THE TRILOGY TOUR

I was 15 when I went to my first concert at the Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis. Every aspect of the show mesmerized me, and from that day on I fantasized about living on the road, traveling in huge tour buses, and bringing the energy of live music to a new city every night.

There was one major problem, though; I’m not a musician. I never was, and I never will be. But I was determined to go on tour, and one day the opportunity to do just that presented itself.

Ten years after that first show, some time on the verge of spring, I got a call from my friend Julian. Juli is one half of a street-folk duo, and he was months away from immigrating to the United States from Argentina to marry Katrina, his fiancée and the other half of the duo.

Juli got right to the point. “I want you to be our manager. In October we’re going on tour for 13 months, and I want you to come.” Juli seemed fully prepared for me to say