Show Journal 2001-08-26
Day 3 – Today is my birthday. I never imagined I would be driving around in a van and sleeping on floors at this age. I had Froot Loops for breakfast today which always makes me happy. I guess I never imagined I would still like Froot Loops at this age either. For lunch I had an MRE. The pork chop sucked but the orange pound cake was dope. I ranted and raved about it so much I was given the nickname ‘pound cake’. After a few moments of road induced stupidity we all were granted our own MRE nicknames. Dave is ‘ham slice’, Justin is ‘cheese spread’, Jim is ‘pasta with vegetables’, and Kevin is ‘accessory pack b’. On to Ventura in the 100+ heat. At one point during the drive Justin humped Dave’s pillow. We thought it was funny and then he humped Dave’s face. Now we are disturbed and are jockeying for sleeping positions away from Justin. I finally got to try an infamous In and Out Burger and it was the bomb. We stopped at a Target at one point and picked up some neck pillows for the van. They aren’t that comfortable but look hilarious when affixed to Dave’s head. We got to Ventura early and had time to kill. For some reason it’s really damn cold here all the sudden. As a birthday gift I was treated to dinner at a Mongolian Grill. Justin almost killed us on the drive there though. The man made 30 turns to get to a place 1/2 mile away. The ridicule of Justin’s driving continues. Dinner was cool so thank you guys for the dinner! No thanks for the upset stomachs that everyone got. No opening band at the show tonight and a turnout of less than 30. It was still fun because the people there were paying attention and noisy. Thanks to Joe for setting up the show for us. We met some people from Portland at the show which was kinda weird. One of them gave us the secrets to winning big in Reno. The answer involved putting quarters in your shoes so I passed on using the information. If they win it big tomorrow then I guess I’ll be kicking myself. Kevin drove well on his first time behind the wheel of our land yacht. We decided that we might test everyones driving skill by putting soup cans in the roof extension and see if they fall and maim the passengers. We slept in another truck stop tonight where we had slept before on our 1999 tour. Familiarity with a truck stop shower and bathroom is a frightening thing.
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