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road trip

Saturday, Heather and I were on the road with Pink Martini – playing as part of the expanded string section that’s been known as the Harvey Rosenkrantz Orchestra. The concert was a new sort of experience for me. Rather than the usual Pink Martini routine of arriving at the venue and having an extended sound check and mini rehearsal, in this case we were in a festival situation. This means that we wait for the previous act to finish, the crew loads the stage for us, and we have a quick line check, and then we play. China Forbes was still on vocal rest, so Storm Large was the guest vocalist for this show. Amazing as always, and incredibly entertaining on stage and off. The other part of the experience that was new: five hours each way of travel on the coach bus. My back is still sore from those awful seats!

Photos after the jump.

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Pretty massive crowd for the mid-afternoon sets.
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Thank god for espresso!!
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This was the view behind the main stage.
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Thomas and Storm.
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Erin, Julie, and Heather.
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Heather and myself.
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After the show.

3 replies on “road trip”

was that a “stumptown” sign that i saw in photo numero dos?

uh, badbeard is NOT amused!

:))))

Yes, but it was free, so as a true musician, I will never turn down anything that is free if it is edible/drinkable (except Red Bull).  After five hours on the bus, a decent espresso was truly a gift (though not as good as yours).

hahahaha, i hope you aren’t mixing me up with the real BB!?

THAT “he” really would not find amusing.

i’m merely a fallen, wannabe “priest.”

ps
yes, no Red BS.

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