Tropical Storm

Tropical Storm, originally uploaded by RumAli.

This is a painter I knew in Richmond, VA. In this photo, taken in 2004, we were attempting to leave Richmond in the midst of a tropical storm. I had never been in this kind of weather before and was amazed at the ferocity of the wind and the torrential rain. Big I-95 was closed.

We were in the midst of the Tingle Showcase/Fash Attack! tour and the next stop was in Providence, RI.

We didn't make it out of Richmond, but luckily, the show wasn't until the next evening. We returned back to Chris' house and lit candles because the electricity was out. Also because of that, we ate a lot of the perishable food, and drank the beer while it was still cold.