The Last Leg

Starting tonight will be our last group of shows before the tour is over. We are in Boston now but I have stuff to cover since New York so there is plenty to talk about. I finished the last post talking about New York and how much fun we had in the city. There wasn’t much special to our show day other than a great run through Central Park. It was nice to get a better feel for the area and I know the park pretty well by this point. It ended up being a little over 5 miles.

We drove down to Richmond from the city and I got the chance to see Krysta as well as friends and family. Thankfully Mrs. Barnard did some laundry for me to get rid of some tour funk that gotten on it during the day. I met up with my parents and brother during the day and we walked down to the river for a bit before getting ready. Krysta and Valerie got to come backstage and see Jerry Springer before the show. The crowd was the best that we have had yet with people cheering throughout the performance. Afterwards it was a good to see all of the crew from King George that came down. The support was amazing.

The tour continued with its usual driving all over the place passing cities that we would be performing in at a later date. Connecticut sounded like a cool area but I didn’t wake up early enough to see anything around the hotel. On the way to the venue we passed some small little New England towns. The show was at Foxwoods MGM Casino and Resort but the gloomy weather kept most of us inside. The theater was huge and one of the nicer ones we’ve been at, but I guess the middle of the woods on an Indian reservation isn’t prime real estate so there’s no issue with making the resort that big.

We made our way into Atlantic City walking into the Trump Taj Mahal at 5:30 in the morning seeing people still at the slot machines after an all-nighter (how are people not broke by that point?). But we quickly fell asleep before waking to more gloomy weather. It wasn’t raining but I didn’t make it out for a run and the gym was $20 for a day pass. We weren’t able to check into the hotel in Boston till later the next morning so they kept us in AC for a few hours longer than usual. Being a group of college guys we had a great time in the casino until they dragged us back to the busses.

Boston was one of my favorite cities the group has traveled to. We stayed right across the Charles River in Cambridge, within a mile of MIT and about two miles from Harvard and Boston University. The views from the hotel were great. One of the days we went for another sightseeing run to Bunker Hill and along the Freedom Trail which passed by Paul Revere’s House as well as the Old North Church.

We ate at Quincy Market during the day and got to check out Mike’s Pastry Shop. It was definitely an eventful city seeing as we were there for Halloween as well. Mike our sound guy took everyone out to a club the night of, which included most of production and the older cast members. I got to meet up with Joe, one of Krysta’s friends, who goes to BU and Aurora from the Live Show also stopped by to see the performance. We are now on our way to D.C. where I will get to see some family and friends. It should be a good home crowd for us.

East Coast!

The past week has been pretty awesome as we have been getting closer to the East Coast. Being in a more familiar area has been great and everyone is excited to see friends and family back home in Richmond.

Indianapolis, IN:

Indianapolis was a pretty quick day for me. I didn’t wake up until about noon, the time everyone had to check out of the hotels anyways. As people were loading their bags back onto the bus I changed and we wandered around the nearby mall. The buses left for Butler University where we would be performing that night. The campus was beautiful and we had plenty of time to explore it. After watching football practice for awhile and eating dinner with Jerry Springer we got back on the bus to relax before our show. All went well and we left for Columbus that night.

Columbus, OH:

Once Caleb and I finally dragged ourselves out of bed we went for a run in downtown Columbus which was much warmer than we had expected despite the cloudy weather. There wasn’t a whole lot to see in downtown but it was an Ohio State game day so there were plenty of fans wandering around the streets. The Hokies beat Duke in an easy game as many students back home left early or didn’t even go. Kyle Thomas came up to see me since he goes to school a little over an hour away. He got to see Jerry, the set and meet many of the other acts. We left that night for Detroit and there were many jokes about how sketchy the city was going to be when we got there.

Detroit, MI:

At about 4 in the morning when our buses pulled up to the hotel most of the group got off and went into the hotel rooms. I heard some yelling down on the street from the 15^th floor and went back to the lobby to get my phone charger that I needed anyways. Once I got there, the bellman was radioing for the police because of a man wandering in the median claiming he had a gun. I came to find out later he had tried to get on two of the buses but luckily both drivers pushed him off, not before he got a swing on one of them though. As the man got closer to the entrance of the hotel the bellman took him to the ground and waited for the police to get there. The saying the next day among everyone was “Welcome to Detroit.” We took a day off from running outside but there was plenty of room in the gym to get a in good workout before leaving for the venue. We could see Canada from the hotel window and one of the backup dancers had her family come from back home across the border to watch the show.

