Hanging with our new Idahomies

We're about a week into our tour now, and I'm currently in a Starbucks in Couer D'Alene, ID. We haven't had a real chance to seek the precious internet since my last blog, which is my excuse for not posting one since we were in Boise. By the way, we ended up spending 3 days in Boise with our new friends, who were very hospitable, lending us their showers and even cooking for us! Our show in Idaho Falls went well for a Tuesday, but the next night in Butte was pretty much a bust. The lady we booked with wanted to do an all ages show in a room attached to the bar, so we played for 4 teenagers while there were 30-some people in te bar next door! Last night we were in Moscow, ID (home of the University of Idaho) and had a great show in a great bar with a great stage and a great sound system. We definately want to make it back to John's Alley!

(picture: our new Idahomies in Boise)

Already in the tour we've encountered a lot of crazy adventures. The weirdest perhaps, is when Ben's wallet was "traded" at the old Idaho State Penitentary, which is now a museum. We were taking the self-guided tour when Ben crawled in an old washing machine in the laundry so we could spin him around. It must have fallen out of his pocket when he crawled out, but we never found it, so instead just informed the ladies at the front desk. A few minutes later, one of the ladies came up to our bus with a lost wallet that wasn't Ben's, but had all of the contents from Ben's wallet. Some dude found his wallet, put all of Ben's stuff in his own much shittier wallet, and turned it in! Ben was pissed, but happy he had his ID and credit cards!

(picture: Ben - angry, but relieved)(picture: Ben's "new" old, shitty wallet)

(not pictured: Ben's "old" new, awesome wallet)

Aside from the craziness that insues after a show, we're finding out that touring is mostly driving and loading/unloading. It's like we're a group of talented truck drivers. ...well, more talented than most truck drivers, probably!(picture: Idaho, from our perspective)