It’s time for the playoffs, which means we have to beready to move at a moment’s notice. Oh sure, the league office sets up a schedule
so we know where we have to go and when, but in the playoffs nothing is a
given. Just because something is on the schedule it doesn’t mean it’s going to
be played.
For instance, a bunch of us spent the last two autumns unsure of which city we would be in the next day. It could have been Philadelphia, Tampa, Los Angeles or somewhere else. Fortunately, the Phillies cooperated with us and ended the playoff rounds in a timely manner. Better yet, thanks to Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth, we even got to spend an extra day in Los Angeles and the sunshine instead of cold and snowy Denver.
We took the act on the road on Tuesday for Episode No. 9 of the Podcast of Awesomeness like we were a rock band on tour. So who better to have in for the show on the road than a guy who tallies more miles and hits more cities in more countries than anyone we know…
Oh yes, we had Chris Wilson back.
Chris and his band mates just finished a tour of the United States in which they hit 25 cities in 30 days. In one stretch they went from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia then back to D.C. all in the name of rockin’. In addition to all those shows, the band appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s show, did a bit for The Onion’s A.V. Club in Chicago, jumped in on a number of radio shows all while traveling in a sprinter van.
And get this, starting on May 4, Chris and the gang hits six countries for 12 dates in 20 days before tearing through Canada and New England.
Think of all that laundry.
Anyway, if you’re planning on taking some trips this summer, check the band’s schedule and see if you cross paths. Better yet, here about some of the first part of the tour—as well as about the Flyers’ playoffs run—here:
A few of us writing folks have a few to hit the road, too. In fact, Sarah Baicker and I will go to Newark, N.J. this Thursday to check out Game 5 of the Flyers-Devils series. Game 6, if needed, will be back here on Sunday.
Game 7… we’ll worry about that if it’s necessary.