Man, that makes me tired just looking at your map. The past couple of years I've noticed a real drop in my personal energy. I think this is a part of the motivation of building out a venue, to eliminate humping a thousand pounds of gear in and out every night (plus driving 100 miles). One thing that has always puzzled me and I'm curious if you guys see the same thing, particular venues/gigs seem to come in clumps. I'll pickup 2 or 3 gigs in a row in a particular venue or area then, I may not be back at that venue(s) for 2 or 3 years.
I mean.. I'd love it if gigs were closer. But I'm willing to go where I need to go to make what I want to make. It's all a tradeoff I guess.