New York, NY:

The drive to New York was about 10 hours so some of us were waking up as we got there. The hotel rooms were not already prepared and we waited until we could put all of our stuff in one room. Quickly, the group got over to Manhattan from Weehawken, NJ where our hotel was. We had a meeting with one of the Blue Man Group founders Matt Goldman as well as a few other members of the company. They gave us insight in the way BMG expanded from its original shows and ways that they broke down responsibilities among the members. After watching some videos of the group and hearing more stories, two guys from the marketing department took us to the theater the guys have been performing in for 20 years and then to the recording studio where the music is made. Upstairs we got to play with some of the instruments used in the shows. We left the studio and got some local pizza before going shopping in SOHO.

The second day wasn’t as fun but definitely enjoyable. We did a track workout midday right along the Hudson River with amazing views of the city. Rob, Caleb and I went into the city to meet up with the rest of the group. We looked around the new memorial site being built at ground zero and then went up to the edge of Central Park. We saw news trucks outside of The Plaza Hotel and found out this morning it was for Charlie Scheen’s drunken rampage. We also got a quick glimpse of Jordin Sparks outside of her Broadway hit of “In The Heights”. We made it back to the hotel and got ready for today’s show. Tonight we will be heading to Richmond where I will get to see Krysta and my family.

2 Pike Chapters, The Great Lakes and the Chilly Midwest

I’ve gotten a bit slower at getting these blogs out there to you guys but it has been because I have had less free time as the tour goes on. The past week has been hectic but an absolute blast. We had our show in Dallas last Wednesday night and went to Kansas City, MO, Minneapolis, MN, and Milwaukee, WI before some off days in Chicago. Last night was our show in Rosemont, Ill and we are now waiting before our show in St. Louis. I’ll give a quick rundown of the cities to not bore everyone but there were definitely some great times to talk about.

Kansas City, MO:

We arrived in Kansas City pretty early in the day and all of us were awakened to the frigid Midwest air that we hadn’t felt yet on this tour. It was much colder than we had expected but we went to our rooms and changed to get ready for a run around the city. A large group of us went to the World War I memorial just a short jog from our hotel and got to see some amazing views of the city from afar. This was the first city of many that we thought was cooler than any of us had previously imagined. Seeing as we had the day off and some time to kill we took on a challenge from the Studio One high school boys that wanted to show us up in football. We went to the park and ended up playing for close to 3 hours.

That night we took a short walk for what we had heard was the best bbq in America, known as Jack’s Stack Barbecue. It certainly lived up to the hype with some amazing burnt tips, which I haven’t seen on the East Coast, as well as some delicious ribs. Once we got to the venue we realized how nice the places were that we had performed in previously. The stage and dressing rooms were much more cramped than many acts were used to and Fighting Gravity was kept in the basement down a flight of stairs. The show went well as usual and we moved back onto the buses for our trip to Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, MN:

The run into downtown the morning we got there was great to see much of the downtown area. Views of the Mississippi River, the locks, mills and the Vikings stadium were all along the edge of downtown. A small harvest festival was happening in the middle of one of the streets we passed. Once we got onto the buses for the theater we found out we were finally going to be on a college campus. One of the guys looked up Pike chapters and realized there was a house we could visit at University of Minnesota. We had the chance to meet some of the guys, tour the house and hear about the way their chapter works.

Milwaukee, WI:

On our 3^rd day of running in a row Caleb and I were definitely feeling it. We had a slightly painful run down to the edge of Lake Michigan which gave us some exceptional pictures of the art museum, the marina as well as the buildings on the edge of the ridge. It was interesting to have such a large park against the water separating it from the city. On the way back we got to see the location of the performance we would have later that night. It was up against the river going through downtown which limited the space our crews had to work with. When we showed up to begin getting ready for the show we were told our holding room and catering were on the 8^th floor and the only elevator was a rickety early 1900’s style that had a gate you closed for yourself and took 10 minutes to get to your floor. Many of the guys got a good workout for the day and at least we could burn off some of the calories from the catering. It was hard to see the Redskins lose this week but at least the Cowboys lost as well. Even with shows we still get plenty of time to watch the games before and after our performance.

