First off, I can’t stop calling this place “Port Townshend” with an “sh.” I don’t know why.

Cool little spot. Apparently there are 25 coffee shops in this town of  8334 people. Wow. So of course we played at a coffee shop called the “Boiler Room.”

It has an amazing history- it’s much more than a coffee shop. It’s actually a non-profit. The whole purpose of the place is to be an all ages venue with no alcohol, no drugs, no harassment, community involvement, empowerment place for kids and adults alike. It lives us to the goal, and has been around for 17 years despite being forced to move twice. Also, don’t think it’s fairy land – there’s plenty of cursing and existential questioning decorating their walls – basically they’re in tune with the real problems people face, as we grow up and beyond.

It is a cool town, beautiful. On the lake. Nice shops. Fun to walk around. Good pizza. All in all the show was a ton of fun and the small room was packed thanks to Ellie’s distribution of flyers and our opening act’s Facebook invitation. Plus we got free drinks – all non-alcoholic, and all good.