Days 56 Concord to NEW YORK CITY (264 Miles- 10,189 Total)

Up early, 2 shows in New Hampshire, packed the van got going, yada yada yada and then arrived in NEW YORK CITY. Now I am aware of the irony in that whilst living in London I get annoyed by tourists, mystified as to why they get so excited by a grubby over priced stink hole and yet here I am giddy as can be staring at the New York Skyline ready to be set loose in one of the greatest cities on Earth.

My excitement will just have to wait a few more hours as we perform (now I can say I've performed in New York!) 2 shows tomorrow and then spend 3 days exploring. People laugh when you say touring is hard, they think an actor's work is just the few hours (well 55 mins in our case) on the stage and that's it. To be honest, acting is not a tough job, it's not coal mining, it's not serving on a front line in Iraq and its not a thousand other jobs that I consider to be REAL jobs. But that doesn't stop it being hard work some of the time, especially on tour. The miles, different cities, different beds, stinking diet, good shows, bad shows, they all add up and they all take their toll and sometimes you lose sight of why you do it, why it you love doing it, what makes you excited and then your tour van pulls into New York City and you remember that its for moments like this. I have spent a lot of time on this blog bemoaning lack of organisation, long days and a number of other things which at the end of the day don't really matter all that much. What I probably haven't said enough is that I love my job and I am very thankful to Olivia and Toby for allowing me to do my job with my wife by my side in New York City (to be honest I'd be thankful if the wife weren't by my side some of the time). So thanks x

Anyway I'm tired and have another early start, but I'm still smiling and I'm gonna try not to stop. I'll leave you with a picture of our newly branded van


Thanks

Alan

Today's Temp High: 11c
Today's Temp Low: 6c
State lines crossed 3 (44 Total)
Time Zones crossed 0 (3 Total)
Oil Changes 0 (2 Total)