Rosemont, IL:

Rosemont was probably one of the best locations we’ve stayed at for a rest day. The city was just a metro ride away, one thing the west coast didn’t seem to have at all, and Northwestern University was about 30 minutes north of the city. I got the chance to see a good friend from high school as we went to the Pike house at Northwestern for their normal Monday shenanigans. We spent awhile at the house as more of the guys begun to realize that we were the group from America’s Got Talent. It was cool getting the chance to see a ton more guys in Pike and there were a few brothers that had connections to friends and brothers of ours back home. The night ended with some crazy stories including one person ending up on the streets of Chicago till early hours without his shoes, shirt, phone or even a wallet. Luckily no one was harmed and everyone got home safely to the hotel.

On Tuesday night we went into the city for Giordano’s Pizza, one of the best known Chicago pizza parlors, which much like the Kansas City Barbecue fully lived up to its hype. After dinner a few of us met up with Aaron’s friend and took a small tour around Loyola’s campus before catching a cab back to the hotel. The show Wednesday night went great except for the hundreds of camera flashes that went off during our performance. A huge crowd was outside the busses to get autographs and pictures from each of the acts. It was cool getting to see so many fans and not just the ones who paid the extra price for the front row and autograph tickets.

St. Louis, MO:

Early this morning we got into St. Louis and unloaded to our hotel at Grand Central. The hotel was massive and a bit of a maze to navigate but was connected to a good sized mall for us to wander around. Rob, Ash, Caleb and I went for a run as we usually do to check out the city and stay in some sort of shape after the tons of food we are eating. It was one of the better runs we have gone on, getting to see the best parts of St. Louis. Heading straight down the road from our hotel we went to the Gateway arch which rests alongside the Mississippi river. Paddle boats could be seen on the banks of the river getting ready to take some tourists for a ride. We looped around downtown to

make it to the NFL’s Rams’ stadium, of which Rob is a huge fan. We took a few pictures of the outside before I noticed one of the doors appeared unlocked. The other three seemed hesitant as I opened the door and wanted to go exploring, but they finally understood my excitement. There was a path straight into the dome and onto the field where we got to go on without anyone seeing us. Rob was extremely happy to get some pictures on the turf before heading back to the hotel.

Neal E. Boyd, the winner of America’s Got Talent season 3, joined the show tonight to perform in place of Jackie Evancho since she has been going back for school. It was cool meeting him before going to the buses and heading out to Indianapolis. We will be there in a few hours so I’m getting some rest but hopefully I will keep up with the posts a little better over the next week.

Vegas, a cow, and the most dangerous city in America

The last time I posted we were getting ready for our show in LA at the Nokia Theater. We had an amazing show and had representatives from some local associations and management companies in the audience. There was time to hang out with the Glitch Mob after the performance and we got to see Nigel our producer from the show as well.

We got on the buses for a short 4 hour trip over to Las Vegas. Most of us stayed up for awhile knowing we would be getting to the hotel around five in the morning. Coming into the Vegas strip at night was an amazing view and the lights could be seen for miles leading up to it. This was my first time in the city so I was excited to see the sights I had seen so many times before on TV and in movies. After a few hours of sleep Caleb and I went out for a run to see the strip in more detail. Our hotel was about a half mile off the strip behind the Wynn and Encore hotels which were some of the

largest I’ve seen. We passed many of the famous ones including the Bellagio, Venetian and where we were performing, Caesars Palace. The city itself isn’t the nicest I’ve been to but it was good to see it with its famous history. The theater was absolutely insane. One of the largest we are performing in, the holding and dressing rooms were huge with tons of space for the 40 or so cast members to spread out. The Coliseum Theater is the same one that Cher uses so it was interesting seeing all of the props and set pieces for those shows. The performance went smoothly as usual and we packed up the buses for our move to San Diego.

Everyone was exhausted getting into the hotel at San Diego. Having the lobby on the 12^th floor added to the confusion but we got into the rooms and to sleep quickly. It was nice sleeping in a little bit more and not going for a run but Rob, Caleb and I walked a few blocks to the mall. This was my first experience eating a California Burrito, an item that Chipotle needs to start serving. It included steak, guacamole, cheese and fries. We went down to the edge of the harbor and got some views of the marina as well as the navy shipyard. Later in the day we drove to the venue and got prepped for our show as normal but this time the crowd was much different. Being in a beach city possibly added to a younger crowd, but the support was amazing. People were cheering for our act as well as the others long before they even began playing. The meet and greet after the show was a lot more fun since we got to see the fans that had come out specifically for our performance. Some fans even had pictures printed out of the group to be signed and others just wanted personal pictures with the group.

