My original show last Friday was cancelled, but I got a chance to feature for my pal Steve Sabo. As a bonus, it was in southeastern Ohio – even better, because I could carpool to Virginia and it was on the way there from my place. One small issue…I have never heard of the town before, which is weird, because I lived in the region for about twenty years. Malaga? As I was driving there, I realized the road was exactly like one of those car commercials, but instead of mountains the scenery was comprised of trailers, barns and broken down cars. If there was 1/8″ of snow on the road, I wouldn’t have made it to the show. If anyone can get from Malaga back to the interstate after ten beers, they should get a Nascar sponsorship.
The show itself went very well, especially afterwards, because I sold more in one night after the show than I had the previous seven shows, despite the fact this place had a population of less than 1,000. My favorite part, though, was the post-show banter. A couple of ladies approached me – “Can I tell you something?” Sure. “We like the other guy (Steve) too, but we want to buy your shirt…because you’re one of us.” Well, son of bitch, my hickness is really showing these days apparently. If I had any doubt, I met a guy who plays in a band at the Coen family reunion. “You guys sure have a lot of kids!” I felt I needed to apologize at that point, but I let it go.