We're back at home!

Hey everybody!!

The tour is over!

I'm back at home, watching Season 2 of The Office that my sister bought while I was away. THAT is why I love her. The ONLY reason. Okay, I'm just kidding about that.
It's been a TV filled evening. I also watched new episodes of: Terminator (pretty good), How I Met Your Mother (not their best episode), Chuck (brilliant!!) and Heroes. I've seen episodes of Heroes here and there but haven't followed the entire series, so watching that show took up all of my cranial capacity, but I think I've got it figured out. I would get into it, but I feel like it would be too much of a commitment. Is that why I don't have a girlfriend? Heh heh.

An election debate robbed us of the new episode of The Office last week. Shame. But I suppose election stuff is important, no? Anyway, the premiere for The Office this year was VERY funny. I love where they're taking everything, so I'm looking forward to the next episode. The only other show I'm really excited about is Chuck - as I mentioned before. I saw all of last season and the writing is actually really, REALLY good. Same creator as The O.C. I believe. I don't wanna talk about it.

Anyway, as if you care about my television opinions!!

The tour was fun! We learned a lot about the other bands: The Great Transparency, Manic Drive and Eleventyseven. I'm gonna confess that before this tour I thought that Eleventyseven wasn't the best band in the world. And while they're still not - in my humble opinion - the best band in the world, I've developed a GREAT deal of respect and love for those guys. You wouldn't have heard me say this before the tour, but I literally can't wait to tour with them again. Such a pleasure.
As you may have heard, the tour was a bust in some ways - but we salvaged it and had a great time! We met a lot of our tour goals, made some friends, and had a great time. To give you a bit of a peek into the life of Hello Kelly on tour, I've prepared 4 "Top 5" lists. Here they are:

TOP 5 MEALS ON TOUR:
1. Random junk food donated by promoters, fans, friends on the road.
2. Taco Bell: cup of water, triple layer nachos and cheesy double beef burrito: $1.80
3. Peanut butter sandwiches
4. Wendy's: cup of water, side salad with oriental dressing, small chili: $3.00
5. Red Robin: Royal Red Robin burger combo. (We splurged.)

TOP 5 FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT:
1. Watching old seasons of The Office in the van through the stereo system
2. Catching up on current shows on CBS.com and NBC.com
3. Ryan's iPod (He has lots of Disney music!)
4. Writing my short novel on my laptop
5. Late night games of "Would You Rather?"

TOP 5 THINGS THAT CAME IN REALLY HANDY:
1. Febreze (Keeps the van fresh)
2. WD-40 (Keeps our trailer working)
3. Axe Bodyspray (Keeps us fresh)
4. Nailclippers (You never think of those little guys ...)
5. Nina, our GPS

TOP 5 HIGHLIGHTS:
1. The people in Missouri who got us 3 shows, tons of meals, place to stay - basically saved our butts on this tour!
2. The road hockey tournaments
3. Getting to know the guys from the other bands so well - especially Matt from Eleventyseven
4. Making the most out of bust shows and having a great time playing music and making friends
5. Red Robin. Soooooo good.

So there you have it! We hope that you now feel like you understand the touring life a little better! Check out our newest video blog, okay? We hope you've enjoyed the journal updates, new photos and video blogs. We've been working hard at keeping that stuff updated!! Stay tuned - we're going to be leaking some pretty exciting news very soon!

Keep it straight, you're doing great!!

francy