Tales from the Road
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Why did I want to become a musician?
Making “Tomboy Bride” Spring 1998
- Boulder, CO – Mom & Dad React to my Demo
- Boulder, CO – “Waiting for my Musicians”
- Boulder, CO – FTS
- Boulder, CO – Tiny Yellow Ducks
- Boulder, CO – Wendy Woo
- Boulder, CO – A Short One
- Fort Collins, CO – Opening for The Samples – The Starlight Theater
- Boulder, CO – The Break-Up
- Boulder, CO – Time’s Ticking
- Boulder, CO – Leggo My Ego
- Lyons, CO – Being Brave
- New York City – Mixing at Whitney Houston’s Studio
- New York City – Mom’s Birthday
- Vail, CO – “Let’s Rodeo” – The Catacombs & State Bridge
- New York City – Donald Fagen is Producing My Song
First Tour – Tomboy Bride 1998
- Greenwood, CO – Fiddler’s Green with Dad
- Steamboat, CO – Old Town Pub
- Los Angeles, CA – “The Ego Petting Zoo”
- Nantucket, MA – “Ecstasy, Goldschlager & The Naked Show” – The Muse
- Boulder, CO – “Musician or Star” – Tribes Rehearsal Space
- Boulder, CO – Tomboy Bride CD Release Party – The Fox Theater
- Boulder, CO – “Rhinestone Roller Skates” – Buffalo Exchange
- Boulder, CO – “The Suck Button” – The Foundry
- Martha’s Vineyard, MA – “Lessons from Jimmy Cliff” – Hot Tin Roof
- Boulder, CO – “Moby, A Commitment to Music”
- Ft. Collins, CO – Just Payin’ My Dues” – Aggie Theater
- Greeley, CO – “Cattle Murder Capital of The World” – KUNC
- Boulder, CO – “Jeremy (Guitar) Quit”
- Vail, CO – “First Headline Gig” – The Double Diamond
- Telluride, CO – “You never lose your boyfriend, you just lose your turn” – The Fly Me To The Moon Saloon
- Boulder, CO – “Opening for Little Feet” – Fox Theater – December 13, 1998
- Boulder, CO – “My Stomach Aches for my Mama”
- Breckenridge, CO – “Camp-Smoke-A-Lot-A-Ganga” – Joshua’s
- Vail, CO – “Pre-Famous Faces” – Garton’s
- Aspen, CO – “Post-Gig Gifts” -The Howlin’ Wolf
- Los Angeles, CA – “Snapshot on a Quarter Century”
- Los Angeles, CA – “Take Another Little Piece of My Heart Now Baby”
- Boulder, CO – “Losing MORE of my Band” – February 4, 1999
- Boulder, CO – “Next Stop, America”
The Rodeo Tour, Winter 1999
- Boulder, Co – “Let’s Get This Rodeo On The Roadeo”
- Vail, CO – “The Taylor Tattoo”
- Denver, CO – “I’m An Actress” – The Soiled Dove
- Boulder, CO – “Icarus’ Wings” – The Boulder Theater
- Vail, CO – “Sleeping Head to Foot” – Garton’s
- Boulder, CO – “Nisa”
- Near Utah – “California, Here We Come”
- San Diego, CA – “Rock The Casbah”
- Los Angeles, CA – “Best Night of My Life” – The Troubadour
- San Francisco- “Riders” – Hotel Utah
- Mill Valley, CA – “Fluffernutters” The Sweetwater
- Portland, OR – “A Lack of Space”
- Seattle, WA – “What I’ve Learned”
- Somewhere in Oregon – “Sagebrush and Freedom”
- Crested Butte, CO – “Goodnight Road”
- Boulder, CO – “I Miss The Road”
- Frisco, CO – “Coco Coffee”
- Denver, CO – “No Ground”
- Boulder, CO – “Band-o-Babes”
The Flying V Tour, Spring 1999
- South Dakota-ish – “East Coast Here We Come”
- Minneapolis, MN – “Beer, Beer, Beer”
- Madison, WI – “Egg on my Face”
- Milwaukee, WI – “Show’s Canceled”
- Chicago, IL – “Rollaway”
- Memphis, TN – “COPS, SAVIORS OR SATANISTS?”
