First Night of Tour Goes Off
The first night of the Sky Pilots Be Your Own tour was a smash! After a redeye to Charlotte and a quick drive to Columbia, we were all a bit tired and scattered, but still too excited to sleep. So we went to the music store, took in some local sights, and slurped some boiled peanuts before our afternoon naps.
Woke up, down to the WUSC for a quick radio meet-and-greet. Fantastic dinner at local Greek standby. Got to the Art Bar for the show, featuring six or seven local acts and us. Look out for COlumbia bands Vinyl Are MY Pants and Why Johnny Kills. Vinyl are angular, start-stop guitar and drums duo. Reminded me of The Lapse. Johnny rocks pulsing drone with good flourishes.
We tried our best and the crowd seemed to like us. GOod stage, nice sound, real loud. Highlights for me were Bill’s fills and Mike’s energy.
On a travel note, the flight out was a cinch, although Mike has it out for the TSA. NO baggage charges, nothing broken, no delays. We destroyed a bar called The Fogbank outside the entrance to gates 1 - 17 in the US Flairways terminal at SFO. Thanks to Lisa for the $10. Upgraded the rental car to an executive minivan with Sirius. Current favorite channels include 70s hits, Backspin, HardAtak, and BUzzsaw.
Now we’re off to brunch with the parents. Then we shoot up to Chapel Hill.
Columbia stats:
Points: Mike 0, Pat 0
Headline: “Bridge Demolition Shaking Up Residents”
Restaurants: Devine Foods. Get the Roasted Chicken. $8.50
Traffic: Thin
Weather: 77 and Sunny. Slight breeze.