February 20, 1998

I HATE DRIVING THROUGH THE SNOW

Right now as I am writing this, we're driving through Donner Pass on our way to play a show in Reno. (see how the photo is all whited out?) Last night, we weren't even sure if we would get this far because of severe storm warnings. We woke up early this morning and saw on the news that many roads had been closed due to flooding and damage overnight. But, we know that kids in Reno have been patient with us because we cancelled our last show there due to singer's illness. So we figured that we should try our damnedest to make it for our Reno friends and fans. But having to put on chains in the freezing cold snowy weather sucks. I know I sound like a little crybaby, but that's because I am. I belong in sunny southern California chillin' at the beach drinking a margarita! I'm not used to this torrid snowy mess! But all of us in INCUBUS are more than willing to do whatever we have to so we can deliver our music to YOU. Live and In-Person!! While we were on tour with 311/Sugar Ray, we nearly missed a show because we got stuck while driving through a mountain pass in Idaho. It was definitely a learning experience because we were practically the only car driving through and there wasn't anybody around to give us a hand. Another time we were stuck on the same route that we are on right now because we had NO chains whatsoever and we had 3 hours to make a 5 hour drive!! We ended up knocking REALLY loud on the front door of a closed tire garage just to see if anyone was there to help us out. Luckily, there was this guy there that had the right chains and he put them on for us at what I'm sure was a "competetive" price. But that's OK because we were just happy to be able to get back on the road to get to our show, which was at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort. With about 20 minutes until showtime and about 1/2 mile away from the concert venue, we got stuck on an icy hill and once again, very close to missing our show. But thanks to some clever teamwork, we arrived in Mammoth safely, and played what was possibly the worst show in INCUBUS history. But we're still alive so I'm happy. See all of you soon on our Headline U.S. tour in march. Keep updated on our tourdates at our website, www.enjoyincubus.com)

- Mike

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