Tootsie Yr2: Akron OH
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taz_39It was a direct flight to Akron which was really nice.
No waiting around at the airport, no delays, no rush to catch connections.
Just getting on the plane and then a bus and getting there. Yay!
Instead of buying airport food, I had the squirrel cookie and the Stayman's winesap apple that
lookfar had given me.
(and boiled eggs, and pistachios)
The cookie was very good. It actually had a savory quality to it that I really liked.
It was of the crunchy/hard variety, which is my favorite kind! Enjoyed that very much.
The apple was surprisingly juicy and crisp, moreso than most apples.
In fact it was very similar to an asian pear in juiciness and delicate crispness.
I'm not sure that the flavor was all that complex as described on wiki, but it was a nice clean and refreshing sweet apple flavor, and a fun new eating experience for me.
Anyway, around 3pm we pulled up to a VERY new Marriott in a VERY new plaza right next to a food hall/shared-use space that is so new that it's only kind-of open. There is also an Italian place in the same plaza that Paul, our drummer who is from Akron, says is amazing.
There was a little snafu with my room...first the keys didn't work, then it turned out someone else had been in the room and it hadn't been cleaned, so I ended up getting switched to a new room. Pretty sure this happens to one of us in every hotel! But once settled in I did the usual, took the rapid Covid test and then grabbed a bag and started walking to the grocery.
Didn't get very far before I realized not only was this going to be an hour-long walk, a mile of it was up a pretty steep incline.
I try to get exercise, but there is a time to be honest with yourself.
And tilting my head up to look at the crest of that hill a mile away, honestly, I was feeling too tired for it today.
I did not have the energy to tackle this after a travel day, and then walk all the way back carrying groceries too.
So I turned around and snagged one of the rental cars that we've got access to this week, and drove to Mustard Seed.
It's a beautiful local grocery store, small but mighty, not a lot of quantity but what they had was quality and lots of it.
We are only here for two days, so I had to really rein myself in and only buy what I needed....ok ok, a few little extras ;)
I got beet-pickled eggs, which aren't special but I haven't seen them in a while. Why not.
Some plant-based jerky to add to my nonperishable travel stash, for our vegans.
Some dried carrot chips to try. And a bag of fancy jerky to give to our Head of Wardrobe, who fixed my shoes at the beginning of tour and who likes "cheap coffee and jerky" but I wanted to get her something SPECIAL.
That's it! The rest was just my usual proteins and fruits and veggies. I was SO good this time.
I spent the rest of the night in my room, eating some random groceries and decompressing, doing a load of laundry, and hoping to have more energy tomorrow.
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Tuesday, I did have some more energy so took a little walk along the "Towpath Trail".
According to the trail/park website:
"Travel along the path where, from 1827 to 1913, mules pulled canal boats laden with passengers and goods up and down the historic Ohio & Erie Canal. Today’s trail follows the historic towpath as closely as possible, the exact route determined by historic maps and remnants of the trail itself."
Pretty cool!
There were markers every quarter mile or so, describing some of the history of the Erie Canal and it's importance to Ohio and surrounding areas. I honestly didn't take loads of time to read these...mostly wanted to enjoy the nature this time. But it was still cool to contemplate the history here, and imagine the mules towing barges (the "towpath" was where mules and horses walked as they were towing barges up the canal. This was before the advent of the steam engine.)
For both lunch and dinner I ate random stuff and groceries, trying to end up with as little food as possible for the flight home in a few days.
At the theater we found out that Clayton (reed 2) has covid, so he will be out probably for our remaining shows in Ohio.
His sub is a woman named Willow, who was called just a few hours before showtime and did a GREAT job sightreading a very difficult book that required her to read multiple instrument parts.
We had a nearly full house and a great audience, which was refreshing after Virginia's lukewarm reception.
OF COURSE, partway through the show I felt a tickle in my throat.
And told myself I was just being paranoid as we drove back to the hotel.
But had difficulty sleeping, and woke up coughing and feeling cold and achy.
Great.
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Wednesday I did not feel good. I took a covid test and it came back negative, but the last time I had covid I experienced a full day of symptoms before a positive test happened. I texted our Covid Officer to ask for additional tests, and will take one before tonight's show and one the following morning.
