Hello from lovely Newark,
Well, I guess it's my month to have travel issues. Holy moley. I arrived at the airport at noon for my flight and actually boarded on-time. Got out to the runway and they said we had a 45 minute delay. No biggie--I had an In Style Magazine I wanted to peruse.
Approximately a half-hour later, the pilot announces we are going to officially depart to Minneapolis. The plane begins to taxi and then it abruptly stops. The pilot said that the plane is having brake issues and had to call the Fire Department. What? Now, I'm worried.
The fire trucks show up and they decide to escort us back to our gate. As we are taxing to our gate there was a very loud BOOM. Everyone freaked out. The plane stopped and the pilot reported, "Well, folks, we just blew a tire."
So, then a caravan of police vehicles and two large buses came to get us off the runway. I boarded the bus and after standing in line for 45 minutes, I was re-issued a ticket for an evening flight to Minneapolis. I don't really think I can take anymore excitement today. I'm going to go use my $5 voucher for being inconvenienced and grab a beer.
On the bright side, I did wear all my clothing correctly. :)
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I hope to see many of this weekend. I have 2 shows and an appearance on KARE 11. It would be great to see some friendly Midwestern faces!
Friday, Oct. 9th
KARE 11
10AM Showcase Minnesota with Matt Patrick
Friday, Oct. 9th
Acoustic Cafe
Winona, MN
8pm
Saturday, October 10th
Bryant Lake Bowl
w/ the All Man Band
Minneapolis, MN
Doors open at 9:30PM
Mother Banjo opens the show
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Couple of very nice reviews have come through for "Long Ride."
You can buy an autographed copy here:
MP3 versions of all the songs are available at:
Long Ride should be up on CD Baby and Itunes within a couple weeks.
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Lots of exciting stuff happening here and I'll be in touch with an update very soon. Thank you for coming along on the Long Ride and hope to see ya on the road.
Cheers,
Vicky
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