3 days, 3 shows, 0 arrests (Part 1)

So, we have mini-tours, or "tour-ettes" if you will, and we went to the following places:


The Samurai Duck, Eugene, OR
The Grail, Coeur D'Alene, ID
and the last was in Spokane, but needs elaboration.


But first, the following picture sums up something beautiful that words cannot convey:







Look in that bottle. A fucking dead snake. This is Habu Sake provided by The Samurai Duck in Eugene, Oregon. You'd expect something extremely foul tasting, but it was the smoothest shot of sake EVER! And I hate sake, but loved this. It went down smooth, a second later a hint of the sake flavor, and another second later you felt the alcohol run through your entire body. Pure bliss.



In addition, the staff was extremely friendly. Jerry and I talked extensively about Babylon 5 (much to the boredom of my band mates), the bar tender hooked us up with some drinks, some person named Crystal apparently bought us another round, and then Masako (sp?) gave us some Habu Sake (sp?).



Though, not many people there, the ones who were really enjoyed it. They helped us out by buying some merch, and Neva(sp?) gave us a place to crash for the night. We were slightly scared by the neighborhood dog known for killing other dogs. I didn't see it, but Joseph described this scarred beast of a dog with a spiked leather harness...roaming free. I mean, roaming fucking free.



And another strange occurrance, Neva's roommate is a drunken clown. I was passed out at the time, but Joseph saw him. He had Xs tattooed on his eyes, so when he was asleep, he looked cartoon dead:




The next morning, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. Nine hours of driving.