Show #30: North Platte, NE
High School Performing Arts Center
March 3, 2006
Piano du jour: 7’ Baldwin, in tune, nice bright tone, so responsive
We departed this morning at 8AM, an hour earlier than we needed to on account of the time change we would hit before getting to North Platte. It was wildly windy today, as in hard-to-keep-on-the-road windy. Jody is building such upper body strength! Our crack in the windshield has grown considerably. The original impact site is right in the center at the bottom. There are now three two-foot cracks radiating out… making me feel a bit less than secure sitting in the front passenger seat as I do.
Our early start today was also because we did a workshop for the music students at the high school. We did maybe eight songs from the show, we talked about the show, the challenges of touring, our careers… then opened the floor to questions. The rock star of the day was Patrick – the obvious audience favorite.
Tom Freiberg, an old friend of Jody’s and mine who died 18 years ago, grew up here in North Platte, and his parents were waiting for us at the school when we arrived in the afternoon. Tom’s mom gave us a beautiful homemade apple pie, and a box full of her canning. Being a Minnesota State Fair canning ribbon winner myself (an honor I share with my canning cohorts, Barbara and Blake), I was especially delighted. Thanks, Helen!
After the workshop, it was back to the hotel (a really dumpy Ramada) to do two much-needed loads of laundry.
March 3, 2006
Piano du jour: 7’ Baldwin, in tune, nice bright tone, so responsive
We departed this morning at 8AM, an hour earlier than we needed to on account of the time change we would hit before getting to North Platte. It was wildly windy today, as in hard-to-keep-on-the-road windy. Jody is building such upper body strength! Our crack in the windshield has grown considerably. The original impact site is right in the center at the bottom. There are now three two-foot cracks radiating out… making me feel a bit less than secure sitting in the front passenger seat as I do.
Our early start today was also because we did a workshop for the music students at the high school. We did maybe eight songs from the show, we talked about the show, the challenges of touring, our careers… then opened the floor to questions. The rock star of the day was Patrick – the obvious audience favorite.
Tom Freiberg, an old friend of Jody’s and mine who died 18 years ago, grew up here in North Platte, and his parents were waiting for us at the school when we arrived in the afternoon. Tom’s mom gave us a beautiful homemade apple pie, and a box full of her canning. Being a Minnesota State Fair canning ribbon winner myself (an honor I share with my canning cohorts, Barbara and Blake), I was especially delighted. Thanks, Helen!
After the workshop, it was back to the hotel (a really dumpy Ramada) to do two much-needed loads of laundry.
While refining her beauty each night, Jody goes through
a stage that looks remarkably like Cindy Loo Who…
JenDeen’s continuing Battlestar addiction.
Susan and Ann looking oh-so ready for the Oscars on Sunday.
The women in Costume #2
Despite what a long day it was, the show was really fun tonight. I had such a wonderful instrument to play. I tell ya… for me there is nothing like playing “Sunday” from Sunday in the Park with George on a big, rich, responsive grand. Those opening five-note figures… bliss!
Only three more shows to go and we get to sleep in our own beds!
Miles traveled: 225
Hotel: Ramada
posted by David @ 5:10 PM
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