MINOR SET BACK, DUE TO FICKLE MINI VAN WIPER
After playing at the very cool Pete’s Candy Store last night in Brooklyn (www.petescandystore.com), Shawn and I headed south to Alabama. Both us of had not gotten much sleep the night before - actually, Shawn hadn’t gotten any - but we were still determined to make the trip through the night to Tuscaloosa. I was too tired to drive and Shawn couldn’t sleep, so he took the first leg back to Arlington, Va - where we had to pick up his computer and a couple of things before leaving again. This is where things got interesting. Our 1986 Dodge Caravan is quite a nice change from the usual cramped economy rentals, however it has some drawbacks. 1. We have determined it has the worst cup holders in the world. 2. The wind shield wipers are no match for terrential downpours. I’m not sure when this happened, because I was sleeping…but somewhere between the NJ turnpike and Shawn’s house the driver’s side wiper cracked in half. Seriously. I guess the extended flip/flop back and forth was too much for it. Poor little guy. Anyway, Shawn couldn’t see a thing. He somehow managed to get back home to Arlington, wiping the window with his hand and sticking his head out of the car. We then attempted to fix the stupid thing. We failed miserably.It was 4 am in the morning. No one should have to fix anything at 4 am in the morning. The good news is that now the wiper is fixed, and we are leaving again tonight. The bad news is that I had to cancel two shows from the tour: Alabama and Louisiana. Texas and Arizona are still on. Then we will be in Los Angeles to begin the record!
Posted by
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22:30:59
Hey,
Sorry about the windshield wiper fiasco. That sounds miserable. I just made a gas donation (only $10 I’m afraid as funds are in short supply) and was surprised to see that PayPal charged me $2.75 for shipping and handling. Funny, how shipping and handling on a wire transfer cost 27% of the amount donated. If you’re getting that money, that’s fine. If Paypal is, you need to put up a mailing address so that people can put a stamp on an envelope and send you the extra $2.
Julie
FYI, cupholders in an ‘86 Caravan are no match for the awfulness of the cupholders in a ‘97 VW Jetta. Take your Caravan’s cupholders, shrink them by half, then stuff them deep inside the center console behind the stick and you’ve got a decent approximation. Apparently German convenience stores don’t serve beverages in a size bigger than a shot glass.
Grats on the album and good luck in the rest of your travels!