We're home again after a long, long drive down from Vermont. We decided to leave right after our gig at the Langdon St. Cafe and drive all night. Thanks to Dan and Josh, we're back in Philadelphia and in one piece, despite the rain, fog, and fatigue. The show in Montpelier was a great time, and Driftwood's set was spectacular. They're awesome people and we had a lot of fun hanging out with them.But the big event of the day occurred on the way to Montpelier on I-89. For added space in our van, we'd been touring with a roof-mounted cargo container. As we neared the exit for Montpelier, another van signaled us to pull over. The very considerate driver informed us that a black bag had flown out of our Ex-Cargo and onto the highway.
Dan immediately and valiantly tried to recover the bag from the side of the highway, getting soaked by rain and poked by brush in the process. Alas, the bag was never found, which we concluded contained all of our mic cables, microphones, and power strips. Not only that, but when we arrived at the venue, we discovered that Dan's bag of personal possessions had also disappeared from the carrier, and unfortunately contained his only change of pants! After a trip to Wal-Mart for pants and to the hardware store for locks (to hopefully prevent any more ex-cargo), we were able to play the show. Thanks go out to the Langdon St. Cafe for providing us with house mics and house beer.
No true adventure is complete without some hardship, and this was ours. But we're back home now, and overall it was a fun trip. We hope to see everyone in New England again soon - even as soon as this fall. Look out!
- Nick
I love 89. I can't say the same for Wal-Mart. Glad you had a good show/tour/trip despite your hardship.
ReplyDeleteThanks Maureen - I forgot to ask Dan if the Wal-Mart was a super version. Y'know, the ones where you can get pants AND a pineapple.
ReplyDeleteIt was not in fact a "super Wal Mart", there were only pants and no produce.
ReplyDeleteYou know, as the week we got home went on, I kept realizing one more thing that had been in the bag that I lost. It was most unpleasant, because it kept lasting.