The Stills Day 6, New York, NY
We got up feeling a little refreshed this morning, and promptly headed out for breakfast and coffee at a place called Brownstone, and it was good. Fully satisfied, we jumped in to the RV for our 2 hour drive across the river to Manhattan.
The Bowery Ballroom is only 3 miles from us, but because the RV has propane on board for the fridge, and it needs 12' of vertical clearance, the various road restrictions mean that we have to go all the way to the George Washington bridge at the northern tip of Manhattan, and then go all the way back down to the lower east side. It's kind of a massive pain in the ass, but at least we knew what was going to happen, unlike the last time we came through here...
So, all things considered, it wasn't so bad. It took a little over 2 hours, thankfully there was no traffic, and we only showed up about 30 minutes late. We didn't really do a full soundcheck today because the lead singer has a throat infection, and for a while we actually considered canceling the show.
After spending the day resting, he felt up to it, so the show went on, and it was a good one. The Bowery is an incredible sounding room and they have a great crew there. I'm always happy to see that venue on an itinerary.
After the show we hung out for a little bit, sampled some Nino's pizza, one of the best in the city, and then made the long and painful drive back to Jersey City. It only took and hour and a half on the way back, but with the time change we only got in at 6:15am. That hurt a little...
The Bowery Ballroom is only 3 miles from us, but because the RV has propane on board for the fridge, and it needs 12' of vertical clearance, the various road restrictions mean that we have to go all the way to the George Washington bridge at the northern tip of Manhattan, and then go all the way back down to the lower east side. It's kind of a massive pain in the ass, but at least we knew what was going to happen, unlike the last time we came through here...
So, all things considered, it wasn't so bad. It took a little over 2 hours, thankfully there was no traffic, and we only showed up about 30 minutes late. We didn't really do a full soundcheck today because the lead singer has a throat infection, and for a while we actually considered canceling the show.
After spending the day resting, he felt up to it, so the show went on, and it was a good one. The Bowery is an incredible sounding room and they have a great crew there. I'm always happy to see that venue on an itinerary.
After the show we hung out for a little bit, sampled some Nino's pizza, one of the best in the city, and then made the long and painful drive back to Jersey City. It only took and hour and a half on the way back, but with the time change we only got in at 6:15am. That hurt a little...
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