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In the morning I take a nice long walk around the town, get some coffee and check out some of the local shops. Volunteers are already out by the courthouse to encourage people to vote early. The town is full of laid-back students, professors and townies, and I feel completely at home here.

Returning to the house I find we've convinced our hosts to skip school today. Partying with An Albatross one night quite often means you will not go into work or school the next day -- that is one situation we are quite good at creating! We walk down the street and chow down at Oh Betty's, a Burlesque-themed hot dog joint featuring vegan substitutes and a "Wiener Museum" in the back. Enough said about that.

We drive for a few hours and arrive in Pittsburgh to find that our promoter isn't even old enough to drive! And his FATHER'S band is playing the show! At first that does seem a bit disconcerting, but he gets a decent turnout for Pittsburgh on a weeknight, his mother helps feed us and he hands us a wad of cash before we even play. We pile in the van and stay with our old friend Chad.

 

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Phillip Price is the keyboard player for Wilkes-Barre-based band An Albatross.

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