submitted for your approval...imagine that you are booked for an out of town show.imagine that you performed there once before and got a great response.now imagine that the promoter is m.i.a. and that no promotion has been done.imagine that no one,not the venue staff or even the other act, knows what exactly is going on.imagine that since the promoter hasn't contacted you or returned your calls you probably won't be getting any kind of payment.finally, imagine that you find all of this out AFTER you have driven 5 hours to the venue...
its over now so it's no big deal but things were mad unorganized.that didn't stop the spot from getting rocked of course...eastern suns put on a pretty good show...they shed some light on what you can expect from out of town shows...the dj who got left holding the bag and in charge of the night let us know we'd get paid something but we had to wait til about 2am to get it...we had to wait anyway cuz somebody blocked our car in...another car got blocked in and the blockee pissed on it ...immature yes but also entertaining...thankfully the venue owner knew who blocked us in so were eventually able to bounce...he also hooked us up with some $$$ so we could make it back home...i think there was alot going on between the venue and promoter and unfortunately the acts paid the price...it goes to show you that you never know whats going to happen on the road so hope for the best and prepare for the worst...
it wouldn't have been so bad but we had to drive back that same night for an afternoon show in beaver.did i mention it was a 5 hour drive? we were scheduled to go on around 2:30.we made it back to pittsburgh at 7am...then left for beaver at 12:30.it was a free in the park concert and 5k mile run sponsored by POISONFREE.ORG.after a few sound problems we got up and did our thing for the crowd.i may have forgotten a lyric here or there but thats what 3 hours of semi sleep will do for ya...it was hella cool though.Brooks, the cat who runs poisonfree, is a good guy and he is down to support his community.it was all to sponsor some kids in need and it was a great event that i'm proud to have been a part of.you know how lucid music does it...its for the kids and free t-shirts ...which we got.the scenery put me in the mood for grilled chicken and garlic mashed potatoes( marcus and stephen,can i get a witness?? you know what i mean baby!!)
the entire weekend in that car was made tolerable by marcus's zoom loaded up with classic material "...diamond in the back,sunroof top,diggin the scene with the gangsta lean,gangsta white walls..." now thats real cruisin music...PEACE
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