DAY 7

Lenola tour entry 7 -
" where the woman are strong, the men are good looking, and the children are above-average"
Minneapolis MN - 400 Bar

scott - wake up at andrew and cindy's place in milwaukee, wash-up and have a tasty vegan breakfast. we bid a fine farewell and leave them parting gifts; The Onion's "our dumb century" (we read it cover to cover while recording this past summer) and a couple of lenola t-shirts. thats what happens when you are nice! and they definitely were. a highlight to the trip so far for all of us. we hit the road and head for Minnesota.

a few days ago in Nuge country (michigan) I purchased a fine leather cowboy hat at a truckstop, size medium, manufactured by the Hershal Hat Co. it perfectly matches my tour wardrobe,

which consists of a pair of old navy jeans. i have worn these faded jeans for seven days straight now. they are starting to develop a rich gamey aroma. old navy boxers (medium) 100% cotton, i change these daily, along with my 100% white cotton socks (wal-mart). so it shows you i am not a complete barbarian. the shirt i am now wearing is an old Gap green long-sleeve pullover that i have worn for only five days now. but back to the Cowboy Hat! i love it! when i put that thing on, my cajones triple in size. when i put that thing on, i am no longer some suburban dork who smells real bad. when i put that thing on, i am immediately transformed into a hard traveling diesel fueled psychotic cowboy on a steel horse i ride. when i put that thing on, people no longer give me the "you ain't from around a-here are you?" look every time i stroll up to a bar. when i put that hat on, i swagger up to a bar and the place parts like the red sea. the barkeep quickly gets me a drink. the patrons around the bar all give me the 'ol fisheye wondering who is the dark and mysterious stranger that just graced them with his presence. when i put this thing on, men crap their pants in fear as i approach them, women throw themselves at me and beg for me to impregnate them with my vile demon seed. i love this hat. i'm going to wear it at every show. everyone should get one. i am starting a nationwide trend. jump on now because pretty soon you're going to see Gaps ads featuring hundreds of androids/models lip-synching "i wana be a cowboy" while the Orwellian mantra screams "EVERYONE IN COWBOY HATS!". we land in the Twin Cities, home of Prince, Kirby Puckett, and of course, Gov. Ventura. none of those cheeky bastards bothered to show up. the doorman at the club yells at us for being late, we have to hold back Dave from clubbing him with a prosthetic leg that he found on the ground. prosthetic limbs are littered all over the streets of Minneapolis, they must've had a party or something. we go on play till our fingers bleed, sean was hitting the drums so hard you could see a thin trickle of blood oozing down each ear. jay and dave work themselves into such a frenzy that they actually started sweating blood. I rocked so hard my bowels released and spilled excrement all over the stage. we wipe up our mess and the next band goes on stage.
dave and mans best friend one time we stayed at a friend of ours house in middle
america and this psycho dog named Lux(pictured above)
nearly ripped Daves throat out.
No lie, despite daves smile,he is scared to death

sean - as mentioned, the doorguy at 400 is a complete prick upon our arrival. he is not who the show was booked through, and we had not been told to arrive any earlier than any normal show. fortunately, the soundwoman there is really nice and easy to deal with. we get up and play a reserved but tight set, can't say much a sweat was broken tonight, but are happy with the performance. small turnout tonight, but that is expected for a sunday. there are several folks here to see us specifically, which is flattering. the second group, michael krassner & lofty pillars fits the mood of the evening. really good mellow alt-country/folk stuff. second night in a row for pedal-steel appearances. we trade up CD's with him. Headliner is Mick Turner from the group Dirty 3. he and a violinist (his wife i am told) play some interpretive instrumental stuff along with road-trip film footage being projected onto a large screen. interesting, soothing and beautiful stuff if you have the patience for it. fortunately tonight i do. very fitting for our current experience of new landscape rushing past us all day outside the van. their music accompaniment to the footage is really done well. a perfect moment to have lodged in the head as we venture off for 2 drive-days through the barren north central region of the US todays
van playlist
yo la tengo - i can hear the heart beating as one
neil young & crazy horse - live rust
syd barrett - madcap laughs
gorkys zygotic mynci - spanish dance troupe
brian jonestown massacre - their satanic majesties second request
velvet underground - best of
husker du - new day rising
black crowes - southern harmony.......

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