Festival Season Begins!

A Sunday blog from Scott? Hmmm…Something’s fishy!
Actually we’ve had quite the long weekend and access to the world wide web has alluded me until now. We played Crossover Fest Friday night in Camdenton, MO and had a great time. We left Nashville on Thursday morning and arrived at the fest that night, plugged in the bus and got some much needed sleep. The weather the next day was touch and go- an early morning downpour finally let up and the sun came out in full force…unfortunately so did the humidity! But the weather didn’t slow down the crowd which was rockin out just as hard as if it were 75 with a cool breeze. On top of the great show the people in charge had a fantastic spread so that all the bands could dine like kings! And what’s more, they had a chiropractor and a masseuse back stage ready to “adjust” and “massage” anyone who wanted it- AMAZING. Here’s a picture I snapped of Justin…he’s in heaven!

We made a lot of new friends after the set then packed up and headed out at the end of the night to start our 16 hour journey home.
After a couple of hours of driving we pulled into a gas station, parked the bus and called it a night. I woke up to start the morning shift to find that the battery on the bus was dead. Some nice young man jumped us off and we were on our way…but not for long!
The brakes were feeling very funny (as in they weren’t really working). We stopped and filled up our brake fluid (which was empty). This seemed to help at first but then it became clear (somewhere outside of Saint Louis) that something was wrong with the brakes. With an entire day of driving ahead of us and a good amount of that driving being on mountains, we had no choice but to locate a mechanic and have them check it out.
Turns out that the brake line was busted and we were spewing brake fluid every time we applied the brakes- no bueno. The nice mechanics got the parts in and fixed it as fast as they could and got us back on the road.
We rolled in to Charlotte this morning a little after 3 and I was sooooo grateful to flop down in my own bed! We feel very blessed that we were able to make it all the way home yesterday and that the repairs only cost the arm and not the leg 🙂
This week we drive down to southern GA to pick up our new team member Trailer Swift then it’s off to Ichthus Festival in Wilmore, KY. We love this fest and we’re stoked that we’re playing 3 days! If you’re going, look for the fliers- we’ll go ahead and plaster the festival grounds so you won’t have an excuse to miss the show!

Another cool new thing is that RYFO (an organization that ministers to touring bands) has started a text support program for their artists. You can text “Ryfo 123” to 85944 to donate $10 to Philmont! It will be charged to your cell bill at the end of the month. Your donations will go towards things like gas, repairs and other important touring needs. So, hey- if you feel compelled to do so, feel free to send out that text to support us!

See you next weekend at Ichthus!