Now I'm back home for two weeks! It's not really time off though because we have other shows to do around here. But it was an awesome month.
Here are the links to my latest photo albums!
St. Petersburg
New Orleans and Savannah
Just to let you know, I may not be writing for a while since I won't be on the road for a couple of weeks.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Chatenooga, TN
This is the second day of a four show stretch before I finally go back home! It will have been gone for about three weeks. The time off in different cities definitely helps make it doable. Monday we were in Columbus, GA for the Avenged Sevenfold concert. We checked in to the hotel around 9:30 am. I went back to sleep for a while, relaxed in the room and went to the bus around 5. Then we all had dinner at a Logan's then headed to the arena. The bus pulled into the docks where all the other artist trucks and docks were and we walked in through the backstage. Some the stagehands were hanging around and recognized us from being there a few days before. We got there right before the band Buckcherry went on, then Avenged Sevenfold was after that. I knew a few songs by each band. The stage production was pretty cool. Lots of lights and some LED panels that moved around on the stage.
After that we went back to the hotel, and left for Charlotte, NC the next day after check out. It was about a 6 hour drive, I pretty much stayed in my bunk to sleep off some of the beer :)
We were in a really nice hotel right in the heart of downtown. It was the Omni. We met up for dinner and walked to an Irish pub/restaurant which was really good. I had to get corned beef and cabbage. Especially since I didn't have any on St. Patrick's day. Then a few of us went walking around to find another bar to hang out in. There weren't too many exciting options since it was a Monday night. Brandon told me about this place called The Breakfast Club which is an 80s themed club. We tried to go there, but it wasn't open early in the week. I was disappointed.
We ended up stopping at just your regular downtown sports bar/restaurant. A couple of the guys watched sports and the rest of us played pool.
The next day I met up with a couple of the guys for lunch, walked around a bit more, found a movie theatre and decided to come back later for a movie. Four of us saw "I Love You Man" later that afternoon in the coolest movie place. It was really new and trendy, had some bars and a really nice restaurant. The theatre seats were soft red vevlety love-seat type things. Then we met up with two more guys, had dinner, and split off different ways. I went to Howl at the Moon with one of the guys, and two more showed up later. There was hardly anybody there, but it was still a lot of fun. One song we requested was "Dance Magic Dance" from the movie Labyrinth. As soon as the piano player read it he started laughing. He played it very well, and later told us that he had never done that before, he just knew it from seeing the movie so many times.
The next morning we had to be on the bus by 7:30 to drive to the next venue. Shows are still going well. It sounds like sometime this fall it will get bigger.
After that we went back to the hotel, and left for Charlotte, NC the next day after check out. It was about a 6 hour drive, I pretty much stayed in my bunk to sleep off some of the beer :)
We were in a really nice hotel right in the heart of downtown. It was the Omni. We met up for dinner and walked to an Irish pub/restaurant which was really good. I had to get corned beef and cabbage. Especially since I didn't have any on St. Patrick's day. Then a few of us went walking around to find another bar to hang out in. There weren't too many exciting options since it was a Monday night. Brandon told me about this place called The Breakfast Club which is an 80s themed club. We tried to go there, but it wasn't open early in the week. I was disappointed.
We ended up stopping at just your regular downtown sports bar/restaurant. A couple of the guys watched sports and the rest of us played pool.
The next day I met up with a couple of the guys for lunch, walked around a bit more, found a movie theatre and decided to come back later for a movie. Four of us saw "I Love You Man" later that afternoon in the coolest movie place. It was really new and trendy, had some bars and a really nice restaurant. The theatre seats were soft red vevlety love-seat type things. Then we met up with two more guys, had dinner, and split off different ways. I went to Howl at the Moon with one of the guys, and two more showed up later. There was hardly anybody there, but it was still a lot of fun. One song we requested was "Dance Magic Dance" from the movie Labyrinth. As soon as the piano player read it he started laughing. He played it very well, and later told us that he had never done that before, he just knew it from seeing the movie so many times.
The next morning we had to be on the bus by 7:30 to drive to the next venue. Shows are still going well. It sounds like sometime this fall it will get bigger.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Columbus, GA
Our show tonight was the most seats this venue has ever sold. They had to rent more chairs for the floor because they sold more tickets than they had seats!
