I GOT STICKS NOW ......

I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO GOIN BACK TO TEXAS TO FINISH WORK ON SOME SONGS IVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH COURTESY OF PRODUCER STEVE SATTERWHITE ,WHO HAS GIVEN ME TIME TO BE CREATIVE IN HIS WONDERFUL STUDIO OF WHICH I HAVE BEEN TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE WHEN THERE . HE HAS A FULLY OPERATIONAL PRO TOOL HI DEF SET UP AND A GREAT DRUM ROOM, WITH GOOD TOYS TO MAKE IT ALL SOUND REAL. I HAVE STARTED TO LAY DOWN AT LEAST 6 TRACKS AND HAVE BEEN WRITING LYRICS , RIFFS . CHORD SEQUENCES , MELODIES WITH ALL THE DEMOS I HAVE WITH ME HERE ON MP3 FILES .ITS EXCITING TO FINALLY GET IN THE STUDIO TO RECORD MY OWN MATERIAL WHICH COVERS MANY STYLES OF LATIN/ROCK/POP/R/B,AND SO FAR HAVE LAID ALOT OF THE TRACKS MYSELF, AS I LOVE TO PLAY GUITAR AS WELL AS DRUMS ...I HIT A VERY PRODUCTIVE PATCH A MONTH OR SO AGO , AND IM LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING OUT ALL THE NEW IDEAS IVE FORMED SINCE IVE BEEN AWAY .ITS RECREATIONAL FOR ME , AND I ENJOY IT IMMENSLEY...WHAT I TEND TO DO IS... GO IN THE STUDIO ,LAYDRUMS DOWN AS A LOOP, SAY 16 BAR LOOP,WHEN IM HAPPY . I ADD GUITARS , DOUBLE TRACK THEM,ADD BASS ,THEN LIVE WITH THEM FOR A WHILE , AND THEN GO BACK IN WITH MELODIES AND TOP LINE GTR OVERDUBS . MAYBE I WILL POST A TASTER OF SOMETHING SOON .IVE BEEN TOLD THEY ARE PRETTY GOOD .WHO KNOWS ANYWAY ..THATS THE PLAN WHEN I GET BACK HOME
LOOKIN FORWARD TO KNITTING FACTORY TOMORROW NIGHT . WE HAVE NOT BEEN UP THIS WAY FOR A FEW YEARS ,,,,SEE YOU THERE .......SEE YA !!!!!!

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NEED NEW STICKS

DONT YA JUST HATE THAT WHEN YOU SET AN ALARM TO GO OFF AT A CERTAIN TIME , LEAVING YOU MORE THAN ENOUGH LEAWAY TO GET PACKED AND OUT THE DOOR , AND YOU WAKE UP AN HOUR BEFORE THE BLOODY THING,AND TRY TO GRAB THAT HOUR YOU SO BADLY NEEDED BACK , AND YA CANT .ITS GONE .DRIVES ME NUTS .!!!!ANYWAY WE GOT TO THE AIRPORT DID ALL THE USUAL HANGING AROUND ,GOING THRU YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE , HOMELAND SECURITY,WITH 300 BODIES ALL TRYING TO GET SOMEWHERE AND SOME POOR JACK FROM IMMIGRATION ,WITH ONLY ONE DESK OPEN TRYING TO BE POLITE TO EVERYONE HE MEETS ,. AND I GOT TO SAY HE WAS VERY POLITE WITH ALL THE HASSLE HE WAS GETTING ....BUT IT GETTING MORE AND MORE DEGRADING GOIN THRU AIRPORTS THESES DAYS .TAKE THIS OFF , TAKE THAT OFF, REMOVE YA SHOES? I DONT WANT TO SMELL SOME STRANGERS SMELLY FEET...,LAPTOP GOES HERE.. NOT THERE .TAKE OFF YA BELT WHICH PROBABLY WONT SET IT OFF , BUT REST ASSURED IF YOU CARRY CIGARETTES IN YOUR POCKET THE FOIL WILL GO FIGURE EH ?POCKET CHANGE WONT , YA CIGGIES WILL.AND AS YOUR NOT ALLOWED TO SMOKE WITHIN 25 FEET OF A BUILDING IN SOME PLACES HERE AND ALL SMOKERS ARE HUDDLED TOGETHER IN SOME GLASS HOUSE WITH FAULTY EXTRACTION FANS EVERYONE LOOKIN IN AND GIVING THAT DISGUSTING LOOK AS THEY WALK BY, YOUD THINK YOU HAD PERSONALLY SUNK THE TITANIC .EVERYTHINGS GONE TOO FAR PEOPLE ...
IF I WANT TO HAVE A BITE OF CHOCOLATE ,SAY A SNICKERS BAR, I LIKE TO HAVE ABOUT SAY 2" OFF THE END . BUT I CANT WITHOUT WASTIN MORE MONEY CAUSE THEY COME IN 3 SIZES NOW.....1" SNICKERS IN HUGE PACKETS...6" SNICKERS ,POCKET SIZED NICE , BUT TOO MUCH .AND DOUBLE LENGTH,14"SNICKERS THAT HANG OUT YA BACK POCKET , AND YA CANT HIDE FROM ANYBODY IF YA FEEL NAUGHTY .. DO YOU GET THE IMPRESSION I SHOULD MAYBE HAVE A LIE DOWN .....ANYWAY ARRIVED SAFELY IN SPOKANE AND ITS A LOVELY DAY AND IM OFF FOR A NAP, AND CALM DOWN A BIT .I RAN OUT OF CIGGIES 2 HRS AGO AND ITS GETTIN TO ME ,LOL...SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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And Then There Were 10

WELL IT WAS AN INTERESTING FRONT ROW THIS EVENING .LOTS OF WOMEN ALL DANCING IN THE AISLES DOWN THE FRONT ,AND SOME TRYING TO STEAL ROBS PEDALS , OTHERS WINKING AND SMILIN AT US ,SOME IN VARIOUS STAGES OF FALLING OUT OF THERE TOPS .VERY ENTERTAINING I CAN TELL YOU . I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD AT THE BEGINNING OF HANNAH THAT I STARTED PLAYING THE WRONG SONG COMPLETELY .. THE CROWD HERE WAS IN GREAT SPIRITS, AND THE WONDERFUL FITZGERALD THEATRE IS A JOY TO PLAY WHEN WE COME THRU ST PAUL..........THE EVENING WAS COOL . THE SUPPORT BAND VERY GOOD , AND WE HAD A BALL ONSTAGE .THE LEVELS WERE NICE AND COMFORTABLE , AND THE SET FLOWED VERY WELL .I NEED TO CHANGE UP MY HEADS AGAIN BEFORE WE SET OUT ON THE LAST 10 NIGHTS STARTING IN SPOKANE .WERE FLYING IN TOMORROW AND HAVE 2 NIGHTS OFF AGAIN .THIS WEEK APART FROM THE LONG JOURNIES HAVE BEEN A BREEZE ..........LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NORTH WEST PACIFIC COAST I LOVE IT UP THERE .....WILL TOUCH BASE AGAIN TOMORROW .....SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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CHICAGO H.O.BLUES.....

