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The first time I met the Mule...

Last night I took a road trip with my dad to Ames, IA to see Gov't Mule, not knowing what I was in for. He said he had tickets, I said I'd go.

We showed up in town just in time to head to Arby's (I of course indulged in a French dip with swiss) and back to the show. The parking lot was flooded with multiple groups of long haired free spirits and tons of tie-dye shirts. And when we got inside, it wasn't any different.

First of all it should be a crime to charge $6 dollars a beer at a rock concert. Second of all, limit 2 drinks per visit? I got over it after about 30 dollars was spent.

The show was amazing! I found some pictures on their site already. The lighting was something else!


The crowd was going so wild, and that surprised me for the amount of pot I smelled in the air. It was awesome to see the blend of ages and cultures. There would be 2 hippies smokin a joint standing next to a man and his wife who look like they were coming to see a theatre production. But everyone was having fun.

We got back late, around 2 am. I hammered some Franken Berry cereal and called it a night. Yee haaaa.

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