Audio Technica, Princess Bride, Sopranos, and iHop

Rain Rain Rain!!! Whew. Makes for some very slow and careful driving :)

We had a little bit of moisture in the trailer last night when we were unloading. Makes us all nervous about our gear.... we were hoping to seal up the trailer better today, but it was still raining.... we'll have to wait until it is dry to do anything about it. So we stopped at a gas station and wrapped a bunch of our stuff up for a little extra protection. :) We were a sight at Love's today standing in the pouring rain wrapping up instruments and amps in garbage bags. Do what you gotta do, though!

Aunt Carol took us to bruch today at Denny's :) She's just the most wonderful lady. We always have a good time hanging out with her! It is the best when family comes to shows.

Sat in traffic for a good while today outside of Chicago. That looks like such a fun city. I have been a few times but it's always for a very quick trip... Never gotten to spend any time there. I hope to soon!

So I've been holding back on sharing something :) I didn't want to say anything until I had a chance to test it out at least once!

Audio Technica sent me a couple of vocal microphones to try out on the road!!! I am REALLY excited. For years I have been using the same ole mics, and I am ready to find something I really like. They are a great company and they have been so wonderful to work with. They have supplied ALL the mics on the Grammy's for the last 12 years. So you KNOW they're good!

I used one of the mics in the show last night in Janesville. And Hootie used the other one. We'll switch for the next show. :) It'll be hard to tell which is my favorite on the road because of ALL the factors that go into playing in a different room and a different sound system every night.

I am very much looking forward to sitting down with my sound system and playing with them. :) I KNOW my own system very well, and it will be the best way for me to gauge how each mic sounds with my voice.... Kinda like when I am looking at fiddles. I don't want to JUST play the fiddle anymore. I want to hear it through MY amp :) It's the best way to know what I will be the most happy with!

I actually got the Audio Technica mics on my birthday. We had them send the box to Aunt Deana's because we knew we'd be stopping there. It was a GREAT birthday present! Plus they sent the guys and me some SWAG. I am wearing the cute t-shirt they sent right now : )


We watched the Princess Bride in the car today. Miguel had never seen it :) What a GREAT movie. And then we went back to the Sopranos. We're already on Season 3 and we just started watching them on this trip! It's pretty addictive. It is such a well-written show. We made it to just a little past Toledo, Ohio. And y'all... we ended up at a very entertaining iHop tonight for dinner. There was NOTHING for hundreds of miles except fast food which we try to avoid. But this iHop... man.... crazy customers. One table sent 3 different things back! I felt bad for our waitress... Not quite as fun as the iHop in Jackson Tn with the bluegrass jams twice a week... THAT was the best iHop ever. Did NOT see that one coming when we walked in :)

Wonder where we'll be tomorrow night? One can never tell...

Peace, Love, Fiddle,
~natalie