TapWater on TV

So two days ago I got a call inviting TapWater to play the morning show on KATU Channel 2 in Portland on Friday morning -- today. I accepted and since we have done a couple of these spots in the past so we were quite familiar with how it all worked. It goes something like this:

1. Wake up at the crack of dawn.
2. Get to the bathroom first to get ready before the boys can steal it from me.
3. Wake the band up and then put Ravi in charge to make sure that the rest of them actually become vertical at some point in the next 10 minutes.
4. Make a very big, very strong pot of coffee.
5. Run around getting breakfast together for the band. Today it was a trip to Noah's bagels for a dozen (which was supposed to take 5 minutes but turned into a 25 minute escapade which made ME late for our call time!!!)
6. Pile the guys into the Suburban.
7. Make it to the TV station by 7 AM sharp.
   

This is the most important part of the day. Everything after this falls into place, with a great deal of setup and sound check time. And of course, since it's live TV there are always one or two curve balls they throw at us about how many times we are playing and the way they need it to go. It's interesting and the guys meet the requests with shining colors. Watch the video and see for yourself!

We also want to give a warm thank you to the audio engineer Mark Sutton. He was super kind to us, a genuine supporter of our music, and treated Graham with respect. He was always checking on all of us, seeing that we had food and drinks. All of the staff was very kind and professional, but Mark was the shining star. Thank you, Mark.