Snack Island!
Local Eats on The Road with Snake Island!
by Allan Schleich
previous holder’s 52) and returning the next week to tie the bean
taco record at 69.
My accomplishments aside, I was asked to write a few things
about what type of things Snake Island! ate on the road, so here’s
a look at some of the cities and restaurants we’ve been through. To
begin with, being on the road is tough, sometimes no one can afford
to eat at all because any spare band fund was just spent changing
the oil in the van, or we simply don’t have time when facing a
15-hour overnight drive across the desert, or we’re grabbing what
gas station food we can before jumping back in the van. Sometimes
we get to grill out when camping, or if someone is hosting us on
their couch we’ll make macaroni or spaghetti.
“The Brick has many standard
breakfast and lunch staples but they
shine through with their weird fried
stuff – fried twinkie desserts,
for one.”
Editor’s Note: Omaha has developed a reputation as a ‘music town’
around the nation, so we figured a good way to visit some of the food
our community encounters was to talk to one of the finer bands in
Omaha as they hit the road. Allan Schleich, guitarist for Snake Island!,
takes us on a culinary tour of the band’s fare on a recent trip.
I
’m definitely not a chef, not even that decent of a cook at
home, but I am an avid traveler and touring musician who
loves eating food. I play in the band Snake Island! who just recently
logged a 10,000+ mile tour of the western U.S. this past summer.
Last year, we made a 5,000+ mile run across the Midwest and
South. One of the obvious perks of being in a touring band is being
able to see and perform in all sorts of places across the country.
Naturally, while out and about, my bandmates and I get to
sample the local fare, which is always a highlight when I get to try
something new and delicious.
I’m like those couple of guys on the Travel and Food channels
who always hunt down the diners and dive restaurants and jump in
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