It has been a little while now since my last blog. The end of last tour went well and we had a good time in Arcata, San Fran and Flagstaff. We actually got pulled over for the first time between Arcata and San Fran for driving a yellow bus. Apparently not legal in every state. So Now the bus is hunter green (bottom) and white (top) which actually matches our license plate. And remodeled the storage area to fit some more lights. Also a good thing :)
While we where back in Colorado we played a 2
night mountain run. First in Salida late night for the FibARK Music Festival. It was a really fun night and we got to catch up with some good friends from up there. Joey Porter (Motet, Juno What?) sat in on a song it it was pretty amazing. The next night we played Late night after the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Another really fun show. We met up with some old friends from Texas who where hanging out and had a great night catching up. Our buddy Brian Erdner came with us for the weekend to help out with setup and teardown (as he often does) and my favorite memory is our 9am gondola ride to the top of the mountain for some sight seeing. Awesome view!
Then after a couple more weeks off we headed back out for the second leg of tour. First stop Salt Lake City. We had a good time with our friends there. Thank you Maya for the excellent dinner and the good vibes. We had a blast with your whole crew. The Urban Lounge is a really cool venue that is the perfect size for my touring lighting rig. You all know how that makes me smile :)
Next day we drove to Boise to play with our good friends Equaleyes. We have known the guys for years and whenever we get to play together it is guranteed to be a good time. This was no exception. Then venue owner was really cool and we had a great turn out. Thanks Boise peeps! Once again we stayed with our buddy Seth Brown who cooked us late night impromptu spinach bacon shrimp wraps! You Rock Seth!
Next morning we headed to Lolo Hot springs for the Manifest. We got there in time to catch our friends from Miller Creek for their set and after a pretty entertaining art auction Yamn played a great 2 hour set. the sound guy did a great job and our Missoula friends made it a show to remember. After the show we wandered to the late night tents. Pretty silly scene over there but it was entertaining to say the least. If you ever wondered, guys dancing to electronic music naked on stage is not pretty. Anyhow. We spent the next day with our friends Tom and Emily in Missoula. Tom is the bass player for Miller Creek and was running the lights on the main stage all weekend. They did us up right with an awesome BarBQ, showers and a day relaxing watching movies. Thank you so much guys... We needed that. We are coming back to Missoula to play Tom and Emily's wedding this Saturday :)
Today is the 4th of July and we are on a 11 hour drive to Bellingham WA. We don't play there there until tomorrow so until then...on the road we remain. I hope you all have a great 4th of July! Be safe, spend it with those you love, And don't forget how lucky we are to be Americans! Love!
Sent to you from the road straight from Uncle Pauly :)
Location:Sprague,United States
Love you guys....anytime and anything for family :) Drive safe, have fun, and see you Saturday!
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