The new year is here! So far, things are pretty incredible. I'm not sure if this pace will hold up, but the first seven days have been nothing but great gigs and amazing experiences. Yacht Rock ended 2013 and began 2014 in California. The weather was perfect--highs of 70, lows in the fifties. Much better than pretty much everywhere else in the country. Here's what I remember: December 30: we flew to LA on a huge plane (our sound man Hans drove our van and trailer full of gear out). Unfortunately, a young mom and screaming kid got sat down right in front of us. It was immediately obvious that the kid had a dirty diaper. Mom was oblivious; kid was apoplectic. She left him sitting in it all the way to California, a four hour flight. The band (a row of dads) was unaffected by the screaming, but the poopy diaper was not cool. Rather than stay in a hotel for a week, we opted to rent a house in Marina del Ray, jus...