NOW THIS IS INTERESTING.

ITS GREAT HAVIN A DAY OFF SOMETIMES.I DONT HAVE TO MENTION ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE TOUR ETC ,I CAN JUST RAMBLE ON ABOUT ANYTHING REALLY.. THE BEATLES ON GUITAR HERO,OBAMA ON TV,DALLAS COWBOYS STADIUM, BONO'S OPINION ON EVERYTHING,AND GLOBAL WARMING..........SO, IM JUST GOIN TO SIT HERE TILL SOMETHING COMES TO ME..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................:
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THERES BIG..THEN THERES REALLY BIG

WHEN WE ROLLED INTO TOWN ,SO TOO DID THE CROWDS OF AUTOGRAPH HUNTERS, IN THERE DOZENS .ALL OVER THE HOTEL LOBBY,OUTSIDE AND SOME STAYED FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THERE HEROES.. YES FOLKS.......YOU GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!W.W.F HAD COME TO ALBANY IN ALL ITS GLORY,HUGE BUSES, HUGE BODIES ,AND LOTSA GLITZ.YOU COULDNT MOVE FOR TESTOSTERONE,AND THAT WAS FROM THE LADY WRESTLERS..CUTE AS BUTTONS,AND ARMS BIGGER THAN MY THIGHS.THIS WAS ALL GOING ON WHEN WE GOT BACK FROM THE REALLY WEIRD SHAPED EGG THEATRE WE PLAYED ONLY AN HOUR BEFORE ,AND A GOOD SET ALL ROUND BUT DRY AS HELL IN THERE ..THE OLD BLISTER ATTACK HAD SUDDENLY GOT ACTIVE AND I PICKED UP 3 IN 3 SONGS DUE TO THE DRY ACOUSTICS,.WE HAVE 2 DAYS OFF NOW,BEFORE RHODE ISLAND THEN ON TO BOSTON AND THE BERKLEE THEATRE.....THANKS FOR ALL WHO STOPPED BY TO SAY HELLO....GOT TO RE STOCK MY STICK COLLECTION SO I WILL HUNTING OUT A MUSIC SHOP LATER TODAY ALSO...THAT AND PUTTING ME TOOTSIES IN THE RIVER FOR A SOAK...I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER NOW ,MAYBE I WILL PICK UP MY GAME TOO ,NOW I,M OUTA THE WOODS,AND FEELING STRONGER...SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!












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BUFFALO SOLDIERS

HELLO AGAIN .I,M TRYING TO DO THIS FROM THE BACK OF A SUBURBAN AT 70 MILES AN HOUR IN THE RAIN,BEING BUMPED ABOUT AND AN HOUR FROM SOUNDCHECK..BOY ,ITS THROWING IT DOWN .ANYWAY,HERE WE ARE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AGAIN,AFTER A GREAT VI SIT TO
BUFFALO LAST NIGHT .THE PLACE WAS PACKED TO THE GILLS AND WE HAD A SMOOTH JOURNEY ON STAGE,ALTHOUGH THE SOUND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANAGE FROM MY END CAUSE I WAS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE GEAR,AND IT WAS SOOOOOOO DRY..BUT THE ENERGY LEVEL WAS WAY UP AND WE DID GOOD I FEEL. THE CROWD THOUGHT SO..WERE INTO THE 3RD WEEK NOW AND ALL FEELING MUCH BETTER THAN LAST WEEK ..MY CHEST COMPLAINT HAS PASSED DUE MAINLY TO THE ANTI BIOTICS AND EVERYONE ELSE ARE FINE NOW......GLENN WENT HI TECH ON THIS TOUR ,AND USES IN EAR MONITORS NOW ,AND SO THAT WAY HE GETS A NEAR PERFECT SOUND /MIX AT EVERY GIG,HEARING JUST ENOUGH OF WHAT HE REQUIRES,SO THATS A PLUS FOR HIS PERFORMANCE LEVEL,AND ALL ROUND COMFORT ZONE.I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME TOO BUT UNTIL ITS TRIED AND TESTED,ITS ALL A TAD TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME..I LIKE THE FEEL OF THE AMBIENCE IN A ROOM ,BUT WOULD ALSO LIKE THE LUXERY OF WHAT GLENN NOW HAS, THE BEST OF BOTH ..AH WELL MAYBE ONE DAY...THANK YOU BUFFALO FOR A GREAT VISIT

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PALACE THEATRE PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH......THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT,AND ONE OF THE BEST CROWDS EVER..IT WAS A BIT TOUCH AND GO AS TO WHETHER WE COULD PLAY,BUT WHEN WE GOT THE ALL CLEAR ,WE LET YOU HAVE IT ...THE SOUND ON STAGE WAS GREAT, THE ROOM WAS ALIVE .AND THE FEELING WE ALL GOT FROM YOU ALL WAS JUST AMAZING ...WE HAVE JUST DONE A REALLY LONG JOURNEY TO BUFFALO IN THE TORRENTIAL RAIN SO IM CUTTIN THIS SHORT SO I CAN GET A REST BEFORE THE SHOW .............BUT WE HOPE TO COME BACK TO YOU ONCE AGAIN SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE CAUSE WE LOVE THIS PLACE .............MANY THANKS .SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!












