August 30, 2005
Jucifer checks in
Here's a note from Jucifer's Amber and Ed somewhere out on the road:
entering canada... legally, as a commercial vehicle ... is primarily a matter of waiting and filling out forms and waiting some more. frantic international calls on pay phone to booking agents and canadian government agencies, because invariably some vital piece of information is missing or requirements have changed, and cell phones don't work at the border... clever of them, eh? (south park song 'blame canada' is looping in my head, try not to sing in case a border gaurd might be offended!)
two action-hero gaurdsmen walk out from back office, snapping black latex gloves on, one guy I SWEAR had an eye patch... the young (two-eyed) one asks "what kind of lifestyle do you guys lead?" turns out that means he believes we have drugs... finally they stop asking incriminating questions & just search the winnebago.
i don't know if it was the shakespeare book and vegenaise left on the table from lunch, or the cute baby deer paintings... my shrine to jfk, ed's hilary duff collage? but they seemed to determine pretty quickly that they'd barked up the wrong band. ...
so that's how we got a thousand pounds of psychedelic mushrooms into... (JOKE)
our shows in canada are awesome! tank of gas costs over $300, so we just buy $70 at a time to make it seem less hideous... canadian rockies region is possibly my very favorite place on earth, even when i have to drive 10 hours straight through.
made it back to the states (just north of seattle) with the approval of a kindly officer from MARIETTA... he knew we were ok after we talked about the big chicken.
big ups athens! see you in october,
xoxo,
amber 'n' ed