The trip away from San Diego was nice knowing that we didn’t have to perform for the next few days. The only hiccup of the night was that our bus hit a cow somewhere in between Arizona and New Mexico. Only 3 people were already awake and saw the damage once the bus pulled over but the rest of us stayed asleep. The damage was pretty extensive, it broke the windshield in two places and tore up the front and side bumpers. I woke up as we were crossing the Rio Grande in New Mexico right before we crossed over into Texas and began to see the Mexico/Texas border. Our stop for the day was in El Paso, one of the U.S.’s most dangerous cities with the drug cartel issues there. We went for a run during the day and in the nicer part of downtown since there was a street festival going on.

The trip to Dallas was again enjoyable since we had nothing specific to do the next day. The buses pulled into the hotel around noon and after unloading gear into the rooms we hopped on the shuttle for Six Flags. Most of the acts got the chance to go and hit all of the rides before the park closed and since then we have been enjoying the break before our show in Dallas tomorrow. It’s a horrible view from our hotel room having to look at the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium but I guess I’ll deal since they haven’t been doing all too well this season. From Dallas we are driving to Kansas City, Minneapolis and Milwaukee.

Phoenix to LA

Three free days in Phoenix was a blast for the group. We had a bit of time to relax, figure out a few business questions and start to figure out what is happening for the rest of our lives. To start off the weather was great, not too hot, not cold at all and just a little rain yesterday.

We came in from our 12 hour drive and relaxed as we watched the end of the Redskins win over the Eagles. We had time to explore the downtown Phoenix area so we didn't waste any time. Caleb and I took a walk down the road and saw a festival going on. As we approached it we had planned on looking to see what it was until the sign came into view saying “Rainbow Festival” and we thought we probably shouldn’t go in. On Monday we got the chance to see the Social Network, the new movie about Facebook. It was a great movie to see as a group, with the premise being the whole creation of Facebook and the lawsuits that came from it. We all walked out thinking what we have to do to not end up the same way.

On Tuesday Jordan and I got the chance to go hiking Camelback Mountain which is known as one of the best urban hiking areas in the country. We took a short cab ride from the mall to the base of the mountain where a small drizzle had started, but we continued anyways. The trail was 1.5 miles to the top and we found out quickly that the climb is much different than the East coast terrain we are used to. The first half of the hike was fairly moderate climbing, nothing too intense or dangerous if you slipped, but once we got closer to the summit the hiking became tough. We had climbed up high enough that as the storm came towards the mountain we were in the midst of thunder and lightning as well as a torrential downpour. There were no views to be seen from the top so we turned around at the end of the trail to come back down. The clouds started to move away and the weather became a bit warmer. We ran back to the mall to meet with the others and to share stories.

The show on Wednesday night went well. The best part was the venue we were performing in, the Dodge Theater. It had hundreds of signed items from groups that had performed there or other famous artists including The Who, The Rolling Stones, B.B. King, Linkin Park, Tom Petty, and The Killers. We now have a “Fighting Gravity Signature” in the hall backstage sharing space with some of these icons. The crowd wasn’t as interactive and loud as we had been hoping but the night overall was a success. We talked to fans after the show and signed some autographs for others. We hopped back on the bus for our 7 hour drive to Los Angeles.

This morning Caleb, Ashley (One of the hired backup dancers) and myself went for a run starting in Little Tokyo. Ashley lives in LA currently and knew the area enough to take us down some side streets closer to the LA River. Caleb noticed one of the bridges looked like a scene from Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory and we looked up the exact location online to find the entrance. We snapped a few quick pictures before heading back to the hotel to join the rest of the group. We had a meeting with some executives from the managing company, Octagon, as well as some partner CPA’s that are looking to help the group in the coming months. We learned a lot from the meeting and everyone seems to be on the same page of where this could possibly end up.

Now we are in the Nokia Theater getting prepped for tonight’s performance. We have The Glitch Mob coming to either see the show or just meet us afterwards. For those who don’t know The Glitch Mob is made up of 3 live DJs that have made the music used in nearly all of our shows. We are excited to get to meet and hear from them at the show before our drive to Vegas overnight.

