Journey's - 3/3/06 - Frederick, MD

Our second time in this roadhouse and pretty uneventful. There is usually some sort of a positive vibe on all the gigs I play even though some crowds are obviously going to be better than others, but honestly this gig was kind of a bummer. The crowd was pretty sparse throughout and the lack of energy seemed to emphasize our own fatigue. Journey's is a biker bar that has a really cool atmosphere but a tough location. It's pretty much out in the middle of nowhere along Rt. 15.

Positive things: 1) A gorgeous bartender whom I had a good view of most of the gig, 2) the owner's cousin Kevin who was playfully heckling us the first half of the gig (until he got "FUBAR'ed" and had to sleep in his truck), 3) our new fan Fred (whom we met at the Ott House), 4) a couple of female fans (one of whom drove from Towson to catch the gig), and 5) our friends and family that came out to support us.

Overall, the gig just had some bad "mojo," as Chris would say, and left me physically and mentally exhausted and kind of bummed out. Oh well, they can't all be winners. Although eventually it'd be nice to get to that point.

I'm looking forward to tonight in Bethesda to hopefully redeem the weekend. The show will mark our first "acoustic full band" show. We'll be rockin' out on acoustic guitars and Ken will be layin' down the groove with a different percussion setup. Think MTV Unplugged. The Bethesda gigs have always been pretty well attended and I hope tonight is no different. See you there...