HERRE I AM AGAIN .BLOG MANIA.WE GOT STUCK IN A HORRENDOUS TRAFFIC JAM OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO, AND A JOURNEY THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN 2 HRS LASTED OVER 5 . SO WE GOT IN LATE , SOUNDCHECKED , AND GOT READY ALL IN A 2 HR PERIOD..... LOVE THIS TOWN.. LOTS OF WELL WISHERS TO GREET US AS WE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AT THE HOTEL. THE GIG IS PART OF THE SAME COMPLEX HERE ,AND LOTS OF HAPPY PEOPLE AT THE GIG ALSO ..THE SOUND WAS REALLY GOOD AGAIN , THANKS LAURIE, THE MANS A MONSTER WITH EARS AND TECH ABILITY.THE BOYS IN OUR CREW REALLY WORK VERY HARD INDEED TO TRY TO KEEP US ALL HAPPY AND IT STRETCHES THEM I KNOW , AND WE ALL APPRECIATE THEM AND THEIR GREAT ATTITUDES TO IT ALL . PAUL OUR NEW GTR TECH IS HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH US ON HIS VERY FIRST USA TOUR AND HES DOIN A GOOD JOB ALWAYS WITH A SMILE...I PLAYED BETTER THAN IN MILWAULKEE AND WAS MORE IN CONTROL OF THE SOUND OF THE KIT HERE . THANKS FOR YOUR MESSAGES FROM THERE BY THE WAY , THEY WERE ENCOURAGING TO READ ... YOU GUYS DONT MISS MUCH DO YOU ? WE HAD A LONG 420 MILES TO GET TO ST. PAUL TODAY BUT IT WAS A FUN AND RELAXING DAY COOPED UP IN A VEHICLE WITH A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS , AND WE WATCHED MOVIES AND DOZED AND LOGGED ON AND SPOKE TO OUR FAMILIES DOTTED ALL OVER THE PLANET .. SEE YA ..HOPE YOU LIKED THE VID ANGIE POSTED,AS I SAID... IT WAS ON THE WRONG SETTING AND A BIT FUZZY , BUT MASTERMIX DJ.ANGEL MADE IT INTERESTING FOR YOU ALL .........

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LOUD BANGS AND BOOMS ..

GREAT WAY TO START OUR CONCERT LAST NIGHT WAS WITH A BANG .AND BOY DID IT BANG . WE HAD A FIREWORK DISPLAY BEFORE WE WENT ON AND IT SET A GREAT TONE FOR THE SHOW . THE CROWD STAYED ONTO WATCH THE SHOW AND LOTS OF SMILES AND CHEERS FROM A BIG CROWD TO SEE US CLOSE THE FIRST NIGHT OF SUMMERFEST HERE IN MILWAULKEE..........WITH NO SOUNDCHECK AND QUICK TURNAROUND TIMES , NOT EVERYTHING WAS TO OUR LIKING SOUNDWISE AND WE STRUGGLED ABIT WITH THE ONSTAGE SOUND ,MYSELF ESPECIALLY. NOT SETTLING INTO THE SHOW TILL HALF WAY THRU IS A PAIN AND I TRIED NOT TO LET IT AFFECT ME . BUT THAT DIDNT WORK AND I FELT A BIT DEFLATED WHEN I CAME OFF CAUSE I WAS SO LOOKING FORWARDS TO PLAYING WELL ....BUT HEY .......ANOTHER NIGHT GONE , AND ON TO THE NEXT ONE SEE IF ITS ANY BETTER .I AM NOT THE SORT OF GUY TO TURN UP AND GO THRU THE MOTIONS OK, AND IT AFFECTS ME WHEN I DONT FEEL IVE PULLED MY WEIGHT ON STAGE ...AS I SAID ON TO THE NEXT ....A SAD DAY TODAY, WITH MICHAELS PASSING .. I AM A HUGE M.J.FAN, AND I HOPE THE POOR KIDS AT PEACE SOMEWHERE NOW ....HE BOUGHT ME IMMENSE PLEASURE WITH HIS RECORDS AND TALENT ,AND AS A PERFORMER ,WRITER, WILL BE MISSED BY SO MANY .....CHICAGO BECKONS .....SEE YA !! I WILL POST A VIDEO OF THE FIREWORK DISPLAY FROM BACKSTAGE , THE QUALITY ISNT GREAT, BUT IT'S A SNIPPETT OF WHAT WE SAW HERE IN MILWAUKEE... OK . ENJOY...

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Summerfest 2009 Fireworks

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THE BORING BITS

LAUNDRY......IRONING........BATHING..........SLEEPING.........RESTING...........LAYING ABOUT...........SLEEPING ................WATCHING DOCUMENTARIES.........SLEEPING.....AND GENERALLY CHARGING ONES BATTERIES ...........
SUMMERFEST TOMORROW . MUCH MORE FUN I FEEL .SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!






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BIG ECHOES

LONG DAY TODAY.........LOTS OF MILES.LOTS OF SUN ...LOTS OF SPORTS CONVERSATIONS . LOTS OF NAPPING . LOTS OF WAITING .GOT IN AROUND SOMETIME ,DID A LONG SOUNDCHECK IN A CAVERNOUS ROOM ,HOPING ITLL BE FULL LATER .........IT WAS .......WE HAD A BALL . A VERY MUSICAL EVENING , LOTS OF DYNAMIC,AND EVEN WITH THE ECHOE FROM HELL STILL PULLED IT OFF AND PUT IN A GOOD SHOW , ALL ROUND .
ME AND GLENN SMOKED AS USUAL............ROBS NEW GTR SANG . AND MP PATTISON WAS SINGING SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD AGAIN .HES BEEN GREAT ON THIS TOUR THE WEE MAN HAS ....DAY OFF TODAY ,LONG JOURNEY AGAIN, BUT WE CAN RELAX FOR A WHILE ...LOOKIN FORWARD TO IT I CAN TELL YOU .....LET THE BLISTERS HEAL,AND THE LEGS RECOVER ...GET SOME PROPER SLEEP AND HAVE MEALS AT A REASONABLE TIME, AND NOT SNATCHED BETWEEN STOPS ...MAYBE EVEN CATCH A GAME LATER..............SEE YA













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BAY CITY MICHIGAN ..HOT HOT HOT

