I LOVE Athens, Ohio.  Our show at Donkey was so great.  Not only is it the perfect venue for acoustic music but the audience is always amazing, I can’t even begin to tell you how good it feels to play for a receptive audience.  It makes such a huge difference.  Don’t get me wrong, playing is playing regardless of whether anyone is listening, but when an audience is digging the music it takes it to a whole new level.  They become part of it and you’re co-creating something completely unique…amazing.  Im so grateful that there are places out there like Donkey Coffee which encourage and support performances like that.