Friday May 10 2024

Awakening at a few truck stops. At some point Carlos has hit his limit driving and I take the wheel the last 45 minutes into Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

 

Arriving at The Stadium Theatre. Takes a few minutes to back the trailer strategically onto the loading dock. Loading in and setting up the stage.

 

I take a walk down the street to explore the city. It’s an interesting industrial New England vibe here. There’s little pockets of rundown portions of town and some really cool spots. Locating a coffee shop for some cold brew and bringing back Rebecca an Iced Chai Tea Latte.

 

 

Taking a shower and cleaning up.

 

Sound check. Leon, the drummer, is extremely late but we manage to get through a few songs without him – I hop on the drums for fun causing Ed to hop on keys – we just have a jam time.

 

 

Dinner is served downstairs in the hospitality room. The team of people serving us are super nice and accommodating. Peach Cobbler with Ice Cream is a hit!

 

We get on stage and do our two set show – it’s a pretty full house tonight – first time really in Rhode Island I think.

 

Packing up and loading out. Piled into the bus – reflecting on some of the minor changes we made to the show, some good and some bad. Of course, we’re all ravenous after a show – I snack on everything I can muster out of my snack box.

 

The bumps on this bus going through New York and Jersey are horrendous – it’s hard to actually get to sleep.