- Nashville, TN – “Bowling Ball Baby”
- Little Rock, AK – “Waffle House”
- Mobile, AL – “The Bubble Machine”
- New Orleans, LA – “Bed for Six”
- Tuscaloosa, AL – “25¢ Beer”
- Atlanta, GA – “The Revolving Stage”
- Destin, FL – “Folking Memorial Day”
- Jacksonville, FL – “Nobody stepped up to the plate!!”
- Isle of Palms, SC – “The Bikini Contest”
- Kill Devil Hill, N.C – “Band Condos”
- Washington, DC – ‘Week of Determination”
- Baltimore, MD – “Jah Works & Fat Head”
- Pittsburgh, PA – “Uncle Liv
- Amagansett, NY -“Days off with Mama”
- Northhampton, MA – Buying my Guitar”
- New York City, NY – “A Musical Reunion”
- Bryn Mawr, PA – “A Glomless Night”
- King Of Prussia, PA – “I Donwannago Home”
- Swarthmore, PA – “Teach Your Children Well”
- St. Louis, MO – “Soundtrack To The Best Time of My Life”
- Boulder, CO – “HOME”
- A Day Off ….
Road Warrior Tour, Summer 1999
- San Diego, CA – “The Press Picture”
- Los Angeles, CA- “LaLaLand”
- Santa Barbara, CA – “Triple Header”
- San Francisco, CA – “Day Drinking”
- Arcata, CA – “Ancestors”
- Ashland, OR – The Ashland Creek Bar & Grill
- Portland, OR – “Lost in Space”
- Seattle, WA – “Growing Crops in the Dark”
- Salt Lake City, UT – “All Right”
- Aspen, CO – “Faking it”
Road Dog Tour, Fall 1999
- Denver, CO – “Opening for Art”
- Nebraska – “The House of Sod”
- Chicago, IL – “Rough-Rocker-Chick”
- Detroit, MI -“No, Johnny Taylor is Not my Father”
- Cleveland, OH – “Lessons in Humility”
- Londonderry, NH – “Dad in the House”
- Ogunquit, ME – “Will Drink for Lobsters”
- Martha’s Vineyard, MA – “Sharing Mom’s Spotlight”- Hot Tin Roof
- Amagansett, Long Island, NY – “Encore”
- Nantucket, MA – “Glitter-Covered, Bare-Ass, Bass Solo”
- Storrs, CT – “The Ride”
- Northampton, MA – “R.I.P Purple Shirt”
- Burlington, VT – “The Roll-Away”
- Boston, MA – “H.O.B.”
- New York City – “You’re Sylvain”
- Providence, RI – “No Sound Check”
- Philadelphia PA -“Infidelity on the Road”
- Media, PA – “My Brother’s Girlfriend, Brittany Spears”
- Washington, DC – “NO SAL, you cannot wear that on stage”
- Williamsburg, VA – “Hurricane Floyd”
- Charlotte, NC – “The Blair Witch Project”
- On The Drive
- Atlanta, GA – “Mommy’s Touch”
- Nashville, TN – “Skunk Buddy & Other Humiliations”
- Boulder, CO – “You’ve Almost Reached Sally Taylor”
- Eureka Springs, AK – “The Mayor Got Us Stoned”
- Eureka Springs, AK – “Tatoo Wedding Parlors and Mud Masks”
Roadrunner Tour, Fall 1999
- Portland, OR – “The Ghosts of Songs”
- Mill Valley, CA – “How’d you Look?”
