Day 5 of Writing The Rails: Detroit

Well, there’s officially only 36 minutes left (in Central Time) of Day 5.  I type this back in good ol’ Chi-town.  For those of you who have been following Writing The Rails step by step, you may remember that I had some difficulty in getting shows for WTR: Detroit and was worried about drumming up support for getting peeps out, etc.

I have to come clean:  I am thoroughly exhausted as I write this.  I have many more videos (and have yet to get to photos.)  I wanted to get something out there this evening.

As of Day 4, Writing The Rails: Detroit had $118 to give to Friendship Circle of Michigan.  At the End of Day 5, Writing The Rails had a Grand Total of $245!  I couldn’t be happier with the results.

I have to eternally thank Mr. and Mrs. Barbieri for their hospitality and their support for the 2nd half of WTR: Detroit (with room and a car for the shows in between Allen Park, Hamtramck and the interview at Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield, MI.)  On the subject of room and board, many thanks to Stephanie and Eric Eldred in Kalamazoo for taking me in at the beginning of the tour.  Many thanks to Biggby Bob and the numerous crews of Biggby Coffee at the following stores:  Ann Arbor, Madison Heights, Allen Park (thanks to Alex, Shane, Megan, Magda, Jan, Pam, etc.) Thanks to Johnny Ace (sound guy at Belmont in Hamtramck, MI/guitarist of the band 52-Week High) for his never-ending support, Kris McLonis for covering my ass at The Belmont when my G AND A strings broke, Thanks to 60s Rick at Biggby Coffee Madison Heights, to Suzanne Amir and the plethora of many talented musicians at the aforementioned Open Mic, Rabbi Yisrael Pinson for his time at Friendship Circle of Michigan and for the amazing tour (Vids and photos to come on my end - I promise you.)

Last, but certainly not least, my eternal gratitude to Leah Jones, Theresa Carter, and the WHOLE Writing The Rails team for their neverending faith and support.  Very special thanks to Beth Ann Barbieri for being by my side during the last two days of the tour.  Your faith and love helped in leaps and bounds.

More to come…

Peace, love, music, laughter and life,
D Kav