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March 2024

Wednesday, March 6, 2024: Orlando, FL. Another early flight--I left home at 6:45 AM, and we were in Central Florida at 11 AM--for an 8:30 PM gig. Such is life. I spent the rest of the day sneaking in cat naps.   This was a corporate thing for a golf tournament (I wanna say Arnold Palmer/Bay Hill, but I'm not one hundred percent sure). We were at the Hard Rock Live, situated on the Universal Studios property, which meant that there were lots of fences and security guards.  The Dave School is here, too. It turns out that Dave is an acronym for Digital Animation and Visual Effects, not, you know...me. I'm mildly disappointed. I could teach those younger Daves a thing or two! Not much else to say about this, so how was the running? Getting off property was a bit challenging. The gate directly opposite the loading dock would not allow pedestrians in or out, and the guard seemed really confused as to why anyone would want to run anywhere. He sent me in a general direction. Nobody s...

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...