Tour Diary

8/16 Memphis | 7:24PM

Last night's venue was pretty cool. Think Frederick's Music Lounge minus the singing deer head and lingerie everywhere, and imagine it's got a view of the Cumberland River and Titan's Stadium, and that's what you've got.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty fried today. I've entered into a stretch where I really won't see a familiar face until September 1 or just before. The first week of the tour was easy on a personal-comfort level. I stayed at friends' houses and whatnot. Now the honeymoon is over and I'm sleeping in my car and on the floor of the act I'm playing with. Tonight doesn't look promising, I'm the only act...

I went to Sun Studios today but showed up just after the last tour started, so tomorrow I think I'll do the tour. Might as well. It's pretty cool, even in the gift shop.They've got all kinds of historic pictures, and a 12-track console that U2 used to record Rattle and Hum on the wall. Downtown Memphis looks like downtown Nashville. Memphis by the Beale Street area next to the river is really amazing.

I'm at the venue now, MO's. There's a movie about to show, Elvis Meets The Beatles, since today is the anniversary of Elvis' death-day. So we'll watch that, and then if these three ladies stay in the building, they'll see me play a half-hour set.