One photo I really needed to show was the sunrise THROUGH the windshield ...

Can you say BUG city?
Ok so fast forward (after the synchronized swimming session) we went to the club and set up.
After set up we hastily sought some local cuisine. Chicken Mole Tacos? Ok twist our arms!
The little joint also had some great art
The club PLUSH is very very cool. The staff was great and all bands rocked. James' profile helps drive the point home in this shot ...
After the show we prepared to beat a hasty retreat. We were beyond reluctant. Sometimes you have "been there done that" but this was a night that would have been nice for some laid back socializing etc. We felt all warm and fuzzy with Von Iva...
A special thanks to the Tucson Scene blog for helping advance the show. See:
HERE
Awright so next step was a suicidal drive to Denver. We do NOT recommend this but we had a schedule to stick to and we were unable to get a show in between. The Denver (Boulder actually) gig was a "school of rock" type summer camp called "The Power Chord Academy". It was on the BEAUTIFUL campus at Boulder. We played for a group of about 50 youths in a great auditorium and then did a Q&A session afterwards. They were great. The danced and clapped along to almost every song. Blew our minds. When the Q&A period came, they asked all sorts of questions from what kind of guitar pickups I use to how did Mark get his amazing voice. Why does James play his bass so high? Why do you James? Some of the boys would ask stuff like "What's the CRAZIEST thing that you have done on tour" we promptly replied " Next question?".
After this, they played a set of their own and each ensemble had its own sound. This one was basically Sonic Youth at half speed. Very strange and sort of great. Gotta love it! The tall guy in front is Matt. One of the camp leaders. Great guy from San Diego actually. He is helping them set up.
All of this was an early evening event so we had time to kill and went out for dinner with Aunt Alice and family who proved to be the greatest hosts.
Whew!