Brisbane/Sunshine Coast trip

Greetings yall.

So last week we played shows at the Troubadour (Brisbane) and Kings Beach Tavern (Sunshine Coast) on the thursday and friday.

THURSDAY

With an hour and a bit to get down to Brisbane for load in, I realise my chorus pedal has broken an internal wire once again.. So it's off to Billy Hyde dressed like a indie-freak at 5 in the afternoon, much to the dismay of many bogans and casually dressed onlookers.

Pedal succesfully working, we arrive at the Troubadour without a minute to spare. Andy and Hylton sit comfortably inside the venue on the lounge chairs, as they have nothing to load in due to a lucky backlining situation. None of that for us though. Elliot and I proceed to lug his recently rented fender twin up 3 or 4 flights of stairs (I lost perception due to the altitude).
After our set, I broke more road rules than I thought possible in an attempt to get my car back into the venue load out, and we took all of our gear to a friend's apartment nearby.

After watching the energetic Bang Bang Boss Kelly and the soulful David Flower perform, it was back to the apartment for beers and bed (that is to say, couch or floor).

FRIDAY

Early start due to Dan cleaning up and puttering quietly around us at about 7 am or so. Hylton insisted on having a shower, which gave us a little more time to sit around before we had to get kicked out. Not enough time though, as I was still half asleep when I got behind the wheel. We ended up at an expensive cafe for breakfast whose staff were absolutely hopeless, and slipped Andy an $2.20 extra fee for bacon on his eggs benedict, after they'd already said there was no extra charge.

We then found ourselves tripping over the many confusing twists and turns of Inception. Solid movie.

Several hours later, after Andy and Hylton FINALLY caught up with us in Caloundra after missing the turn off, the four of us were drinking the remainder of our beers out of a bucket of ice in Andy's car. We picked a few beautiful spots around Caloundra to park, drink, sing and gaze aimlessly into the ocean, whilst listening to some of our favourites: Brothers, Colourfide, Hungary Kids of Hungary and so on..

Another trip to the bottle-o and a free round on the bar owner later, we found ourselves on stage, drunk and having a blast. Can't quite recall how we sounded, but my auntie insists it was fantastic!

That's about it I guess. There was some sweet video footage, but just about every word was a horrible profanity, so like, go figure.

Cheers,

Jackson
Oceanics

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