Day 44: day off. team splits up. 4-17-08

Cam and i woke up at our buddy Jamie's Vermont farmhouse to a clear and brisk april morning. It warmed up quickly though. Amazing day. We made some waffles with Jamie then stepped outside and met his goats before rolling in to Burlington, VT for the day. We caught up with Jamie later to check out his studio: A-9 Studio. good chance we'll do some recording there when we're back out East in the fall. He's got a great setup. and great taste.

We tracked down some monster burritos for dinner then cruised to the Higher Ground to catch a show... Surprise Me Mr. Davis was in town, and we're long time fans of The Slip (who play in SMMD) and thought it would be a fun way to spend our day off...
we ended up helping them with merch and chillin. it was fun. chatted a bunch about the state of the music biz and what the future holds for bands like us and them... lots of good things going on, but it's getting tougher and tougher to travel as extensively as we have been with fuel costs booming right now... curious to see where the next couple of years will take us... and the scene in general... we finally decided to roll as they began packing up... we drove for about 40min then crashed in a rest area... btw, had a good time with the fellas and girl from The Low Anthem too... good peeps, enjoyed their opening set... we had a good time behind the merch table together...

Lisa, on the other hand, had ridden back to New Hampshire with her friend Harmony the night before and spent the day hangin with their dog Samson while Harmony was at school (she teaches). They got to spend the afternoon together and lisa got a whole day off from us boys and some bonus time with her parents that evening. Seemed like a much needed rest for the Simps.

yow.
gilbert