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STATE COLLEGE THEATRE

HELLO AGAIN.WELL THE REST OF THE ENTOURAGE ARE COMIN DOWN WITH SOME SORT OF BUG NOW .POOR OLD GLENN DID THE SHOW TONITE AFTER BEING ILL ALL DAY ,AND HE PLAYED OUTA HIS SKIN TOO ..DAVE OUR MERCH MAN IS FEELING WEIRD ALSO ,IM STILL NOT OUT OF THE WATERS YET AS FAR AS MY CHEST COMPLAINT .I SPENT THE WHOLE OF"FOOL AND ME" COUGHING UP ALIENS,AND MANAGED TO CONTROL IT TO THE END . ANYWAYS THE GIG WAS OK CONSIDERING WE WERE ALL SUFFERING FROM THE DRIEST SOUND ON STAGE THIS TOUR. NO ROOM AT ALL ,NO AMBIENCE, AND THE SOUND WENT STRAIGHT UP TO THE CEILING ,BUT WE PULLED IT OFF AND PLAYED QUITE WELL UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,,ROB WAS FLYING , I WAS DROWNING,DAVEY LAYING BRICKS AND GLENN SOARING...BUT WE ALL ENDED UP AT THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME. SO ,DAH DAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..WERE OFF TO GREENBURG AND WE HAVE BEEN STAYING AT THE NICEST HOTEL HERE IN STATE COLLEGE ,RIGHT ON CAMPUS.VERY NICE ..GOIN TO MISS THE VIBE OF THIS QUAINT HOTEL ..ANYWAYS IM ORF TO BED FOLKS..THE PILLS ARE NEARLY GONE ,I SHOULD BE MY OLD SELF SOON.LETS HOPE SO CAUSE THIS MISERABLE SOD IVE BEEN LIVING WITH THESES LAST FEW WEEKS IS DRIVING ME NUTS ............SEE YA XX













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no caploksw today didnt notice ha !!!!

the medication kicked in last night.anti biotics for this , if you remember ,a chest complaint going right back to the texas leaving date ..well its still here and knocking the crap outa me .nyc was the worst cause i had to play and could barely breathe in.................i must have lungs of a yak...lol.,,the birchmere was a great gig . the crowd very pleasant and always warm to us .. we stayed in a part of virgia that was alike a studio film set, surreal it was.too clean and perfect, a bit like that movie where jim carry was born into, and his life filmed from the moment he was born ..good movie too . anyways off to penn today fort 2 days off , and i really need to rest cause im dropping fast here..the best beds in the usa and i cant sleep except for on the road when were travelling . i must have been one of those babies where dad has to take u for a drive to get you to stop bawling, so evry one else could sleep................see ya !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111













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IN AND OUT OF NY....

I LOVE THIS GIG.SAYERVILLE .GREAT SOUND SYSTEM ,NICE PEOPLE, NOISY AND HAPPY, CONSIDERING WE JUST FINISHED 5 SHOWS IN THE N.Y AREA ,I WAS SUPRISED TON SEE SO MANY AT THE GIG .IT HOLDS AROUND 2000 I THINK .AND IT WAS OVER 3/4 FULL.GOOD JOB NEW JERSEY. WERE OFF TO WASHINGTON, AND WE HAVE ALONG DAY AHEAD SO I WILL CUT THIS SHORT AND DO ALONGER ONE TOMORROW .I AM FULL OF ANTI BIOTICS ALSO , SO THATS SLOWING ME DOWN A TAD .DAMN CHEST INFECTION.......SEE YA SOON !!!!!!!!!!!!









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B.B,KINGS 2........SAT.NIGHT .

I'M NOT SURE HOW 2 NIGHTS IN THE SAME PLACE CAN BE SO DIFFRENT,BUT THATS THE WAY IT TURNED OUT .THERE WAS AN EXPECTANCY AND A VIBE IN THE AIR ,AND WE GOT A TASTE OF IT FROM THE OFF.THE CLUB WAS HEAVING ,AND I'M GLAD TO SAY WE TURNED THE SCREW TONITE , STRAIGHT AWAY IT WAS FLYING..SMILES ALL ROUND , WE HAD A BALL ,AND THE CROWD CERTAINLY DID TOO.. THANKS FOR ALL THE NICE WORDS TO ALL THOSE WE MET ,BACKSTAGE,AND TO THE STAFF ALSO ...IM NOT ABLE TO WRITE MUCH TONITE ,CAUSE QUITE FRANKLY I AM REALLY TIRED
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B.B.KINGS,

