Yesterday's News - Episode 4

Saturday morning in Durango is good. We are sleeping in hotels this tour! This is a major upgrade from our last string of dates. Everybody got to sleep in a bed and while this doesn't help the hangover, it does help our backs.

The Abbey Theatre was kind enough to let us stash our gear at the venue after the show. This means we gotta wake somebody up to let us in so we can get our gear. After standing outside the club for awhile, I wake up my manager back in Seattle (Leigh). She puts me in touch with someone who can let us in. So we park the van in front of the Abbey and wait. Doesn't take long before we get loaded up, grab a bagel for the road, and get movin'.

The drive to Flagstaff was shorter than the others, so Tiny Dancer insisted we stop for some thrift store action:


Well, a tour is not complete without a good traffic jam. We hit a couple of them on this trip, but the one on the way to Flagstaff was a doozy. Check it out:


Despite this little set back, we make it to Flagstaff with time to spare. Our show is at the Hotel Monte Vista. This is a great roadside stop that gives us free lodging and a place to play our music. It's also known for it's ghosts! Here are some pre-show clips:



And of couse, there was another whiskey baptism. Flagstaff knows how to have a good time!



At some point Johnny and his camera will get on your nerves:

Every proper show should end with a re-cape:

So everything worked out good at the Monte V. We continued to drink into the night and closed the bar down. Good times!