Day 12 (Bellingham, WA): After a slow Friday & Saturday in Spokane, we were a little apprehensive about traveling 360 miles to Bellingham for a Sunday night show. As it turned out, we had a great crowd and an exciting night at the Wild Buffalo, which is a very nice venue that tailors to a lot of touring bands!
Day 13 (no show): We headed back to the East and spent the night in Spokane with some people we met at our shows there. Nothing really exciting.
Day 14 (Missoula, MT): We had a great show at the Top Hat on a Tuesday, which reinforces the fact that in this business the best days aren't always on the weekends! One of my friends that I worked with at Granite, Jacque Chatriand (right) now lives in Missoula and came to the show with her sister, Jessi (left).
Day 15 (Sheridan, WY): We booked our show at the American Legion Post #7 in Sheridan about 2 weeks prior, and weren't expecting a huge turnout for a few reasons:
1.) It's the American Legion and not a hot spot for the younger crowd.
2.) It's Sheridan, WY on a Wednesday night.
3.) They only had 2 weeks to promote the show.
4.) Their live music schedule included the likes of the Boot Hill Band and Ethyl & The Regulars.
Despite our expectations, however, a lot of people came to the show, due to the efforts of the manager of the Legion, who did an excellent job of promoting and even put an ad on the local rock radio station. At the beginning off the night, the crowd looked like this:
And at the end of the night...
It turned out to be the best show of the tour so far! Thank you, Sheridan, Wyoming!! And just to recap the week so far:Friday Spokane, WA slow night
Saturday Spokane, WA slow night
Sunday Bellingham, WA great night
Tuesday Missoula, MT great night
Wednesday Sheridan, WY amazing night!
It's a funny business!
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