Secret Santa

The cockles of my heart were warmed when I received two very cool books from a mystery someone-- a rhyming dictionary and a book on songwriting! Who are you oh masked gift-giver? How can I thank you for such awesome presents if I don't know who you are?

The books will come in handy now that the tour is over and I am back to songwriting (which has quickly become my favorite part of the musical process). Idelle Cooper, dedicated DWO follower (literally, she rode with us from Madison to Chicago and is the only person who can claim to have seen DWO twice!) sent some pictures today from the road trip that wonderfully capture moments from our somewhat unorthodox endeavor. Here are two, one taken right before the Madison show (above) and one taken during the Chicago show (below). Thanks again to all the friends and family who came, hosted, clapped, played tambourine, ate, drank, and made merry with us! Some of you were lured by your friends who are our friends, some of you had to come because you are blood relatives-- whatever the reason, it was awesome to see and meet all of you and we really couldn't have asked for better turn out at each stop on the tour. More than a musical endeavor, this really was an exercise in optimism, and you couldn't have made the case stronger for how effective a strategy that is. Thank you, thank you, thank you!