We're in Birmingham today and the weather is, you guessed it, rainy and cold! Today marks the halfway point of the U.K. portion of the tour. Everything has started to settle into a very monotonous
rhythm. Not that that's a bad thing but the boredom has started to creep further and further into each day. All i ever seem to eat are sandwiches on the bus or subway after the show, and I begin ever day by going with Ben to the nearest Starbucks. Evidently Germany (where our bus is from)
doesn't believe in coffee makers. The routine
pre-show and post-show is the same every night. Load in around 3:00,
Sound check at 4:30-6, goof around for an hour or two, go on at 8-8:50, load out til 10, go out on the town for a bit, and finally be back on the bus at 1:00am so we can leave.
On a side note, Euro power outlets are the worst! All i want to do is charge my computer and my phone but that never seems to be possible! All of our adapters only seem to work 10% of the time and yesterday we actually blew a breaker in the venue.
Off days are a nice exception. Sleeping in is a must and then I'll usually spend the rest of the day trying not to spend all of my money. We went and saw a movie called "Zombieland" on our last day off and we'll usually try and eat at nice local restaurant.
That's about it, the glorious life of a touring drum tech...
I have lots of pictures that I will post hopefully later tonight but my iPhone is once again dead and I can't find an adapter to save my life!
sounds like you're settling in to a routine...you're not bored are you? you've gotta find some better things to eat than sandwiches all the time. that's gotta get old.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I love checking out @ local restaurant whenever I travel. Best way to feed the soul and the tummy too.
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