Jeff's parents have been at the last three shows. We set up a little lounge for them backstage with couches and a monitor. The first night they watched the show from the crowd, but last night and tonight they sat in the little lounge. They're a cute old couple. His mom said she was amazed at how much goes on for the show. She said she never bothered to ask him about it and just kind of took it all for granted, but she loved seeing how it was all done.
Tonight at dinner Jeff asked us if we had ever had boiled peanuts. None of us had, and he went on about how great they were and how we had to try some, so he had someone get 10 bags of them. A lot of the local people working the venue couldn't believe we never had them either. After they got the arena we tried them, and most of the crew didn't care for them, but I thought they were pretty good. Kind of like beans.
Right now we're on our way to Tampa for tomorrow's show, then after that we come right back to where we were today. Same town, same venue. But, its not for our show. Brian, Jeff's opening act, is the father of the lead guitarist of Avenged Sevenfold who is also currently on tour. A while ago Brian said if we were interested in going to a show he'd get us tickets. He was originally planning on going too, but just last week he got booked for the Bob and Tom show so he won't be able to make the concert. Brandon took a picture from backstage looking out at the crowd during the show. Marnell is going to print it out, have Brian sign it and give it to his son with a message like "some day you'll make it big." I guess that show sold about half has many seats as Jeff did.
Jeff's parents have been at the last three shows. We set up a little lounge for them backstage with couches and a monitor. The first night they watched the show from the crowd, but last night and tonight they sat in the little lounge. They're a cute old couple. His mom said she was amazed at how much goes on for the show. She said she never bothered to ask him about it and just kind of took it all for granted, but she loved seeing how it was all done.
Tonight at dinner Jeff asked us if we had ever had boiled peanuts. None of us had, and he went on about how great they were and how we had to try some, so he had someone get 10 bags of them. A lot of the local people working the venue couldn't believe we never had them either. After they got the arena we tried them, and most of the crew didn't care for them, but I thought they were pretty good. Kind of like beans.
Right now we're on our way to Tampa for tomorrow's show, then after that we come right back to where we were today. Same town, same venue. But, its not for our show. Brian, Jeff's opening act, is the father of the lead guitarist of Avenged Sevenfold who is also currently on tour. A while ago Brian said if we were interested in going to a show he'd get us tickets. He was originally planning on going too, but just last week he got booked for the Bob and Tom show so he won't be able to make the concert. Brandon took a picture from backstage looking out at the crowd during the show. Marnell is going to print it out, have Brian sign it and give it to his son with a message like "some day you'll make it big." I guess that show sold about half has many seats as Jeff did.
Monday, March 16, 2009
More Florida
Yes, I am on this trip by myself, but I'm having a great time! I've always been ok being on my own for the most part. It occurred to me today that my head is always in it's own little world anyway, so I guess that's part of the reason why it doesn't bother me so much. And it's nice to be able to do what I'd like to do, when I'd like to do it without worrying about anyone else.
Saturday I went to a beach at Treasure Island, which is a little beach community with stores, restuarants, hotels, etc. It was pretty crowded and it took a little while to find somewhere to park, but I pretty much expected that. But it was of course nice and relaxing just sitting and walking on the beach. After that I went to The Pier which is downtown St. Petersburg, and I watched the sun set over the city.
Yesterday I went to another beach at Fort DeSoto park. It was crowded there too, but I found a spot with the softest sand I may have ever felt. It was a little late in the day when I went to the Treasure Island beach so I didn't get any sun, but I did at this beach. Then I stopped at the historic fort, came back to the hotel for a bit, then went to find somewhere to watch the sunset. I entered St. Pete beach into the GPS navigator, and it took me to another little beach community area where I happened to find a place called Sunset Park. I didn't quite get the view I wanted because there was a little peninsula right in front of the view of the horizon, but it was still pretty nice. Today I think I found a good place to go.
I noticed a restaurant with live music by where I parked, so after the sun went down I walked in that direction to check it out. Going to a restaurant by myself isn't something I've had the guts to do yet, so I just walked around it and headed back to my car. As I was walking I noticed something in the sky...
I figured it had to be some kind of space launch, but didn't know what. This morning I heard a DJ mention it, and I looked it up. It was the Discovery carrying a crew of 7 with the final piece of a solar power generator for the International Space Station. I can't believe I got to see that! Especially not knowing anything about it! I was just walking down the street and I just happened to be at the right place at the right time! That was about as long as the smoke trail got, and after that it was just a tiny white light in the sky.
I've got a lot of other really cool pictures I'll share soon. I just wanted to post this one because it's so amazing.
