Lincoln, NE

Nebraska is nice.

At some Cracker Barrel this morning.

Currently listening to this:

Ahhh…it’s a rainy good day.

Such a fun night :)

Thanks to everybody that came out to the Underground Lounge last night! We had a BLAST! We were blown away by everyone singing along…you guys are awesome

See ya’ll soon.

-j&k

CHICAGO.

Guys we are getting SO FREAKIN’ excited about tomorrow night’s show!!! We’ve been rehearsing with Cory, Miles and Jason so it’s sure to be a hysterical good time. Here are all of the details just in case you wanted them again. Tell all your friends, your neighbors and your neighbor’s friends to come on out. See you Monday…j&k

JillandKate & Beckon Q @ The Underground Lounge

9PM $6 at the door

952 W. Newport

Chicago, IL

Long lost video blog…

We just found this on Jill’s phone…it was from a couple weeks ago when we were at “The View.” Some of the info is pointless now but we still thought we’d post it just for funnsies

October 23rd, 2009

Catching My Breath.

So I started this blog at home yesterday and didn’t get to finish it there…so I finished it today

Well, today is a good day. We have the day off, but not in any old town…in Nashville..a.k.a….HOME! Nashville is seriously the best place on earth. That means doing laundry in my own house, repacking my suitcase…which means…taking out all of the clothes I thought I’d wear but haven’t because why fool anyone…on tour my wardrobe consists of comfy pants and comfy pants and more comfy pants. And a sweathshirt and some Ugg boots. That’s all I need on tour. So I’m repacking.

I haven’t gotten a chance to really say thank you to everyone who came out to the show in Boston. It meant so much to have people come out and share that night with us…people who came from near and far…your support means the world to us. It’s a crazy feeling to be on stage and see people singing along–before they are songs, they are thoughts & feelings running through our heads and so to see people relating and singing along is the COOLEST thing ever.

I’ve been loving fall lately. Officially…Spring is my favorite season…but I may be cheating with Fall a bit. It’s been great.

I’ve been listening to Brandi Carlile’s song “Before It Breaks” on repeat.

The guys from Parachute are super cool and lots of fun to travel with…as are the Eric Hutchinson crew…but we already knew that.

Really excited about our show in CHICAGO on Monday…and excited cause I get to see my family while I’m in town. YAY!

Alright…just made a smoothie…gonna go enjoy it.

Love,

-kate

Song on October 17th!

IF YOU DON’T MEAN WELL

You don’t wish me well
You wish me heartache and hell
You wish me roses that welt into weeds
And you don’t wish me peace
You wish me nights of restless sleep
Full of prayers full of words
That never get heard

And if you don’t mean well
Then stay the hell away from me
Cause I can’t bare to breathe the air you breathe
And you don’t want me here

You want me struck down by my fears
You want me drowning in my tears
But I’ll never be
And I can’t stand your face
It’s full of lies
It’s full of hate
Take back the time that you wasted on me

And if you don’t mean well
Then stay the hell away from me
Cause I can’t bare to breathe the air you breathe

(c) J. Pickering, K. Rapier, 2009

Pre-Show BOSTON!

On the Up & Up.

Okay…a few things.

1. It wont stop raining in Nashville…did we get transported to Seattle and not know it?

2. So we just updated the show information for the Boston show…check it out below.

3. We are not happy that the show venues are 21+. We are obviously not trying to leave ANYONE out We’d like everyone there but venues are pretty strict about not bending that rule. However, we have not forgotten about you…and we are working on maybe squeezing in a couple coffee house type gigs to make all you 21 and under lovers happy

4. There isn’t really a fourth. Well, here’s something…went through the McDonald’s drive-thru this morning (for a Vanilla Iced Coffee) and saw a sign in the parking lot that said “No Backpacks-No Loitering”. I didn’t know McDonald’s didn’t like backpacks. Which Jill then informed me is normal in the city. Weird.

Hugs, love and rain.

-j&k

Crazy is as crazy does.

I’ve (kate) been feeling a little crazy the last couple days. Not crazy bad…not crazy good. Just crazy. So I…found a poem on the internets about craziness…

Aptly called…

“Craziness”

Uncertainty lies on the path ahead
Many events I don’t want to deal with
Are sure to question my fearless resolve
My heart I know will be wrenched many times

I may lose my faith and lose my way
Submitting myself to certain torture
Mountains loom ominously in my way
With signs of “death to those who enter”

I gasp for breath just thinking about it
Sweat beads down my face as I look on
How drunk was I to choose such a path?
What madness possessed me to go this way?

Why am I not relaxing on the couch
Sitting safe and sound in my ignorance?
I sure feel like claiming insanity
From purposely subjecting myself to this

But my reason, my ‘why,’ yanks me off the ground
It drags me by the arm and throws me out the door
Purpose makes me feel crazy at times
But it keeps me going when I don’t want to

–Jason Westlake