Greetings from California!
So far our trip has been mostly flawless. There’s been a few bumps along the way, such as losing DJ Big G and GoldenChild’s group. There were unfounded concerns and doubts about us getting to California as a group, and a lot of people bailed out on us. Big G had to fly home from Detroit to take care of his mother, and unfortunately won’t be joining us for the rest of the tour. GoldenChild was told by his manager that we would be meeting up with us in California, but has since found out that won’t be happening.
What does this mean for One Fry Short and the remaining ALL SMOKED OUT crew? Absolutely nothing. We’re still here, we’re still planning on finishing up all of our shows. Failure and giving up isn’t an option for any of us. We’re in it for the long haul until we finish or break ourselves trying, and as it stands now we’re on the path for nothing but success.
I’m currently in the back of DJ Cactus’ Dodge Durango, riding along with Cactus himself, Wordsmith and his two partners Kontact and SoL. Just the five of us are left out of an original crew of nine. And out of that five, none of us have had a single problem since the group broke. We’ve been stuck in this truck for two days straight with not a shower between us, and not even a raised voice has permeated the vehicle. Nothing but laughs and smiles and lots and lots of amazing pictures.
I hope to have a little time over the next few days to see San Francisco, and I am also looking forward to seeing Long Beach, and then of course NYC at the very end of the tour.
On our way to Cali, we’ve only encountered a few bad weather patches. So far mother nature has been very kind and it seems like good weather is traveling with us. For this time of the year, most of the locations we’ve been through are usually covered with three or four feet of snow, and so far it hasn’t even been more than a few inches in the WORST spot.
Back when we entered Wisconsin, we hit a snag when an incredibly strong gust of wind came across the pass and made us spin out on the road, resulting in a small dent on the side of DJ Cactus’ Durango from the Uhaul trailer we’re hauing behind us. From what could have happened (car flips, us going off a cliff, etc), it was fairly minor. About mile down the road iafter the spinout we blew a tire, but we had a full spare to replace it with and since then we’ve encountered not a single problem on the road.
The roads in Utah were a little hectic going through Salt Lake City, but that was just due to the fact that we were driving through the Rocky Mountains on a pretty steep incline and decline. No sweat though and now we’re 75 miles from Cali, and bout 2 hours from our destination.
On our way out of Utah, we passed by one of the most breathtaking natural landmarks i’ve ever had the pleasure to view with my own eyes: The Bonneville Salt Flats. This stretch of land goes as far as the eyes can see. The water is actually very shallow, it just appears to be much deeper due to the layer of natural salt beneath and the reflection of the Rocky Mountains in the distance. We took a crapload of really amazing pictures and were fortunate enough to see the sun set over the mountains in the distance.
We’re all looking forward to a hot shower, a nice warm bed where we can stretch our legs, and a good crowd at our next venue. We’ve all got a great feeling about California as far as the venues and crowds go, so we’re staying on that postive note. Fate has brought us this far; I think she’ll take us all the way to the end. Our next show is in Fremont, CA at the King’s Inn on Wednesday, and after that we head to Long Beach for two shows down there.
I will now leave you with a few pictures we’ve taken on the road. As always, you can view many more in the Daily Haggis Photo Gallery, and even more in the One Fry Short Photo Gallery.
Lincoln Tribute in Wyoming
Pit stop in Wyoming
Kontact, SoL and myself at the Bonneville Salt Flats
DJ Haggis at the Salt Flats
Wordsmith, Kontact, and SoL
Update: We’re in Sacramento, CA in DJ Cactus’ Dad’s house. We’re all showered, well rested, and glad to be off the road.
Greetings from Balitmore, Maryland!
I’m looking forward to seeing the capitol and a few of the other landmarks around D.C., so that should be exciting. It’ll be nice to have a little down time before hitting the road once more.
