America, HECK YEAH!: Madness in Missoula

The drive to Missoula was pretty short. We got in around 2pm and had lunch at Iron Horse Brew Pub. We enjoyed their delicious dressings (avocado orange vinaigrette. Yum) and washed down our meal with a tasty and award winning local brew, Kettlehouse Cold Smoke Scotch Ale. Gabbie's friend, Auggy, used to live to Missoula and gave us a long list of hot spots. We scoped some out while resting up for the night, and we discovered that there was a G'n'R cover band, Appetite for Deception, that was playing at one of the recommended hangouts. Cool. We had a game plan ready.

We started out at The Rhino where I had another delicious local brew, Big Sky's Summer Honey Ale. Yum! Gabbie had an organic lager that was also tasty, but looked like a milkshake.

We moved over to The Missoula Club where reviews warned us of Eco-jocks and UM alumni. We found both there.
But the "Mo Club" was great!

Gabbie's friend praised their burgers and called it "a religious experience." Their "kitchen" exhaust dumped into the beer garden of The Rhino, where we were, and they smelled amaaaazzing.

At the Club we met some guys who work for Big Sky Brewing. Coincidence? Fate? We got some drinks from them- thanks, guys! Your beer is awesome!

It was about time for the show, so we jammed out to The Palace where the cover band was playing. While waiting for the band to go on (the website said 9, but they didn't go on until 11. We had a lot of time to kill) we entertained ourselves with...

Apples to Apples

Buck Hunter

and Jenga

Which turned into a photoshoot.

The band finally came on, and they were pretty good. Until they stopped playing G'n'S songs so "Axl" could change his wardrobe. We were definitely deceived by Appetite for Deception.

Then we lost interest and saddled up to the bar. Some guy who works for the band noticed me singing along and gave me a pen. We put it to good use...

We left to head back to the Mo Club, but got sidetracked by a dance floor. Gabbie and I both realized that there are more dudes than gals in Missoula, so we had no problem making friends...