Day 11: Standing in for Days 7 & 8
I was on the road with Kaminari from 9:30 Saturday morning to 1:15 Monday morning, making our annual appearance at the New Orleans Japan Fest. When we got to the hotel, I was disappointed to find that my laptop didn’t like the smell of the hotel’s wireless.
New Orleans, the gig, and my taiko family managed to keep me alive and happy for a whole weekend without internet access. I did tweet a lot, though, especially on the bus ride home. The fuse to the interior lights and the door blew in the first hour, so our entertainment options got pretty limited. But you won’t hear any complaints from me—having to climb in and out of the driver’s door a few times and riding home in the dark are two of smaller sacrifices we’ve had to make for this poor bus.
I present you, then, with my Twitter posts from the trip, representing the kinds of things I would have blogged about if I’d had internet.
On the road at 9:30. First five miles uneventful, woo. Only one tire making a suspicious noise, which is pretty good for this bus. 9:35 AM Nov 7th from txt
Akiko: Mike, take one for the team! He’s gonna fart on my turtle! 12:33 PM Nov 7th from txt
On second thought, those gas station “meat pies”were a mistake. 2:03 PM Nov 7th from txt
Just got to the hotel. Our bathroom smells like poop. 5:12 PM Nov 7th from txt
In line to get into Acme Oyster House. Going on half an hour so far…this better be good. 6:13 PM Nov 7th from txt
Guy across the street is playing a bucket, badly. If only we’d brought our bachi, we could show him a thing or two. 6:15 PM Nov 7th from txt
When taiko ladies get tipsy, watch out! 7:44 PM Nov 7th from txt
On my third Krispy Kreme of the day. I’ve lost count of the number of cherry tomatoes and tiny sandwiches. 2:15 PM Nov 8th from txt
Blew a fuse, lost the interior lights and the door. Bus smells like burning wire insulation, which btw smells like feet. 5:50 PM Nov 8th from txt
I am so glad this is a bus and not a plane. 5:51 PM Nov 8th from txt
Just drove past the hospital where I was born a quarter-century ago. It seems I was born in a swamp, more or less. 6:05 PM Nov 8th from txt
Taking out my contacts has made my eyes more irritated than they were before. Also, I think my scalp is sunburned. As usual. 8:36 PM Nov 8th from txt
But I do have a belly full of Mexican food, so I’d still rate my overall physical status Quite Good. 8:37 PM Nov 8th from txt
Finally figured out what the keyboard light on my laptop is for. Getting podcasts to play on a dark bus. 9:59 PM Nov 8th from txt
Texas: No casinos, but we do maintain the roads every now and then. 12:15 AM Nov 9th from txt
Back at the dojo just after 1 am. You would not believe how fast we dozen semi-conscious folks are about to unload this trailer. 1:06 AM Nov 9th from txt
Falling into bed. Another excellent taiko trip. 2:36 AM Nov 9th from web
Oh, and Day 10? Yeah, that was me not wanting to get out of bed for NaBlo, especially since I’d already failed at it. Meh.
