Us Pittsburgh folk just returned from driving to Nyack, NY to play a pseudo-acoustic show last night. Joe had another commitment out of town and when we were asked to play the show, the good folks at Riverspace told us that the venue was more suitable for an “acoustic” show as opposed to a “rock” show. So, we accepted, with a slightly strange “GN,S-pseudo-acoustic-but-still-more-electronics-than-most-other-bands” setup. I believe that Trevor is supposed to upload a video from the show sometime soon.

But that’s not the point.

The point is that the Pittsburgh connections abounded this evening:

-3/4 of the members of GN,S on stage were from Pittsburgh. FYI: That’s equivalent to 75%.
-The booking manager’s husband grew up in Pittsburgh and went to college here.
-The percussionist for the other band that evening previously lived in Pittsburgh and played with Rusted Root.
-The guitarist/singer for the other band that evening went to college in Pittsburgh.
-The box office manager grew up 30 min from the Pittsburgh area college that GN,S members attended.
-Despite the fact that Nyack, NY is 15 minutes from where Steve and Joe live in New Jersey, and the fact that the fans/friends who came to the show were all from that area, too, Steve introduced GN,S as being from Pittsburgh. Right on. Strong call, Steve.
-We drove to the show in Trevor and Megan’s Volkswagen Golf, as opposed to Blanche (our 15-passenger van). We saved both on gas and on leg room. Where did we drive from? Pittsburgh.
-We have a show next weekend on Sat, March 15 in Pittsburgh at Brillobox.

Pittsburgh is everywhere. It follows us on tour. We can’t escape it; we embrace it. So, my point is this:

You can take Good Night, States out of the ‘burgh, but you can’t the ‘burgh out of Good Night, States.

Special thanks to Melanie, Greg, Mark, Helene, and Heather at Riverspace. Thanks for inviting us and welcoming us and treating us so well. You’re doing great things in Nyack, NY. See you soon.

Dan