THERES HOT GIGS AND THEN THERES HOT GIGS....TONITES GIG WAS NUCLEAR..THE A/C WASNT ON . THERE WERE 1000 PEOPLE ALL CRAMMED INTO THE GIG , THE LIGHTING RIG WAS RIGHT BEHIND MY BACK AND SHOULDERS , AND WE HAD ALL THE HEAT FROM THE CROWD AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE .YOU GRT MY DRIFT ?. YEA IT WAS HOT . I STARTED TO FLAG AROUND 1HR IN TO THE SET CAUSE I WAS SO DEHYDRATED , AND THE 2 BOTTLES OF WATER I NORMALLY HAVE WITH ME WERE GONE I N THE FIRST TWO SONGS ....THE CROWD WERE EXCELLENT,AND SOME HAD BEEN WAITING 10 YRS OR MORE FOR THE BAND TO HIT TOWN, SO THEY WERE UP FOR IT ...WE DID OK TOO,AND JUST PLOWED THRU AND ENJOYED IT DESPITE THE LAVA DRIPPING FROM THE CEILING TILES ..ROBIN WAS ON FIRE DAVEY HAS BEEN SINGING SO WELL ON THIS TOUR AND GLENN AND I ,DIVED INTO THE POLYRYTHMIC SOUL BAG FOR MORE INSPIRATION ....IN SHORT ....WE KICKED ASS ...........LONG JOURNEY TO INDIANAPOLIS TOMORROW SO IM OFF TO THE PIT MAYBE I CAN GET SOME SLEEP TONITE FATHERS DAY .FEEL MORE LIKE A GREAT GRANDAD NOW .OCH THE NOO SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!













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THE ROYAL OAK GIG WAS AS NOISY AS IT GETS I THINK , THE ROOM WAS PACKED TO THE RAFTERS AND CRUSHED UP THE FRONT ...LOTS OF SMILING WOMEN,AND YOUNGER BOYS, MAYBE BOUGHT ALONG BY THERE PARENTS TO SEE US PLAY .BUT WHATEVER THE REASON , IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL THERE AGAIN .WE ARE SPOILT ROTTEN BY THE SUPPORT ACT TOO , AS THEY ALWAYS MAKE US GOODIE TO EAT . THIS TIME BREAD PUDDING IN 2 INCH SQUARE PIECES ..IT WAS AMAZING . THANKS ...THE SOUND ON STAGE THOUGH WAS PRETTY DREADFULL AS THE AMPS KEPT BREAKING DOWN , THE MONITORS OFF AND ON AND PERSONALLY FOR ME , ALL I COULD HEAR WAS DAVEY AND THE KICK DRUM.. NOT EXACTLY A GOOD SITUATION BUT AS A PERFORMANCE IT WAS HARD TO GET INTO IT ,DUE TO THE SOUND PROBLEMS .....BUT WE HAD A GOOD GO , AND I THINK STILL MANAGED TO DO A GOOD SHOW ....BUT WAS WE DRAINED WHEN WE CAME OFF .YOU BET !!!!!!!!WE SAW A CAR MEET , OF ALL THE AMAZING OLD 50's BUICKS . DODGES , CHRYSLERS ,ALL GOIN UP AND DOWN THE STREETS HERE . GOTTA LOVE THEM CARS...........ANYWAY , I REALLY AM BUSHED, SEE YA SOON ....




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CLEVELAND.H.O.BLUES.

THE FIRST TIME I HAVE PLAYED THIS GIG ,AND ITS LIKE A LOT OF THE HOB's,VERY INTERESTING TO LOOK AT , AS A VENUE AND ALWAYS VERY WELL ORGANISED.......WE HIT THE STAGE AT 9 PROMPT,AND PLAYED AS WELL AS WE COULD WITH THE DRY SOUND ON STAGE AFFECTING EVERYONE OF US UP THERE ,YOU HAD TO WORK VERY HARD TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF YOUR INSTRUMENT AT THIS GIG , AS THERE WAS NO NATURAL ROOM AMBIANCE, THICK CURTAIN ALL AROUND THE STAGE AND ANOTHER 40 FT HIGH CEILING . THE CROWD WAS JUST FANTASTIC THOUGH AND WE GAVE WHAT EVER WE HAD LEFT IN THE TANK. AFTER A HUMID , SWEATY , DRY AND NOISY GIG , WE MET SO MANY HAPPY BODIES AFTERWARDS BACK OUT ON THE STREET AND THE NEXT DAY TOO IN THE STREET . VERY COOL PLACE . THE HOTEL IS /WAS AN OLD BANK BUILT IN 1845 , ALL PILLARS AND STONE AND BANK LIKE I GUESS . I THINK I STAYED IN THE CASHIERS OFFICE ON THE 15 TH FLOOR . OFF TO THE ROYAL OAK TONITE ......SEE YA !!!












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MID WAY THRU THE TOUR NOW

WHAT A NIGHT IN COLUMBUS OHIO..THE ROOM WAS HEAVING AND THE NOISE WAS DEAFENING WHEN WE WALKED ON STAGE , AND DIDNT REALLY LET UP ALL THRU THE SHOW .THE SOUND WAS BIG , THE BAND PLAYED GREAT , AND IT WAS SMILES ALL ROUND ALL NIGHT . COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR MORE REALLY..............SO THANK YOU ALL IN THIS GREAT TOWN FOR COMING OUT TO SAY HELLO TO US AGAIN ...THE NEWPORT THEATRE I FOUND OUT IS THE OLDEST RUNNING GIGS IN THE USA . SO LOTS OF HISTORY THERE ......WE'RE OFF TO CLEVELAND TO SAY HELLO TO SOME GREAT PEOPLE THERE TOO .. THE BAND IS IN GOOD SPIRITS , AND LAURIE AND PAUL OUR NEW GTR TECH ARE DOIN A GREAT JOB. DAVE OUR DRIVER ,FRIEND ,AND MERCH GUY IS DOIN STELLA WORK AS ALWAYS , GETTING US SAFELY TO WORK EVERY DAY, AND BEING A CONSTANT IN OUR LIVES WHEN WERE OUT ON THE ROAD . WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND A GREAT UNIT THAT WORKS WITH US , AND IT ALL GOES REALLY SMOOTHLY BECAUSE OF THE REALLY HARD WORK THAT THESE GUYS PUT IN EVERY DAY TO GET US ON STAGE AND PLAYING WELL AS WE ARE .THANK YOU GUYS.. WE COULDNT DO IT WITHOUT YOU .......................................SEE YA !!!!!!!!


