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February 2024

Friday, February 9, 2024: Ft. Wayne, Indiana.   Early flight, small plane, decent nap. Ft. Wayne's airport has a space for really nice auto overhauls. Last year when we came through it was an early 1980s truck; this time it's this pretty Corvette. We were in town early enough to go find lunch before the load in, so our van landed at an industrial building that had been repurposed as a food court. This burrito was every bit as bland as you'd expect food in the midwest to be. Hans can tell you about it. I thought it was going to be cold and miserable, but my run had pretty nice weather. Dinner. Some kind of veggie burger and fries. Totally acceptable. Our show for this evening was at The Clyde Theatre, which is owned and maintained by Sweetwater (a musical instrument supply company). Sweetwater even has a gear vending machine in the lobby! Pretty decent show! We were all really tired, but we got through it. Saturday, February 10, 2024: Nashville, Indiana. Today's van rid...

January 2024

Sunday, December 31, 2023: Orlando, FL . Our New Year's Eve gig was at the House of Blues in Orlando. Late gig, late (-ish) flight. Easy. Pre flight burrito. OlĂ©, Qdoba. My least favorite part of playing the Orlando House of Blues:  you have to walk through a mile of people to successfully get off Disney property so that you can find a place to run. Well, maybe the food, too, which is always terrible Disney resort food (hello impossible burger with fries), but damn, the way you're stuck in this mile long outdoor mall with only one way out is...ingenious, but also a pain in the ass. This was a pretty good one--I recall that last year's NYE gig in Indianapolis was really lame until midnight, when we all started running around on stage like jackasses. This one felt like a regular show. Pretty fun. Good crowd. I drank Monkeyboy's champagne when he wasn't looking. Does this mean I've fallen off the wagon? Wednesday, January 10, 2024: Atlanta, GA. First up on the day...