Sauget/St Louis, Somewhere in Kansas, Denver and SLC

30Sep08

9-23

Sauget, IL/St. Louis (same thing, I hear)

We have a show at a cool venue. Too bad the only other places nearby are stip clubs. I asked a few different workers at the venue where I should go to pick up some food. They all told me the same thing, “The strip clubs have GREAT food!”

Looks like I’m eating bus food…again.

9-24

Kansas

I have no idea what city we were in earlier today, but we went to the Smoky Hill Bison Co.

Our bus driver is obsessed with bison, and actually owns three, which live at this ranch…so he brought us here for a tour. We woke up early (noon) to go out and see the bison.  A sweet lady named Lynda was our host.

One of the bison got pushed through the electric fence by another bison, so here you see Lynda trying to get him back to where he should be.

9-25

Denver

GREAT DAY! I found a copy of Dennis Wilson’s Pacific Ocean Blue. I have been waiting for this for a LONG time.

I think I am pretty good about not namedropping, but this time I have to.

I met one of my musical heroes today. Bill Stevenson. He thought he already knew me. Weird. Maybe he saw my myspace or something since we have a few common friends. We are all lurkers(except for me), we just don’t admit it. Who knows.  He has played drums and written songs in many of my favorite bands. He is one of the main reasons I am a drummer. I was totally nerdy and starstruck(very rare for me) when I met him. We geeked out for a while about drums/recording and chatted about the day to day. It was awesome.

I also got to see my aunt Roxann and uncle Ken tonight and grab a bite to eat with them. It is always the best to see family when on tour, or anytime, really.

9-26

SLC

Ate street tacos, trimmed my fingernails, worked and then went to California Pizza kitchen with Jered and Kristi B!

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