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At 11,000 feet, the rain comes down as snow. We were reminded
of this all too clearly on Saturday as we were driving into the Colorado
mountains for our gig in Steamboat Springs. The drive was treacherous,
and for part of the trip "There was no road," as Pete said.
Your favorite Trio made it safely into Steamboat, and were rewarded by
a sold out show at the Wolf Den Tavern,
packed with the most raging crowd in recent memory. Every audience should
take lessons from these Steamboat folks on how to get down.
Overall, our return trip to the Rocky Mountain States was
much anticipated. In Boulder, a fan showed up with a homemade T-Shirt
that said, "Fuck Bush. I Voted for Novembre." There was
even a rumor circulating in Colorado Springs that we're scheduled to perform
on the Tonight Show. Allow us to assure you that this rumor is absolutely
true. Another rumor that we can confirm is that the new 32
Bleu in Colorado Springs kicks ass. Affectionately referred
to Trio-style as the "Spears Dome" (named after Jason Spears,
the proprietor of the establishment), the club lived up to our expectations
that it would immediately upon opening become the premier music club in
Southern Colorado. Needless to say, the stage is high.
We also made a return trip to the University of Wyoming
in Laramie. For those of you who've never been to Wyoming, we can assure
you that the state is rather barren, with the notable exception
of a high stage and kick ass sound system in the ballroom on campus, ready
with hundreds of kids who come out to see us play every time. Before the
show, we were entertained by the Rolling Stone top 100 albums list,
that amazingly enough ignored our Live album. Rolling Stone
has never really had its finger on the pulse of the truly deep shit.
As many of you know, we always play our own selection of
electronica before our headlining shows (usually Autechre
or Photek).
At Quixote's in Denver,
we were denied this opportunity due to the fact that the Grateful Dead
is always on. Thus, we listened to back-to-back shows from Deer Creek
'91 prior to the gig. This explains why Pete was so deeply entrenched
in the Phil Zone all night. (We were actually all in the Phil
Zone.)
Ilya's new cymbal-on-drum technique is leaving audiences
baffled during our trance jams. Invariably, after every show people approach
him and ask "where are your triggers." This question then gives
rise to an immediate post show drum clinic for all those who are interested.
Ilya doesn't charge them, he just picks their pockets. The whistle solos
have now evolved to include West-African style hand clapping by Brian
and super-deep egg accompaniment by Pete/Pedro.
There has also been much recent confusion concerning Brian's
Leslie. Just in case you were wondering, it is just a large
piece of furniture we carry around with us for fun. The pieces of
plastic rotate inside of it for no reason whatsoever except to look cool
on stage.
Pete's thick groove is a result of him having never changed
his strings, ever.
Miles Driven since September 4th: 17,811
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