Liquid Blue Tours Honduras
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Performance Highlights
- 9/01 – Played four shows at Soto Cano in the Oasis
2nd Trip in December 2001:
- 12/01 – Played three shows at Soto Cano in the Oasis and only once did we perform our standard AFE set.
- Dana made her debut as the only lead female vocalist
- On 12/27 played to the smallest crowd ever for a Liquid Blue performance
- Had a great show on our final night thanks to Dave and the guys from the Lizard Lounge!
Travel Highlights
- Seeing the capital of Tegucigalpa
- Having lunch at El Patio
- Making a safe landing in Tegucigalpa, one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Aircraft must drop in very quickly over mountains and then the runway is very short!
- Witnessing a religious procession in Palmerol
- Dinner in the town of Palmerol
- Beautiful, tropical hillsides
- Hanging out with our great host, Robin Gonzalez
- Meeting great new friends like Assiddiq
- Toured the “Valley of the Angels”
- Viewed amazing wood craftsmanship, especially elaborately carved wood trunks
- Visiting a very “upscale” mall in Tegucigalpa
- Learning the literacy rate in Honduras is 95%, higher than in the U.S.
2nd Trip in December 2001:
- Singing Bohemian Rapsody in the van on the way to Soto Cano
- Had Christmas dinner in dining facility and sat at the same table where we witnessed the events of 9/11
- Stayed in our same hootch also. It felt like home.
- Dana wrestling with “Dave the Rock” and getting her ass kicked but showing a-lot of spunk.
- Dave hosting us at a great Chinese Restaurant in Comaygua.
- $6 massages in town. And truly a better massage than you get in the states for $60 an hour!
- Witnessed the oldest working clock in the western hemisphere in Comaygua.
- This trip, since the base wasn’t locked down, we got out and saw the town and hit the discos in the evening.
- Scott did radio interview for AFN radio.
- Got to spend time with many familiar faces from our first tour of Honduras.
- Had a great time with host Robin Gonzales as always.
Travel Lowlights
- Learned of the World Trade Center and Pentagon bombing while dining at Soto Cano mess hall.
- The base was locked down and threatcom D posted.
- Our first show was cancelled
- The remainder of our tour was cancelled due to problems getting flights.
- Our helicopter trip to the Copan ruins was cancelled
- C-5 flight cancelled due to weather conditions
