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Day four:A belated appreciation of Ben’s Chili Bowl; singing along to Manowar; pony farts; in which the tour is compared to Apocalypse Now, in reverse
Paul: Ben’s Chili Bowl!
Joe: I ate two chili dogs! I went to heaven on the wings of Ben’s chili, received the sword of the half smokes, and was sent to hell to dispel Evil from the Universe.
Paul: We’re leaving DC and getting lost. I’m asleep in the back of the van. We keep driving around and around DC. I’m so glad I’m asleep. Dan and Jesse are talking about how they would re-make The A-Team with a new group of actors and stuff. Being asleep is great.
Marty Allen: I coped with the anxiety of suddenly being separated from my tourboys and rockvan well enough. This was definitely helped by having a tremendous hostess who plied me with delicious teas, yummy food, and who knew where to find a playground with swings. I missed the Great Chili Dog Experience, but I trust that it, like everything we are doing, has been eerily well documented.
Paul: I’m still asleep. Everyone is rocking out to Manowar and singing along. I’d like to join them, but I also like being asleep.
Marty Allen: The good people of the the Twisted Branch were exceptionally kind and welcoming. Their little sound system didn't know quite what to make of us, though. But when the rowdy young locals spontaneously joined in on the bridge of ‘deRockracy’ shouting, “FARTING PONY FARTS IN THE FIELD AND YOU FEEL IT IN THE IRELAND COLD!” at the top of their lungs we were utterly moved. This particular aspect of audience interaction will henceforth be actively encouraged. Thanks, C-ville rowdies!
Joe: We did our best to rock Twisted Branch Tea Bizarre despite the fact that their sound system was not powerful enough for wizard monster rock. Tonight there were no faces melted. But everyone there was rocking. It’s okay to rock every once in a while and to do so while keeping your face intact. They have amazing milkshakes here, and people that know what it means to rock, even without the loud part.
Paul: I could tell our ambitious projects were starting to wear on everyone, so I sucked it up and “recorded” the music for our song-a-day on the 10-minute car ride back to Marisa’s. And by recorded, I mean I put together a handful of loops in GarageBand and then passed the computer off to someone else so they could finish the song.
Jesse: Having never been on a tour before, I can’t tell how typical our experience is. By and large every show goes very well. Granted, we stack the deck with cartoons and puppets, but those don’t get people singing your songs and buying your CDs after the show’s done unless the music is also fun. I’m not saying that Uncle Monsterface is singular or, to quote Kanye West, that this is “history in the making,” but it is a good start.