ONCE YOUR IN NEW YORK ITS FINE .GETTIN INTO NEW YORK IS A WHOLE DIFFRENT BALL GAME ..WE DID 39 MILES THE OTHER DAY IN 3 HRS ,OUTSIDE OF LONG ISLAND INTO NYC..3 HRS !!!!
BUT ITS ALL WORTH IT WHEN YA DO FIND YASELF DOWNTOWN. ITS GREAT.....WELL ITS GOOD........WELL ITS OK I GUESS...................WELL .....I WOULDNT WANT TO LIVE HERE,MIND YOU,THATS FOR NEW YORKERS TO DEAL,AND I HAVE FRIENDS FROM THE UK THAT HAVE SETTLED HERE NO PROBLEM, BUT THATS IF YOU HAVE KNOWN LONDON FIRST,AS I HAVE . BUT THERES NO PEACE HERE,JUST NOISE ALL NIGHT LONG .....HAVING SAID THAT ,NYC IS VIBRANT ,COOL , AND ALIVE , NO DENYING THAT .IVE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE THE HEADY DAYS OF THE 70'S, AND IVE SEEN SO MANY CHANGES HERE ..THE STREETS ARE SO MUCH SAFER NOW AND THE ATTITUDE OF THE CITY ,ALWAYS CONFIDANT..
ON TO THE GIG LAST NIGHT . I ALWAYS REALLY ENJOY B.B KINGS.SO MANY AMAZING ARTISTES HAVE PLAYED ON THAT STAGE,JAMES BROWN,BB KING,ZZ TOP,ARETHA FRANKLIN,TONY BENNETT,EARTH WIND FIRE ,ME, YOU KNOW ALL THE GREATS,AND IT IS JUST SO COOL TO PLAY THERE .THE CROWD WAS GREAT,I FEEL WE DID GOOD ,AND AFTERWARDS , HAD SOME OLD FRIENDS FROM HOME STOPPED BY AND HAD A LONG CHAT TOO..WE HAVE ANOTHER NIGHT TO DO TODAY, AND TONITE WILL BE DIFFRENT AGAIN .ITS YOM KIPPUR SO APPARENTLY IT WILL AFFECT SALES ,SO WE WILL SEE..AFTER A 2 DAY OFF PERIOD THE WHEELS ARE TURNING AGAIN ,AND WERE FINDING A FLOW ONCE MORE .....IM OFF TO A STREET FARE TO BUY STUFF . SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MANY THANKS TO STEVE LOBMEIRE FOR RE SKINNING THE KIT AND BEING MY DRUM SLUT FOR THE DAY ,IT WAS FUN MATE . KNOW WHAT AH MEEAN JON......














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TOADS PLACE ,CT

WE..ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM WHERE THAT POOR GIRL GOT MURDERED,LAST WEEK AT YALE UNIVERSITY.THE PRESS ARE ALL OVER THE STREETS ,AND IM HOPING TONITE WILL BE BUSY,IN SPITE OF THE RECENT EVENTS . A GREAT COLLEGE TOWN THIS , AND MY FIRST VISIT BACK HERE SINCE 1988,SO MEMORIES ARE RIFE TONITE..THE GIG IS EXACTLY THE SAME , NOTHING CHANGES SOMETIMES ,AND TOADS PLACE IS ONE OF EM ..WE ALSO FOUND OUT TONITE THAT ITS EXACTLY 25YRS SINCE WE FIRST PLAYED THERE TOO ,AND WERE PRESENTED BY THE OWNERS,WITH A BOTTLE OF DOM PERIGNON CHAMPAGNE.WHICH BY THE WAY , WAS VERY NICE INDEED .WE PLAYED A GREAT SET TONITE,AND THE CLUB WAS VERY BUSY.ROBS BEEN USING HIS 2X12 CABS AGAIN ,OPEN BACKED WITH 2 50 WATT MARSHALL HEADS , SOUNDS SWEET, AND NOT REALLY LOUD ,SO THE STAGE SOUND HAS BEEN REALLY CONTROLLABLE OF LATE.MY FRIENS FROM EVANS DRUM HEADS CAME DOWN THE OTHER NIGHT AND RE SKINNED THE KIT AND ITS SINGING ALSO.SO ALL IN ALL , WE DID GOOD . IVE STARTED SWIMMING AGAIN AND MY ENERGY LEVEL IS GOOD ,AND AS THE SEVERE POLLEN AND FLU VIBE IS LEAVING ME NOW,I CAN HEAR BETTER AND PLAY WITH MORE DYNAMICS,IM HAPPY........THE CROWD WAS GREAT TONITE , THANKS TO ALL FOR COMING TO SEE US AGAIN .ON TO NYC AND BB KINGS TOMORROW . CANT WAIT ..SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!