Today I went to the Sunshine Skyway bridge, and also found a little park on the way. One of the coolest things about going across the bridge was driving right along side the birds as they were flying. Then I went downtown again to the Baywalk shopping area, walked around and saw a movie. I've also been enjoying just driving around. There are still a couple more things I want to do in these last couple of days, but so far I've really enjoyed myself :D
Saturday I went to a beach at Treasure Island, which is a little beach community with stores, restuarants, hotels, etc. It was pretty crowded and it took a little while to find somewhere to park, but I pretty much expected that. But it was of course nice and relaxing just sitting and walking on the beach. After that I went to The Pier which is downtown St. Petersburg, and I watched the sun set over the city.
Yesterday I went to another beach at Fort DeSoto park. It was crowded there too, but I found a spot with the softest sand I may have ever felt. It was a little late in the day when I went to the Treasure Island beach so I didn't get any sun, but I did at this beach. Then I stopped at the historic fort, came back to the hotel for a bit, then went to find somewhere to watch the sunset. I entered St. Pete beach into the GPS navigator, and it took me to another little beach community area where I happened to find a place called Sunset Park. I didn't quite get the view I wanted because there was a little peninsula right in front of the view of the horizon, but it was still pretty nice. Today I think I found a good place to go.
I noticed a restaurant with live music by where I parked, so after the sun went down I walked in that direction to check it out. Going to a restaurant by myself isn't something I've had the guts to do yet, so I just walked around it and headed back to my car. As I was walking I noticed something in the sky...
I figured it had to be some kind of space launch, but didn't know what. This morning I heard a DJ mention it, and I looked it up. It was the Discovery carrying a crew of 7 with the final piece of a solar power generator for the International Space Station. I can't believe I got to see that! Especially not knowing anything about it! I was just walking down the street and I just happened to be at the right place at the right time! That was about as long as the smoke trail got, and after that it was just a tiny white light in the sky.
I've got a lot of other really cool pictures I'll share soon. I just wanted to post this one because it's so amazing.
Today I went to the Sunshine Skyway bridge, and also found a little park on the way. One of the coolest things about going across the bridge was driving right along side the birds as they were flying. Then I went downtown again to the Baywalk shopping area, walked around and saw a movie. I've also been enjoying just driving around. There are still a couple more things I want to do in these last couple of days, but so far I've really enjoyed myself :D
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Florida!
Before I get into talking about Florida, I wanted to mention something. After the show in Savannah I was out by the camera gathering up some cables. A man from the audience told me the show was very well done, and that he thought it was important for people to have some laughs in times like these. I've always thought that too. With the poor economy I didn't know how well this tour or any of the entertainment industy would do. But I belive that people will always want some form of entertainment and reason to laugh. It was really nice to hear someone say that.
We arrived at the Tampa International airport close to 5:30am yesterday morning. Most of the guys were flying back to Columbus at 7. I had scheduled to pick up my car at the airport at 8am, and Matt reserved one from a place a few miles outside of the airport to pick up at 9. Steve was getting dropped off at a friend's house in Venice and they didn't want to wait around the airport so we got dropped off with the people flying home. I went to the car rental place to see if I could pick it up any earlier, and Matt went to see if he could rent one there instead. The two other guys who were going with Matt went for some coffee. I wasn't able to get the car any earlier, but Matt was able to get a car from the airport. We met up with the other two guys and we waited around for a while until they left and I got my car. It's a Hyundai Accent and it's pretty nice. It's definitely a lot more responsive than the '93 Taurus I'm used to :) I also got GPS navigator which has been awesome. I called the hotel to find out the earliest time I could check-in and they told me twelve, so I had about 4 hours to kill. While I was waiting for my car I looked up some things to do in the area and one place I found was called Fort DeSoto park which was on the beach. It was such a great feeling to get out there. I felt that the money I spent on this trip was worth it just for that moment.
After that I drove around a bit and found a mall. I walked around, bought a few things and got something to eat. Then I headed to the hotel. The room still wouldn't be ready for another hour, so I went back out for a few things like sunscreen and snacks. Then I drove around some more and went back to the hotel. I was really tired all day, and all I wanted to do was sleep. I got the keys to my room, brought in all of my stuff, turned on the tv and went to sleep. It was about 3pm. I woke up around 8pm, and thought there wasn't really anything else I wanted to do that night, so I just kept on sleeping. I needed it though. I never got caught up from our early flight out of Columbus on Tuesday.
