Christopher Carrabba (ender_carrabba) wrote, @ 2003-05-07 06:01:00

Current mood:	anxious
Current music:	How We Kill Ourselves // The Lyndsay Diaries

I think I'll stay in tonight
FINAL-FUCKING-LY.

I had to get that out. The guys and I finally settled on our final playlist for A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar. We also settled on a release date, July 15. So, you guys'll all be at a record store with it and your wallet that day, right? Clear your calendars! There's nothing important going on, I promise!

Okay, I'm kidding. But I'm really proud of this album, especially since it's the first time I've made a full record with an entire band. There's two or three songs on the album that are just me and the guitar, so it'll be amazing to see the feedback I get. The guys were great and I think we really made an incredible record.

One week till I start touring. I'm nervous. I haven't really been on the road for a few months. It'll be interesting to see how it goes. It's crazy, ten shows straight by myself, then a quick chance to recooperate and then I'm out on the road again with the guys and Beck. Beck. How the hell that combination came about, I have no idea. But it should be a great time. As soon as the beck tour ends in July, it's off on our own tour through August and September, possibly into November.

The prospect is exciting. Until I remember that this time around, I have a family. A husband. A daughter. The twins. Before, I had my family at home, my mom, my brothers, my sister, my family in Conneticuit. They'd come out on the road for a few days. Nick travels with me all the time.

But how do you bring out a husband who's got his own record coming out near the same time you do? How do you bring out a five year old and twins when you're barely going to have time for yourself?

I told Jeff I'd work something out. But the very real possibility is that he's going to be busy with his own promotional work that trying to work something out may prove only to be a headache and get us farther back before getting us anywhere ahead.

I'm worried about that, too. I'm scared to death of it, in fact. Things with us are finally settling. We're okay again, finally. I'm okay. He's okay. We're okay. We're good. We're working towards being everything we were and succeeding. And now we're faced with this. My touring, his promo work, and our family hangs in the balance.

This is gonna cause a lot of headaches. And a lot of heartache.

	jbtimmons 2003-05-07 07:20 (link)
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