Day 9 (Coeur D'Alene, ID): We played a venue called The Grail, that hosts a lot of larger national acts (Powerman 500 and King's X are the most recent). We were supposed to have 2 opening bands for the show but one of them had to cancel because their van broke down. We met the other band and they seemed nice, but then disappeared before load-in and we never saw them again! The show itsself was good but not great, though it's always fun to play on a big stage with a great monitor mix, and believe me, the sound guys at The Grail do an excellent job!
Day 10 (Spokane, WA): We got to town and met Ty's dad at his old Air Force buddy's (Jack) house. We showered there (for the first time since we left Boise 3 days prior) and spent a few hours relaxing in the shade. That night we played a place called Litz's - a smaller bar with a lot of regulars. They wanted us to play outside for the first part of the night then move inside because of a noise restriction. It was a pain in the ass, but we did it anyway. On the outside patio, there was not quite enough room for one of Jonny's cymbal stands, so we had to find a short coffee can to put under one of the leges (see the photo). We had everything plugged into 2 outlets and kept blowing breakers. By the end of the night, everything on our end of the bar was turned off except for our equipment!
Day 11 (Spokane, WA): Our 2nd night at Litz's, it was pretty much the same as the previous night. There was, however, some fat guy the had the greatest dance moves I've ever seen! I managed to shoot a video of him by placing my camera on top of my amp during our last song. The video is posted at the very bottom of this blog, but be patient, because it takes him a minute to warm up.
Old Air Force buddies: Jack (our host for a day) and Tom (Ty's dad).
Our outside setup at Litz's.
Johnny's new cymbal stand addendum.
The best dancer I've ever seen!
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