Saturday July 25, 2009


3:30AM – All I can start with is … RIDICULOUS.  I’ll explain in a minute.  I know I said in the first 
blog that I would have another one up in a day or two to talk about the 4th of July weekend.  Clearly, 
I didn’t get to it.  Oh well, all you need to know is that there were American Flags flying, beer being 
consumed, there was some fire breathing on stage, & Free Bird.  Oh yeah, and you need to know that if 
you weren’t there then you should’ve been.  There we go, that sums it up.

 
So, back to the “RIDICULOUS” comment… We just got home from our show at Arizona’s in Shakopee, MN.  We 
f*ing love playing there.  It’s always a blast and the employees are amazing!  After our show, we made 
the horrible yet disgustingly delicious (yes, I know that’s somewhat of an oxymoron) decision to drive 
through McDonalds.  If you have been to Arizona’s then you know that the McDonald’s is right there and, 
after playing a full night of music, the golden arches seem to beckon you with their incredible beaming 
light of Americana.  So, we took our time ordering and, I was driving, we pulled around to the first 
window as instructed and we payed in full.  As I began to pull the truck forward to window number 2, 
where a bag full of deliciousness awaited, I quickly realized that I had cut the corner to sharply and 
our band trailer was about to hit the big post they have set up right before the building.  After a 
solid 10 minutes of backing up then pulling forward then backing up etc. etc., and switching drivers 
because I was clearly not capable of fulfilling the simple task of pulling forward, we simply got out 
of the truck in line at McDonalds and had to unhook the trailer and pull it out by hand.  So, again I 
say RIDICULOUS.  We did end up making it safely home, obviously.  

I will say though, I cannot imagine anything else happening that would make out first full show with 
Joe & Kris (the new bass player & drummer) any more exciting or memorable.  Oh wait, perhaps we will 
also remember this as the night where a man jacked a women’s tank-top & a pair of women’s underwear 
from our display.  Then, he proceeded to put the two articles of women’s clothing on and jump up on 
stage displaying proudly what he was wearing…all I have to say is, free advertising and apparently our 
merch is now gender neutral – hoorah, a new selling point!  That’s all that happened … that, and a guy 
who brought an acoustic guitar to our show and played while sitting on the edge of the stage for the 
last 45 min. of our set.

One more time, say it with me, RIDICULOUS!  What a fun night, seriously it was awesome.  Now, it’s time 
to go to sleep to get ready to go to our show in Duluth early tomorrow morning. 
 

Stay Salty everyone!

 

Bryce Jasper

Doctor Salty