December 2012

Those of you who’ve hung out with us on tour have probably heard us call the van the “Red Sled.” This is because in rain, sleet, ice, and/or snow, it is virtually impossible to stop our fine steed in short order. The van’s brakes are in the front, but with all the gear loaded in the back, it sits on a bit of a “wheelie,” making those front breaks fairly ineffective. Nothing like a 5-7% grade and packed snow to test the skills of the savviest driver in the band (Anton) today… but we made it!

What a difference a day [of snow] makes. We’re about ready to drive down the hill back to Denver/Boulder. In contrast to night #1, last night the place was packed and we all had a killer time. I guess word of the fresh snow got people to make the drive up and party for the night. Good times. Thanks to any of you who made it out – we had a blast. About to go grab some coffee/cocoa and hit the road, so gotta sign off. First, a few more pics…

 

We’re up in Keystone for the night, playing a double-header at the Snake River Saloon, right at the foot of the resort. The lack of snow is killing business up here – check out this pic we took on the drive near town this afternoon – grass and dirt in December – yikes:

We definitely felt it at the club tonight… probably 40-50 people there (dead!). But we had ’em groovin’ nonetheless. That’s the “energy bubble” thing that we always talk about… whether there are 5 people or 5,000 people in front of us, we focus on our energy on stage, giving those people the best music we can give ’em.

It’s supposed to snow tomorrow all day, so if that word gets out, we may get lucky with a better crowd of skiers and snowboards (this place is totally an apres ski place).

What’s nice here is that they have a “band apartment” above the venue, so we get a nice 3-bedroom place to hang out before the show, between sets, and overnight. Pretty killer setup.

Here are some pics from today/tonight… we’ll post another update tomorrow… time to hit the rack, as it’s almost 5am. Yay.