sweet sweet chattanooga - 4/26 & 4/27

chattanooga was so rad it's going to be hard to write about it, cause you know, you just kinda/sorta had to be there.
i'll summarize as best as i can:
we left asheville in a light rain. the clouds were pregnant, looming and huge. it was pouring by the time we hit tennessee.
we arrived and went out for mexican food, where i stuffed my face to the point of a food coma.
the venue, jj's bohemia, is basically an old saloon, kegs for barstools, both bathrooms out of order, porta-john's in back, and a tiny little stage toward the front. we fell in love with it.
reeve hunter opened for us, a solo act, key-tar and all. he killed it. red, red hair and adorable. we stayed with him and his room-mate, beth, who andy went to school with.
aphids played next, a wall of sound which hung like a painting, as jess described it.
EVERYONE stuck around for she keeps bees and TLS. they all stood right at the stage, nodding their heads, totally into it, loving it, incredibly receptive.
i broke a string for the first time ever.
we made the most money we've made so far. almost two tanks of gas!!!!
once the show was over, everyone stuck around and chatted us up. we all decided to head back to beth and reeve's for an after party.
let the dancing begin.
we GOT DOWN until about 3am, when the neighbor showed and told us to shut up (in a really nice way.)
we all sat around and shot the shit for a bit longer. the floan record came up. turns out the kids from aphids had been listening to it for years.
crazy.
we spent our day off walking a footbridge in the sunshine, hanging out on the porch and eventually ended up at america's thrift. this place was massive. i got an amazing shirt for 59 cents and a dress for $1.48. andy found a brown dior sweater for $3. the prices were insane.
on the drive back to the house, j busted out the portable record player and we listened to some of the 45's he had just bought.
we chilled for the remainder of the evening.
it was a fantastic two days.
water everywhere, surrounded by hills, trees galore and big sky.
chattanooga is a beautiful place to be. at one point or another, we each talked about living there.
our favorite show yet, vibe-wise, people-wise, etc.
ps. we introduced everyone to red ribbons. oh yes, we most certainly did.