worst traffic jam ever + 2.5 hours late = no gig!
Share March 10, 2007 | Music
This weekend I was offered gigs on Friday and Saturday night playing piano for this singer.
Friday nights are pretty bad going to Bistro 221 in Escondido, so I usually allow 1 hour drive to get to the restaurant. What happened yesterday was a traffic nightmare. For some reason it was the worst traffic ever going north on the I-15.
To make a long story short, I was on the road for 2.5 hours in stop-and-go traffic that inched its way toward my destination. I started at 5:30 and got to the gig at 8pm. The gig was supposed to start at 6:30pm!
Fortunately, we’ve known the chef/owner for a very long time, and he was understanding. It was too late to do a gig because they were going to close in an hour. So, we just chatted, then set up our instruments so that we would be ready to go for tomorrow. Then went home.
Anyway, I’m excited to be playing piano tomorrow because I’ll basically be improvising and playing jazz for most of the night. I’m going to try some Keith Jarrett style improvisations when it’s just me on piano, and play jazz and pop standards with the singer.
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Ahh, that sucks! Did you ever find out what caused the extra traffic? Sounds like lanes must have been blocked, in other words it must have been a nasty accident. Glad the owner was OK with it. I use a different site for OC for my commute, but this one has traffic for SD. It could help?
http://www.traffic.com/San-Diego-Traffic/San-Diego-Traffic-Map.html
Pat: thanks for the link.
btw, the traffic on Saturday on the way to the gig was almost as bad, and everyone was detouring to the same parallel blvd!
luckily, i know of some backstreets that helped reduce a lot of traffic time, and got to the gig in time!
Glad you know those backstreets. I know some but not very many, for my new ride, I treated myself for the navigation system. I loved the way it intregrates everything together, bluetooth cell phone, radio, maps. Now I can find those roads I never knew about! Yes, I am spoiling myself!!