01-10-08: The Night Owl - Dayton, OH

I'm just going to come out and say it right away for anyone who didn't know before. Last night (Thursday) was our last show with Dave for a while. He's going on a semester abroad, which is incredibly exciting, but unfortunate for the band. He also turned 21 while we were on stage at midnight. All in all, it was a great show, and a phenominal way to end our time with Dave. We all will miss him sincerely, but also we wish him the best with his travels. We're all very tired after last night though. We had to get Dave to the airport around 4:30 AM, and now I'm starting to feel the lack of sleep catch up to me. Luckily, we all got to sleep in beds for the first time on this tour, due to the hospitality of our aunt and uncle.

We arrived at the club last night to find that the only other local band on the bill had cancelled, due to the fact that their drummer decided to quit. I usually try to leave out negative opinions or emotions from what I write in these blogs, but I can't deny that we were all very upset with this, and even though two members still came and performed acoustic, their decision to bail on us was pretty unprofessional.

Aside from that one obstacle, we played incredibly. It was definitely our best show on this trip, which made it a great way to say farewell to Dave. Two people from the audience bought him different shots right at midnight, so he didn't even have to get offstage to get his first taste of alcohol. I got to see several friends and family members that I haven't seen in a while also.

Anyway, we still have two more shows on this trip. We're going to perform half acoustic and half electric (yes, which means I'll be attempting the drums in honor of Dave), so while it's a change of pace from the last two weeks, it still should be a great time.

With our cousin:


Happy Birthday, Dave: