Saturday's gig in Dalton was only a half hour away, so killed a lot of time in Chattanooga before heading there. For me, it was the usual combination of sleeping as late as possible, getting some exercise, and then finding lunch. Pete and I dined at an Indian restaurant on Market Street.
This evening's show was a corporate Christmas party in the convention center. At the start of it, the most enticing thing was that were able to put the van and trailer inside the building, just behind the stage (making for a quick and dry load out).
The first set was a snoozer. On the break, we were all thinking about wandering through the next hour so that we could get back to Atlanta, when someone from the company came in an offered us a ton of money to play until midnight. Why yes, we'll take that offer!
The next set had a little more enthusiasm from both the band and the crowd, and though we were working around Nick's limited vocals, we were able to put together and an extra hour and fifteen minutes of music. Finished at midnight, home around 2 AM. Not a bad night after all.
