01-05-08: Doc's Music Hall - Muncie, IN

Yesterday was quite a busy day for us. We were all in good spirits after a great night's sleep at Scott's. They were very accommodating, and had such a nice house. I was also very impressed with the automatic opening trash can in which they possessed. I tried uploading a video I took (I know, I know. How lame of me) and I'd post a photo of it, but a still shot would just resemble an everyday trash can. Wouldn't do much good.

Nine hours on the road left us feeling restless upon arrival, and a little over 90 minutes of music took all the rest of the energy we had. I haven't been in Indiana since this same time last year, so it was nice to be back. Unfortunately, it was already dark upon our arrival, which prevented us from getting the full effect of the endless cornfields.

Doc's Music Hall was incredibly impressive, with a large stage that even had a drum riser. The staff was sincere and very friendly, and also took care of us with free food and drinks. No complaints in that department. There was even some word on the street about a black leather jacket gang that had been causing trouble and the bouncer at Doc's said he's escort us if we needed to go out of the venue. Quite surprising, if you ask me, considering just a few night ago we were in the streets of Trenton where someone got mugged.

We started our set around 11:30, playing the better part of an hour's worth of material. We took a break to get some refreshments, and played another thirty minutes. I'd post the set list, but it included pretty much everything in our repertoire. Failure's "Stuck On You" came out for the first time in a live setting, which was such a powerful song to play on that big of a stage. We also performed "The Good Life" by Weezer for the first time since our Pinkerton Show.

I definitely hope to return to Doc's in the future, and with more than two days to promote this show, we could definitely get a packed house with our friends and those at Ball State. As each show on this Winter Tour is getting better and better, I'm really looking forward to our next four shows. I don't even want to call it winter if we don't have to, because it's much warmer in the Midwest. No more 20 degree weather; we're living in mid 50's. It's weird to think we've only got four shows remaining, but we still have plenty of time off to see some friends and show Dave and Alex around these parts. It's home to me, and even though we don't have a show until Tuesday, I'll definitely try to write about our activities over the next few days. We'll definitely be hitting some of the classic midwest establishments of CiCi's Pizza, Half-Priced Books, Steak n Shake, Meijer, Skyline Chili, BW3's, Luna Music, and much more. Unfortunately, my laptop is pretty much unusable due to a broken screen, so I'll try to write when I have the opportunity.