Show Journal 2006-04-29
God damn I love Richland. The drive up was nutty. There was tons of rain, then lots of rainbows and a wind advisory in the already windy Gorge area. So windy that we actually saw a semi that had flipped over the median and was on it’s side on both sides of the highway. Hope it wasn’t Dan. When we crossed the bridge into WA there was a creepy and ominous fog everywhere that looked really cool. We forgot to bring CD’s and at one point resorted to discussing Juggalos for the better part for ten minutes. Just a strange drive all around, but we were on time and that’s a first. Daggermouth ended up cancelling so in a strange twist of fate we learned BXF (who we played with last night) was in Richland playing a bar show, so we got them to open our show as well. People didn’t really know what to think of them, but they had a crowd and that’s a plus. As they finished we walked over to Hastings where I located a replica of the Bluesmobile that I immediately purchased. I told everyone that would listen about it, but no one else seemed impressed. Broadway Calls was awesome. After a month of touring they are rock solid. Such a great band with such a great sound. Countdown To Life still holds a special place in my heart, but I do like seeing Broadway Calls just as much. We played last and in typical Tri-Cities fashion the show was insane. Fists, shoving, jumping, stage diving, and a new achievement … girls making out on stage. The bar gets higher with every show at Ray’s. Eventually Dave drove the ladies away by insulting them but that’s just how he rolls. We did some more 800 Octane karaoke since Dave’s voice was toast and man some people can sing. Yotes and Andy M in particular rocked the mic hard on several occasions. On guy brought a “new” lawn gnome to the show for us to approve of. Too funny. Thank a million to those who stayed late and for Dustin and crew for all the help.
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