Day 1 of 60

This afternoon I boarded a flight from Boston to Amsterdam. I am headed to Europe to start a 2 week festivals tour with the dropkick murphys. Even before I left the house this morning I already had a case of the euro blues!! Just thinking about the gray skies, rain every day, terrible food, bad dental hygiene, and being forced to work with people who refuse to conform to my American agenda is making me dread every moment. I am 6 hours into the 7.5 hour flight (altitude: 38,829 ft- speed: 569 mph - outside temp: -47F). I can already tell that this flight has made me sick. My eyes are dry, itchy throat, and I just can’t seem to stay hydrated. I am so bummed out about touring Europe that my upgrade to first class has not even satisfied me (but thank you very much to Ken Casey for the hook up). All they have done on this flight is shower me with all of the finest luxuries (steaks, finest of champagnes, a seat that goes completely flat, ice creams, new socks, a sleep mask, exotic fruits, etc etc) and I couldn’t care less because I know where this flight is ultimately going to land. We have a 1 hour lay over in Amsterdam and then we shoot over to Copenhagen to “enjoy” a day off before the tour starts. The 4 tylenol PM’s I took refused to work…. So much for my attempts to avoid jet lag, add that into the ol’ misery soup. This is day 1 of a 60 day tour. I don’t know how I am going to survive this run!!!! Wish me luck.
Blog 1.5
3 hour Layover Amsterdam – Of course it is raining. Why wouldn’t it be? Getting here and seeing the rain makes me realize that I packed zero waterproof articles of clothing. That wont cause me any misery. Ohh and thanks for labeling which restroom and is the men’s/women’s and refusing to acknowledge that toilet paper is available in ROLL FORM!!! NICE FUCKING CONTINENT!