We tried to sleep in today but our sleep schedule is so messed up most of us were up real early. We had a “commander call” at 1pm where we learned a bunch of very interesting stuff.
Did you know that US taxpayer money is not used for the bases in Kuwait? The Kuwaiti government invited and asked the US Govt. to establish a presence there following the 1991 invasion so they pay all expenses for the Troops. Other interesting facts about Kuwait; gas costs around .38 cents per gallon. Oil is pretty much their only “product”. The entire country is "DRY".... that means no alcohol... none... no where...
Following that meeting we loaded up in the SUVs and drove approx. 1 hour to “The Rock”. When we arrived the sound company “Coaxial” was already there with pretty much everything already set up for us. We just had to plug our instruments in and do a sound check. This venue is a very nice little “theatre”.
Following sound check we went and ate dinner with the Troops before heading back to the venue for the show.
After the show, we hung out for a while before loading back up in the SUV’s and heading back to Camp Arifjan to sleep.
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Blue Island Tribe was obviously treated with an incredible amount of respect. You must have deserved it because some of this doesn't sound all that ordinary. Don't you feel like royalty and now you know just how good life is here in the U.S.? Do you stop to think how good you made all those people feel with the entertainment you provided them, in an otherwise pretty bleak day. You guys are just special.
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