On The Road Again...

"On the road again/goin' places that I've never been/seein' things that I may never see again/I can't wait to get on the road again." - Willie Nelson

Greetings and salutations again from the road. I apologize for my laziness at updating, but things have been pretty hectic on the road.

We began the tour again on October 26th, headed for Albuquerque, New Mexico. 18 hours later, we arrived in Albuquerque. The ride was pretty uneventful, and quite tiring. The shows at Cowboy's went very well, and Saturday night we opened up for Jason Boland and the Stragglers, a country-rock group from Texas. The band was very good and we all had a great time hanging out together.

During the trip I also got to hang out with my friend Lori. She's a really cool girl from Canada that works for a family in Albuquerque as a nanny. Friday night we went to The Melting Pot for dinner and had an AMAZING time. The menu was a bit pricey, but when the meat course contains filet mignon, prime rib and lamb, you can understand why. The Melting Pot is a fondue restaurant that is out of this world. The best course was the dessert course which consisted of some VERY expensive Godiva chocolate with carmel and pecans in it. If you ever get the chance to go to a fondue restaurant, DO IT! You will not be disappointed.

Sunday afternoon we headed out for Grand Junction, Colorado. We picked our route from the atlas... BAD IDEA!! We ended up WAY up in the mountains, where we really should NOT have been. This was absolutely the worst ride I have ever been on and I really don't hope to do it again! The climax of the trip was when we reached Red Mountain Pass with an elevation of 11,000 feet. We saw a sign that read "Unlawful to proceed without snow tires or chains". Well, I guess we're breaking the law again!!! We couldn't turn around so we had to keep going. I haven't yet mentioned that the whole trip in the mountains was in the middle of a ferocious snow storm, and by the time we got to Red Mountain, there was about 8 inches of snow on the ground!! Our brakes would only cause us to slide, so we used the weight of the trailer to slow us down... essentially SLIDING down the mountain. There was A LOT of praying during this trip and I commend David for his poise and patience during the tretcherous drive. We were definitely being looked after by Our Savior, Jesus Christ, and all of the thanks and praise goes straight to Him.

Once we reached Grand Junction, we ended up sleeping in the parking lot of the club that morning, because we couldn't get a hold of anyone to get the key to the band house. Once we got in the band house we were pleased to see it in great condition. The stove and everything else works great, so we are able to cook for ourselves and save lots of money!!

The shows are relatively boring so far because the club doesn't get much of a crowd early in the week. We're hoping the shows will be busy this weekend. David has a radio appearance Friday morning and we're headed to the college Friday afternoon to put flyers on cars.. hopefully that will drum up some business.

Hope all is well elsewhere in the world...

Keith

PS: My apologies go out to all of the Democratic members of my family (Kruses!)... FOUR MORE YEARS!!!!!