Day Five - Atlantic City

YEEEEUCH!!

Had to change rooms, couldn’t stand another 3 nights with the biggest air conditioning unit in the world thrumming away outside my window. This is it, with a 20ft fan:


Now happily on the other side of the hotel, listening to the gulls and surf.
Breakfast was a heart-stopper. I ordered what sounded like a jewish night-club promoter, an 'Open Face Reuben'. Predictably, on arrival there was enough for a family of 4. I found the recipe:

• 1 cup Thousand Island dressing
• 1 slice Marble Rye, fried; (1/4-inch thick)
• 1 cup Sauerkraut/Russian Salad
• 1lb Beef pastrami
• 1/2 lb Swiss Cheese
• 1/2 cup Pickled beets
• 1/2 cup Coleslaw
• 1 Massive Kosher dill

There was a side order of fries too. I did my best, but it beat me. I'll have to run an extra mile or two tomorrow...

Dom working on his mullet

The gig today was in the Superstar Ballroom - a proper cabaret theatre, Las Vegas style. Yet again, there were technical issues and we didn't get a soundcheck. Sat backstage for 4 hours while nothing much happened. Charlie Watts famous quote springs to mind "The first 25 years with the Rolling Stones was five years of music and twenty years of waiting around." Jack and Nick from Wang Chung had a nightmare journey from New York. Their train was pulled up in East Jesus Nowhere due to a bridge being out (terrible storms here still), so they had to taxi it the rest of the way.

Against the odds, a good enough gig - total lack of a monitor mix, crew having a nervous breakdown (an emerging theme) but overall a really friendly, enthusiatic crowd. Ended up in 'Boogie Nights' for an after show party, and the dark horses really emerged. Steve, our tech from LA was ripping up the dancefloor along with Chris (Berlin's drummer) who suddenly became some kind of Disco-Goth. Genius.
Day off tomorrow. Going to need it...