We rolled out of Greensboro around noon, and I napped in my bunk through most of the short drive and load-in into the Visulite Theater. The venue was smaller than I was
expecting, but this was fine with me, as the bigger the room gets, the tougher it is to dial in good sound on stage.During our soundcheck/rehearsal, we worked on one of Johnny's tunes, "To The West Goodbye," that's on his band's new album. (Check 'em out: New Madrid Faults) This tune has a different sound than the rest of the material we've been doing, so I think it will add a nice element to the shows.
The show was pretty rockin'. The first set had a nice "Ice Cream" as well as the debut of Johnny's new tune, which went over quite well. The second set opened with an interesting combo of "Thing One > Long Form Part 4 > Thing One," which we basically executed according to plan. Later in the set, we had a very adventurous "Footprints" that went to some cool places.
I learned two things about Steve backstage at this show. One: The man does a pretty flawless Donald Duck impression. Two: He owns one of the silliest looking hoodies I've ever seen!After the show, we set off to drive to Charleston SC. After a couple episodes of Family Guy, we stopped at a truck stop to fuel up and wash the bus. While the driver took care of business, the few of us that were awake amused ourselves in the truck stop convenience store, laughing over some tacky t-shirts, stuffed mechanical dogs, and crazy sunflower seed flavors like whiskey-soaked and caffeine-infused. (Chris bought some of the latter.)
I had a craving for a chocolate milkshake and went into the diner to order one, but apparently none of the late-night staff knew how to prepare one as illustrated in Charlie's cell-phone photo of the mess created upon their attempt. We arrived in Charleston around 7am, and being the only one awake when the bus stopped, I headed off to one of the highly coveted day rooms to catch some zzz's and a shower.
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