Now as many of you keen and 'eagle eyed' visitors will know this gig was the big New Year's Eve spectac-ular and eagerly awaited by fans and band members alike!
As previously accurately reported, it was a full WRB weekend! What with playing to a huge club crowd the night before, we were 'stoked' to be be performing on this very specialist night of the year.
Waking up in our exclusive Princeton motel, it was not long before were heading off the local omelet house to sample the local delicacies! I chose quite a spectac-ular egg based offering whilst other members of our party dined on traditional morning salad.
With beverages consumed and bellies full 'to the brim' I was soon 'whisked off' the West Virginian countryside in a 'whittle stop' tour! With Tilley 2 re-stocked with snacks and beverages, I was first taken to the once booming railway town of Thurmond. This literal 'ghost town' was preserved by the Federal Government a few years ago and serves as an accurate record of the decline of steam trains. With photos taken and Comrade Daninski monitoring official broadcasts, we were soon heading to The New River Bridge stroke Gorge, where modern marvels of engineering technology was observed. What was also observed was some energetic outbursts by The Comrade and Mr Tilley, which caused such distress that Petunia was called upon in some kind of taxi driver capacity! Sadly there was no red jackets to be worn, but needless to say we arrived at 'The Up' in the nick of time for a lengthy soundcheck.
With the most delicious BBQ consumed, it was 'on with the show'!
Quite simply this was the largest and best crowd I have ever played to in the USA, and 'The Up' was at full capacity for most of the festivities! Playing our reg-ular three sets, we wooed the assembled with Rock, Southern Rock and Country classics! It was critical mass almost from the outset certainly on a par with the best Rough Justice O'Neil's Woking experience.
At the strike of 12 (ish) the band launched into an impromptu version of Auld Lang Syne much to the confusion of the 'fans'. We played many more songs to greet 2012 and finally really reached a brassy tart of an ending with Carl taking over guitar duties from Will - playing slide no less! And to add to the sonic mayhem Will played keys! This really will go down in rock history for years to come, I suspect.
As we closed the set with this music based tomfoolery, it was time for the lengthy packup where large objects of rock construction are 'hauled' around by tired people in the freezing cold. Lucky for us, there was not many vomit pools to dodge which is always a bonus in the dark.
Quite literally 'hopping' back into Tilley 2, it was back to the hotel for 25 minutes sleep before heading back home to stay out of trouble!
A good night for New Years, rock and Horny Goat Weed.
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