Where in the world is Ashley Churchill?

As many of you know, I have a small substance abuse issue in the form of Hanson. Anyhoo, its currently raining here in Toronto, so I'm going to blabber on about my last trip to the USA to see them. This brought be to Boston, Providence, and NYC. So Anyway, I first went to Boston. I this case, I met up with my mother who wanted to see Boston as well. So she left a bit before I did and I met up with her there. Most people think its pretty lame to go on a trip with your mother when you've reached your 20's. But when she's paying for a 5 star hotel, the self loathing feelings drift to the side. One of the first things I did in Boston was go to the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, MA. It was ok. I then went to were everybody knows your name. If you didn't get that last joke, I'm talking about Cheers!

I also saw this there. I thought it was atleast marginally funny.

Anyway, after a few days, my mom went home and I went to Providence, RI. The concert in Boston wasn't until after the Providence one. One thing that I saw in Providence that really shocked me was a Tim Hortons.

I never thought I'd ever see one outside Canada. I went inside, and Our Lady Peace was playing on the speakers. It was all too weird. I called my mom immiedately and said "You'll never guess where I am. I'm at a Tim Hortons, in the US!" I spoke to the people at the counter and told them how it Tim Horton was a hockey player and how every Canadian is addicted to Tim Hortons coffee. I'm pretty sure they thought I was mentally ill. I probably would have thought the same thing if I were them.

So I then went to the Hanson concert. It was pretty good. It was a small venue in a small town, which are usually my favorite types of shows. Fewer people makes it easier to enjoy the music and not have to worry about being elbowed in the gut by someone. After the show, I went back to Boston (its only about 40 minutes away by train. I stayed in the HI in Boston, which I thought was pretty expensive. It was $40 a night. I don't beleive London was that expensive. The show in Boston deffinately wasn't their best. But most of it had to do with the sound guy not paying the least bit attention to the show (I always try to stand by the sound booth. Fewer people there.) After that, I went on to NYC.

This was the 4th or 5th time to NYC. So I know whats worth doing there and what isn't. And the answer is, SHOPPING! My credit card muscles got alot of exercise there. If you know where to go, you can buy lots of stuff for realitively cheap. The NYC show was really good. Lots of energy and chaos. Although, I had some ATM issues in the venue. The ATM in the venue was broken, and I got conflicting answers (and major attitude) from the staff. If you ever go to Webster Hall in NYC, make sure to bring plenty of cash.

Next time you hear from me, it wll after I see them in Chicago in end of September.

Peace out homies.

AC