Me and the band get to the club pretty early, starting unloading the gear. This isn't the greatest club in town, not the worst, but still, it's been good to us and we can usually get a pretty good crowd in. It's starting to rain, though, and it is a Tuesday night, so who knows if anyone's showing up tonight.

The owner, Sue, comes over to the stage while we're unpacking. "So how's my favorite band in Chicago?" she asks.

"You say that to all the bands that play?" I laugh.

"Of course I do," she laughs back. "You guys need anything?"

"Nah, we're fine," I say, and she walks off.

I stop for a moment, stare out at the empty club that will hopefully be filled with people in a couple of hours. It should be a pretty good night, I guess. I wonder who'll show up. I wonder if Deb'll show up.