Today we are in humble Raton, New Mexico, near the Colorado border.
Why, you ask? I just checked the calendar and Frogs are in the mountains tonight, right?? You guys start at 9pm, right?!?
When the funny noise under the hood sounded, we had just left Clayton, NM. Excited to go camp at the Sand Dunes National Park and rest up for the (now questionable) gig tonight, we attributed the grinding sound to our A/C which had mercilessly broken somewhere in Texas. It was the A/C alright. The compressor jammed at 70mph, in turn melting the serpentine belt, spewing molten rubber onto several pulleys which now must be replaced in quiet little Raton, for a mere $1,200.
Not only will we be spending our earnings from the last three or four shows fixing the car, we will more than likely miss our gig in Carbondale, CO tonight. The very helpful people at United Toyota (fixing our Chevy) claim that they can have the whip fixed by business-day end. This would put us in Carbondale at 11pm, too late to play a full show but hopefully early enough to sneak a late set in.
At this point, we need the tips. I love tour season.
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