11/12/15 day 13: Bad Homburg, DE

Woke up this morning and was completely disoriented. A full on "where the hell am I?" moment. I did remember having had a very vivid dream about having a conversation with John Mayer about Dead & Company... I think he really enjoys it... That's at least what he said in the dream.

Breakfast was a righteous spread at the Hotel Schwert. Hey had bacon, soft cooked eggs, sliced cheeses, fresh bread, full acces to an automatic espresso/coffee machine, and drum roll... Ketchup! Yeah baby! Made a proper Egg McBrian sandwich. Started my day RIGHT.

On the road around noon after a gloriously late check out. Made it Bad Homburg just north of Frankfurt shortly after two. Hit some traffic but otherwise smooth sailing. We rocked out to some down tempo loungey stuff and some Beach Boys. We stopped at a gas station on the way and grabbed some coffee and tried out Peters new hacky sack in the parking lot like it was 1992. I don't think the locals were impressed and I think half of the band pulled a muscle...

Found rock star parking right in front of the hotel which offered only on street parking. Checked in to the Comfort Inn Hotel (unlike any Comfort Inn in the U.S. that's for sure) and crammed into the two person elevator to the first floor. My hotel room karma is traditionally bad; ie I'll get the smallest room, or the smallest bed, or the room on the 5th floor without an elevator, but today my hotel karma took a turn for the better!! I got the rain man suite for sure, full on with queen size bed (rarity in Germany) and full balcony. Add to all this the venue is less than a block away in old church.

We took a walk on the pedestrian shopping area past numerous malls and clothing stores and restaurants. It's kind of Anytown, Germany which means it's charming and organized and clean but we could almost be anywhere in this country. Peter and I opted for Pho and Jasmin Tea while the two others went for Döners.

Back to the hotel to change and walked around the corner to our venue. Another super big plus of the night. No car needed. Kept the rock star parking spot for the night and walked out instruments and merch a block up the street.

This place is amazing...

It's been a cultural center since 1990. The natural acoustics were great, as you can probably imagine. We had a good set. I'm now fighting a cold which is making things interesting but we made it through the two sets without incident.

We did Bid You out in the audience and that was a highlight for me. Hearing that song reverberate throughout that room was totally cool.

We were also stoked that our friends Ralf and Virginie came to this show as well (they were also in Balingen, Ralf's hometown). We said our goodbyes and walked around the corner to the only restaurant that was open, which happened to be an Italian joint, and had one last dinner as a quintet. It's been great having Clint on these shows; great player, and great dude. We were all back at the hotel by 11:30. Another good one in the books!

Check out some great photos of the set by our friend Virginie!
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