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Monday, 14 June 2010 10:27 |
Hi, there. I'm in chilly Nederland, Colorado hanging out for a couple days. We just finished a 3-day run in this beautiful state. There's a nasty rumor going around that Hot Buttered Rum brings unseasonally bad weather to the region whenever we arrive and.....um....darnit! Happened again! Let's hope we can end the streak next time!
This trip started off with Nat, Erik, and I flying into Denver. We drove to the local Fox Tv affiliate and played a few songs on live television. It's an interesting experience for sure and we made the best of it. Strange life, those newscasters..... That night we stayed over at our friends house in the area. We watched Avatar and drank wine and just relaxed which was wonderful. The next day we drove over the mountains and landed in Palisade. The evening was spent eating dinner outside by a raging river with a few new friends and a musical soiree ensued. Our host serenaded us with her fiddle which was a treat! It was great because their house was a mile from the Palisade Bluegrass Festival where we were to play the next day.
First, however...World Cup Soccer! I'm fired up to watch as much as possible. It's so fascinating to watch human beings from such different cultures meeting on the field, and of all places, South Africa. I'm totally rooting for an African team to go all the way. How amazing would that be??!! We watched a couple games and made our way to the festival. The town is cute and has wineries, a distillery, and a powerful environment. The festival had good production and the town rallied to help us create a magical evening. Thanks a lot Palisade, hope to see you again someday!
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The next day consisted of a drive back to Denver where we loaded into the Gothic Theater. It was our first headlining gig there and the first of two with the March Fourth Marching Band from Portland, OR. They are quite a spectacle! Very talented musicians combined with cabaret-style dancing and people on stilts all dressed up Burning Man style! They create a great vibe and it was a blast to take the stage after they got the room going. I had a blast at this show and thought our band played well. I got to dress up like Bono and sing Where the Streets Have No Name. So fun! U2 had cancelled a gig due to an injury and I felt inspired to get the song up. We had some stilt walkers on stage with us while we played and in the audience as well so you can imagine the scene was a riot!
The next morning we had an early drive to the Mishawaka Amphitheater which is above Fort Collins. Wonderful site for a show and we've been there a few times over the years. The weather was a bit rough; both rainy and cold, but a brave crowd came out and the show ended up being special. Once again we had people join us from the March Fourth folks and even had a sit in for the ages with Colin sitting in on Flask, Alas and just KILLING it! The sun peeked out every now and then and that was special. The river was out of control next to the stage and kayakers were charging down it looking like they were having the time of their lives!
Yep, more great memories in the banks now from the great state of Colorado. Great to see you everyone!
Love,
Aaron |