Freebording and Rap Battles

I was sitting on the bus outside of our venue in Reno, Nevada when I started to write this, waiting to get dressed and ready for the night’s show. I am now on my way to Phoenix, Arizona on a long 14 hour trip. We have had an awesome couple of days recently and I’ll have to back track to cover all of it.

We left Sony Studios on Tuesday evening for our first stop in Oakland, California. After a rush to pack all of our bags we got the chance to check out the tour buses we would be travelling and living on over the next six weeks. Filled with leather couches, 12 bunks, 2 flat screens, a sink and kitchen area, bathroom, separate back lounge and stocked coolers, it seems like we may be a little comfortable. We have 9 guys with their stuff on one bus, 3 guys riding with Grasso the magician, Taylor Matthews, Prince Poppycock, and Michael Grimm, and Danny has joined Studio One’s bus. Though our stuff is on these buses we are welcome to get on the other buses for the trips to hang out with the group.

The trip to Oakland was fairly short and we checked into our hotel room during the early morning hours. We have gotten used to the routine of working out in the morning with practice starting about mid-day. Caleb, a few of the backup dancers and myself went for a run in the morning and caught breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay, including Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge.

The night before the show Caleb and I got the chance to go freebording with some of the San Francisco locals including Mike Hoppe. The runs were absolutely nuts, but we got the chance to ride Lombard street and from the top of Russian Hill. The runs were much better than the east coast, and riding through city streets at 1am was also thrilling. Luckily neither of us got hurt and were ready for the next day’s show.

The practice on a new stage was much different than we had been used to but the transition to the Paramount Theater was quick. At a capacity of about 3000 people we were excited to perform for our largest live audience yet. The show went smoothly and as planned. We had been trying out a few new lighting techniques and think this show helped determine our plan for the rest of the tour. We had been having issues with the stage being lit up too well and used tube blacklights to minimize this, as well as eyeblack to help us cover more light areas.

There was a short 4 hour drive from our show in Oakland to our new hotel in Reno. We checked in again during the early hours of the morning but got to sleep in with a much later call time. A few of us lifted in the morning and then went for some breakfast and exploring before checking out of the hotel. Some of us got the chance to do the large swing in the amusement park on the grounds, giving us amazing views of the city. The show itself was exciting and much smoother. This crowd was closer to 4000 and seemed a little more energetic and it was a great time performing.

Our group celebrated when we got back on the bus as we will be having a 3 day break in Phoenix with plenty of practice, brainstorming, and hopefully some time outdoors. The trip was about 12 hours overall but plenty of fun with the crew of guys we have. Rap battles lasted into the early morning hours and then rivalries over the Redskins and Eagles game continued today. I’ll be updating the blog once we get there to keep everyone in the loop. Thanks for reading.

Pre-Tour!

Tonight is our last night in the Radisson in Culver City and everyone is getting excited for our move onto the tour buses tomorrow night. More information has come out from some of the

tour veterans as well as thoughts of what each bus will be like based on who is on it. Fighting Gravity has one bus of 10 members to itself with 3 members sleeping with some of the other groups. I am definitely ready to get on the road after spending about two weeks here prepping for it. The routine is looking much better than its rough run-throughs earlier in the week and we are excited to see where it takes us. This week has been spent with many hours on the Sony Studios lot, neighboring the sets of Jeopardy and the Wheel of Fortune. We saw Gwyneth Paltrow filming for an upcoming movie one warehouse down from us.

Not a lot of the day to day life has changed, the same hanging out and hitting the gym for awhile as well as getting to know the other acts much better than we did before. Lots of bonding has been going on among the groups, backup dancers, crew and family members being in a more relaxed atmosphere. Studio One Young Beast Society keeps everything exciting, and we have been working with a few of the younger ones on schoolwork that they do each morning. I can’t imagine taking off of high school at their age and going into this same opportunity.

We have been putting a lot of our focus into the business side of our company Fighting Gravity LLC. It has been great getting to learn hands on starting a business and finding out what needs to be done to make it successful. Members of the group have been meeting with managers, agents, and other entertainment executives on where we can possibly take the group and what it would eventually lead us to. I have been focused more on the treasury, payroll from the tour and setting up bank accounts for each of the members. We are now going through the process of hiring a lawyer, agent, and accountant to help the group continue its growth through the coming months.

