Oct 22– Denver, CO
Nov 1– Phoenix, AZ
Nov 3– Las Vegas, NV
Nov 6– Los Angeles, CA
Nov 8– San Diego, CA
Nov 11– San Francisco, CA
Nov 15– Portland, OR
Nov 16– Seattle, WA
Dec 1– Kansas City, MO
Dec 3– St. Louis, MO
Dec 6– Indianapolis, IN
Dec 8– Columbus, OH
Dec 11– Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 14– Baltimore, MD
Dec 18– Miami, FL
Aside from New York and Seattle, there was a nice gap between each show to allow for transportation and setup. I imagined the bus traveling around the country, stopping at arena after arena. I should have plenty of time to explore the cities, too. It was an amazing opportunity for a girl who had only been out of her home state of Texas once.
I added the schedule to my iPhone calendar, specifically noting Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco as the places I was looking forward to the most. Then I switched over to my graphics design software and got to work on the tour posters.
The Houston concert was tonight, so I started with the next city on tour: Fort Worth. I already had an idea for the style I wantedto use, so it was just a matter of finding artwork for the skyline of the city. Once I had that, I squeezed it together, stylizing it in a big, bold way.
Once I had the background, there was one other thing I needed.
I left my spot and walked over to the driver’s seat, holding onto a handle on the ceiling to steady my footing. “Violet told me there’s a rotation for the big bed. Are we rotating bus driver duties, too?”
“Nope, it’s all me,” Cash replied without taking his eyes off the road.
“How’d you get stuck with the job?”
“Because,” he said with a small smile, “I’m the only one responsible enough.”
“So you’re the tour mom,” I replied. “Got it.”
Cash chuckled, and glanced over at me for a second. “Don’t tell Riot. But more or less, yeah. Someone has to herd these cats.”
“Godspeed. Do you know where I can get the band graphics? I need the band logo, and the font you use for the text.”
“Ask Vi,” he replied. “She’ll give you access to the share drive.”
“Vi means Violet,” Milo chimed in from the booth. He was playing Solitaire by himself, cards spread out on the table. “She hates the nickname, but that just makes us use it more often.”
“Thank goodness you mansplained that for her,” Riot said next to him. “Without your insight, Roxie never would’ve figured out that Vi was short for Violet.”
Milo shoved his middle finger right up against Riot’s face. The lead singer slapped it away.
