I wasn't going to write anything tonight, but I thought what the heck. Might as well, seeing as I can't sleep. But what else is new, eh?

Lately I feel this urge to just get in my car and drive. I have no destination in mind, but the thought of just being on the road is so comforting right now. Those of you who know me, know I'm truly at my best when traveling. Maybe it's because I spent most of my life in a town that was so small it didn't even have a stoplight, or a school district for that matter. I just feel like I need to get out there and see the world I was deprived of growing up. I feel like it's now or never, that if I don't go now I never will.

Music helps me with this. Usually when I'm traveling I justify it by seeing friends play shows, and getting to know others at shows. It gives my random road trips a purpose in a way. In the past year or two, I've been to at least eight different states, seen countless bands, and met so many people. People I would have probably never met otherwise. Some of them have become my closest friends, people I rely on daily.

Not only have I gotten to know new people and places, I've been exposed to some amazing music that I had never listened to before. In high school, it was all pop radio stations. College was that mixed with Damien Rice, Blue Merle, etc. Now? Just about everything. I've even started playing music myself again, something I hadn't done since I was little.

Of course, all of this comes with a certain territory. I've been called a groupie. A wannabe. A poser. Pretty much everything you can think of. Am I any of those, well, who knows. I personally don't think so, but I guess it all depends on how you define those words.

Either way, I love music. I love the open road. And all I want right now is to spend a couple weeks, or even just a couple days, doing both. Music and driving. I'm no performer by any means, but I need to get out there.

Who's with me?



- kmg