both got to experience what it means to have the universe catch up with me, they could tell you, I can't since I can't do hand gestures in my post and with out hand gestures it's hard to explain. OK, I could explain it but it would take forever and I am just lazy. I have one more show I am going to in Charleston on Friday the 13th.

Camp has been beautiful this fall, the colors have come and gone, in a few days the skeletons of winter begin to appear. I have not gotten many shots this fall due to the amount of rain we have had over the last few weeks. One of the highlights of the Widespread Shows was taking the back-roads from show to show. I did as much as I could to stay of the main highways and I recommend you do the same. My trips may have taken me longer to get there but I would rather enjoy the view. The road I was on when I had to give the guy CPR was one that paralleled the highway, so you never know what happens on the back-roads unless your on them.

So where am I going to spend the winter. I have found a place in Bristol VT, just a few minutes away from Middlebury. It has been years since I have spent a really cold winter. I now have no excuse for not learning how to snowboard so I can finally cross it off my list. I will be around 19 to 45 minutes from three great mountains. My plan is to try and get a job in town at night so I can board in the day. When I say job I talking part time at the local pizza place working in the kitchen slinging pie. It is my true calling if I have to work, pizza is in my blood or at least the sauce runs through me.