Route 66 Tour: The Journey Becomes the Music

[Josh]

Just got this email from the Lost Dogs' manager. This is awesome!!!

I realize that some of you may not be fans of this supergroup, but for those of you who are...

Michael Roe, Terry Scott Taylor, Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong are The Lost Dogs. The time is fast approaching when The Lost Dogs will once again be taking the 'Scenic Routes'.

September 14th is the kickoff date in the Chicago area. You will find them traversing The Glory Road in a pursuit to rediscover an America gone but not forgotten, which now seems more alive in the imagination than reality. More than just an itching of four aging and wandering spirits, the journey they take will be a search for artistic inspiration along America's most iconic highway.

Emphasis will be placed on their various encounters and interviews with the uniquely fascinating people found along Route 66. The band will travel by RV and trade in the comforts of three-star hotels for the simple pleasure of a campfire shared with friends.

A GPS unit, provided by BrickHouse Security, will allow fans to go online and watch the band's every move in real-time or even get in their cars, come out and travel along with them for a few miles. Video blogs will be posted so fans can watch as their experiences are transformed into a musical narrative of The Glory Road.

Fans can donate money (at www.thelostdogs.com or www.myspace.com/thelostdogsmusic) to have their names included in the CD credits and credit roll of the DVD and may enter into the auction to purchase items from the tour including the Waterstone guitars the band will use while on the road. The tour will end with a beach party at the Santa Monica pier, where the band will share new songs from the road. Come join the Dogs lost on Route 66 as the journey becomes the music.

For more info:

www.thelostdogs.com

myspace.com/thelostdogsmusic

[christopher]

Any chance they'll stop at Radiator Springs? That might be worth a trip. My kids would love to meet Lightning McQueen and I wouldn't mind gettin' a few tractor tippin' lessons from Mater. ;D

[Josh]

I'm sure they will, doc.

Sometime I'll have to loan you a copy of the Daniel Amos album "Songs of the Heart" (Daniel Amos is Terry Taylor of the Lost Dog's main band). It's a story-concept album (with a mini novel) about an elderly couple, Bud and Irma Akendorf, that travel route 66 in their retirement years. It's hilarous, endearing, witting, and rocks to boot. I think you'd like it.... especially the part were they decide to skeptically drop in on a revival tent healing service and are pleasantly surprised. We actually listened/read through most of it one time during our "bible study" days.

I'm sure the ideas he put into that album are one of the main inspirations for this tour.

[Josh]

LAM PRODUCTIONS is proud to present The Lost Dogs Moment in Time Tour. The Lost Dogs (Michael Roe, Terry Scott Taylor, Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong) will . You may have never heard of them, but they have stood the test of time and are counted among the best musicians in the business.

In September 2008, The Lost Dogs traveled down Route 66, “The Glory Road,” and they played to street people in Bloomington, IL, a homeless shelter in Albuquerque, NM and gave music lessons to children on a Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona. Route 66 was undoubtedly their most rewarding experience on the road . . .ever . . . jumping off in Chicago and ending at the pier in Santa Monica, California for an on-the-beach concert.

The Dogs (as they are affectionately known) find themselves profoundly changed. There is a powerful sense of new vision, purpose and camaraderie. They became true brothers after sharing the road in a cramped RV for days on end. Each was melancholy at the end of the road, wishing to relive the entire trip again.

You will have an opportunity to hear about their recent adventures along Route 66 and maybe even a new song or two "Lost Dogs Americana style.”

Fri 11/13/2009, 8:00pm
The Venetian Theater
241 First Ave W, Albany, OR 97321
$15 adv/$20 door
Tickets at LAMConcerts.com, or contact [e-mail], 541-729-7771