Orangevale, CA (The Boardwalk)

Yesterday's show was at the Boardwalk in Orangevale, CA (right outside
of Sacramento). We drove overnight from Portland. We got to the venue
around noon. Unfortunately, our air conditioning broke when we pulled
into town. We took it to a shop to get it checked out. The part we
need isn't going to be available for a few days. It looks like we're
going to be roughing it for a little while!

We hung out in the venue parking lot for a few hours before the show. We
all took a 'shower' with a hose. We cleaned out the van and trailer,
played hacky sack, and just chilled. It was really fun.

The show was pretty good. There was a good crowd (~160 kids). The guys
played alright. Corey is still a bit sick, so his voice is still in
recovery mode. There were also a few mistakes in the music. It was
better than the night before, but still not one of their best
performances. They got a good crowd response and we did pretty well on
merch.

The venue was cool. There were guitars all over the ceilings. The sound
guy was pretty crazy, but he did a good job. We had catering
(spaghetti, salad, garlic bread).

After the show, Corey got a hotel room for us. We boked it through
Priceline.com (which we had never done before) and we got a great deal!
We got a 3 star hotel (DoubleTree) with 2 queen beds for $67 (with tax)!
Pretty sweet! The Audition and My American Heart stayed at the same
hotel as well. We all hung out for a while and then went to sleep.

We're now on our way to our show in San Franciso. I've heard a lot of
good things about this city.