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THE 60's AND BEYOND

IN THE UK, BACK WHEN I WAS A SMALL BOY,THE RADIO WAS CONSTANTLY ON ,AND I WOULD LISTEN TO ALL THE MUSIC I COULD,EITHER DOIN STUFF IN THE HOUSE ,OR LATE AT NIGHT ON A STATION CALLED RADIO LUXEMBOURG, AN A.M STATION ,WHO's SIGNAL KEPT DRIFTING IN AND OUT,SO THAT YOU NEVER REALLY GOT TO HEAR A WHOLE SONG .EVER !!!! BUT IT WAS EXCITING TO HEAR ALL THE SONGS WE NEVER GOT FROM ENGLISH RADIO . I HEARD R/B,BLUES , ROCKABILLY ,COUNTRY, AND POP ALL THE TIME .A GREAT MIX OF STYLES...I THOUGHT THE GREATEST INVENTION TO MAN AT THE TIME, WAS THE TRANSISITOR RADIO WITH A CRYSTAL EARPIECE .I SPENT MANY LONG NIGHTS INTENTLY LISTENING TO EVERYTHING I COULD SOAK UP.WHEN I WAS OLD ENOUGH,AND COULD AFFORD TO BUY RECORDS , MY TRUSTY 45 PLAYER WAS ALWAYS ON ,AND I WOULD WATCH AS THE STACK OF OLD AND NEW RECORDS I GOT HOLD OF, WOULD FALL, NEATLY ON TOP OF EACH OTHER , AND PLAY A COOL MIXTURE OF SAM AND DAVE /KINKS /WHO/BEATLES/ISLEY BROTHERS /ELVIS/TAMLA/STAX.THE LIST GOES ON....AND I WAS HOOKED ON MUSIC,AND WHILST EVERYONE OF MY FRIENDS WAS OUT CHASING GIRLS ,OR PLAYING FOOTBALL, I WAS IN THE HOUSE LEARNING HOW THEY DID IT ,OVER AND OVER AGAIN TILL I HAD A ROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT TO DO .I DIDNT EVEN OWN AKIT TILL I WAS 16/17 YRS OLD,SO THE CHAIRS IN MY HOUSE WERE WORN OUT , AS WAS THE CUTLERY ..I HAD 2 KNIVES AS DRUMSTICKS,AND A 5 PIECE CHAIR SET UP JUST SO..... IT NEVER OCCURED TO ME THERE WAS A LIFE OUTSIDE GOIN ON AROUND ME, AND I NEVER CARED EITHER . I WAS ALWAYS THE TAPPER TO MY FAMILY ,AND THE WANNABE TO ALL MY MATES ..HAVING GIRLFRIENDS ,WAS ALWAYS A HASSLE,MAINLY FOR THEM ,AS THEY WERE ALWAYS 2ND PLACE TO A SET OF OLD CHAIRS,AND THAT AINT CRICKET IS IT ...POOR THINGS , CAUSE THERE WERE SOME, REALLY NICE GIRLS
THAT DUMPED ME BACK IN THE DAY , AND I WAS'NT EVEN AWARE THEY HAD .....SUCH WAS MY OBSESSION WITH EVERYTHING MUSIC ...........MY POINT ?...WELL I HEARD ON THE RADIO IN MY ROOM JUST THIS MORNING, A TRACK"CALLING TO YOU "OFF OF ROBERT PLANTS FATE OF NATIONS CD.... AND I'M ON THAT TRACK AS I AM SOME OTHERES ON THE ALBUM , AND IT SOUNDED HUGE , AND I STOPPED AND LISTENED TO IT ,JUST LIKE I DID WHEN I WAS A SMALL BOY LISTENING TO THE RADIO,AND I LIKED WHAT I HEARD AND THEN IN THE NEXT BREATH THOUGHT .THATS ME !!!!! WOW!!! AND IT TOOK ME BACK TO ALL THOSE YEARS AGO ,AND REALISED THAT I STUCK I N THERE AND I'M STILL HERE DOING WHAT I LOVE MOST.........I TRULY AM SO LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT .. THANKS TO ALL THAT DUMPED ME ......SEE YA !!














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A GOOD NIGHT IN FT WAYNE .....

I PASSED THE ORIGINAL FORT WAYNE ON THE WAY TO THE GIG TONITE . VERY NICE LOOKIN OLD BUILDING IT IS TOO....NOT SO THE HUGE CLUB WE DID THIS EVENING .A WIDE , DEEP ROOM WITH WELL OVER A THOUSAND BODIES IN THERE , ALL READY TO HAVE A GOOD NIGHT OUT . AND THEY DID JUST THAT ....WE CAME ON AT NINE AND FROM THE FIRST NOTE WE HAD THEM...ALL SMILING , AND DANCING WHERE THEY BSTOOD , THE GIRLS SWAYING TO THE GROOVES AND THE GUYS ALL WATCHING ROBINS EVERY MOVE . I FIND IT REALLY DICONCERTING HAVING EVERYTHING SCRUTINISED LIKE SOME CROWDS DO WITH ROBIN WHEN HES ON STAGE ...HE IS OBVIOUSLY USED TO IT , BUT WHEN I LOOK DOWN AND SEE SOME OF THERE FACES ONE SECOND , WATCHING HIS FINGERES , THE NEXT HIS PEDALS ...THEY DONT MISS A THING ,ALL THE TIME , SOME OF THEM MOUTHS OPEN , IN AWE OF THE MAN...ITS REALLY SOMETHING .HE HAS THAT THING AS AN ARTISTE, THAT FEW HAVE , IN THE MOST LOYAL OF FANS,TRUE DEVOTION TO HIS MUSIC . ITS GREAT TO SEE ..........FT WAYNE IS A VERY COOL PLACE TO BE IN AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE ,VERY PRETTY .....A LONG JOURNEY AGAIN TOMORROW .WILL SEE YA SOON .............A DAY OFF TOMORROW .. YES A
LIE IN AGAIN .........FOOTIES ON TELE TOO .................










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A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.....

SO THERE I WAS THE OTHER NIGHT,PLAYING AS ONE DOES,DOING MY GIG...WE FINISH THE SHOW AND AFTERWOODS WENT OUTSIDE FOR SOME COOL AIR ,A CIGARETTE, AND TO RELAX AFTER LEAKING LIKE AN OLD SHIP FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS ,AND WAS ENJOYING THE COOL AIR WHEN SOMEONE WALKS UP TO ME AND SAYS "HELLO, GREAT SHOW" AND THANKS FOR COMIN TO WHEREVER IT WAS ....WE CHAT FOR A WHILE AND THEN ASKED ME ," WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAST DRUMMER" ? "WHICH ONE"? I REPLY ...."I THINK HIS NAME WAS PETE THOMPSON" HE SAID LOOKIN STRAIGHT IN TO MY FACE .SLIGHTLY TAKEN ABACK AS I STILL HAD THE LOUD (BOOK HIM DANNO,MURDER ONE.) SHIRT ON,AND TRYING TO REMEMBER WHO HAD PLAYED DRUMS THIS PARTICULAR NIGHT (SIC),AND REALLY TRYING NOT TO COME BACK WITH A WRY ANSWER , SAID "WELL... I AM PETE". HE WAS HAVING NONE OF IT ,TRYING TO CONVINCE ME I WASN'T ME ..OK IVE GROWN MY HAIR ,GOT A TACHE AND A GOATEE NOW,BUT DO I LOOK THAT DIFFRENT . I MEAN THIS GUY WAS DOWN THE FRONT ALL NIGHT LOOKIN AT ME AND CHEERING AND WAVING , AND HE SAID ALSO HE WAS A BIG FAN OF PETES ..GO FIGURE ......I SIGNED AN AUTOGRAPH WILLINGLY FOR HIM AND RETREATED TO THE DRESSING ROOM TO GET A DRINK .SMILING TO MYSELF .........I WONDER IF HE WILL EVER SEE THAT I SIGNED IT GINGER BAKER ....MAYBE NOT EH ? SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!













