I was going to write a big ole long preface about the crazy winding path my life has taken over the last year to get to this point -- the realizing of a dream of mine, touring across the United States with a band that I LIKE playing music with.
Uh... it's hard enough to get motivated to write, so I'll skip all that and just post some pics from the road. Then I'll try to match the picture with a "picture story". Kinda like "TV stories" but with less action, dialog, and fancysmancy Hollywood special effects. We create our own special effects, (like those movies fx and fx2 with the big Brian guy and the little Brian guy).
The Congress (thecongressmusic.com) took off from Denver en route to Richmond, Virginia on Monday, May 10th at approximately 4pm. We are embarking on our first cross-country tour, focusing on the south-eastern area of this grand 'ole country. With rock-star grandiose, we set off in a beautiful 4-cylinder Honda CRV, with a 1500+lbs trailer in tow. In addition to our work equipment (instruments) we took provisions (cheese balls), uniforms (thrift store t-shirts and jeans), and tornado warning beacons (golf ball sized hail that destroyed our windshield and pock-marked our trailer with several reminders that we better make some money on this trip or we're royally screwed when we return)
As I alluded to previously, we were caught in the middle of a brimstone and fire hail storm, complete with tornado warnings -- apparently what happens when 4 heathens cross in to Kansas. I believe all of us thought we saw a funnel clouds developing but we were too afraid or embarrassed to admit that we were scared shitless. We were smart and stopped for about 10 minutes under an overpass. I had visions of a black and white cow flying through the air like in the movie "Twister". Then, I couldn't remember which Bill was in Twister -- Paxton or Pullman? Much like the Brian and Brian problem with FX2. Hmmm. Was Pullman in Apollo 13? Was Paxton in Independence Day? I am so confused.
Let's clarify:
BILL PULLMAN: INDEPENDENCE DAY PRESIDENT WITH GROWLEY BATMAN VOICE
BILL PAXTON: TWISTER HERO. AKA THE CRAZY BROTHER ON "WEIRD SCIENCE"
**and helen hunt
Once the storm the passed, the rest of the drive was fairly uneventful and not as painful as a 26-hour ride in a compact SUV with 4 guys and a bucket of cheese balls sounds like it might be. We passed through St. Louis at around 5:30 am on Tuesday and I was able to snap off a few pics of the arch:
We arrived in Richmond at around 8:30pm (EST) and settled into a nice home cooked meal from Scott's mom and a night of sleep on a BED! Amazing!
Tonight (Thursday, May 13th) we kick off our tour with a show at The Capitol Ale House, followed by a gig tomorrow opening for Grace Potter & The Nocturnals at The Dominion River Rocks festival. I'll be sure to get some pictures from the shows and update as frequently as I am able to.
Remainder of our May tour schedule--
May 13 - Richmond - Cap Ale
May 14 - Richmond - Browns Island w/Grace Potter
May 15 - VA Beach - Jewish Mother
May 16 - Wilmington NC - The Soapbox
May 17 - Charleston SC - The Pour House
May 19 - Asheville NC - Lexington Ave Brewery
May 20 - Lexington KY - Busters
May 21 - Nashville TN - Exit/In
May 22 - Jackson MS - Ole Tavern on George
May 24 - Nashville TN - 3rd & Lindsley
May 25 - Louisville KY - Hideaway Saloon
May 27 - Knoxville TN - WDVX radio show in the morning, Preservation Pub nighttime
May 28 - Memphis TN - Flying Saucer
May 29 - Carbondale IL - Tres Hombres
Adios amigos--
as long as you tie yourself to a water pipe with a leather belt when the twister hits, you'll be ok.
ReplyDeletenice blog entry, brospeh.