Greetings Everyone. We had another interesting weekend and I would like to share a few events from it with you guys.
First welcome to summer this week (at least I think it’s summer) Two weeks ago we were burning wood to take the chill off the house and today we’re putting the air conditioning units in for the summer to cool it down. It’s bizarre to say the least. We had five sunny days for the entire month of May. This week bring on the sun block. Go figure huh?
Anyway on to last week’s reviews: 4 shows in 4 days:
Thursday evening was our summer kick off "Bike Night" up to the Hitchin' Post on Belden Hill. Once again the weather was questionable and with the roll of the dice we decided to play outdoors on the deck. The first two hours proved dry, but at the end of the last set the wind had picked up and it started to sprinkle. We closed out the night with a seven minute version of “Free Bird' and by the time the last note was played the wind picked up to about 60 mph and blew half the deck furniture out on to Route 7 and it rained in sheets sideways. The boys grabbed their scoots and drove them on to the porch and we unplugged and grabbed as much stuff as we could, but it was hopeless. It was like driving the band stage through the magic car wash on Front Street. Thank Goodness for the help from Ty and Dominick as they helped us wipe down and load up the best we could. Hey what are you going to do? We called it out there - but we learn from it too. It’s not the first time we baptized our equipment, and it won't be the last.
So Friday night arrives with more rain and more wind, but (hey) we’re at Davy's (indoors) so, let it rain - we don't care. Around the second set, the water started to back-up at the rear door and the next thing you know, we have two (plus) inches of water on the dance floor and stage area. So, no one was electrocuted and nobody drowned, but that was the end of that show. (So not even indoors can we cut a break)
As we moved into Saturday once again it rained. We were scheduled to play another outside show up in Fosterville and this time we were not going to take any chances at all. To get to Fosterville one must travel a mile down dirt roads and under power lines to arrive at the destination. We needed three - 4x4's to complete the equipment transfer. {Thanks Hippie} Anyway this time we once again made the choice to play indoors {enclosed porch] wasn't much to look at though the windows but we were dry! {Like the days of the Big Pink} And, wouldn't you know it - when we packed down that night the sky was filled with stars. I just don't know. Anyway, what an adventure through the woods.. {"Way back up in the woods among the evergreens"} Thanks Foster for a great evening. We hope everyone liked the band.
Finally Sunday comes, and it’s show #4 and another outside venue. It was Jeremy's Pig Roast. Rural gigs were once again the lay of the land as we headed back through the Hay Fields of Nineveh to complete our day’s event. The sun was shining Sunday and it had to be all of 90 degrees that day. They had a cool little stage for us all covered over. (very nice) When we play these outdoor events you never quite know what to expect. Sometimes it's a sweet stage - sometimes it's cardboard over grass. Jeremy hooked us up and special thanks to Mr. Stanley for supplying electrical power for the event. It's not easy to run a 2000 watt system when all you have is a generator to do so. So we played for the better part of five hours that day and as the sun went down, the sky started to get dark once again and the wind picked up. This time we knew better and got everything secured safe and sound and DRY.
So as I look at the two big blisters on both my palms from a weekend of drum sticks and maybe the 200+ songs played, all one can say is what a beautiful ride it was. A very special thanks to my two brothers that make what we do so much fun and our families that support us every weekend when we once again "Take on the world"
This week -Saturday- one show {Lisa's Big Annual Bash} - Private show - but guess what ? WERE OUTDOORS again- wish us luck!
Peace and love,
Mikee^Dee
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