Good evening. I write to you from the comfort of my Hotel Ruidoso bed, decidedly average, albeit a welcoming seat. I have just survived one of the most nerve-wracking experiences of my life and I must say I worried about it much more than necessary. We just performed at the Spencer Theatre in Alto, NM and it is about 7500 feet above sea level. Its a beautiful theatre, nestled in between 2 mountains and it came complete with home-cooked food and oxygen tanks backstage! That's right. There were oxygen masks for our use during the show. I'm proud to say I did not need it but I kinda wish I had tried it, just to say I did. The food was really amazing though, they made a huge crockpot of Green Chile Cheese soup, which basically tasted like queso dip. I'm all right with it though cuz it had corn in it so I felt healthy. So, BIG thank you for the hospitality of the folks at Spencer, you made us feel welcome!
Also, cool fact about this theatre, the glass artist Dale Chihuly has a couple of pieces in the lobby. Here's pics of the space and the art:
That picture of the landscape is from our drive to Alto today, it is the White Sands Missile Range area, wish we could have stopped!
Also, about 2 hours from our destination we were pulled over by border patrol and an officer came on the bus and searched for illegal immigrants. Who knew! He asked where were from and where we were going and if there was anyone hiding in our bathroom. Add that to my list of Things that Make Me Scared Even When I'm Completely Innocent.
See you in Albuquerque tomorrow!
PS- Shout out to my parents and Karen Ralston for the great advice of lotsa water and aspirin, you kept me from needing that oxygen! XOXOXO!
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