For two years the group practiced and wrote new songs. We performed in bars at open mic night. The Mountain Lions International won a Battle of the Bands contest at a local college in February of 2002. As part of our reward we were offered to perform on campus and get paid. Winning that competition gave us confidence to take our show on the road.
In the following six years we had hundreds of performances. In most performances we did everything. Set up and tear down of the equipment. You had to do everything quickly it was very stressful at times. What most people don't understand was that a 4 hour performance was a full day of work. Driving to get to the place hauling equipment in and out. It was at least 8-10 hours worth of work.
If we were on the road we didn't eat well and we drank lots of alcohol. So it was a constant struggle to keep my blood sugar near normal.
I didn't always succeed.
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