Show Journal 2002-06-10
Day 4 – After cleaning up (i.e. – bathing in the sink in the restroom) and watching everyone in STFS get stared down by the management we drove on. A few minutes into the drive El Santo attacked the STFS van with an array of condiments and food products. The war has begun. At a later stop Damon was spotted behind our van affixing a sign that says “honk at us we’re morons”. Later Justin put mayonnaise under their door handles. They threw stuff, we threw stuff and I’m sure the drama will continue all the way to Wisconsin. The drive to Aberdeen was slow. There was lots of road construction and at one point we found a section of the highway that was going to be closed for “about 30 minutes”. We were pointed to a bypass that involved 5 miles on a gravel road. It was a very weird feeling to be in the middle of nowhere, no cars in sight, cruising down a dirt road going to show. Not very “tour like”. For this trip Justin decided to save money by bringing bulk foods. At one point he asked for his trail mix and as I went to hand it to him the bag ripped and spilled about a pound of mixed nuts all over the van. Ughh. Due to all the traffic and construction we were pretty late to the show. Matt booked our show for us in Aberdeen last year and since there weren’t any clubs available so he just had us play in his basement. That was so cool and we can’t thank him enough! During the STFS set Jim and Kevin “painted” an enormous penis out of masking tape on the STFS van. I can’t wait until they pass a trucker who sees a van with a huge penis on top of it! The turnout was admittedly pretty low, but we both got to play and sold a few things so it was all worth it. Thanks again Matt! After the show we checked out Carl’s collection of Harley’s (he owns a shop) and while some people played poker Dave and I stayed up discussing bands and music with Matt and his friend (who’s name has totally escaped me … sorry). We all crashed in the comfort of a nice basement with beds, thick carpets and couches.
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