It was pouring rain and cold out, but once I'd had breakfast I braved it to hit FedEx because a hat I'd ordered was too big and needed to be sent back, and I also wanted to grab groceries and lunch at Mustard Seed.
We're playing a show on the travel day tomorrow, so many people are bringing groceries with them as we may not have time to find dinner.
Not feeling well gave me the foggybrains and made it difficult to think about what to get at the grocery, but I managed a few pieces of fruit, a sandwich for lunch, a scone, and a drink. Hopefully that with my nonperishables will do it.
Other than that I rested and packed a little and just prayed to God that I don't have covid.
It is freaking right before the break, I do NOT want to inconvenience everyone!!!!!!!!!
Finally took the second covid test at 4pm, and it was still negative. Phew. So stressful, waiting for those lines to show up or not.
Took a Tylenol and an Advil and drove myself, Jared, and Bill to the theater (they were OK with riding with me since I'd tested negs).
It is never fun to play a show sick, even moreso when you're having to carry Clorox wipes everywhere and think about everything you touch and avoid public areas and blah blah.
Not to mention, playing a wind instrument with congested lungs is nooooooo fun. And I just washed my trombone too :(
But, we had a good audience. So there's that.
After the show we packed up, because tomorrow it's a bus to Toledo and our last shows before the layoff.
I dropped the boys at the hotel and put gas in the rental car.
And collapsed in bed.
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Barely got any sleep because first I was cold, then hot, then TOO hot, then I checked my temp and it was 103 so I was freaking out and decided to do Teledoc at 3am. To their credit, they were super kind even at that wacky hour, assuring me that I didn't need to take any action other than what I was already doing. They also said I "definitely" have the flu which, while "definitely" is a risky word in American medicine, still makes a lot of sense for my symptoms.
Anyway, finally managed a few hours of sleep before it was time to get up.
We aren't leaving for Toledo until noon, then we're supposed to arrive a little after 2pm.
We will have a show this same evening, so some people will have to go straight to the theater while others of us will have an hour or two to unpack before sound check. The crew rode a sleeper coach last night to get there ahead of us, so theoretically load in should be complete.
Three days and six shows between me and Jameson and a much needed holiday break.
No waiting around at the airport, no delays, no rush to catch connections.
Just getting on the plane and then a bus and getting there. Yay!
Instead of buying airport food, I had the squirrel cookie and the Stayman's winesap apple that
lookfar had given me.(and boiled eggs, and pistachios)
The cookie was very good. It actually had a savory quality to it that I really liked.
It was of the crunchy/hard variety, which is my favorite kind! Enjoyed that very much.
The apple was surprisingly juicy and crisp, moreso than most apples.
In fact it was very similar to an asian pear in juiciness and delicate crispness.
I'm not sure that the flavor was all that complex as described on wiki, but it was a nice clean and refreshing sweet apple flavor, and a fun new eating experience for me.
Anyway, around 3pm we pulled up to a VERY new Marriott in a VERY new plaza right next to a food hall/shared-use space that is so new that it's only kind-of open. There is also an Italian place in the same plaza that Paul, our drummer who is from Akron, says is amazing.
There was a little snafu with my room...first the keys didn't work, then it turned out someone else had been in the room and it hadn't been cleaned, so I ended up getting switched to a new room. Pretty sure this happens to one of us in every hotel! But once settled in I did the usual, took the rapid Covid test and then grabbed a bag and started walking to the grocery.
Didn't get very far before I realized not only was this going to be an hour-long walk, a mile of it was up a pretty steep incline.
I try to get exercise, but there is a time to be honest with yourself.
And tilting my head up to look at the crest of that hill a mile away, honestly, I was feeling too tired for it today.
I did not have the energy to tackle this after a travel day, and then walk all the way back carrying groceries too.
So I turned around and snagged one of the rental cars that we've got access to this week, and drove to Mustard Seed.
It's a beautiful local grocery store, small but mighty, not a lot of quantity but what they had was quality and lots of it.
We are only here for two days, so I had to really rein myself in and only buy what I needed....ok ok, a few little extras ;)
I got beet-pickled eggs, which aren't special but I haven't seen them in a while. Why not.
Some plant-based jerky to add to my nonperishable travel stash, for our vegans.
