24th Sep 2009
Queers Tour Day 1
The Leftovers left early this morning for the beach. I might tag along with them sometime but opted to stay with The Queers this time around since our first show is tonight. We headed over to the studio around 11 and loaded up all of the equipment. It’s crazy how few things they need in comparison to Karmella’s Game, even with my extra keyboard stuff. Their van is similar in size to KG’s, but they don’t pull a trailer. All of the equipment fits in the back with the merch on a loft.
After running a few more errands we hit the road for about a 6 hour drive to Jacksonville, FL. For passenger seats they have one large and very comfy bench seat (that isn’t bolted down… that should be interesting if we stop quickly) and then the driver and passenger chairs. It’s definitely more comfortable than the KG van (the front seats actually recline and aren’t made of awful plastic), but I miss having my own bench seat to stretch out in when in the back. While got a set list together for tonight, which I’m currently listening to and going over in my head once I finish this post up. Other than that I’ve just been knitting a hat with some fun wool that is turning my hands orange.
Before arriving at the venue Jack Rabbits, we stopped for coffee to get a fix for The Queers Starbucks addiction. I swear they have Starbucks spidey-sense or something and can find on anywhere. I don’t drink coffee very often but got a small cup and was all wired the rest of the night. Not a good combination with nervousness about my first show!
During the show I went over the setlist and tried to prepare but it’s hard to focus while the other bands are blasting away in the club. There was a local, TA80, The Leftovers, then us. It was really hectic for me setting up since I don’t have a system down yet. I was pretty nervous while we played but I’m pretty good at not showing it and rocking out. Not being able to really hear myself on guitar or keys was really difficult. It’s okay if I don’t hear myself with KG because I know the bass parts by heart, but it’s a lot different when I’m 100% on the music. We played about 25 songs so I was just happy when it was over and relieved when we went straight to the hotel. I’m pretty hard on myself when it comes to non-perfect musical performances on my part so I wasn’t in the best of spirits. I know it’s going to get better each night as I get more comfortable so I need to relax and not worry so much. Joe reminded me that no matter how much you practice it’s always going to take a few days to gel.
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