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TIME ZONELORDS

WE KEEP GOIN IN AND OUT OF EASTERN AND WESTERN TIME ZONES HERE DOING MY HEAD IN NOW .I MEAN WHATS AN HOUR ? WHY COULDNT THEY LEAVE IT DAMN WELL ALONE IN THE FIRST PLACE ..
ARRIVED IN UMMMM.... I GOT TO CHECK HANG ON ...ITS THAT TIME OF THE TOUR FOLKS...AH YES FORT WAYNE INDIANA,ON A QUIET SUNDAY AFTERNOON , STREETS DESERTED ,WARM ,SUNNY , LOVELY HOTEL , AND WE HAVE A DOWN TIME PERIOD THANK YOU LORD .....AM GOING TO WATCH MOVIES , SEE SOME RACING . WASH SOME CLOTHES , CONTACT THE WORLD,AND TRY TO ARRANGE FOR MY SON TO COME VISIT ME WHEN THIS LEG IS OVER FROM THE UK . I HAVNT SEEN HIM FOR OVER A YEAR NOW , AND ITS CRITICAL NOW .SO WERE WORKING ON GETTING HIM OVER IN JULY A.S.A.P....CANT WAIT ............IM ENJOYING MYSELF NOW . ALL IS SETTLED AND THE ROUTINE IS SMOOTH...EVRYONE IS IN GOOD SPIRITS AND ENJOYING THE TRIP HERE ...I WILL BE GOING FOR A DRINK WITH THE CREW TONITE,AND GIVING DAVEY P SOME STICK . CANT WAIT ... SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!






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A LONG .LONG DAY.......................

I GOT TO PUT SOME NAMES TO FACES THIS EVENING AFTER THE GIG AT BOGARTS . ONE OF THE HARDEST ROOMS TO PLAY IN AMERICA ,DUE TO THE AUDITORIUM LIKE SOUND ON STAGE . EVERY FREQUENCY FLYING AROUND,CONCENTRATING ON JUST KEEPING TIME ,AND NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR EITHER ROBIN OR GLENN,WITH DAVEYS VOCALS IN A LONG BATHROOM SOMEWHERE IN THE NEXT CITY .YOU GET MY DRIFT.......ANYWAY GREAT CROWD AGAIN ,AND WE GOT TO MEET SOME PEOPLE FROM CHAT ROOMS . BLOGGERS AND CRITICS FROM ALL OVER THE WEB ...SO THAT WAS A NICE TOUCH AFTER THE SHOW ,AND THANK YOU FOR TURNING UP TO SEE US , AND TO MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN TO ME ...OLD FACES FROM PREVIOUS SHOWS ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOU THANKS AGAIN ..
IT WAS WEIRD OF SECURITY TO KEEP EVERYONE IN THERE SEATS WHILE THE SHOW WAS ON , NOT LETTING ANYONE GET UP AT ALL , AND THEN IN THE LAST TEN MINUTES NOT GIVE A DAMN , AND EVERYONE WENT NUTS .....BUT AS FOR US IT WASNT ONE OF THE BEST CONDITIONS TO PLAY IN , BUT I THINK WE PULLED IT OFF .......PLAYING BY NUMBERS THEY CALL IT . BUT THERE WERE STILL SOME GREAT MOMENTS ON STAGE THANK GOD ...........DAY OFF TOMORROW .TIME FOR THE LAUNDRY TO BE INVADED, AND THE CINEMA TO BE VISITED .... SEE YA !!!!!!!





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AMAZING PEOPLE WE MEET ..

BEING ON THE ROAD, WE GET TO MEET SOME AMAZING PEOPLE SOME TIMES.ONE SUCH PERSON IS DAVE WALKER ,OUR DRIVER AND T SHIRT GUY .HE HAS BEEN WITH US ON A NUMBER OF TOURS NOW AND WE SPEND DAYS AND WEEKS TOGETHER ,CRAMMED IN A VEHICLE , AND WE GET TO TALK ABOUT ALL SORTS OF TOPICS .NOW THEN .... I KNEW DAVE HAD LED AN INTERESTING LIFE, HE WAS A BASS PLAYER IN A BAND, HE MANAGES BANDS ,AND APART FROM ALL THE OTHER STUFF HES BEEN INVOLVED WITH,TO MANY TO MENTION HERE , HE ALSO HAS HAD THE INCREDIBLE JOB OF BEING OPERATIONS MANAGER ON THE TITANIC DIVES ..HE HAS BEEN DOWN TO THE WRECK 0F THE TITANIC 3 TIMES, AND BOUGHT ARTIFACTS TO THE SURFACE ON MANY OCCASIONS, HUDDLED WITH OTHER RUSSIAN DIVERS , FOR HOURS AT AN END IN THE DARK FREEZING COLD ,OF A SUBMERSSIBLE,FILMING ,COLLECTING AND IN COMMAND OF SOMETHING THAT COULD VERY EASILY GO WRONG AT ANY GIVEN TIME .LIKE FOR INSTANCE WHEN THEY GOT STUCK IN THE PROPELLORS OF THE DEAD SHIP AND HAD TO WAIT TILL ALL THE DEBRIS AND MUCK STIRRED UP BEFORE THE OTHER SHIP COULD SHOW THEM LIGHT AFTER IT ALL SETTLED .. CAN YOU ONLY IMAGINE THAT FEELING ......? AND UPON SPENDING HOURS AND HOURS COMING UP FROM THE DEPTHS, TO BE BUFFETED ABOUT LIKE A CORK , WITH THE TOWROPE BROKEN , WITH 60 FOOT WAVES , SENDING THE SUB FURTHER AWAY FROM THE RECOVERY VEHICLE, AT NIGHT NO LESS .. HES DONE THIS 3 TIMES AS I SAID BEFORE ......................IT KIND OF PUTS THE LIKES OF WHAT I DO INTO PERSPECTIVE A BIT DONT YOU THINK?
THE GIG WAS GREAT BY THE WAY.I LOVE ST LOUIS.WE ALL DO . THANK YOU FOR BEING A GREAT CROWD TONITE .BUT I WILL BE THINKING MORE ABOUT BEING DOWN AMONGST THE SILENCE TONIGHT, MORE THAN THE ROAR OF THE CROWD....SEE YA !!!!!!!!!1