- Los Angeles, CA – “Portrait of a Day”
- Santa Barbara, CA – “Danger”
- Hollywood, CA – “Something to Prove at The Troubadour”
- San Juan Capistrano, CA – The Coach House
- Scottsdale, AZ – “Pissin’ in Bottles”
- Las Vegas, NV – “Legends”
- Boulder, CO – “On Writing Songs”
Making of Apt #6S, Winter 2000
- Pre-Pre-Production for Apt #6S – “The Listening Party”
- Pre-Production for Album #2 – “How to Prep For an Album”
- Boulder, CO – “Sibling Show”
- Pre-Production – “William Shatner, Eat your Heart Out”
- Day 2 – “The Terrible Din”
- Day 4 – “Ghost in the Machine”
- Day 9 – “What The Studio is Really Like” – January 23, 2000
- Day 13 – “Split Decisions”
- Day 14 – “Cardboard Pants”
- Day 21 – “Breaking Up With Kipp”
- Day 24 – “Party at the Studio” – February 6, 2000
- Day 28 – “Sometimes Hums Along”
- Martha’s Vineyard, MA – Gig with Mom
- Day 57- “My Dad’s a Badass”
- Day 61 – “Mixing”
- Day 64 – “Spirulina Frosting is Disgusting”
- Day 67 – “Naming the Album 6S”
- Day 70 – “Returning to my Childhood Home”
Tornado Tour, Spring 2000
- Philadelphia, PA – “Birthing an Album”
- Hoboken, NJ – “Kraft Mac & Cheese, The Perfect Anti-Theft Device”
- Saratoga Springs, NY – Cafe Lena
- Amagansett, NY – “An Insider’s Look”
- Boston, MA – “Good Morning America”
- New York City – “Mama’s Ol’ Stomping Grounds”
- Northampton, MA – The Iron Horse
- Albany, NY – Soucy Says
- Ithaca, NY – “How Sweet It Is”
- Outside of Detroit – “Addicted”
- Buffalo, NY – “What’s your flavor honey?”
- St Louis, MO – “Disaster”
- McAlester, OK – “Hellava Place to come to get arrested”
- A Day Off
Big Ben, Parliament Tour, Early-Summer 2000
The Road Burn Tour, Late-Summer 2000
- Boulder, CO – “Vanity Fair”
- Salt Lake City, UT – “My Husband’s Scarf”
- Casper, CA – “Banding”
- San Francisco, CA – “Visiting my Childhood”
- Mill Valley, CA – “The Show Must Go On”
- Arcata, CA – “Abstain from Cocaine”
- Camino, CA – “Here, put on these Handcuffs”
- Tulare, CA – “Steve, The Hypnotist”
- Los Angeles, CA – “HOT DAMN!”
- Dana Point, CA – “Just Happy to be Included”
- The Middle of Nowhere I-70E – “Pet Peeves & Perms”
The D-Tour, Fall 2000
- Somewhere in Kansas – “We’re On TV!”
- Malden, MO – “Look for the Ring, Sal!”
- Malden, MO to Little Rock, AK – “This Means WAR.”
- Shreveport, LA – “Pop Tart Wallet”
- New Orleans, LA -“Isis”
- Memphis, TN – “Happy Now”
- Memphis, TN to York, PA – “Mail-Order Meat”
- York, PA – “My Panties For a Harley Jacket”
- Media, PA – “Payback is a Bitch”
- Media, PA – “Gratitude”
- New York City – “Meeting Terintino Part 1″” – The Bitter End
- New York City – “Meeting Tarantino Part 2” – The Bitter End
- Buffalo, NY – “No Coffee, No Chocolate, No Bubbly Drinks”
- Buffalo, NY – “Heir Force”
- Columbus, OH – “The one about the time my dad picked you up hitchhiking”
- Indianapolis, IN – “Spooning my way up the East Coast”
U-Turn Tour, Winter 2001
- Soucy and Sally, Headin’ East – “Winnings & Losings”
- Mohegan Sun Casino, CT – “Money in the Key of C major”
- Atlantic City, NJ – “Like a Rockstar”
- New Hope, PA – “Bye Sister Sledge”
- Norwell, MA – “Mercury in Retrograde” – The Company Theater
Making Shotgun, Winter 2001
Home Game, Spring 2001
Sitting Shotgun Tour, Summer 2001
- Exton, PA – “On the Roody Again”
- Haddon Heights, NJ – “Schooled”
- Great Barrington, MA – “Catching Two Parents, With One Gig”
- W. Chatham, MA – “The Hecklers”
- Chester, NY – “Blood on the Sheets”
- Annapolis, MD – “We’re not in Virginia anymore”
- Oakland, MD – “Two Cups and a String”
- Plains, PA – “Sally Taylor & The Grilled Pork Chops”
- Norwich, CT – “Nightmares, Turbulence & Alarm Bells, Oh My”
- Mohegan Sun, CT – LA – “What if I Quit?”
