Missoula

Missoula is a city in the U.S. state of Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. It is located along the Clark Fork and Bitterroot rivers in Western Montana and at the convergence of five mountain ranges, thus is often described as being the "Hub of Five Valleys". The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the Missoula Metropolitan Area at 109,299. Since 2000, Missoula has been the second largest city in Montana.

Missoula in Supervolcano
After a successful show in Spokane, Washington, Squirt Frog and the Evolving Tadpoles had a long trip for next show in Missoula, Montana. The band was pleased to find fans in unlikely places. For instance, when they checked into Ruby's Inn one of the clerks, Tina Morton a cute and skinny young brunette, whistled the start of "Impossible Things Before Breakfast" a song from their latest album Out of the Pond. Rob Ferguson was quite taken with her and comped her a ticket to their show.

Tina recommended the "Stone of Accord" restaurant for dinner. Their waitress also recognized the band and Biff Thorvald comped her a ticket. The food was pretty good and the band toasted Tina with draft Moose Drool stout. No question, life on the road could be fun.

After the supervolcano erupted, Kelly Birnbaum managed to reach safety in Missoula, which was just outside of the blast-zone. She and two of her colleagues stayed in the apartment of Daniel Olson, another colleague.