I don't really have any plans while I'm here. I know I want to go see the Dali museum and spend time outside, but that's about it. I'll check out the pamplets down in the lobby and see what looks good :)
We arrived at the Tampa International airport close to 5:30am yesterday morning. Most of the guys were flying back to Columbus at 7. I had scheduled to pick up my car at the airport at 8am, and Matt reserved one from a place a few miles outside of the airport to pick up at 9. Steve was getting dropped off at a friend's house in Venice and they didn't want to wait around the airport so we got dropped off with the people flying home. I went to the car rental place to see if I could pick it up any earlier, and Matt went to see if he could rent one there instead. The two other guys who were going with Matt went for some coffee. I wasn't able to get the car any earlier, but Matt was able to get a car from the airport. We met up with the other two guys and we waited around for a while until they left and I got my car. It's a Hyundai Accent and it's pretty nice. It's definitely a lot more responsive than the '93 Taurus I'm used to :) I also got GPS navigator which has been awesome. I called the hotel to find out the earliest time I could check-in and they told me twelve, so I had about 4 hours to kill. While I was waiting for my car I looked up some things to do in the area and one place I found was called Fort DeSoto park which was on the beach. It was such a great feeling to get out there. I felt that the money I spent on this trip was worth it just for that moment.
After that I drove around a bit and found a mall. I walked around, bought a few things and got something to eat. Then I headed to the hotel. The room still wouldn't be ready for another hour, so I went back out for a few things like sunscreen and snacks. Then I drove around some more and went back to the hotel. I was really tired all day, and all I wanted to do was sleep. I got the keys to my room, brought in all of my stuff, turned on the tv and went to sleep. It was about 3pm. I woke up around 8pm, and thought there wasn't really anything else I wanted to do that night, so I just kept on sleeping. I needed it though. I never got caught up from our early flight out of Columbus on Tuesday.
I don't really have any plans while I'm here. I know I want to go see the Dali museum and spend time outside, but that's about it. I'll check out the pamplets down in the lobby and see what looks good :)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
3/10/09
Savannah, GA
We flew out of Columbus today to the Atlanta airport, then drove from there to Savannah. It was about a 5 hour drive. Some people napped, some (including myself) watched TV. Although I think we all nodded off at some point. We left Columbus around 9:45am and got into Savannah around 6:30. Again, we have a nice hotel right on the river. Marnell made reservations at Lady and Sons restaurant which is owned by Paula Deen whom you may have seen on TV. The reservations were for 8pm, so after I checked in I came up to my room and returned a call from my cousin Erin (today was my birthday so she called and sang me a lovely version of Happy Birhtday). We talked for a while which was nice. Then I went down to the lobby to meet everyone for dinner. The restaurant was just a few blocks away, so we walked there. We got there a bit early so a couple of us walked into a couple of nearby shops. There was a little store with a lot of really cool jewelry. I was in there with one of the guys, and the stuff was just so cool I had to get something, so I got a couple neclaces. He payed for them as a birhtday gift. Then we went into the restaurant and ate lots of really good food. Most people got the buffet, but I got filet mignon. The waitress sang to me for my birthday. It was awesome because she was a jazz singer and sang me a jazzy song that had German in it that meant things like “you’re wonderful.” It was really cool and a unique little way to get a birthday song.
After dinner we came back to the hotel, I dropped off my neclaces and went back outside to explore some more of the city. I think Savannah is one of the coolest cities I’ve been to. It’s got the old streets and buildings, lots of artsy shops, beautiful trees with moss, cobblestone streets, bridges, the river, lots of pubs and taverns, and nice weather (at least this time of year). I love it. Too bad I could only experience it for a few hours.
We flew out of Columbus today to the Atlanta airport, then drove from there to Savannah. It was about a 5 hour drive. Some people napped, some (including myself) watched TV. Although I think we all nodded off at some point. We left Columbus around 9:45am and got into Savannah around 6:30. Again, we have a nice hotel right on the river. Marnell made reservations at Lady and Sons restaurant which is owned by Paula Deen whom you may have seen on TV. The reservations were for 8pm, so after I checked in I came up to my room and returned a call from my cousin Erin (today was my birthday so she called and sang me a lovely version of Happy Birhtday). We talked for a while which was nice. Then I went down to the lobby to meet everyone for dinner. The restaurant was just a few blocks away, so we walked there. We got there a bit early so a couple of us walked into a couple of nearby shops. There was a little store with a lot of really cool jewelry. I was in there with one of the guys, and the stuff was just so cool I had to get something, so I got a couple neclaces. He payed for them as a birhtday gift. Then we went into the restaurant and ate lots of really good food. Most people got the buffet, but I got filet mignon. The waitress sang to me for my birthday. It was awesome because she was a jazz singer and sang me a jazzy song that had German in it that meant things like “you’re wonderful.” It was really cool and a unique little way to get a birthday song.
