We were on a boat!

3 weeks ago, April 22nd, we hopped in the bus in Grand Rapids, and headed south. It seemed like a fairly normal trip in the beginning; lots of driving, a few shows, lots of movies on the bus, but we were ultimately headed for Tampa, and for a big ass boat! The weather gods were kind to us, and we only got rain 2 nights, one in St. Petersburg, FL, during the show, and after we were loaded out and sitting in the bus, the other on our day off in Ft. Walton Beach. The rest of the days were hot and sunny, and I'm sure that most of our fellow northerners are a bit jealous. Don't worry, we're back in Michigan and freezing with the rest of you, now! :)
I'm actually taking a break from building the next tour video, "TourVid 12" to write up this blog in hopes that running back through my memories of the trip will inspire some creative ideas. I've already got a few great ideas for 13, but I'm getting ahead of myself. This tour video is centered around the whole purpose of this excursion, Kid Rock's "Chillin the Most" cruise! Look for #12 in the next couple of days!
Anyway, 2 weeks ago from tomorrow, we made it to Tampa, after a long night of drinking in Satellite Beach, (Duterman surfs in his jeans) a few of us found the hotel bar at about 11:00am and continued the binge while waiting to board the boat.
On the boat, The Carnival Inspiration, Kid Rock was being his awesome self and taking pictures with every single passenger while they boarded. Sadly I'm not in our group picture, (I blame the merchandise) but I'm ok with that. :)
Is this a boring read yet? Hope not...
So the boat left the docks, and to everyone's surprise, Kid Rock then came out and did a special Cast-Off party on the pool deck, covering many boat-related songs, as well as playing a few of his own. Everyone was hanging out on the deck. The party continued early into the night, and by about 10:00pm, everyone but the musicians and professional partiers had long since passed out in their cabins. Those of us who were still awake didn't last much longer, it had been a long day, and everyone was very tired.
The next morning I awoke with a fierce hangover, and slipped on a notice placed under the doorway informing us that what Kid told us at the party was indeed true. Due to bad weather, we would be cruising to Nassau, in the Bahamas instead of Grand Cayman. I don't think anyone cared...
The rest of the cruise continued much the same, with bands playing all day and all night, and people having one of the greatest weekends in all their lives. It was pretty much impossible to have a bad time on that ship. So now we're back, and we've got lots of pictures on our Facebook Page for all of you to look at, and as soon as I wrap this up and get back to working, you'll have a (hopefully) hilarious tour video to enjoy!
Remember to keep checking our tour dates for new shows!
All you Michigan people, remember that this Saturday in Baldwin, we're playing Blessing of the Bikes!  There is no limit on capacity, so you don't have to worry about not getting in!  Tickets will be available for $25 at the gates, which open up at 5:00pm!  Don't miss it!
With that said, I'll talk to y'all later!