The Next Wave

Just when you thought you’d made it through the toughest part of the tour and could may breathe a little more easily, reality steps in and punches you in the kidneys.

The newest contender for the tour leg from hell will, from Saturday to the following Sunday, see us in four towns! Our schedule for the week?

Saturday: Build up, two shows.

Sunday: Show, build down, transport.

Monday: build up, circus employee variety show.

Tuesday: Two shows, build down.

Wednesday: early morning transport, build up, evening off.

Thursday: Two shows.

Friday: Show, build down, transport.

Saturday: build up two shows.

Sunday: Show, build down, transport.

Monday: Build up, evening off.

So in those 10 days we set up or take down the tent nine times with one day off in the middle, with build up double shows happening two times! Three if you include double shows with build down. I thought we only had build up double shows three times during the entire season. But three times in the same week? Ugh. Build up double shows was already the worst. But this? This is absolute horse shit.

Also, a new new record! The tent going up or down five days in a row! Woo!

The silver lining is that after we get through the above madness, we stay put for two weeks. Let’s just hope we can all hold on until then


UPDATE: Aaaaaaaaaaaaand I hurt my back while doing my act midway through all these shenanigans. I guess putting a tent up or down five days in a row really isn't the best way to maintain good lumbar health. So it goes.