8.20.07 - Athens, GA

Drive into town wasn’t bad at all. Rick drove the whole time. I read ‘The Kite Runner’, the doctor read “The Unbearable Lightness of Being.’ I also stared out the window a lot. Man it’s fucking hot in the South in August. One of these years we’ll start routing our trips around the migratory patterns of birds. For now, we burn.

We pulled into a little place called ‘Nuci’s Space’. Hadn’t been there in years; since a Mock Orange tour ages ago. This room was established as a non profit practice, recording and performance space for Athens’ local musicians and artists by a female benefactor whose son killed himself about ten years ago. They provide medical care, counseling and an on-call mechanic for touring bands. We had coffee and relaxed in their overstuffed chairs. After a bit we began to make lunch. We cooked beans and rice with fresh tomatoes and eggplant. Some local punk rockers were taking a break from practicing so we invited them to join us. It was pleasant. We cleaned up and headed towards the club.

Little Kings was a cool place that has recently started having shows. Very relaxed atmosphere. Toby and I played Yahtzee then loaded in and set up. There was some confusion with the booker; the locals thought the show was on Tuesday night instead, so we were the only band. We tore through about 35 minutes of songs then packed up and left.

Goodbye to Athens; see you in another eight years! On to Charleston, SC.

- Mike