- Sign Up A Pal & Get Sal
On Tour with my ‘Ol Man, Fall 2001
- Colorado to Montana – “The Twin Towers” – Going on the Road with My Ol’ Man – September 18, 2001
- Bozeman, MT – “Isn’t it Nice to be Home Again”
- Sun Valley, ID – “Touring with Dad, What it’s Like”
- Salt Lake City, UT – “It’s Not Your Fault Line”
- Reno, NV – “Unmoored & Adrift”
- Boulder, CO – “Making it OK”
- Boulder, CO – “Making a Home”
The Beginning of the End Tour, Summer 2002
- Siam Reap, Cambodia – “Dean Proposes”
- Boulder, CO to St. Louis, MO – “The Fiercest Snake Alive”
- St/. Louis, MO – “Beetle Bob” – Off-Broadway
- Indianapolis, IN – “3 Sets & A Bar Brawl” – Zanies Too
- New York City – View from my Hairy Nuts – Sotheby’s Auction House
- Driving North East – Going to Ben’s First Show
- Burlington, VT – Free Show – The Metronome
- Northampton, MA – Nice Toes Dino – The Iron Horse
- New York City – BB King’s – Whisky, Gin, Vodka
- New York City – Watch Your Hands Blondie – Day OFF
- Block Island, RI – The Break in – Captain Nick’s
- Nashville TN – Manning the Door – The Suttler
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Southeast Asia Tour
- Bangkok, Thailand – Happy — To You
- Bangkok, Thailand – 9 People, 16 Days, 3 Countries
- Bangkok, Thailand – Fish for your Supper
- Chiang Mai, Thailand – Demi-Kitt – The BeeBop
- Lampang Province, Thailand
- Chiang Mai, Thailand – James Taylor’s “You’ve Got a Pen” – Royal Thai Elephant Conservation Center
- Chiang Mai, Thailand – Singing with Elephants – Royal Thai Elephant Conservation Center
- Luang Prabang, Laos – Singing in a Communist Country
- Siam Reap, Cambodia – Massage by The Blind
- Siam Reap, Cambodia – Music Speaks Heart
- Siam Reap, Cambodia – Farang
- Siam Reap, Cambodia – Silent Monsters
- Ko Pan Gan, Thailand – How about some Carly Simon?
- Bangkok, Thailand – Airport
- Siam Reap, Cambodia – Penis Luck
- Siam Reap, Cambodia – The Irish Pub
- Luang Prabang, Laos – Day One
- Luang Prabang, Laos – Dean’s Hilarious Mistake in the Caves
- Chiang Mai, Thailand – “Mardi Gras Beads”
Filming Baja Beach Bums, Summer 2004
- Point Conception, CA – Pinche Burro
- Point Conception, CA – Sally in the Raw vs. The Movie
- Point Conception, CA to St. Paul, MN
On Tour with Brother Ben
- Minneapolis, MN – The Fine Line Around the Block – The Fine Line Café
- Chicago, IL – Hold my legs – Shuba’s
- Ames, IA – Dance Party on the Tour Bus – University Of Iowa
- Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
- Denver, CO – My Future is in Phoebe’s Hands – The Bluebird Theater
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