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CASINO NIGHTS

WHEN WE EVENTAULLY GOT TO THE STAGE TONITE,AFTER WALKIN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF 2 SOCCER PITCHES,AROUND THE CORRIDORS OF THE CASINO CALLED HARRAHS, WE WALKED ON STAGE TO A VERY COOL CROWD ,ALL SMILING AND READY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME,AND THATS EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID DO ..AS ALWAYS WE DELIVERED A STRONG SET WITH SOME SERIOUS DYNAMIC QUALITIES ,AND A FEW MAGICAL MOMENTS ...I AM NURSING SOME SORE HANDS AT THE MOMENT ,AND HAVE TO ICE THEM AFTER THE SHOWS,AND TRY TO KEEP THEM AS DRY AS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY,SO'S NOT TO SOFTEN THEM TOO MUCH ..I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A MOAN , BUT WHEN YOU PLAY CONSTANTLY, AND AS HARD AS I DO SOMETIMES,YOU ALWAYS TRY AND NOT MAKE ANY INJURY,WORSE THAN IT ALREADY IS.... AND AS IM A COMPLETE PAIN HATER OF ANY SORT,I AM WAITING FOR THAT HORRIBLE TEARING FEELING WHEN A BIG BLISTER POPS AND THE STICK RUBS OVER IT FOR OVER AN HOUR OR SO,AND THE SKIN RIPS OFF,AND ALL YOU CAN FEEL IS SEVERE DISCOMFORT.. HOW TENNIS PLAYERS GET THE SORTS OF BLISTERS THEY GET AND STILL DO 4HR GAMES IS BEYOND ANYTHING I COULD TAKE THATS FOR SURE .... THEY SAY HORSE URINE IS GOOD FOR HARDENING THE HANDS , BUT WHERE YOU GOIN TO FIND A PASSING HORSE AND SAY TO IT ."UMMM,,SCUSE ME , COULD YOU JUST POP IT OUT AND I 'LL JUST STAND HERE WHILE YOU UNLOAD ""..I THINK NOT FELLOW NET MUSERS ,SO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD ON THAT ONE..... THE WEATHER HAS BEEN DODGY OVER THE MID WEST FOR A FEW DAYS , BUT ITS REALLY COOL NOW AND I HAVE A LONG JOURNEY TOMORROW.....OFF TO ST LOUIS..6/7 HOURS TRAVELLING THEN A GIG .I NEED A KIP......SEE YA !!!











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STORMY OLE NIGHT .!!!!!!!!!!

THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT OLD THEATRES I REALLY LIKE .I DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS ,BUT SOME HAVE MADE THE SUCCESSFUL CHANGE INTO ROCK VENUES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. I WOULDNT MIND OWNING ONE OF THEM AND PUT GIGS ON OCCASIONALLY .LAST NIGHTS VENUE WAS ONE SUCH ROOM.OLD THEATRE WALLS AND REALLY HIGH CEILINGS,FUNKY OLD FITTINGS,AND
A CONCERT STAGE AT ONE END WITH A BAR RUNNING ALONG THE BACK .IT WAS AVERY STORMY NIGHT OUT THERE LAST NIGHT ,AND IT WAS A BIT ON STAGE TOO.. IT WAS ONE OF THOSE GIGS THAT REALLY TOOK TIME , ACOUSTICALLY TO SETTLE DOWN,....VERY HARD TO LISTEN TO YOUR BANDMATES DUE TO THE FREQUENCIES FLYING AROUND...NO MATTER WHAT THE MONITOR MAN DID FOR ME ,IT WAS NEVER ENOUGH ,NOT ENOUGH BASS ONE MINUTE , GTR NEEDED MORE OF THE NEXT , TURN VOCALS DOWN ,TURN SNARE UP ,ALL THAT SORT OF THING . IT WAS THE SAME FOR US ALL .SO NONE OF US REALLY SETTLED INTO A GROOVE,WELL NOT TO OUR STANDARDS ANYWAY .IT WAS WORKING WELL AT THE END BECAUSE I FEEL WE ALL SETTLED FOR WHAT WE COULD GET OUT OF IT , AND THATS WAS DOIN A GREAT JOB UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE ACOUSTICS. WE STILL , AND ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME OUT THERE . BUT WHEN WE CAN'T HEAR EACH OTHER REALLY WELL ,ITS A DOWNER SOMEWHAT TO NOT FEEL THAT PLACE WE CAN REACH .OOOOOO VERY HIPPY THAT EH ? STEADY BOY!!!!!!
I PICKED UP TWO MAJOR BLISTERS ON MY MIDDLE FINGERS , WHICH I COULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT AT THIS STAGE OF THE TOUR AS WERE GOIN INTO A RUN OF 4 SHOWS ....BUT NEVER MIND EH ? WERE OF TO KANSAS CITY TODAY ....THANKS TO THE LOVELY FOLK OF MISSOURI FOR MAKING US VERY WELCOME ...BOY DID THEY GET WET OUT THERE .....SEE YA


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A GOOD REST WAS NEEDED ....

YEA!!!!!!!!! I GOT TO SAY. AFTER A GOOD SLEEP AND A HOT MEAL ,AND A LONG DAY OF JUST LYING ABOUT,DOING NOTHING, WATCHIN MOVIES N STUFF.I FEEL GREAT ,AND READY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AHEAD ON THE ROAD ..WEVE GOT 4 ON THE TROT AGAIN,NO BIGGY , BUT THE REST CAME JUST AT THE RIGHT TIME ...............REAL FRIENDLY FOLKS HERE ,THE BRITISH ACCENT STILL CAUSING QUITE A STIR SOMETIMES,BUT I'M USED TO THAT NOW ,AND THE WEATHER THREATENING TO DUMP ANOTHER 12 SQUILLION BUCKETS OF WARM RAIN ON US ,IS ALSO NO BOTHER .........NOPE ,I AM NOT LETTING ANYTHING GET TO ME TODAY,ITS JUST LIKE LAZIN ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN HENLEY ON THAMES ,BOATING DOWN THE THAMES WITH THE SWANS SNAPPING AT YA HEELS ,STRIPED JACKET , BOATERS HAT, PUNTING YA WAY DOWN STREAM < I WONDER WHEN THESE TABLETS ARE GOIN TO WEAR OFF>........................THE BOTTLE SAID 2 HRS .......IM STILL PUNTING AND ITS BEEN AT LEAST 5 HRS NOW,AND I'M GETTING TOO FAR DOWN STREAM !!!!! AND THAT LOOKS AWFULLY LIKE A WEIR AHEAD.... SEE YA !













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2 DAYS OFF..

