We pulled into Iowa City and immediately papered University of Iowa with flyers for the show that night at The Blue Moose. Luckily, the venue was a block from the campus, so we didn't have to venture far. Then after eating at Breugger's Bagels, we loaded in and I sat behind a drum kit for the first time in two weeks to sound check for Ken. I can't wait to get back to Fresno and play with Antinovella again.
We waited for over three hours for the show to start (two hours late) and Ryan and I did so by playing Big Buck Hunter Pro and enjoying two-dollar tall drafts. I also ran into one of the bartenders who we had talked to the day before about load-in times, etcetera and had to take a picture of her tattoo:
The band, again, did great, even though they played for the opening act and bartenders. Sometimes, though, those are the best shows.
After the show I talked at length with Jason the Door Guy about hardcore and how it's changed, our love of ETID and Terror, and being in bands and not sounding anything like who you listen to. It was a good night. When we finally left the club we drove three hours to Peoria, Illinois and checked in for the night.
Wednesday, March 10th:
Another day off meant laying around, walking the city in search of food and toiletries, and trolling Fail Blog. We lucked out and got two Hot Spot cards (as you can only use one per IP) and got a second night comped. After I went for a walk and got lost (being in a shopping center two miles away from Evan and John with the exact same stores and landmarks), we went to Perkin's Diner and I had amazing grilled shrimp and broccoli risotto. Full and bored, we went back to the hotel for the night and rented The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. It was very good. Heath Ledger did amazing (I would be curious to know how it would have turned out if he hadn't passed before finishing shooting) and I really enjoyed Tom Waits as the devil.
All-in-all it was a pretty lazy day and can't wait to get back on the road. Tomorrow is St. Louis, Missouri.
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