After dinner we came back to the hotel, I dropped off my neclaces and went back outside to explore some more of the city. I think Savannah is one of the coolest cities I’ve been to. It’s got the old streets and buildings, lots of artsy shops, beautiful trees with moss, cobblestone streets, bridges, the river, lots of pubs and taverns, and nice weather (at least this time of year). I love it. Too bad I could only experience it for a few hours.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
New Orleans was really cool. I haven't been there since I was about 2 years old, so it was pretty much all new to me. Our hotel was on the end of Canal street right by the river. The first day (after sleeping in) I walked over to the Riverwalk place but didn't find any food places. I found out later that I just missed the enterance door while I was walking looking at the river. I went back the next day and walked inside. It was basically a mall type place with all different kinds of stores and a food court.
Then I walked down Canal street for a while until I found some food. Then I followed signs to the French Quarter which of course was one of the coolest things about New Orleans. I took some pictures, went into a few shops, then Brandon called me to let me know where most of them were, so I walked over to meet them. They all had already had a few drinks somewhere and it was about 4:30 at that time. So then we all walked to Bourbon Street and stopped at a couple more bars and stores. Then we all went back to the hotel to drop off souveniers and stuff, and some of us took a cab to a small restaurant way down Canal street called Mandina's. It was a cute little place. Then we took a cab back to Bourbon and went to a few more bars. I'll post some more pictures on Facebook here pretty soon and give you the link.
The second night we were there was also the same night of Britney Spears' first show for her new world tour. Our merch guy, Anthony's company was working that show so he went to help out. I guess he needed a couple more people to help so he asked Doug and Matt from our crew. None of us saw them, but I guess they had to wear red vests and top hats to go along with her "Circus" theme. They both said it was a lot worse of an experience then they had hoped. They were basically rolling up and selling posters all night. It's a funny story that they'll be getting crap for for a while I'm sure.
After New Orleans we had two shows in Texas. The first one was a pain because we had some incompetent stage hands, but the second one was a lot better. Then we flew out of Dallas on Friday morning and got back to Columbus around 12:30. This weekend was the big Arnold Sports Festival, and Live Tech does pretty much all of the production for that. We have the big stage for the body building competition at Vets Memorial and a bunch of other stuff in the Convention Center. There was a big after party last night at the LC Pavillion (a local concert venue) which is what I had to work. It was a loooong day. We got there at 9 to start loading in and didn't leave until after 2am (although it was technically 3am because of the time change). Arnold showed up for a while. I was there to do camera for all of the entertainment.
So I have today off, tomorrow we have to go into the shop for a "drug free workplace" meeting, and we leave for Georgia on Tuesday morning (also my birthday). I'm reeeallly looking forward to the time off I'll have in Florida :) I don't know if I mentioned that yet, but we have a gap of 5 days between shows in Florida so we had the option of flying back home, or anywhere else for the cost of flying back. We'd be flying out of Tampa, so I decided to just get a rental car and hang out in St. Petersburg. Steve said I could get the company to pay for a couple days of the car since I'm not flying anywhere. I can't wait! It'll just be me. I've never had a little private vacation by myself. But why not? Having those 2 days off in New Orleans restored a bit of sanity for me, so hopefully this will be even better!
Then I walked down Canal street for a while until I found some food. Then I followed signs to the French Quarter which of course was one of the coolest things about New Orleans. I took some pictures, went into a few shops, then Brandon called me to let me know where most of them were, so I walked over to meet them. They all had already had a few drinks somewhere and it was about 4:30 at that time. So then we all walked to Bourbon Street and stopped at a couple more bars and stores. Then we all went back to the hotel to drop off souveniers and stuff, and some of us took a cab to a small restaurant way down Canal street called Mandina's. It was a cute little place. Then we took a cab back to Bourbon and went to a few more bars. I'll post some more pictures on Facebook here pretty soon and give you the link.
