| I was at the Orange County Fair. The Grandstand Arena had been walled up and had a new roof over it. It looked really cool. It was all covered in maroon velvet, and there were little gold decorations here and there. I looked around for a seat, but I couldn�t find one. Shrugging, I hopped up on the stage and checked out the situation up there. There was a double line of curtains running across the stage. The first one was right behind Ruben and Bermuda�s instruments, which were shoved up the stage farther so that Jim and Steve would be sandwiched between them and Al. The second one was a few feet behind that one. I hid in the gap between the curtains near Steve�s bass. I peered through a gap conveniently located right in front of me. Al and the guys walked out on the stage and got ready. They started playing. I was having a blast behind that curtain, watching the backs of their heads. During One More Minute, Mongo handed Al a huge bowl of rocks instead of a scarf. Al shrugged and started passing out rocks to the crowd. I was cracking up laughing behind that curtain. Al had the most hilarious look on his face. He�d toss rocks to people, he�d slip them in their pockets, he�d balance them on their heads�it was hysterical! I must have laughed a bit too loud, because Steve heard me. He stuck his head back with me and asked �What are you doing back there?� �Well�there aren�t any more seats, and I wanted to see!� He nodded and stuck his head back out, gesturing for me to do the same. I poked my head out just as Al got back up on the stage. He grinned at me and tossed me a rock. I caught it and stuffed it in my pocket, grinning like a fool. My Take On It Next Dream |
| One More Minute Rocks! 8/3/02 |