Tour w/ husband&wife: Part 3

Our drive to Muncie got very interesting/weird/sad the closer we got to town. We saw a bunch of smoke from a distance on Highway 35 and we pulled up to find a farmhouse burning down. That was really sad and surreal because there were so many fire trucks just trying to put it out, but they really couldn't do anything. Parts of the roof just kept caving in and shooting out giant fireballs. I think that was in Economy, IN.

We also passed 6 cop cars doing a K-9 raid on an abandoned building that had the word "GIRLS" in tiles on the green roof. It obviously used to be a strip club or something, but the scene hinted that the sordid leanings of the building didn't leave with the business. We were on the east side of the river in Muncie and it looks like the economy has not been friendly to this area. It's tough to see such devastating effects of factories closing down. It looked like 1970s Flint, MI.

Anyway, Ball State is on Spring Break right now so Muncie is a ghost town. We weren't quite sure what we were walking into, but it ended up being one of the coolest shows. We first pulled up to Village Green Records and Dan led us over to Doc's to load-in and get everything set up. We then went back to Muncie and had a little acoustic show with Sgt. Schepper, Zach Melton, Bro. Stephen, and husband&wife. That was a lot of fun and there were a good number of folks just blissing out to friends hanging out and playing music on the couch. Village Green is a really cool store and they have awesome shows there all the time, which is suprising because its so small.

We then headed to Doc's and found out that we were going to do an hour long interview and then play an hour long set which is much longer than our normal set. Plus, the interview and performance were going to be broadcast on the major classic rock station in Muncie called 95.3 The Max! We weren't sure what they were expecting from us, but the interview was really fun and we played really well. Kyle from Rodeo filled in on 4 or 5 songs that I didn't know in order to fill out the hour. I'm glad he was there. The folks at Doc's were SO nice. We have run into the greatest folks ever on this tour. It's been really refreshing. They gave us unlimited free drinks and pizza and just treated us like we were old friends. There were some friends from around the way who showed up and Jesse Beals (the old drummer for Rodeo) showed up randomly. It was good to see him and talk about Louisville with his girlfriend. We then went back to the McCombs (old friends of the boys) and they have the most incredible house ever here in Muncie. It's like a summer cabin that is their home and they got it for ridiculously cheap. They've been super nice and they made us waffles this morning and we're getting ready to go to lunch before we head down to Cincinnati to play at Molly Malone's w/ The Stick Figures and The Apprentice. Should be a good show. We've had nothing but great shows. This can't last forever. Or maybe it can!

P.S. The McCombs have a pet squirrel named Wilson that we got to play with. It was awesome! He's a cute little fella that they nursed as a baby and are getting ready to release it in the wild in a few weeks. Will and I played with him today. Here's a picture!