The second night we were there was also the same night of Britney Spears' first show for her new world tour. Our merch guy, Anthony's company was working that show so he went to help out. I guess he needed a couple more people to help so he asked Doug and Matt from our crew. None of us saw them, but I guess they had to wear red vests and top hats to go along with her "Circus" theme. They both said it was a lot worse of an experience then they had hoped. They were basically rolling up and selling posters all night. It's a funny story that they'll be getting crap for for a while I'm sure.
After New Orleans we had two shows in Texas. The first one was a pain because we had some incompetent stage hands, but the second one was a lot better. Then we flew out of Dallas on Friday morning and got back to Columbus around 12:30. This weekend was the big Arnold Sports Festival, and Live Tech does pretty much all of the production for that. We have the big stage for the body building competition at Vets Memorial and a bunch of other stuff in the Convention Center. There was a big after party last night at the LC Pavillion (a local concert venue) which is what I had to work. It was a loooong day. We got there at 9 to start loading in and didn't leave until after 2am (although it was technically 3am because of the time change). Arnold showed up for a while. I was there to do camera for all of the entertainment.
So I have today off, tomorrow we have to go into the shop for a "drug free workplace" meeting, and we leave for Georgia on Tuesday morning (also my birthday). I'm reeeallly looking forward to the time off I'll have in Florida :) I don't know if I mentioned that yet, but we have a gap of 5 days between shows in Florida so we had the option of flying back home, or anywhere else for the cost of flying back. We'd be flying out of Tampa, so I decided to just get a rental car and hang out in St. Petersburg. Steve said I could get the company to pay for a couple days of the car since I'm not flying anywhere. I can't wait! It'll just be me. I've never had a little private vacation by myself. But why not? Having those 2 days off in New Orleans restored a bit of sanity for me, so hopefully this will be even better!
Monday, March 2, 2009
New Orleans, LA
Two days off in New Orleans! We got to the hotel here last night at about 12:30 after a 5:00 show in LaFayette. On the bus on the way here Marnell gathered us all in the front lounge and handed all of us an envelope. We opened them up to find $150 cash! He said he and Robin wanted to thank us all for all our hard work and job well done and "have fun in New Orleans!" It was very unexpected and very nice of them!
Last night Jeff filmed some more e-card greetings during the show. This time they were with Bubba J for St. Patrick's day, so watch his website for those in the next few days!
A few days ago we were in Southhaven Mississippi and it was pretty nice becauase we had a lot of the same stagehands as we did in Tupelo. That makes things go a little bit smoother because most of them know what's going on. I guess that will be happening again in couple of days when we get the same crew in Texas as we had last night.
The night before last night was an interesting one. We were in Biloxi. The floor was all wet because there was ice underneath and one of the house guys said he thinks the engineers didn't keep it cool enough in there over night so it got soaked in condensation. It was annoying building the screen, because we're always kneeling and scooting around the floor to build it. They had people with mops and fans, but it didn't really go away until right before the show started.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do exactly here in New Orleans. Our hotel is right next to the river. The Riverwalk Marketplace (I think that's what it's called) is right across the street, so I may head over there pretty soon and look for some food or something. I'll write again in a couple days to let you know how it went!
Two days off in New Orleans! We got to the hotel here last night at about 12:30 after a 5:00 show in LaFayette. On the bus on the way here Marnell gathered us all in the front lounge and handed all of us an envelope. We opened them up to find $150 cash! He said he and Robin wanted to thank us all for all our hard work and job well done and "have fun in New Orleans!" It was very unexpected and very nice of them!
Last night Jeff filmed some more e-card greetings during the show. This time they were with Bubba J for St. Patrick's day, so watch his website for those in the next few days!
A few days ago we were in Southhaven Mississippi and it was pretty nice becauase we had a lot of the same stagehands as we did in Tupelo. That makes things go a little bit smoother because most of them know what's going on. I guess that will be happening again in couple of days when we get the same crew in Texas as we had last night.
The night before last night was an interesting one. We were in Biloxi. The floor was all wet because there was ice underneath and one of the house guys said he thinks the engineers didn't keep it cool enough in there over night so it got soaked in condensation. It was annoying building the screen, because we're always kneeling and scooting around the floor to build it. They had people with mops and fans, but it didn't really go away until right before the show started.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do exactly here in New Orleans. Our hotel is right next to the river. The Riverwalk Marketplace (I think that's what it's called) is right across the street, so I may head over there pretty soon and look for some food or something. I'll write again in a couple days to let you know how it went!
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