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RE: In college I was a 'roadie' for...

Posted by Inmate51 on May 27, 2017 at 11:14:24:
You were a lucky guy. We had a 22 or 24 foot box truck to unload and reload, and it was FULL. Sure, lots of grunt work, but when everything was set up and working, it was, like, a totally excellent time, dude.

Stopping for hamburgers at 5 AM was my introduction to forgetting about the "normal" day/night mindset/thinking.

In hindsight, it would have been fun to be on the road with a major band, driving multiple 18 wheelers around the country. I know a guy who did that, and he's got some great stories.

And, yeah, "chicks for free", except that the sound guy was nearly invisible to them. :(

:)