Hubbardston, MA

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the complete lack of updates over the past couple of months. Preparing for school just kind of jumped out and slew me. Here's a funny story, as promised, from our last gig of the summer:

This one goes down in Dan Masterson and the Silver Lining history.

Recently, Rich Murphy, Rob McCarthy, Sebastian Courtney and I played a show in Hubbardston, MA...yeah, we still don't know where it actually is. We had a Garmin to guide our way.

Little did we know what we had agreed to. Upon our arrival, we traveled a good distance up a road that according to the Garmin did not exist, passing by bizarre Greek style architecture until we beheld a Radio Disney van (exhibit a).

(exhibit a)

So then we enter the building (exhibit b)...

(exhibit b)

...only to discover it filled with madness. Nay, it was not Sparta, but a frivolous land of amusing things: balloon men, airbrush artists, caricature makers, two-story inflatable bungee runs, obstacle courses, bouncy houses, and those absolutely insane, brainwashed Radio Disney DJs (exhibit c).

(exhibit c)

After assimilating all this and realizing that there would be no stage or PA system (we were to play on cardboard and a tarp laid across the floor), we began to set up until we beheld a familiar face (exhibit d).

(exhibit d)

Yes, that's right. No fabrication or Photoshop. The man from Jordan's furniture is the guy who pays the bill for this shindig...of which we certainly received no portion. Soon thereafter, Elliot was caught stealing a drum lesson from the honorable Rob McCarthy. (exhibit e,f,)

(exhibit e)
(exhibit f)

At around 3pm we began our 30 minute set (originally scheduled to begin at 1pm) in which we played:

-The Distance
-Father Time
-The New Year (by DCFC)
-For The Dreamers
-Building your Castles
-(the still untitled song referred to as the closer)
-Crowd

When we finished, we realized that we were trapped in this place due to absurd rain and hail. Thankfully, Rob had packed an emergency poncho among his gear which I donned as we loaded everything back into the van (exhibit g).

(exhibit g)
Our ride home was uneventful and slow (approx. 2.5 hours).

So yeah, what an adventure. I will update whenever something notable occurs (recording/performance/etc).

Thanks for bearing with me!
Dan Masterson