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As we(Train) approach the final tour of the Save Me SF record, I can’t help but to feel a bit melancholy about wrapping up the past 3 years. This journey has been lined with joy and laughter, appreciation and rebirth, new friendships and great old ones and so much love that we were able to share with so many from all over the world.
Personally, I have grown a lot over this whirlwind of fun. In fact “fun” really has become the biggest lesson of all. If it’s not fun, don’t do it. That always sounded impossible to me. How many people have fun at work? I figured fun was the rewards of work. Now I treat work as fun so the rewards are built in and my expectations have altered all together. I am so blessed to still be able to express myself through music and try to bring a bit of joy to the planet and myself as often as I can. The concept of having joy as often as possible has dictated my life because of all of this. If I’m loving the “doing” then all I can want as a reward is MORE of the “doing”. Pretty easy.
Highlights are countless. South America was hard traveling and incredible places and people. Asia and New Zealand and Dubai for the first time. Australia and Europe, all amazing. Ireland for the first time performing was life changing for me and the VH1 Cruise was totally inspiring.
All these life moments are no good without the people we have met, played for, sang for and befriended. Train truly have the best fans and friends in the world. I’m sure every band/artist says this but our fans are so real, so normal people who are inspiring the world with being kind, funny, video-ing love messages to us, friending one another from all over the world, helping each other and being great examples of spreading the light of the world. Hey Soul Sister was such a great gift to us all. Thank you, Universe and spirits and mom! It brought us closer. Made us smile. Got kids and parents to connect. I feel so grateful to have been chosen by these loving entities to deliver these messages of love.
So, on to the big summer tour. On to the next Train record. On to the next road. Challenging it will be. Without struggles it will not be. But not matter how things go, we will have the times of our lives. We will fill every place we can with smiling faces, including our own.
Fear not, happy ending. You will be met by a truly joyous new beginning.
Thank you everyone for this beautiful life!
See you soon.
And as my friend, L says…
Blessings and hugs.

Love, Pat