STATS AND FACTS ABOUT THE TOUR
Number of shows played: 50
Number of USA states played in: 50
Number of paintings made on stage: 50
Amount of time it took, from first note to last note: 44 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes, 24 seconds
Top 3 States where we made the most money: Vermont, Michigan, Washington
Top 3 States where we made the least money: Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii
State the painting auction went the highest: Ohio
State the painting auction went the lowest: Alabama
Least number of people at a show: 2
Most number of people at a show: 2 many to count
Number of miles traveled: 16,123 miles
Number of oil changes: 5
Longest drive between shows: 11 hours 19 minutes
Shortest drive between shows: 23 minutes
Shortest show: 25 minutes
Longest show: 90 minutes
Number of public bathrooms used: 135 (approximately)
Number of times people told us “Playing 50 states in 45 days is a bad idea and you're crazy for doing it”: countless
Number of venues that we were their first show ever: 3
Number of venues that we were their last show ever: 1
Number of food baskets given to us by fans: 10
Number of hotel rooms gifted to us by fans: 4
Number of penises drawn in the “Historical Record”: 0 (we're so proud of you all for that number)
Number of times people told us our show made them cry: 6
Number of times Eric cried from the kindness of people at shows: 11 (approximately)
Most played song on the tour: (tie) “Effigy” and “Death Anxiety”
Elizabeth's most used painting color: Prussian Blue
Elizabeth's least used painting color: Cadmium Red
Number of food sponsors: 6 (one soba noodles company, 2 noodle cup companies, one granola bar company, one coffee company, one nut butter company)
Number of microphone sponsors: 1 (RODE Microphones)
Number of shirts sold (tour and online sales): 181
Number of nights slept in a bed (which includes futons and mattress on floors): 32
Number of nights slept on couches: 6
Number of nights slept on air mattresses: 6
Number of nights slept in airplane seats: 1
Number of times Eric was sick: 2
Number of times Elizabeth was sick: 2
Eric's top 3 favorite paintings: Texas, Arizona, Colorado
Elizabeth's top 3 favorite paintings: Texas, Washington, Ohio
Top 3 favorite shows: Too many good ones to narrow down
Top 3 least favorite shows: That's mean
Podcast listened to the most while driving: Reply All
Album listened to the most while driving: “Winter Wheat” by John K Samson
Elizabeth's favorite song to perform on this tour: “Effigy (or, Building a Wall of Beliefs so High that you Completely Forget what is on the Other Side)”
Eric's favorite song to perform on this tour: “When You Sleep”
Number of world records broken (currently unofficial): 2 (one for playing the fastest in each state, and one for making a painting in each state)