ROCKINGHAM - Wed.June.17

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We stopped to visit Pops in Rockingham, NC; small town, crazy people :) After a long haul in the car we met him at Hudson Bros Deli in bustling downtown Rockingham (sic). Not so long story short, the bartender/manager, Robin, asked us what we were doing in town, and we told her we were just passing through while playing some music this summer. She said we should set up and play that night; said we'd make some money from tips and merch sales. Laura and I thought about it and decided nothing comes from nothing and said that we could always use some extra funds to keep the gas tank full. So we set up...

Have you ever seen that movie Roadhouse with Patrick Swayze? Where the band playes behind chicken wire?? Ahaha, well it wasn't that rowdy, but it was sure loud. And fun. We ended up trying to play anything we could think of that was fast and loud (and for Calahoney that's a feat in itself!) We played blues, sped up some of our jams, and made sure to sing any of our songs twice if they mention drinking. We had a blast, while free drinks just kept coming up at us bought by different tables. Truly a crazy night. The crowd was loud, but somehow managed to listen and enjoy the songs. They wouldn't let us get off the stage. After too many encores, we closed the whole night with a cover of Bonnie Rait's I Can't Make You Love Me, which we haven't played in forever and I basicaly feeling out the chords as we went along. We ended up making a killing off of tips and CD sales. The house made a killing and kicked some extra bucks our way too. Now, yes, we all know it's not about the money, but...hey, we gotta get to the next stop and eat ;)

That stop is Chapel Hill on Fri night. See ya' there

Cheers
Calahoney