Always Almost There - Spring 2026

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Welcome back to Always Almost There, a Goose podcast by Storm Sound and Osiris Media.

I'm Ryan.

I'm Brian, AKA Jive Goose.

And I'm Neil.

The four of us are here today to recap Goose's 2026 spring tour, going from jamming the streets all the way through Viva El Gonzo.

Yes.

We have a lot to cover today, but first and foremost, it's good to be back here, the three of us, doing one of these episodes.

It has been quite a while since we've sat down to do one of these tour recaps because we had a six-month gap from touring for Goose, so.

It's been a minute.

It, it's been a minute.

I mean, I mean-

Cheers

... we've got a lot...

Cheers.

Cheers.

Yeah.

Cheers.

And, and thanks everybody for being here.

You know, while, while people may not know, it, it's very happy to be here right now, and, and we have a lot to cover.

So, uh, I think we should dive right in, uh, unless you guys have any- anything top of mind that you wanna talk about before we talk about the music.

Well, I mean, I wanna dive right in.

I wanna dive into the shallow end.

[laughs]

[laughs]

Get- don't hit your head.