From there we went to Walker MN. We played with our friends Cross Canadian Ragweed. I haven't seen my buddy Joel in forever, he and I have worked for the same bands playing the same clubs for years. He's a great guy, it was fun to get to catch up with him for a while. The gig sucked. The people had no idea what was going on, they actually threw Trace Adkins out of the artist catering because they didn't know who he was. You can imagine how everything flowed after that.
We had a great day off in Chicago on Sunday. We went and ate some killer BBQ with Ed Warm, owner of Joe's Bar. It's a place called Smoque (weird spelling, but still pronounced the same). I also took the opportunity to do some Michigan Ave shopping and grab some soup. I'm a big soup guy, so we stopped at Soup Life and I had some Shrimp and Crab bisque and a bowl of a spicy tomato based soup. Both were great. Al went with the Turkey Chili and he might have out-ordered me, it was damn good. We capped the afternoon sitting on the patio at Joe's drinking a couple Blue Moons and watching baseball. On our way back to the bus, we drove by Wrigley Field while the Cubs were playing the Sox. The Cubbies scored while we were right by the stadium and it was deafening. That's such a cool atmosphere down there. Everyone in that neighborhood tailgates in their yards even if they aren't going to the game. It's such a town team spirit. Here's a cool pic from Lakeshore Dr.
We ended up back at the hotel and got some much needed rest. Monday we started two days of rehearsals at the Sommet annex. Long days and nights but hopefully the crowds will see the benefit.
Back out on the road now for the first of five days out. Festival season means one thing...a lot of XBOX and dirt.
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