Come back from the Vail
Posted: 19 June 2005 at 13:57:00
Back on the road again. We're just west of Rangley, Colorado. I was hoping we would get home by 5, but that's looking less likely. I think it'll be more like 6.
Last night's show was not nearly as well attended as Friday's was, but there were several very enthusiastic fans -- some repeat attendees from the previous night. The show went off with fewer technical glitches than the night before whic was a bonus.
Thom cut every original tune out of the set with the exception of Mr. Serious -- something I think was a mistake. But, oh well. The originals are sounding good, but need a little more stage-time, in my opinion.
I spent a lot of my free time yesterday working on some Iodynamics projects. Thom, Matt and Juli went to see the new Batman movie while I'm guessing Tim, Tim, Greg, and Amanda tried to recuperate from the night before.
I finally made it to the jacuzzi this time as I remembered my swim trunks. I only spent about 20 minutes there and felt like my flesh was going to slide off my bones. It was awesome.
I have uploaded pictures taken by me and Amanda to the Sons Of Nothing site. There are a lot of pictures from these two gigs.
Matt made the mistake of bringing some Styx MP3s which have been playing for the last hour. These poor, poor souls have had to bear the pain which is listening to me sing along.
I asked Thom, Juli, and Matt if they thought any amount of voice training could give me the ability to produce music of any discernable vocal quality. At first, the immediate response was a loud chorus of, "No!" but then Juli conceded that it may be possible... that "anything's possible." Matt suggested, perhaps if/when I "made it to the celestial kingdom," it's possible I'd be able to sing.
I love how Matt gives me hope. :-)
Today, of course, is Father's Day and I've been thinking about my family a lot as we head back home. Maya has called me twice today either to tell me that Mom really misses me and then to ask me when I think I'll be home.