Small town, five star venue! The piano was a Yamaha in good condition, the tuner really nice, the hall and stage new and clean with great acoustics, and our own dressing room!
In the dressing room was everything we needed, including my favorite—Wint-o-green lifesavers! There was also a sign on the mirror saying, “WELCOME SALLY HARMON POP PIANIST.” Our contact person was also our lighting and sound man. He took care of some major business and made good suggestions. Ahhhhh.
Blue Earth, has less than 4000 people. It’s got a small water tower, but is big enough to have a Wall Mart. At a major crossroad here, there’s an icon signifying the uniqueness of this town: a bright green 50 ft. statue of the Jolly Green Giant!
In Paris one pays extra for a view of the Eiffel Tower, in Blue Earth we got the V.I.P. room at the Super 8 facing the “HO, HO, HO” guy. Blue Earth got its name for it’s unique bluish clay soil. I also got a great cut and color today in a local salon. So we’ve got Blue Earth, red hair, and a green giant to remember this town.
The concert tonight felt really musical. We’re really settling into the pieces and bringing out nice little nuances now. In the car today, I told Frank he could move more, and have a stronger presence on stage. To my surprise, at the end of only the first piece we played together, he took this GIANT LEAP across the stage on the last note! The audience didn’t quite know what to think, but I laughed so hard after that I could hardly play!
We had lots of fun on this concert, and once again the electric shocks were in the seats so we got another standing “O” and encore.
Tomorrow we drive, I think in hazardous conditions, 200 miles to Yankton, South Dakota. Then we check into our hotel, do a sound and light check, and play another concert that night. It’s getting harder now. We must conserve time and energy whenever we can. Most of the tour will go like this. Wednesday we have off for a major travel day. We’ll probably do little else on that day, except laundry. I’d better turn in now. ZZZzzzzzzzz
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Thanks for a great show. Hope you do not burn out before your tour is finished. You both show that you are inlove with your music and each other. We were in the front row and it felt like you were performing for us in our living room.
Karl and Lorene Kampf,
Blue Earth
You rock!!! I'm thinking of you every day from "balmy" Seattle, hoping and knowing all's going well for you both. Your blog is great. I'm so glad you're having such a great time!! hang in there -- the fun has just begun!!! :)
Michele
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