Chicago!

7.13.11

On our way out of Detroit we stop at a little pub that Rob from Summer Pledge works at.
Rob's hearing is a little messed up right now because about 5 days ago he ruptured his ear drum.
He and a bunch of friends were out swimming at a lakeside beach spot where the currents run strong and the undertow is a little dangerous. A teenager was swept under, and Rob & others dove in to save him. The kid was taken under, and as Rob described it, there's about 20 feet of water and then another 15 feet or more of kelp / underwater seaweed forest, which basically made rescue impossible. Rob swam under as far as he could until his ear drum broke. Sadly, the teenager drowned.

Fortunately for Rob, only 25% or so of his ear was damaged, which apparently means a full recovery is possible with some time. We all wish Rob a swift recovery and commend him for his heroic efforts. I'm generally sorry for the whole situation, it must be tough for everyone surrounding it. Good luck Rob and thanks for the coffee, you'e an amazing drummer. Come to Brooklyn ;)

The drive to chicago was long but scenic. The chicago skyway is always industrially interesting… we played treasure town, which is a huge industrial loft space that some punk kids live in. We played here last fall, but this time the show had a different format - it was a round-robin of 4-5 bands, each band plays a song and then seamlessly passes the torch to another… made for an interesting evening.

We played afterwards, and although we cleared out a significant part of the crowd, we got to play on a really spread-out setting that afforded us room to jump around, always a good time.

Thanks to Sharon and Chris for putting us up / putting up with us! We had comfy couches to sleep on, coffee, tea and lots of hospitality which is always priceless on a tour like this.

Check out tour photos HERE!!!