Some dried carrot chips to try. And a bag of fancy jerky to give to our Head of Wardrobe, who fixed my shoes at the beginning of tour and who likes "cheap coffee and jerky" but I wanted to get her something SPECIAL.
That's it! The rest was just my usual proteins and fruits and veggies. I was SO good this time.
I spent the rest of the night in my room, eating some random groceries and decompressing, doing a load of laundry, and hoping to have more energy tomorrow.
----------------------------------------
Tuesday, I did have some more energy so took a little walk along the "Towpath Trail".
According to the trail/park website:
"Travel along the path where, from 1827 to 1913, mules pulled canal boats laden with passengers and goods up and down the historic Ohio & Erie Canal. Today’s trail follows the historic towpath as closely as possible, the exact route determined by historic maps and remnants of the trail itself."
Pretty cool!
There were markers every quarter mile or so, describing some of the history of the Erie Canal and it's importance to Ohio and surrounding areas. I honestly didn't take loads of time to read these...mostly wanted to enjoy the nature this time. But it was still cool to contemplate the history here, and imagine the mules towing barges (the "towpath" was where mules and horses walked as they were towing barges up the canal. This was before the advent of the steam engine.)
For both lunch and dinner I ate random stuff and groceries, trying to end up with as little food as possible for the flight home in a few days.
At the theater we found out that Clayton (reed 2) has covid, so he will be out probably for our remaining shows in Ohio.
His sub is a woman named Willow, who was called just a few hours before showtime and did a GREAT job sightreading a very difficult book that required her to read multiple instrument parts.
We had a nearly full house and a great audience, which was refreshing after Virginia's lukewarm reception.
OF COURSE, partway through the show I felt a tickle in my throat.
And told myself I was just being paranoid as we drove back to the hotel.
But had difficulty sleeping, and woke up coughing and feeling cold and achy.
Great.
----------------------------------------
Wednesday I did not feel good. I took a covid test and it came back negative, but the last time I had covid I experienced a full day of symptoms before a positive test happened. I texted our Covid Officer to ask for additional tests, and will take one before tonight's show and one the following morning.
It was pouring rain and cold out, but once I'd had breakfast I braved it to hit FedEx because a hat I'd ordered was too big and needed to be sent back, and I also wanted to grab groceries and lunch at Mustard Seed.
We're playing a show on the travel day tomorrow, so many people are bringing groceries with them as we may not have time to find dinner.
Not feeling well gave me the foggybrains and made it difficult to think about what to get at the grocery, but I managed a few pieces of fruit, a sandwich for lunch, a scone, and a drink. Hopefully that with my nonperishables will do it.
Other than that I rested and packed a little and just prayed to God that I don't have covid.
It is freaking right before the break, I do NOT want to inconvenience everyone!!!!!!!!!
Finally took the second covid test at 4pm, and it was still negative. Phew. So stressful, waiting for those lines to show up or not.
Took a Tylenol and an Advil and drove myself, Jared, and Bill to the theater (they were OK with riding with me since I'd tested negs).
It is never fun to play a show sick, even moreso when you're having to carry Clorox wipes everywhere and think about everything you touch and avoid public areas and blah blah.
Not to mention, playing a wind instrument with congested lungs is nooooooo fun. And I just washed my trombone too :(
But, we had a good audience. So there's that.
After the show we packed up, because tomorrow it's a bus to Toledo and our last shows before the layoff.
I dropped the boys at the hotel and put gas in the rental car.
And collapsed in bed.
----------------------------------------
Barely got any sleep because first I was cold, then hot, then TOO hot, then I checked my temp and it was 103 so I was freaking out and decided to do Teledoc at 3am. To their credit, they were super kind even at that wacky hour, assuring me that I didn't need to take any action other than what I was already doing. They also said I "definitely" have the flu which, while "definitely" is a risky word in American medicine, still makes a lot of sense for my symptoms.
Anyway, finally managed a few hours of sleep before it was time to get up.
We aren't leaving for Toledo until noon, then we're supposed to arrive a little after 2pm.
We will have a show this same evening, so some people will have to go straight to the theater while others of us will have an hour or two to unpack before sound check. The crew rode a sleeper coach last night to get there ahead of us, so theoretically load in should be complete.
Three days and six shows between me and Jameson and a much needed holiday break.
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