AFTER 6 HRS OR MORE IN THE WAGON ,WE ARRIVED IN COLUMBIA MISSOURI.BEAUTIFUL SCENERY AROUND HERE .OZARKS RUNNING AROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE .LITTLE CRITTERS . LAKES ,SUNSHINE AND GOOD OLE BOYS ABOUND .AINT MUCH TO SAY TODAY AS I AM GOING FO9R A QUICK SNIFTER AT THE BAR AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SOME SERIOUS ZZZZZZZZZZ AROUND 10 TONITE ..SPOKE TO THOSE AT HOME FOR A WHILE ,BUT THE TIME CHANGES MAKE THIS DIFFICULT,BUT THE NEW ONBOARD WIRELESS ROUTER ALLOWS US TO USE THE INTERNET ON THE GO .DASH CLEVER STUFF EH ?...ANYWAY ... SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11











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DALLAS AND ONWARDS .

THE LONG JOURNEY FROM HOUSTON TO DALLAS WAS A SMOOTH RIDE AND WE GOT INTO TOWN AROUND 4ISH, DID A GOOD SOUND CHECK ,AND THEN ATE SOMETHING ,AND RETURNED TO THE GIG AROUND 8.30..THE HOUSE OF BLUES WAS VERY BUSY AND I HAD QUITE A FEW FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN .....SO YOU CAN SAY I WASNT EXACTLY RELAXED ,BUT IT ALL WENT AS SOON AS WE HIT THE STAGE .ALWAYS GREAT TO PLAY HERE IN TEXAS , CROWDS ALWAYS REALLY UP FOR THE NITE AND IT WAS NO EXCEPTION .THE SOUND ON STAGE WAS PERFECT AND WE GOT INTO OUR STRIDE FROM THE OFF .ALWAYS NICE THAT......AFTER THE SHOW , HUNG AROUND AND CHATTED TO PEOPLE FROM MY NECK OF THE WOODS , AND IF I DIDNT .I WAS TOO BUSY TOO SEE EVERYONE , AND I APOLOGISE.. TOO MUCH GOIN ON .AFTER WE WENT DROVE TO DUNCANVILLE TO SEE FRIENDS THAT WERE WAITING UP ON THE VERANDA ,AND WE SAT AND YAKKED ..GOT BACK AROUND 1.30. HAD A REALLY BAD NITE TRYING TO SLEEP ,AND EVENTUALLY WALKED ROUND THE ROOM, LIKED A CAGED ANIMAL.AND WHEN I DID GET TO SLEEP IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE FOR TULSA...........
WE HAVNT APPEARED HERE IN TULSA FOR MANY YEARS ,AND THE CAINS BALLROOM , WAS HEAVING WITH GOOD FOLK ALL SHOUTING THEE HEADS OFF FOR US TO GET ON STAGE . THE CHEER WAS ONE OF THE LOUDEST IVE HEARD AS WE STARTED UP .WE JAMMED ..........THE SET SEEMED SHORT BUT WASNT .AND AFTER SOMEONE RUSHED THE STAGE TO GET TO ROBIN, WE ALL HAD A GOOD LAUGH AT THAT .IT DONT HAPPEN THAT OFTEN YOU KNOW, WITH THE AMOUNT OF MEN AT OUR GIGS, ITS A GREAT THING TO SEE SO MANY GIRLS AT THE SHOWS NOW KEEP COMING !!!!!!! ALSO THE AMOUNT OF YOUNG GUYS OUT IN THE CROWD NOW IS ALSO A PLEASURE TO PLAY TO..........SECOND GENERATION FANS..GREAT TO SEE . THANK YOU ALL FOR COMIN TO THE SHOWS .WE LOVE IT ......THANK YOU ALSO TULSA FOR HAVING THE EMPTIEST STREETS IVE EVER SEEN ANYWHERE IN THE USA, AT NIGHT .IT MEANT WE GOT TO OUR HOTEL REALLY QUICKLY AFTER SITTING IN SO MUCH TRAFFIC THIS LAST WEEK . THE WEATHER IS WARM , WINDY AND REFRESHING OUT HERE ... SEE YA ...












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TEXAS ;;;;. HEADING NORTH NOW

OK ... HAD A GOOD COUPLE OF DAYS AT HOME .DROVE DOWN TO AUSTIN , SOUNDCHECKED AND SAW MY MATE PHIL BROWN FOR A WHILE WHO WAS SUPPORTING US .GOOD SHOW PHIL BY THE WAY . WE WENT ON AROUND 9 ISH AND PUT OUT A GOOD SHOW ALL ROUND . EVERYONE WAS HAPPY ,I WAS GETTING OVER THE TWITTERS ABIT ,BUT WAS FINE AS SOON AS I GOT ON STAGE... I HATE THE HANGING AROUND PART MORE THAN ANYTHING , I ,PERSONALLY LIKE TO GET TO A GIG AND LITERALY WALK ON STAGE AFTER 5 MINS OR SO . ALL THIS HANGING AROUND DOES ME IN .SO I'M FINE WITH LAST NIGHTS GIG .THE HOTEL WAS ON THE WATERS EDGE AND WAS VERY NICE PLACE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, WE DROVE TO HOUSTON TODAY AND ALTHOUGH A SMOOTH JOURNEY WE GOT HELD UP FOR 40 MINS IN TRAFFIC GOIN TO SOUND CHECK WHICH HAS LEFT NO TIME TO HAVE A REST BEFORE THE SHOW THERES A GAME ON TONITE TOO AND ITS GOIN TO BE TOUGH AGAIN GETTING TO THE GIG ....................DALLAS TOMORROW,LOOKIN FORWARD TO SEEING SOME FRIENDLY FACES THERE TOO AS WE ALWAYS DO IN DALLAS.BIGGEST GUEST LIST EVER FOR ME SOMEONE MIGHT GET ME A DRINK AFTERWARDS < MARK> LOL..
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A REAL DAY OFF

OH YEA. A REAL DAY OFF .JUST SAT AROUND PLAYING GTRS AND WRITING NEW SONGS , RELAXING AND KILLING FLIES .YES KILLING FLIES.AT AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING THE LAVA DECIDED TO ALL HATCH AROUND THE SAME TIME , AND THEY HAD BEEN LIVING IN THE FRAMES OF THE WINDOWS FOR THE INCUBATION PERIOD, AND TODAY WENT DIVE BOMBING DRUMMER DAY.. SAID DRUMMER WAS WAITING THOUGH,CAUSE I HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WHEN I LIVED ALONE IN MY FARMHOUSE BACK IN THE UK,AND WITH FLY SWATTER IN HAND WENT ON A RAMPAGE. IT SOUNDED LIKE AT TIME.< WITH BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE CLATTERING ON WINDOW FRAMES AROUND THE HOUSE> NOTHING LIKE THE RHYTHM I USUALLY CAN PRODUCE,AND ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES PERFECTLY SYNCRONISED,BLATTERING THE POOR NEWLY BORN BLIGHTERS TO DEATH ,WE MANAGED TO HAVE A GOOD SHOWING BY MIDDAY .THE DUSTPAN WAS NEARLY FULL, AND IM LOOKING BEHIND ME NOW AND ..SHES STILL AT IT.. SLAPPING AWAY CALLING NAMES TO EACH AND EVERY LAST ONE .. MY BLISTERS HAVE HEALED A BIT,AND IM LOOKIN FORWARD TO AUSTIN TEXAS TOMORROW...................AS I SAID FOLKS..... A REAL DAY OFF.SEE YA





