All of us were stoked to play the spot, but before we could get there, we had to find suitable transportation to get us and our equipment there. So the hunt was on, we needed a vehicle for starters, one that could hold our band crap for the trip down there, and we also needed a place to stay. there was no way 4 guys were gonna sleep inside of a car for a show no matter how much we wanted to play. Luckily, we were able to make reservations at one of the local casinos out there a little bit out of town and the one room only cost us about 50 bucks for a night. what a deal right?
OK! So we got the hotel, and we only had about three days till we had to leave, but we still had no reasonable transportation to get there. all of us started calling everyone we knew in hopes of finding a good soul that would either let us use their van or truck to get out there, or would like to come with us to do so. the night before the show we hit the jackpot. Brian's wifes cousin was generous and curious enough(he had never seen us play) to come with us and let us use his truck to haul us and our equipment out to reno. It was on, We were all ready, now all we had to do was get there!
The first few hours of the trip went pretty smoothly, and tho the guys were dying because they couldn't smoke ciggs in the truck, we were all in good spirits and the usual shenanigans that went on between us was afoot. and then it happened. about an hour outside of reno, traffic stopped to a dead halt. we all almost died a little inside because the last thing we wanted to do was be late, thats very bad for your business, and we as a band pride ourselves on playing every show we commit to. We had no clue how far the traffic went for, all we could see is cars for a few miles down the road and they kept going around the corner for how long? infinitely possibly. that was the general worry among us anyways.
It started to get hot so we decided to take a break and get out of the truck. most of us rushed to our pockets so we could smoke our stogies and calm down a bit. the weather was nice, and the view was as always in the mountains, fantastical. as if we all had the same thought we started pulling instruments out, and warmed up on the mountian side while curious onlookers also stuck in the traffic decided to come out as well.
After about two hours of screwing around, traffic finally started to move. apparently due to some construction, and someones inability to follow road signs, there was an accident that clogged the one lane available to all drivers headed to Reno once it was cleared up tho, traffic finally started to move again, and fortunately we were still early enough to get our hotel room, and relax for a bit.
the show its self was fun, but since they hadn't promoted as well as we thought they would have the crowd was pretty small, but they were awesome, and talk about the bar OMG! the first bar Ive ever been to to have Arrogant Bastard on tap! We had an actual sound guy, with a real live audio setup, which was odd. we had never done a real sound check before, and tho it took a while, it was worth the wait. This show was the first we had ever played where we could actually hear ourselves playing, and i have to tell you, it made me shiver a bit. we actually sounded pretty darn good if you ask me. It erased any doubts i had about the band, and made me realise that this, no matter what was what i wanted to do for the rest of my working life.
