the high road is hard to find

So the big Potential Difference OC Fair show at the Hangar ended up being a success by our standards. Despite 3 hours of traffic, we still made it to the fair with plenty of time to kill and wander around. I had never been to the OC Fair before, so it was an interesting experience. I didn't realize how big and busy it was going to be. And while it did seem like a fun place to kill some time and money, unfortunately most of the things there are aimed at making you feel a little sick...which isn't the best way to prepare for a performance. I still managed to wander around for a bit with my brother and his wife and eat some really good pizza, but I decided to save the spinning rides and deep-fried Twinkies for my next visit.

All in all, it was definitely the best venue we've played. The worst part of most shows is unloading all the gear from our van, walking across parking lots, squeezing through hallways, and trying to quickly set up in the dark, but this show was a piece of cake. We pulled our van up about 5 feet behind the venue and had a full staff of roadies provided by the fair to help us get organized and set up. It would have been nice to fill the 1,200 seats in the audience, but at least we got a good amount of traffic from fair-goers passing by and checking us out. Hopefully we can play there again next year. If you'd like to see a little bit of the show, check out the Potential Difference YouTube Channel.

I don't have any pictures yet and I don't have much time to elaborate more because I am busy packing for my first real vacation in a while. I'm not much of the travelling type, but with my friend Jason temporarily living in Portland and my brother possibly leaving Seattle soon, I couldn't pass up an opportunity to explore the Pacific Northwest for a week. I think most of all I'm looking forward to a few days by myself in Canada to relax and hopefully celebrate my 4-year anniversary as an economist by not working.

See you next month with some pictures maybe.