▁the ▁country ▁while ▁living ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁car . ▁He ▁performed , ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁perform , ▁extens ively ; ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁account , ▁he ▁has ▁played ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 ▁shows ▁per ▁year ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Song ▁a ▁Day ▁project ▁Stra ck any ▁generated ▁media ▁attention ▁by ▁doing ▁a ▁year - long ▁write - a - song - a - day ▁project . ▁He ▁did ▁this ▁while ▁tour ing ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁nation ally ▁and ▁driving ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁E aster ▁Day ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁playing ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁concert s . ▁Pale o ' s ▁" The ▁Song ▁Di ary " ▁project ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁fe at ▁achieved ▁by ▁play w right ▁Su zan - L ori ▁Park s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁news ▁sources ▁including ▁USA ▁Today , ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly , ▁Mag net ▁Magazine , ▁P aste ▁Magazine , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun ▁Times , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Post , ▁ ▁N PR ▁Mor ning ▁Edition , ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁the ▁Boston ▁Glo be , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁regional ▁and ▁local ▁papers . ▁A ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio ▁music ▁critic ▁wrote : ▁ ▁Pale o ▁made ▁rules ▁for ▁himself : ▁ ▁The ▁Song ▁Di ary ▁would ▁end ▁if ▁he ▁ski pped ▁even ▁one ▁day