{"id":284,"date":"2008-08-10T00:10:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-10T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/?p=284"},"modified":"2023-03-20T11:20:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T16:20:21","slug":"cincinnati-oh-covington-ky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/2008\/08\/10\/cincinnati-oh-covington-ky\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati, OH \/ Covington, KY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>En route to Cincinnati, I saw this great sign:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3135.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3135-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"WATCH FOR BOTKINS NEXT 5 MILES\" title=\"WATCH FOR BOTKINS NEXT 5 MILES\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3135-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3135-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3135-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3135-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3135-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3135-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also en that same route, my host called and said she was going to a drum circle \/ tribal dancing something-or-other, could I meet her there?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So wait, you want me to meet you at a place where a bunch of people are drumming together?&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So that was a done deal.  It was actually across the river from Cincinnati in Covington, Kentucky.  I went there, met a bunch of drummers and dancers, told them a bit about the project, and set up my microphones.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3160.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3160-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Microphones set up: check.\" title=\"Microphones set up: check.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3160-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3160-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3160-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3160-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3160-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3160-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The drumming went on for several hours.  I was even able to drum with them.  Good times were had by all.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3140.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3140-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Good times being had by all.\" title=\"Good times being had by all.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-287\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3143.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3143-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"More good times being had by all.\" title=\"More good times being had by all.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-289\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3159.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3159-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"They are rolling, these good times.\" title=\"They are rolling, these good times.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-295\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3149.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3149-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"No seriously, they were pretty good times.\" title=\"No seriously, they were pretty good times.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-291\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3152.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3152-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of good times being had by just me.\" title=\"Closeup of good times being had by just me.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-292\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3157.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3157-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Good Times and the Case of the Three Drummers\" title=\"Good Times and the Case of the Three Drummers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-294\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3155.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3155-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"You don't even want to know how good these times were.\" title=\"You don't even want to know how good these times were.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-293\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several of the dancers could wield swords <strong>using their heads<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3145.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3145-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dancer, With Sword\" title=\"Dancer, With Sword\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-290\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3142.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3142-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Poise! Grace! Swords!\" title=\"Poise! Grace! Swords!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-288\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the good times were over (or rather, that particular <em>type<\/em> of good time was over), I met up with my host (who was also hosting another Couchsurfer named Gary that night in addition to JH and myself), Frances.  She was fun and a gracious host.  We went to some dude&#8217;s house with a crazy cat and then went to her place and called it a night.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3170.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3170-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"It's a night!\" title=\"It's a night!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3170-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3170-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3170-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3170-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3170-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3170-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next morning, we played with random wind instruments<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3177.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3177-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"What time is it?  Random woodwind time.\" title=\"What time is it?  Random woodwind time.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3177-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3177-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3177-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3177-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3177-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>before finally saying goodbye.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3180.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3180-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Other Couchsurfer Gary, host Frances, and cool dude me.\" title=\"Other Couchsurfer Gary, host Frances, and cool dude me.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3180-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3180-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3180-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3180-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3180-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3180-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And again.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3179.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3179-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Excuse me serviceman, can you tell me how to operate this Korean's backpack?\" title=\"Excuse me serviceman, can you tell me how to operate this Korean's backpack?\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3179-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3179-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3179-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3179-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3179-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3179-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So I went to leave, only to find that my car had been parked in by<\/p>\n<h2>BAT BUG!<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3181.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[album]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3181-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bat Bug (with its loyal owner) is the scourge of the roads!\" title=\"Bat Bug (with its loyal owner) is the scourge of the roads!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3181-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3181-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3181-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3181-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3181-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3181-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who a) knows me , b) knows their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiff.ca\/Miscellaneous\/You_Know.html\">Calvin and Hobbes<\/a>, or 3) was a member of my clan in the <a href=\"http:\/\/zachbardon.com\/stormknights\/\">Storm Knights<\/a> can easily guess that that made my day.<\/p>\n<p>NEXT: Horses!  Jingles!  Frommage!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En route to Cincinnati, I saw this great sign: Also en that same route, my host called and said she was going to a drum circle \/ tribal dancing something-or-other, could I meet her there? &#8220;So wait, you want me &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/2008\/08\/10\/cincinnati-oh-covington-ky\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,3],"tags":[116,115,113,114],"class_list":["post-284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sessions","category-tour","tag-bat-bug","tag-belly-dance","tag-drum-circle","tag-tribal-dancing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1340,"href":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284\/revisions\/1340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zachbardon.com\/tour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}