David Strackany in Northern California, 2007.

David Strackany in Northern California back in 2007.

 David Strackany toured then as Paleo and, incredibly, toured for for a whole year while writing, recording, and releasing a new song EVERY DAY, all while managing his own bookings and only rarely knowing exactly where he’d sleep any given night.
I met him in Birmingham at the late, great Bottletree Cafe and was immediately captivated. We ended up making some photos together later that night and the next day, and a few weeks later I ended up on tour with him along the west coast to document a part of his journey. From San Francisco to Seattle over the course of two weeks, I’d see first hand the amount of effort he put in to his daily practice.
The project that started on Easter in Florida, ended in Washington DC on Tax Day. David and I (and Taylor Bruce) got to tour the white house courtesy of Jared Ragland and the last show of the tour was still one of the more emotional performances I’ve seen—crossing the finish line of a 365 day ultramarathon.
Glad to have been a small part of that.