Drinking with Gonzo

The road is hard. It's true; and if you spend 19 straight hours in a tour bus you soon begin to realize just how true. Perhaps the bus begins to overheat as you climb the mountains. Maybe the brakes lock as you cruise down the road at 70mph.

One minute you're minding your own business, sipping on a cocktail; the next minute you're being verbally assaulted by a gay couple in the bathroom. One minute you're walking to your hotel room; the next minute you're wondering why the door is chained from the inside and trying to decide where you'll park the bus so you can crawl into your bunk and pass out.

Yes, the road is hard sometimes. It wears you down.

But then you park the bus and wander into the Woody Creek Tavern to sit down for a beer and it all falls into place.