Friday September 22 2023

Waking up “dark” and early at 6:30 a.m.

 

Linking up at the warehouse with the ELO crew. Making sure we got everything packed up in the trailer and hooking it up to the van. With Carlos, Carson, Kevin, Nigel, Nancy, and this new guy Patrick.

 

We pile in. I take a decent nap after eating a breakfast bar. About 3 hours later we arrive at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia.

 

Loading everything in and setting up the stage. We got here so early so there’s no stress. There’s so many venue people too.

 

 

PB&J and Coffee.

 

Sound check goes mostly well. Replacing a frayed xlr cable on Leon’s drums – replacing Ron’s pedal board with the spare – fixing frequencies on mics, etc.

 

Rebecca and I ride the elevator to the 11^th floor where the Starr Hill Brewery is – grabbing some quick food – meanwhile, there’s like a thousand people hanging around on this top level. Making our way to Wegman’s down on street level and enjoying some desserts with Ron, Mike, and Leon.

 

Doing the show – it’s been about three months since our last show so everything feels hype and fresh. It’s a really great show.

 

 

Packing up and loading out. We’re all eager to hit the road cause the sooner we get home the better. I take the wheel of the van/trailer and drive us through the nasty rain and wind – it takes about 3.5 hours to get home.

 

I’m so exhausted after arriving home.