Saginaw was, by far, the most interesting city we've been to yet. We knew it was going to be anything but glamorous--or even quaint--but we were optimistic nonetheless. We woke up earlier than any other day on tour and arrived in ample time to check into our hotel and see what was left of the town. After a brief argument concerning tempura at dinner, we met up at the venue to receive a spectacular diatribe of the history and decline of Saginaw, MI. We learned that you could buy 16 city blocks for one million dollars, that it's the current murder capital of the world, and that Hollywood was looking to buy up the city and move there! Shocking, right?! Not entirely. Apparently there is a "death train" full of deadly gases that isn't allowed to empty its payload anywhere in the country. It circles the city 3 times per day and only stops to refuel. We never saw any death trains, but we were all completely enthralled with how fantastic that idea was! So, we had our history lesson and loved every minute of playing at historic White's Bar. The people in this town are a pleasure to be with and were incredibly receptive and gracious. We had a great time later that night at the hotel and then left for South Bend in the morning.
