Pics from the Mid/Northwest Tour

So I’ve finally gotten a chance to settle back into the LA swing of it and wanted to put up a few pictures from my tour in April. The whole month seems like a blur with all the cities, shows, and amazing people that I met along the way. Here are a few pics from Purdue, IN and Chicago, IL during the Midwest leg.

Purdue, West Lafayette, IN

Flew from LAX to Indianapolis and then took a shuttle to West Lafayette a few hours away. My first time in Indiana. Exciting stuff.

This is ‘ The Triple XXX‘, a local joint that some of the students at Purdue recommended as we were walking around campus. I didn’t have time to try the food but apparently they have killer burgers.

This was where the symposium was held all day and where I later performed. You can see the baby grand on the right. I was glad that I didn’t need to bring my keyboard. Who needs keys when you have a piano to play with!

Chicago, IL

So I was at Purdue for less than 24 hours in total. Had a great time but it seemed super fast. The next stop was Chicago for Declare INDIE 3 and I was lucky to get a ride with some visiting professors from Northwestern and U of I who had attended the symposium. Thanks, Prof. Su and Prof Kim! This was where I got dropped off: near Halsted, just west of the Sears Tower. I ended up walking into the loop to crash at a buddy’s apartment. The walk took about a half hour and felt nostalgic as I recounted sights and memories from my years of living in Chicago.

View of downtown from the north, coming down Lake Shore Drive.  You can see the Hancock Tower in the right.

Walking around River North, looking south. I lived in this neighborhood for a few years near Loyola law school. When I moved away in 2008, the Trump Tower hadn’t finished construction.

More pics to follow!