Monday
Jun022008
I'm an honorary River Dog.
Monday, June 2, 2008 at 12:32AM
I'm on the bus now, on our way home from South Carolina. Today Caedmon's played after a game of the River Dogs, Charleston's AAA baseball team. The stadium was really cool, on the edge of a peninsula, and the walkway all around the outside of the building looked out over the marsh. A bit surreal, and really gorgeous.
Of course, I didn't get any good pictures of that stuff, but I did take some right before, and during, the show tonight.
It was hot. Stupid hot. 97Ëš and super humid. And I ran about two miles this afternoon, which was, in a word, dumb. But I digress. I went and got my camera right before we started to play, took it out of the case and snapped this shot, while the humidity had just fogged up the lens...
We were kind of going for a U2 Popmart production with the stage setup tonight...
The adoring throngs...
Believe it or not, this was during some slightly long-winded song explanation. These rarely happen at Caedmon's shows and I felt it deserved to be documented.
I took this over Todd's shoulder while he was playing the beginning the song "Hands of the Potter". What a great beard.
After we had packed up and the crowd cleared out I took this shot, and I just thought it was cool.
And I took this one behind the stadium to show my daughter Ella, who really likes dandelions.
Thanks to everybody who came out, and to Tim who brought me the hat with the picture of his dog, Caedmon, on it. It's awesome.
Hope to see any and all Nashvillains Monday night at the Rutledge. I've got a great band (Todd Bragg, Cason Cooley, Aaron Sands and Jason Feller) and we go on at 8. Then we're all playing for Emily Deloach later in the evening. Love to see you there!!
Of course, I didn't get any good pictures of that stuff, but I did take some right before, and during, the show tonight.
It was hot. Stupid hot. 97Ëš and super humid. And I ran about two miles this afternoon, which was, in a word, dumb. But I digress. I went and got my camera right before we started to play, took it out of the case and snapped this shot, while the humidity had just fogged up the lens...
We were kind of going for a U2 Popmart production with the stage setup tonight...
The adoring throngs...
Believe it or not, this was during some slightly long-winded song explanation. These rarely happen at Caedmon's shows and I felt it deserved to be documented.
I took this over Todd's shoulder while he was playing the beginning the song "Hands of the Potter". What a great beard.
After we had packed up and the crowd cleared out I took this shot, and I just thought it was cool.
And I took this one behind the stadium to show my daughter Ella, who really likes dandelions.
Thanks to everybody who came out, and to Tim who brought me the hat with the picture of his dog, Caedmon, on it. It's awesome.
Hope to see any and all Nashvillains Monday night at the Rutledge. I've got a great band (Todd Bragg, Cason Cooley, Aaron Sands and Jason Feller) and we go on at 8. Then we're all playing for Emily Deloach later in the evening. Love to see you there!!
Reader Comments (5)
The concert was awesome tonight. My family and I really enjoyed it. I could not imagine a better start to our vacation. I will send you a link with some of the concert photos from tonight and you are welcome to use them as you would like. Thanks for being so friendly to all of your fans. My little girl ("Mighty Midget" aka Veronica) was so happy to finally meet the Andy that sings Early in the Morning. I hope you guys have a safe trip and get some rest. I also hope that you guys don't have to many more events in heat like that this summer or Caedmon's could become a two person act (just kidding). Grace and Peace.
I saw this on a billboard when driving back up interstate 26 through Columbia, SC tonight. I think I see a real marketing opportunity/ possible move for you guys (who wants to live in Nashville anyway, I think that music thing there is just on borrowed time).
http://www.mungo.com/community.asp?id=17
The contact is even named cyoung. I already tried to convince my wife that we should move their, but she reminded me that we do not make that kind of money, which is a pretty valid argument.
Really wish I could have gone to the SC show, but I had to help a friend move...and $4 a gallon for gas limits me to a 2 hr raidus for concerts and you were pushing 4 hours...I love you, but I had a choice of paying my rent today or going to the show -and you took 2nd place :(
Josh, what kind of fan are you? I already sold my house and bought a VW bus. Rigt now I am working at an apple orchard trying to get enough money for the next show. Not really. Gas prices do suck.
How much fun is it to play on a baseball field? We played once at the Dequeen Arkansas Little League tournament with Nick Flora and coinlaundryloser. Ask him about it. I'll bet it was way cooler than playing for the Riverdogs. Let me set it up for you. A flatbed trailer in the middle of center field with the umpires telling us to be quiet after every song. It was one of those life changing moments.