Wow. Last night was a unique one to say the least. For one, it warmed up considerably upon arriving in Kansas. If it was spring we’ve been seeking, it is spring that we’ve found. Definitely up in the sixties, and we turned on the A/C in the van for the first time and walked around in t-shirts all day. Checked out the Wichita State University campus as the sun went down. -- lots of cool sculptures all over campus and some cool architecture.
Kirby’s is right across the street from the southern edge of the WSU campus. A tiny little dive snuggled up against a laundromat. Kirby’s is a square room not too much bigger than our tiny practice space at home. But with a little stage and PA, great staff and a crowd of regulars that love live music. And apparently love state trivia. We played two sets of rock music for these fine folks, all while being quizzed about Idaho state trivia and schooled on Kansas state trivia in between each song. I suppose all this educational material was appropriate considering the fact that we were practically on the campus of an institution of higher education.
In general, it's been hilarious once again how much the Idaho topic fascinates everyone at our shows. It seems like we're a travelling band of Idahoans out to remind the rest of the U.S. that Idaho is indeed a state and that it does exist and that although potatoes are definitely an export, there are many other things that Idaho can boast about. And yes, Idaho has mountains. Lots of them. Elevational contrast is definitely something that separates us from these midwestern states.
We're musing about basing a sitcom off of each of the characters that spent the evening with us last night at Kirby's. It was a unique show in so many ways. Not sure it can really be tackled and recreated with any justice in this little cyber realm at this particular moment. The full story of this particular evening and the stories of these fine characters may someday surface in legend and folklore, but for now, we keep these magical moments to ourselves.
We crashed with a very nice axe murderer, i mean insurance adjuster, not too far from the venue after the show. One week down and we've yet to sleep in the van. No hotels either. These are trends that bode well for the future.
Last night's show helped us air out a bunch of tunes that haven't been played much on tour. It was a lot of fun. We're in Tulsa, OK tonight. It's beautiful out. Seventies. Very windy though. We've heard rumors of tornadoes... we're kind of excited about that potential.
Reporting from the streets of Tulsa, OK for all of us Finn Rigginses
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