AP EXCLUSIVE: THE SPILL CANVAS TOUR DIARY (PART FIVE)

Greetings earthlings...

Currently Ace, our guitar tech, is driving our white-yet-stylish van and trailer combo on I-90 eastbound, 150 miles east of Chicago. We are in day 2 of the 3-day trek to our final destination of College Park, Maryland. For those who are unaware Nick, Dan, Landon, and I (collectively known as The Spill Canvas) are participating in this year's MTVU campus invasion tour, which hits 3 universities on the east coast (University of Maryland, Penn's Landing, and UMass Boston). We are obviously very thrilled to be sharing with stage with such great artists as Wyclef, Flo Rida, The Bravery, Simple Plan, and more.

Day 1 of our journey proved to be uneventful and for the most part, boring. No accidents or fatalities to report. The 9 hour drive was split into thirds by Daryl (our tour manager), Nick, and I. While not behind the wheel, most of the time was passed by watching various episodes of Lost (huge fan) and South Park (hilarious), composing masterpieces with our recent jam pack purchases for Garageband, and the unnecessary afternoon nap. We didn't exert any energy throughout the course of the day so the need for a nap was quite the opposite, not a need at all; merely a technique for passing some time.

Day 2 is turning out to mimic many of yesterday's qualities. It is still early yet, so the possibility of an accident or fatality still exists. Spirits are high. The closest to a disagreement we've had on the trip has been just how cold we'd like to keep the air particles in our enclosed environment or which bench one of us would like to spend the next 3 hours. Nothing a good old-fashioned coin flip won't solve.

As for me, I'm off to compose a symphonic masterpiece that will hopefully be up for the running for the soundtrack to the Last of the Mohicans sequel, which will undoubtedly never happen.

Signing off,

Joe

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