9:30 am: After waking up from a night at the Square One Brewery, Dan eases his hangover doing his Downward Doggy Dog Style at the Marbles Yoga center while James and Jared enjoy their Bacon and Eggs with The Loomis Family at “Fountain Soda Restaurant”.
12pm: A car ride full of Jazz Name Games and ipod blindfold tests eases the 5 hour drive from St. Louis to Chicago. Out of this a new game was spawned...”Who am I?” Example: I don’t know why I’m famous. I am a great jazz guitarist with long hair. I have lots of gigs and look white trash...answer: Mike Stern”
5:20 pm: Arrive at Casa de Noller. The license plate was very inviting.
5:30 pm: Finally arriving in Chicago wee were ready to play at the infamous Peter Miller’s. Wee are off to a rocky start with a miscommunication about what time the gig was going to hit. Jared soon morphed into “DOJS” (Dark old Jared Schonig) and the fall of the 1st set began. After a few beers and watching a New Orleans Hornets victory over the Dallas Mavericks, the round of half shell oysters kicked in as The Wee Trio rallied for an enthusiastic 2nd set with a captivated audience. The 3rd set was brought back down to a mediocre performance as we mourned for the defeated Houston Rockets. The power of basketball .... what a sad and marvelous thing. On the plus side we were able to run through some music for the first time before our Recording Session on Tuesday. In order to follow the Wiitinerary (see below) as accurately as possible, James then took it upon himself to strike up awkward questions with locals...”Club or restaurant...raise your hand” as Jared compulsively checked his iphone.
1 am: Many hours were spent figuring how to reload a vehicle with a vibraphone, bass, and drums. The packing was finally accomplished and we were ready to get back “home” for a night of corona and potato chips. Nothing satisfies the Wee Trio more after a gig than closing the night out with a nice brief discussion about our friend Good Old Ron Paul (GORP).
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