Lets talk about Day 4 - Aug. 9 - Saturday

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Lets start off by saying that last night (Sat) was pretty weird. But every tour has at least one weird one. Hopefully, we got ours outta the way. I don't even know the name of the coffee shop, but I do know that the walls were sponge-painted deep red and filled with enough furniture to form at least three living room set ups. If Robs family hadn't showed up, we'd be playing for ourselves and the kitchen staff...and the band that played before us and yelled obscenities peppered with phrases that sounded like they came from a "Rock Star Vernacular For Dummies" Book. "Isn't it great to play shows when you're completed waaaaaasted??!"...

They weren't blind, so I know they saw the table of older adults and grandparents sitting right in front of them.

awkward. glad I was outside.

Anyway, we left feeling strange and decided to drive as far as we could through the night. Nicole and I kept things lively in the van with assorted oldies and Motown selections paired with our vocal accompaniment. Twas fun. After much heat and a few hours, we made it to the California border. We found a motel 6 and settled in for the night.

However, we couldn't go to bed without first watching lots of bad 3am television. Rob requested Cops. That show has become a soapbox in my head. Who decided to make a spectacle of the lives of poor inner city Americans? There is a lot of crap on the tube that late. Lots of informercials, like Nuwave the crock-pot like cooker that magically prepares food at what seems to be a cancerous pace. It makes an ENTIRE turkey in TWO hours...that is NOT normal, nor can it be anywhere near the realm of healthy. It's basically a way to cook without actually doing anything at all. The next channel had a weight loss miracle potion with the slogan of "Eat more, exercise less." And as if that weren't absurd enough, it claims to help you loose a large amount of weight in only 6 weeks. Late night infomercials are very telling of the state of America.

We want it all without lifting a finger. We are too lazy now to make our own meals. We are too lazy to even leave a turkey in the oven for a few hours (because that takes sooo much effort). We didn't want to bother running in the outside world, so we made treadmills. We couldn't eat right, so we created diet foods. And somewhere along the way, we lost hope in the idea of accomplishing anything by trying. We put so much worth on the look of our bodies, yet we don't care enough to work for a build that is created BY working. When did we decide that we were so powerless that work is futile?