Yesterday, I got a call from Ryan over at Mason City Limits. He had called last week to see if I was available to come up and fill some time on their weekend shows. Sadly I was not, because of the private party I was doing. Well, yesterday, Ryan said that Henry Phillips was headlining at MCL and he would likely be running late. So they called me.
Yeah.
I said I would be glad to come by: I left work at about 4:00 or so, and dropped by my condo, grabbed my GPS and my book-bag (but strangely, not my Index Cards, which arrived in the mail Wendesday. I left those at home). Anyway, I was about 50 miles into Illinois when I noticed the temperature gauge on my car getting a little close to (and then a little past) the red line. I turned on the heater full blast (to pull heat away from the engine) and pulled over at the next exit that had a gas station/convenience store. One of the clerks there was outside smoking and helped me a bit with my car, she ended up calling some dude (her brother, or boyfriend, I don’t know…) and gave me some ideas. It was a call to my dad, though, that told me what I needed.
-Get Engine Coolant,
-Put said Coolant in the radiator.
-Be careful. If radiator is hot, steam will come out of cap.
-Steam can hurt.
and so on…
Anyway, I lost about 40 or so minutes getting my car fixed up (but it worked for the rest of the drive to Mason City) and I made it on time for the show. I had a bit of time to jot some quick notes (remember how I didn’t have my index cards?). Chris Speyrer hosted, Ryan did about 10 minutes, and then I went on. Chris brought me on as the “feature” which was kind of weird, but I did about 23 minutes and had a great time. The crowd (which consisted of about 50 people) were pretty vocal with their laughs. When I was finally off stage, Chris said that was the best set he had seen me do.
Nice.
Henry said he enjoyed it too, which really felt good. One of the best parts, though, is that Ryan video recorded my set. He said he’d get me a copy, so I should have something to play around with on my new Mac and post to my website (and my MySpace). I’m kind of excited because I got the Mac so that I could video edit and made a new demo tape. Now I’m going to get to practice. The set from last night might not be perfect for a promo package, but it is something to learn how to edit. And as a nerd, that’s all I need.
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