Greetings everyone!
The title of this reflects a "post-it note" I just read in our office... how funny is that? We are FINALLY getting closer to playing a gig- we're going to play here on this base before heading north for 3 weeks or so.
The heat and wind (blowing dust/sand) is relentless but somehow, it's kind of harsh in a character building way. When we pass to the operations side of the base (where our storage/rehearsal facility is), we all pile into a Ford Ranger with non-existent braking power. Fortunately, someone had the foresight to paint the trucks white. Another character building exercise is the tent situation- crazy-loud crickets, wind beating the tent walls, a pet mouse that has a craving for energy bars to the extent he may soon resemble Mighty Mouse, a mass chorus of snoring, and a guy from one of the other bands that listens to bagpipe music all night. He's a piper, but the rest of us are not... this makes little difference. Somehow, I manage to sleep through it all.
Water conservation is a major priority here- 3 minute showers, etc, so I'm learning things that I'll bring back in that area. It's also interesting that you don't drink the local water. You don't even use it to brush your teeth- there are literally billions of bottles of water EVERYWHERE. It's supposedly from an aquifer 70 meters down outside of Doha... sure it is.
Well, enough for now- take care to everyone!
J-
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