We are in our van on the way to Spokane. We were able to score a big passenger van with wifi so I get to update this blog at 70 mph. Tonight will be the 4th of 65 events, and so far the events are going well. I got slammed with a head cold but for some reason each night it doesn’t affect my talk. We are in that early part of the tour where the crew is getting to know each other, and so far so good. Out with me is Susan Isaacs, who opens the night with a monologue from her one-woman show (Think God Says Ha by Julia Sweeny) and then I come out and do a lecture that perhaps is more funny than academic, depending on the venue. Our road manager, Brent Gibbs, is remarkable and we couldn’t do this without him. Then my booking agent is out for a week and Susan’s husband is with us too. We have a World Vision/The Mentoring Project rep out whose name is Melody and hales from Nashville. Quite a little crew just to talk into a microphone.
Tonight we are at Whitworth so the talk might change a bit for the smartys. I’ll give this talk 65 times and I’m enjoying slowly tinkering with it to get the ideas down. Most of my books come out of lectures, and I’m already feeling something brewing. I’ve never had an opportunity to hone a lecture like this. I’m not sure what I’ll do when I’m done with it, but at least I’ll have something to say if suddenly I have to give a talk in an English-speaking country outside North America.
We opened with two events in Canada and I miss the healthcare jokes. Those funny socialists. I kept yelling “you lie” at people.
I’ll keep you posted as we go along. We won’t have this van for long before we switch to a bus, but I’m hoping the bus has wifi too.
If you’ve not bought a ticket to the event closest to you, you can do so at www.amillionmiles.com. We swing through Portland tomorrow, then back to Seattle, and I make a quick flight to Lectureship in Abilene, then we will do nearly a full week in Southern California.
I look forward to seeing you on the road.
Best,
Don
