Click here to watch the story ABC World News (with Dan Harris) did on our touring family thing (kind of like the video version of what you can read on this blog)
I thought they did a good job of making me look less tired and more sane than I think I am.
We watched the story backstage before we played our last show in Baltimore (btw, Baltimore kicked ass, we loved every minute of playing that night, I even jumped around on stage and I've never really done that)
The best part was when each person in our crew cheered when they got screen time and then, at the end, our merch guy yelled, "That IS world news!!"
Dan Harris has an insanely cool job. He sees things in his job that most of us can't even imagine. He loves music and is a big supporter of small, interesting, independant bands. And, he plays drums. When the Good Morning America version of this story airs (I think in 2 weeks) maybe they will include the clip of him playing drums on stage with us.
Jim, the main camera man-who was very sensitive to whether or not he was in our way, and also a man with great artistic ideas, is also a music fan. He happened to see us years ago, pre-kids and is still supportive (especially since he has kids and knows that the life we lead is different than most)
I don't know how people with families do reality tv shows. We were a little self-conscious with the cameras. It's like having that fear of being judged all the time or something. That being said, everyone made us feel as comfortable as possible.
Except once, they filmed a close up shot of the food that was hanging off of my fork at dinner and I for a second thought, "They are gonna edit this and make me seem like a pig." Thanks abc for not including me gobbling my greasy pasta with sausage.
Anyway, it was really nice of them to consider what we do important and interesting enough to be part of the news.