Overall, the biggest thing I have seen from this experience is the possibility that it will change my life more than I thought it could. I’m learning more in these few months in the fields of business, production and social skills than I could in a semester at school. It has given me the chance to think of what direction I could be heading in life and where I would want to end up. Ever thought of the person who designs and builds new magic illusions? I hadn’t until today - Thanks Grasso. A quote that I recently found is the perfect summation of my life.

‎"My life is about having experiences - all the way until I die, That's all I'm here for. I don't have any other reason. If that's not how you're looking at it, then, dude, you're just spinning your wheels. Your just waiting for your time to die." -Jeb Corliss

I’ll be posting frequently as we check into Oakland, CA for our first stop as well as the ones to come soon after that.

LA Life

Its been such an incredible experience to be doing what we have over the past few weeks and months. I've thanked quite a few people over the support they've given us, whether it be voting, setting up viewing parties, or passing the word along to friends at their colleges, but most of all my parents have been a huge help. I basically lived off of them this summer as I was taking classes, practicing for AGT and having a great time with friends in Blacksburg, and I am so thankful to have been given such an opportunity.

We have been in LA this time for 2 days now after the long travel day Saturday. It has been

an eerie mix of relaxing and urgency seeing as we must complete a new act for the tour while finally getting a break from being in the midst of a competition. Our hotel is a little further south so we aren't quite in the Beverly Hills/Hollywood scene we had gotten used to but enjoy the change of scenery. Sunday was a great day for us, since we got to meet a few of the people involved with the tour but also got time to relax at Venice Beach and see some of the crazies that hang out there. Given more time in the mornings and evenings has given most of us a chance to workout a little more easily. Caleb and I went for a run out past Loyola Marymount College (much too long of a run) as well as using the hotel gym, which is a slight disappointment from the Sofitel Spa we had been using the past 3 weeks.

Yesterday and today we got the chance to explore Sony Studios and meet the people that will be working with us on the tour. We have a new act and more illusions coming forward, hopefully it will impress anyone coming to see our shows. A lot of our time has been focused on choosing the right music and what elements to include while a few others have been looking at business aspects of our company such as banking and development. Talks with the tour organizers have gotten us much more excited about the buses we will be living on, consisting of 12 bunks with satellite and wireless internet. Laundry will be taken out daily, hopefully keeping the smell down a little bit from 13 college guys. As the week progresses I will know more details and plans for the future but we are stoked to get on the road and take this as far as we can.

Travel and post show

We are travelling back to Los Angeles on Saturday the 18^th after just finishing the show on Wednesday. We got the chance to travel home for about 48 hours if we wanted to and about half the group decided to get back to see friends before another 8 weeks away from home. Being back in Blacksburg was awesome since we got our flights changed to watch the Hokies beat ECU at home (49-27) our first win of a rough season thus far. Ryan Williams suffered an unknown injury during the first half which added to the poor playing the team had been showing up to that point. Hopefully this will get the team back on their feet to finish out the remainder of the season.

It has been amazing seeing the amount of support from people in Blacksburg and those back in each of our hometowns. Many people wanted to know about the show, our future plans and what we felt about the results. Overall the experience was better than anything I could’ve asked for or assumed I would ever be a part of. Out of 100,000 acts that auditioned we placed third, and though we received some tough judging comments in the last show we came out happy and thrilled at how far we had made it. The time I got to spend with 12 of my favorite fraternity brothers, as well as the constant support from those back home is something I know I could never get anywhere else and solidified my faith in the fraternity system as a whole.

Our plans now are to practice for our act that will be performed on tour while in LA for two weeks before beginning the nationwide tour. It will be about 6 weeks long as we travel to 25 cities across America. Starting in Oakland, California we will be snaking our way through the mid-west and making it to the east coast near the end of October. After the tour our plans are up in the air and where we will be living depends on offers as well as any other contracts with the tour or show. I’m hoping that I get to update this frequently enough to keep people interested in what’s going on out here, how shows are going, and life on the road.

Introduction

I’m currently sitting on the plane on the way to LA as I am writing this. I have never been much of a writer before but I felt this kind of an experience had to be documented on a more frequent basis as I’m sure too much will happen to remember it all. I have been inspired by the blogs of both Ross Tudor and Zach Morrey, who each have written about times in their life but in completely different settings. I am hoping this will serve as a way for many family and friends to keep up with what is going on while I am on tour with Fighting Gravity and the rest of the America’s Got Talent top 10. I do not believe I am under a contract forbidding me from speaking but please ask before using any of my words in publications if you stumble upon this.