the things i can't say

this is amanda, i'm saying that because i didn't before. words really cannot describe this tour. i touched upon that before. but i'll try. i'm sitting here post contest. a contest that mark proposed. he asked that all of the talented musicians on this tour come up with a song that would describe what this was all about. this beautiful struggle, time, dedication, companionship and love of one another to be put into chords and lyrics. a pretty tall order to fill right? but all four that entered, and in order of straws that were drawn, joey beaster, daniel steinzo, kj and mcpatty brought to the table the best. and all were so proud. mcpatty won. no one is ready to leave. all laughed and teared up at appropriate moments and understood on some level that the realization of what happened on this tour will not be felt until we are all home and back to the  "normal". the lives that were touched just by being around each other. getting to know souls that would otherwise not have met one another. lives being altered, some more so than others by the love and honesty that was given. sure i've had some jameson tonight but that does not inhibit the absolute certainty that this huge cast will be forever be connected by what we've all experienced here. we may not keep in touch as what happens in tour life, but somewhere in our lives there will be moments where we will think about someone in this cast that we will all regard with love. what a strange place to be. at the end of a run and not want to be away from the people we've been forced to be around. i feel this more so than others because i live in ohio for the time being, but i know the sentiment resounds with all. thank you keegan. thank you mark. thank you susan and dan and richie. my cupeth run over.