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Before I really begin to write, here’s another gratuitous mountain shot:

I’m telling you, they’re everywhere!!!!

So, now that we’ve finished with that. We were riding to a show the other day and I saw a McDonalds sign. Some would think it it was unbelievable to travel so far just to eat at McDonalds. So I talked myself out of it. We finally arrived at the show and guess what? We were playing at a 90 degree angle to a McDonalds. The whole entire show had me looking at the golden arches and thinking about those fries, uh, I mean papas fritas. Anyone that knows me know that I believe in signs and wonders, but once again, I talked myself out of it.

So we travel the very next day to Valencia, Venezuela for another show… and the hotel was right around the corner from a McDonalds and the venue was right across the street from another McDonalds. At this time, I was ready to give in. As luck would have it, our hosts had already prepared lunch for us and they ended up taking us out to dinner when everything was over. Not to be undone, I figured I would get the food and take it to the room for the next morning. I run to the restaurant and guess what I see:

People everywhere!!!! No time to make moves because our hosts were ready to leave!!! So needless to say I was very sad. I just needed something that reminded me of home. I solemnly got in the van this morning, with no breakfast as I had intended and fell asleep. But when I woke up, there it was:

I had a Big Mac and a Coke. When it was all said and done, none of my “adventure” was worth it. It was fun though, it gave me a sense of home.

Here are some pictures from the shows in Venezuela the past couple of days:

This is backstage at the show in Caracas:

Marck (inside joke) is doing his “Guitar Shuffle” for the crowd :

Stage shot:

The crowd with all eyes on us (notice the Mickey D’s sign in the distance):

BlackFist showing off the grill:

The paper in Valencia, Venezuela promoted our show in the paper over the entire weekend:

Many people didn’t come because a very influential, loved and revered priest passed on the same day as our show. Most of the community attended Mass at the church he served at a couple of blocks away from the venue. God Bless.

Me and Marc are discussion the setup:

Jahah making sure the sound is right!:

Showtime in Valencia: