TOU(RED) - Hotel Cafe Tour hits the East Coast

The drive up the New Jersey turnpike will never be the same again—the trip from Philadelphia (I don’t know that I have enough street-cred to call it “Philly”) to New York was dotted with billboards, bus signs and benches baring the (RED) message and paving the way to a city full of energy, hope, and encouragement. Every square foot of New York ad-space and store front broadcasted Assu(RED), Hono(RED), Cente(RED), Desi(RED) or Inspi(RED). (RED) was every where we looked. I couldn’t walk a block without someone from our little troupe pointing at me saying, “Look Aubrey, it’s YOU!!” (My name and (RED) are now interchangeable on this tour.)

(RED) is now a ubiquitous force to be reckoned with. We sold out both of our New York shows, and every artist on this tour has pretty much over-whelmed the East coast with amazing music, charisma, and passion. And we’ve been received with equal amounts of enthusiasm. I cannot come close to counting the number of Desi(RED) t-shirts that come my way each night or of people begging for the (RED) iPod, asking when some of the GAP items will be restocked, or anxious to purchase a (RED) Motorola razr. Larger cities are generally a bit more privy to what’s happening with (RED), but the extent of our welcome was still unexpected. America has embraced (RED) in ways that I would never have been able to guess, except that I’ve had the privilege of seeing and feeling it first hand. It’s unreal.

By the way, (RED) and our little community of traveling minstrels are headed to Europe… Watch out!

Tom McRae and Joe Purdy. Chillin'.

Practicing in the parking lot.

Professor Gordon wearing (RED).

No comment, really.