Although not nearly as frequently as before, I still have the occasional dream with a cameo apperance by Dave. I'm still a big fan of his song and lyrics, but as he's getting more well known and popular, I'm trying to lose my overwhelming enthusiasm for him. But I'll still always defend him to any of my friends who for some reason, don't have much need or appreciation for him.
In April, I saw him play in Roanoke, VA. It was the begining of his summer tour and Before These Crowded Streets hadn't even been released yet. We packed 5 people into my compact car and drove from late Friday night for 8 hours until we finally made it Roanoke. It was a distance, but definately worth it. I had a great time. So great that my sister and I wanted to catch him again in Virginia and in North Carolina. We were going to make it part of our road trip back east, but we would have had to miss the begining of school. So being the responsible adults that we are, we decided against it. I wonder where I'll see him nexy year- apparently it's not going to be at Worcester.