[Liberty Blog] I Left My Heart in California

Bittersweet times for us here in Miss Vintage. Tonight we wrapped up the final leg of the thirty-day tour in California. It's now 2:20 am and we're all pretty beat, resting up for our trip back to Philadelphia. But this might be a good time to update our blog and conclude our Liberty Blog series while the memories are still pretty fresh.

Colorado was really fun -- great place with really great people. Got to see our good friend Sarah who generously housed us for an evening. We then made our way west, since our next show was at UCLA, so of course that meant an obligatory stop in Sin City. All of us lost money playing games, mostly hold'em and roulette. Except Colin. Somehow, he lost no money and got two free beers. It's alright, though, life goes on. This is all good practice for our "starving artist" lifestyle, anyway.

All of our California shows were so much fun. It's always a real pleasure getting to come back to our first home. Thanks to our friends in Seriously the band who opened the show for us. These are some of the nicest guys you'll ever meet in the LA area, so definitely give them plenty of love on their Myspace. Also be sure to go support artists like Jennifer Chung and Tetelestai, who are also living this reality with us in their own unique ways. Thanks guys; you made the California leg of the tour unforgettable. And to our new friends and supporters at UCLA, Berkeley, and Irvine - we can't thank you enough. You guys are so wonderful.

It was a pretty sad night as we said goodbye to our LiNK counterpart and our friend Andy. It's pretty unreal to think that the tour's finally over and we now transition with difficulty into our goodbyes. It's not easy, I'll tell you that. And despite the inadequacy of printed word sometimes; to Justin, Kira, Jimin, Esther, Joe, Jane, Rob, and Jenny: do know that we're now departing with the fondest memories of some of the most generous, sincere, passionate, and inspiring people we've ever met in our short lives. We're thrilled that you all are doing something so instrumental in making this world so much more human. Thank you for allowing us to share these past four weeks with you and for inviting us so warmly into your lives. We love you dearly, and can't wait till we get to work together again.

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So what's next? I guess we wait for the numbness to leave our bodies first. Some of us will then fly back, some of us will be driving our equipment back the 3000 miles back to the east coast. There'll be our Philadelphia families waiting for us; all of whom we're really excited to be with again. Some of us will be seeing our girlfriends, someone will be getting married. All of us will be frantically gathering our dollars and cents to pay those worrisome bills that are haunting our mailboxes. We'll all take a few days to gather our thoughts and collect ourselves. It'll be a good time for reflection and regrouping.

And then? That's when the real fun starts. We've got some great songs and ideas that have been brewing in our hearts and minds for the past few weeks, and can't wait to get back into the studio to practice, practice, practice, and record, record, record. Don't dare to start think that with the tour now complete, our band's consequently finished as well. We're all excited to get back to work, and work hard, so that we can continue to share our stories and songs with you in a continued effort to welcome you all into our lives.

We're just getting started.