JC McDowell and the Family Unit

We bought our repo-auction 1995 Fleetwood Bounder Motorhome end of January and we’re really enjoying the experience.

Despite it’s rather recent turbulent pedigree as a repo, it has some nice features which make it very livable for a family of four. At 34 feet, it’s about as long as the Suburban and trailer combined. [read more...]

In a panic we finished the trailer as best possible before we basically ‘threw’ everything leftover in the motorhome and the suburban to head out for Springville, Utah for our first show of the season. We were really cutting it tight. The show opened on a Wednesday night and It was Tuesday around [read more...]

We have 10 events that have been confirmed this summer.  They take us through Utah, Colorado, into Wyoming, back to Utah, then to Colorado before we head back to Arizona sometime in October.
View 2010 Summer Concession Route in a larger map

Most of the shows we chose are 3 day or more shows, giving us the [read more...]

My father, who worked for the federal government his entire adult life, said one time that man rises to his highest level of incompetence.  It sounds like a negative comment but in reality there is some truth to the statement.

Growth can only occur through failure.  Like it or not, we learn best by doing.  That [read more...]

Whew, things have gotten busy.

Good news.  My mother has a contract to sell her house in Georgia.  Bad news.  This is the only time we’ll have to get over there and collect what’s left of our meager belongings before we hit the road for the summer season.

Hil, my Dad, and the two kids took a [read more...]

Don’t make any money.  That’s it- pretty simple.

Considering our personal economic fallout was vaguely similar to an asteroid dropping from the sky fully ablaze to shatter into a million little pieces before being burned up in the atmosphere with only small remnants remaining scattered all over God’s green earth to bear witness to the asteroids [read more...]

It’s an endless loop that sings quietly in my head every time we start loading up for our next gig.

On the road again -
Just can’t wait to get on the road again.
The life I love is making music with my friends

And I can’t wait to get on the road again.
On the road again

Goin’ places that [read more...]

After two weeks on our ‘trial run’ with the motorhome working 2 weekend festivals we return to Tucson to rewind, repair, and regroup.

From the business side, our experiences were less than stellar.  The first show was simply horrible.  In the end after 4 LONG days, we basically broke even after the travel expenses, booth fee, [read more...]

We’re on the road.  We left San Carlos, Mexico to spend Easter in Tucson, Az with family before heading out in our ‘new’ used 1995 Fleetwood Bouonder 34′ motorhome to Phoenix and work a four day Flea Market.

We got a great deal on the motorhome- but at a cost.  The major problem with the motorhome [read more...]

A year ago today we spent in the Emergency Room in Brunswick.  After 4 months living on a boat without incident, Emma James tripped in the hallway and split open her cheek on a piece of furniture and needed about 16 stitches.

So much for sailing being dangerous.

We’re in Tucson now.  So much has changed in [read more...]