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LOOKIN BACK

WOKE TO A HORRENDOUS THINDERSTORM OVER FT WORTH THIS MORNING ,THE THUNDER WAS SO LOUD,YOU COULDNT SLEEP THRU IT.IT WAS LIKE AN EXPLOSION OVER YOUR HEAD EVERY TWO MINUTES AND YOU COULD HEAR THE ECHOES AS IT ROLLED AWAY .AMAZING SOUND..ANYWAY ON TO THE BLOG.......ON THE LAST TOUR I WAS FILMING EVERY DAY,BACKSTAGE,ON THE ROAD ,SOUNDCHECKS ETC,AND SOME OF IT CAME OUT OK .AND SOME A TAD BLURRED.UNUSABLE YOU COULD SAY. WELL, I WILL BE FILMING AGAIN , THIS TIME BEING MORE CAREFULL WITH FOCUS, AND SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE WILL HAVE A GOOD RECORD OF MY TIME WITH THE BAND..ITS NOT FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION,CAUSE MANY OF THE MOMENTS IN IT ARE PRIVATE BANTER BETWEEN THE BAND ,AND CREW, AND PROMOTERS ETC,AND I HASTEN TO ADD WILL NEVER SHOW UP ON YOU TUBE EITHER, BUT I REALLY ENJOY LOOKING BACK AND SMILING TO MYSELF AT SOME OF THE WICKED HUMOUR WE HAVE TRAVELLING TOGETHER.WHEN YOU SPEND SO MUCH TIME ON THE ROAD ITS ALWAYS A GREAT RELIEF,WHEN SOMETHING FUNNY HAPPENS......ONE SUCH STORY IS ONE TIME WHEN WE ARRIVED IN ATLANTIC CITY, I HAD JUST CHECKED INTO MY ROOM AFTER A LONG DAY TRAVELLING, WAS COMPLETLEY KNACKERED, AND WAS FLOPPED OUT ON THE BED,WHEN MY DOOR WAS BEING HAMMERED IN . I RUSHED UP OPENED THE DOOR AND A VERY IRATE.LITTLE JAPANESE CHAP WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN ,SCREAMING AT ME "YOU STOLE MY RUGGAGE""YOU STOLE MY RUGGAGE"................HE TRIED TO PUSH PASSED ME ,INTO THE ROOM ,AND WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN .LOOKIN OVER MY SHOULDER INTO THE ROOM . I COULDNT CALM HIM DOWN AT ALL SO , I SLAMMED THE DOOR ON HIM AND CALLED SECURITY..THEY ARRIVED IN THE FORM OF A VERY ROTUND AFRICAN AMERICAN LADY IN A BROWN UNIFORM, LOOKIN VERY BORED AND ALSO ,NOW TRYING TO CALM THE GUY DOWN .STILL BANGIN ON MY DOOR ,ASKED ME IF THEY COULD COME IN ....BY NOW THE POOR GUY WAS EXHAUSTED, AND RUSHED INTO MY ROOM LOOKIN IN EVERY CUPBOARD,AND BEHIND DOORS . STILL SAYING "YYOOOOOOOO STORE MA RUGGAGE".
ANYWAY , AFTER A SHORT TIME .IT TURNS OUT THE GUY HAD PACKED HIS BAGS , AND WENT DOWN TO THE GAMING TABLES,AND UPON HIS RETURN ,FOUND ME IN HIS ROOM .AND WENT NUTS . WHAT HE ...OR I COME TO THAT...DIDNT KNOW WAS THAT THE MAIDS HAD CLEANED THE ROOM , AND THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD LEFT THE BAGS , SO THEY GOT RECEPTION TO LOCK THEM UP AT THE CONCEIRGE'S ROOM .SO I HAVE THIS VISION OF THIS LITTLE GUY BEING LED AWAY BY A ,BY NOW,REALLY BORED SECURITY GUARD,SAYING SORRY TO ME OVER HER SHOULDER , AND ALMOST SLAPPING THE SCREAMING JAP GUY AROUND THE HEAD ,HIM STILL NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY I WAS BEING SUPPOSEDLY LET OFF...........IT WAS FUNNY THOUGH , AND WHEN I TOLD THE GUYS IN THE CAR GOIN TO THE GIG ,WE CRACKED UP .....SEE YA......




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AND THEN THE BUG GOT ME AGAIN

OK.... NOW WHEN YOUR STOMACH AND INNER BITS DECIDE TO GO DOWN FOR A DRINK , THERES NOT MUCH TOU CAN DO ABOUT IT , OTHER THAN , DRINK WATER , AND PLOW ON .WELL THIS DAMN THING I HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TOUR HAS RAISED ITS HEAD AGAIN .IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN I GO TO VEGAS.I MEAN ,LITERALLY, IVE NEVER GONE THERE, AND BEEN FREE OF SOME SORT OF BUG,AND AS I ALWAYS HAVE EGGS BENEDICT USUALLY <,AND I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME AND GOT SICK > IT MUST BE THAT OR THE STRANGE COLOURED WATER THAT COMES OUT OF THE TAPS ..SLIGHTLY BROWN LIKE A WEAK TEA BAG, ...SO I WENT ON STAGE TO NITE , REALLY WEAK FROM THE THROWING UP ROUTINE , STOMACH CHURNING ,AND COMPLETELY RAN OUT OF STEAM . I MEAN I DIDNT EVEN K NOW HOW SOME OF THE SONGS WENT , AND SOMEWHERE DURING " NO TIME" I FOUND MYSELF PLAYING ANOTHER TUNE ALTOGETHER ..
I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT ................... I DONT KNOW WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.... I HAVE A VERY EARLY FLIGHT OUT OF HERE SO I WILL SIGN OFF , BUT LIKE TO THANK THE PEOPLE OF SCOTSDALE FOR A WARM RECEPTION IN A VERY HOT VENUE ..NUFF SAID THERE . WISH I WAS ALL THERE ON STAGE BUT I WASNT ,BUT I WAS TRYING ....................SEE YA SOON I HAVE A FEW DAYS OFF , SO WILL BE GOING TO THE STUDIO AFTER A LONG SLEEP IN MY OWN BED ., TO DO SOME MIXES ON MY OWN MATERIAL ......... I SLEPT ON THE FLIGHT HOME , AND WOKE IN TEXAS, NICE EH? WENT AND HAD A CURRY, WHICH WAS LONG OVERDUE,AND GOT TO SEE THE NEW STAR TREK MOVIE ..WOW!! ITS GREAT .LOVED EVERY MINUTE AND I'M NOT A TREKKIE AT ALL .THE BEST ONE YET I THINK .SEE YA SOON ............

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