Lyndon State

Our final college show of the semester was at Lyndon State in Lyndonville Vermont on 9/12/09. That makes 37 freaking shows in one semester: KAPOW!

For this show, we shared the bill with our best buddy Michael Kent, and even merged the two shows for the 'questions from the audience' segment. Both shows went great, and it couldn't have been a better way to finish the season.... Except I did injure myself.

I went up to Vermont a couple days before the show to visit a friend in Burlington, and while I was there I visited the Magic Hat Brewery, maker of fine craft beers. I made a little video about it- check it out.

I also made a video about my favorite part of the Detroit Airport.

Augustana College

Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota brought us in for their freshman orientation show on September 6th for what would be a rocking fun show. The audience loved us, and the student activities board members took us out for a really fun supper before the show.

A notable event on this day that had nothing to do with the school or the show was a problem with our transportation, specifically the airline known as "Air-Tran". I have a big blue and red prop case. I tour with it, and keep it on stage during shows and balance it on my face. This case was custom made to my specifications, and I took airline maximum size measurements into consideration when designing it. Despite these precautions, the Air-Tran ticket agent at BWI found a way to measure the case that added two inches to the size of the case, thus tacking on a $40 oversize baggage fee. As we were paying the fee I asked how she had measured it, and her response was a very hostile "We can argue about this all day or you can just pay the fee and get on with it". Now, what had happened with the measurements was that she'd measured the wheels and rubber pads that stick out from the box, which I hadn't considered that in my measurements, and all I was doing by asking was trying to confirm this; I was not trying to fight her. In over a year of flying with the case, this was the first time it's been a problem, and all I needed was to confirm what the problem was. I must admit that in response to her attitude I let loose a stream of language that would make a sailor proud. Seriously folks, at 5:30am, I don't need to take crap like that from the people I'm handing money to.