Doppler, A Roadies View

Beach Bum

Well several days have gone by. The last time we were in Washington DC. This was last Friday. The show…. Went very well, the best one up to that point. I wish we could have filmed, it looked great. I have to say I was very pleased. The sound was also top notch. As always a great job by Al our sound engineer. The band were also on top of it.

Saturday rolls around and we leave the bus for a few days and hop a flight to San Francisco. Six hours to the coast and flying the fine folks at Jet Blue Airlines. I love these folks, never a bad flight. The fun begins upon arrival. The promoter shows up with one 15-passenger van. Mind you we have 7 of us, luggage and some band gear. We just barely fit. John did not travel on the same flight so we had a little room. The good thing is we are staying at the W hotel. These are some of the nicest hotels in the world. After a rest six of us head to dinner. A very posh place and the bill was over $650..Ouch!

Sunday and the gig. It takes place in Golden Gate Park and a bit of a chilly day. This is a radio station event for the Alice. Smash Mouth, Gavin DeGraw and Berlin are also on the bill. The day was chaos to say the least. The promoter forgot to pick up the crew. Then we had sound problems. However we pulled off the show and the crowd was great. Thanks SF we will see you again soon.

We have to leave immediately after the show to catch a flight to LA. Of course the flight is delayed. I hate cattle call airlines, AKA Southwest airlines.

Monday is a day off and sleep. Not much happened.

Tuesday and the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The show was sold out again and the crowd was very appreciative. This venue hasn’t changed in 20 years. It’s basically a dinner theatre. A bit of a strange place to do a rock show.

So today was another day off. Myself, Noah (the drummer) and Casey (our monitor engineer) decided to drive up the coast to El Matador beach. This is just north of Malibu. If you have ever seen the movie the Big Lebowski, they shot a scene there. It is a bit secluded. You have to walk down a bunch of steps and a path to get to it.

It is an amazing view. The water was actually a bit warm. What a great way to spend an afternoon. I posted a couple photos on the web site under the FFF page. We also had supper just down the road right on the beach. A little seafood by the sea.

So tomorrow is a show at House of Blues in West Hollywood. This should be a great time since it is basically a hometown show for the guys. On Friday it’s off to Kansas City were we will pick our bus back up and continue on until mid July.

A quick note, there was a tentative date for Madison next week. However, the show will not be happening. Sorry to the folks there.

Keep checking the site for more live photos soon.

Doppler

posted by Doppler at 1:49 AM