notes from the road...day thirtysix

us at the humility gallery. photo by bill


i was so looking foward to some chicago styled pizza on our way to the city. as it turns out, not too many people there eat it and i didnt really see any pie shops open. bunch uh jerks.
no one really said anything when i asked about the drive to chicago, sorry pals. "there was a lotta snow.." and a shrug was the best i could get outta 'em. we should really be doing this the following day, not awhole week later. umm, we rolled up to the place - it was an art exhibit/basement punk show venue. I remember they told us to park 'round back and there was already someone there so lee freaked out a little and wanted to keep driving around the block til they left. they did and someone came right along and parked where the other guys were. as we started to drive around, dan suggested, "who cares, just park in front of 'em." lee did after thinking about it fer a minute or two. with it being extremely chilly, the band loaded in super quicklike. i guess they were behind schedule so we had to play right away. before i could take off my snowhat and gloves sean was already starting "#1". fun fun fun. everyones hands were frozen so the set really stunk. there was a girl or two who enjoyed the set i believe. we talked with em up stairs, where a bunch of art was laying about, and sat around lights that were giving off some heat. i chatted up peoples while the other guys watched the next bands. too damn cold to be anywhere that wasnt directly under a heated light i says. the chinese telephones played a great set everyone says. fun fun fun. after they finished, Erin from Top Ten called dan and asked to borrow his twin amp, cuz they were playing a show in a bit near the downtown area. after dilly-dally'n we made our way to the show. they didnt have a guest list so sean, our three new buddies brino, addie and danny, and i waited in the bar til the lady finally let us into the concert area. i should also point out that sean, before letting the girl explain why to us that we could not enter to see top tens last four songs without paying, gave her the hand and walked away. there was a huge smile on my face and laughter exploding throughout my head. after she let us in, I jumped on a chair to see the last couple songs of theirs. Top Ten puts on a really great show, and Tina is always an exciting little package of greatness. we greeted everyone after the show. Some purty asian girls even came up to me and said hi. they member'd me from the pop festival the previous week! next were the goodbyes cuz the house we were stayin at was an hour and uh half away. Before headin outta town we decided to eat at sum mexican food joint. We called up Top Ten for another round of hellos and fun. but, my tooth cracked on a chip and one of my front teeth really hurt from fallin down the other day, so that put a stop to any enjoyment i was gonna have with yummy foods. as i type this i have to bite into an apple with the side of my mouth. yay! that was about it i think. we said our comical/seventeenth farewell and headed out to milwaukee. i slept while our truck driver sean drove. imma finish my apple and get lee to write the next one. hugs and kisses!