As I prepared to depart the hotel for the gig at around noon on Saturday, I checked the Terrapin Hill web site and saw the announcement that the rest of the weekend had been called off. A couple of hours after that, I went outside and ran into the DTB folks, trying to figure out what to do. We all got out of there just in time last night; the road to the farm was flooded, and no one is expected to get in or out for several days (or more, if the weather continues to dump more moisture into the region). The bus got out with instruments and people, but there’s a lot of gear back at Terrapin Hill. The major highways that would get DTB home from Lexington are also closed due to flooding.
I’m safe with friends in Lexington. All I left at the farm was my Microtrack, which will be returned to me in due time.
I’m bummed! Neither I nor DTB got to play a note. The Cornmeal folks are stranded at Terrapin Hill, missing at least one gig. At least The Recipe got out after their set Friday night, so presumably they made it to their show in Maryland last night.
Pete, Brenda and Mary, the hosts of Terrapin Hill, are the sweetest people. I hope their financial hit isn’t too deep.
The Lexington Herald-Leader report that eight people died in this storm; Lexington received more than six inches of rain in two day, including four inches in one three-hour period.
The ugly weather has subsided, a day earlier than predicted. The major highways appear to be back to normal. I am probably going to drive to Nashville today and see if I can get out either tonight or tomorrow. I wonder how badly United is going to punish me for changing my flights.
Guess I haven’t been listening to the news much lately. I had no idea things were so nasty out there. Glad you and the others made it out with injury or losing stuff!