F-L-O-R-I-D-A

By the way, in case you were wondering - Florida is incredible.
The crowd in Jacksonville blew our collective mind - even with a spotty sound system and creepily reverbed vocals, the kids at Club TSI rallied, danced, blew bubbles (!) and made us feel like total rock stars. THANK YOU JACKSONVILLE. We were sad to leave.

We've been in mama territory the past few days - first staying with road dog Michael's mom in Orlando (hi Debbie!) and then with Marisa's mom (hi Madeline!) in Bradenton. We're pretty chubby right now (biscuits and gravy, beans and rice!), like little tour bears getting ready to hibernate in the midwest, where we don't have any mamas to keep us fed.

We played Uncle Lou's in Orlando, which was a truly awesome surprise. I never thought that having our (presumed) delicate family members would have such a rockin time in one of the divey-est bars I've ever seen. Thank you to the long-haired, gap-toothed dude who alternately cheered and heckled us during our set, referring to us both as "The Go Go's" and "Lesbos." Also, Orlando kids totally know how to party. For future reference, we like it a lot when people get on other people's shoulders during our set. Also, it's ridiculous that the band we played with, our good friends For Ex Lovers Only, are not hugely famous and rich. Please make them so.

Our hometown show was mind blowing. It was like a weird dream - "Yeah, so in my dream we played this show in Bradenton, at this crazy Roadhouse-esque place with Nascar on a screen above the stage. All of our parents were there, and all of these people from high school? And our indie ex-dean at high school, Mr. Moates was there? And there was a dance party." It was surreal and great. Why did we ever leave here? Post show skinny dipping in the Gulf of Mexico and grouper sandwiches at the legendary Rod n Reel pier made us feel ridiculous for ever living anywhere besides Anna Maria Island.

Tomorrow night we play Tallahassee with Voxtrot!