Subj: Feast of Snakes #30 Date: 94-08-21 14:36:18 EDT From: L7s
Feast of Snakes #30 (July 14-Miami)
We sat and waited for the answer to the big question. Will we be going to New Orleans for an extra day off, or are we staying in Florida to do tomorrow’s show? Earlier today, word came down the pipe that the Deland grounds (tomorrow’s show place) were covered in water. That would not have been a problem on its own;
the point of contention was not the moisture but what lurked within it. Reports came back that, along with the wet coverage, an enormous family of water moccasins had arrived. It seems that these slithering lovelies decided to take a vacation from the nearby river that would typically contain them. The Bad Seeds and Green Day (Mike, their bass player, had just gotten back from having dental surgery earlier this afternoon) took off early in the day, unaware of the tropical storm/snake conditions. Boy, are they gonna be surprised when they get there!
Around midnight, a roar of glee was let off when we got the news that the show was definitely off! We were disappointed, of course, but had no remorse as we high-tailed it to the “Birthplace of the Blues”.
(Friends Don’t Let Friends Live in Florida) -finch
