It may look like an ordinary overcast day. But don't be fooled. That might be the Band Cloud.
The Orchestra wrapped up a recent tour with a show in St. Feliu de Guixols, Spain, about an hour up the coast from Barcelona. Nice town. Classic harbor surrounded by headlands, beautiful water. Part working town, part vacation destination.
We expected sunny weather. August in Spain, why wouldn't it be sunny? The only reason it might not be sunny would be, well, we don't like to talk about it, but…the Band Cloud.
The Band Cloud finds us in the most unlikeliest places. A few years ago we went to Junta, Colorado for a gig. Junta was in the middle of a yearlong drought. But voila, they booked The Orchestra, and a huge rainstorm cruised out of nowhere and parked itself on Junta. We waited three hours in a trailer for the rain to stop. It never did. We had to call off the show, first time ever. Band Cloud!
Cut to Spain. Looks nice, right?
These cool old buildings face the harbor. I walked around for a bit...
A faded sign on an abandoned snack shop. Kind of turned into abstract art.
Not sure what these arches mean. Maybe water used to run through this part of town.
I love the texture of roots and stone. There's a story there.
Up on an unmarked path, evidence of teen activity. That's another story. Hope it ended well.
A suspended metal staircase is the final piece of access to a great little swimming cove below our hotel.
The swimming cove. Water was awesome.
That's our venue for the gig on the day of the show. Mostly sunny. Should be fine.
How could this be? August in Spain? Really?
Then Band Cloud gave us a break. The rain eased. The promoters asked us to finish the show and that's what we did. A happy ending.
They stuck around until the end. Thank you, Spain!
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