Road Trip!

In Animal House, the Deltas took a road trip for some live music when faced with the loss of their house. I did the same when faced with the loss of my country.

Okay...that might be a bit overstated above. This trip has been planned for months.

Back in 2012 I bought this book as a $1.99 Kindle special. It's the story of the band Watershed, a band that you've never heard of that is better than most bands that you have heard of. The book is great. The music is even better. However, the band members had to start adulting, so they have non-music careers now, only playing the occasional live show. Yesterday was one of those live shows, in Myrtle Beach, SC. We drove 12 hours RT in a 36 hour period for a 90 minute no cover charge concert in a beach bar where we may have been the only 2 people in the crowd that didn't have a personal connection to somebody in the band.

I regret nothing.

I had always heard that Watershed was one of those bands that is better live than recorded, and I 100% support that idea after my first Watershed show. There is something magical about a very tight rock band on stage that no recording medium will ever convey, and last night was absolute proof of that. More proof, my wife is a bigger fan after seeing them live.

So anyway, go out and support original rock and roll. In times of darkness and stress, art becomes even more important.