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ITS THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE.....?

A LIST OF INJURIES THAT HAVE BEEN PREVALENT SINCE I STARTED PLAYING . NOT ALL FROM THIS BAND BUT OTHERS TOO.. THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOW BEING A SIMPLE DRUMMER CAN TURN INTO A WHOS WHO OF PAIN..
EAST BERLIN.1984.DISLOCATED JAW FROM SINGING TOO HIGH.A DOCTOR SMACKED ME IN THE FACE AND RELOCATED IT BEFORE I HAD TO DO THE ENCORE..1986.BIT THRU MY TONGUE AND SWALLOWED NEAR ON A PINT OF BLOOD DURING BRIDGE O SIGHS IN DETROIT.COULDNT SPEAK OR EAT FOR A WEEK.EXCEPT SOUP.AUSTRALIA 1986...CRACKED 3 KNUCKLES ON RT HAND AS I DID SOME DRUM FILL AND MISSED THE SKINS AND PLAYED THE RIMS INSTEAD,WITH MY HAND .1998..LONDON,GOT CHROMIUM POISONING FROM A FALL INTO MY PEDALS BAG,AND SCRATCHED MY LEFT HAND PALM,WHICH WENT SEPTIC AND I SPENT 6 DAYS IN HOSPITAL WITH AN INFECTED LYMPH SYSTEM .THEY WANTED TO REMOVE MY ARM AFTER IT WASNT RESPONDING TO TREATMENT AND I SIGNED MYSELF OUT .IT HEALED THANK GOD.. GERMANY 1985..A STICK SPLIT AS I HIT THE SNARE AND THE POINTED END STUCK IN MY FOREHEAD,AS IT SPUN OFF, AND HIT AN ARTERY BETWEEN MY EYES.THAT WAS MESSY TOO..HIT MYSELF IN THE EYEBALL IN LOS ANGELES 1972.WITH A STICK .SCRATCHED THE CORNEA BADLY. CRACKED A FRONT TOOTH WITH A STICK IN POLAND 1973.....TWISTED MY LFT ANKLE CLIMBING ONTO THE STAGE IN PERTH 1986. BROKE 2 TOES IN PERTH A YEAR LATER FALLING OFF STAGE IN THE DARK BEHIND DRUM RISER,DEHYDRATED IN LAS VEGAS,FELL OVER IN STREET AND DISLOCATED THUMB 1982. DISLODGED MY STERNUM AFTER A TRAINING SESSION,FELL IN THE SHOWER AT LITTLE ROCK STADIUM, AND TWISTED MY BACK ,ON A DAY OFF IN COLORADO , I WENT RIDING AND GOT SPOOKED BY A PUMA, IN THE MOUNTAINS 1984...SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE PAN AM FLIGHT THAT BLEW UP OVER LOCKERBIE,BUT I CANCELLED THE JOURNEY,GOT SHOT AT IN KILLEEN TEXAS,AND HAD A VERY NEAR MISS WITH SOME BLACK WIDOWS IN AUSSIE IN AN OUTSIDE TOILET THAT HADNT BEEN USED FOR YEARS..GOT CHASED OUT OF ITALY BY THE MAFIA IN 1973IN 3 CARS ,GOT HUNTED BY THE MAFIA IN TEXAS IN 1982,AND ALL IN ALL I GUESS IM LUCKY TO EVEN BE HERE WRITING THIS .OH THERES MORE BELIEVE ME , BUT IT GOES TO SHOW WHAT AN INTERESTING LIFE IVE HAD BEING A DRUMMER UP TILL NOW ...SEE YA















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A PERFECT STORM.............................UH?

IT TOOK AGES TO GET TO THE GIG TONITE . WE SET OFF AT 11AM , AND ARRIVED AT 5PM, A TOTAL OF 240 MILES,THRU NYC,AND ONTO LONG ISLAND , TRAFFIC WAS A NIGHTMARE PEOPLE,3 HRS TO NAVIGATE 39 MILES .C'MON.WE FELT LIKE WE HAD BEEN KICKED AROUND A FOOTBALL FIELD WHEN WE GOT THERE. A SMALL VENUE , NICELY LAID OUT IN A THEATER SETTING ,AND WELL RUN TOO..I GOT INTO MY STRIDE RIGHT OFF, AND IT FELT GOOD AFTER BEING COOPED UP ALL DAY IN A WAGON FOR HOURS.ROB WAS TRYING OUT THE OTHER CABINET SET UP WITH THE NEW MARSHALL 50 HEADS ..SOUNDED OK TO ME , BUT THEN AGAIN THEY ALL DO . GLENNS BEEN GREAT ON THIS LEG ,AND WERE DOING SOME GOOD WORK TOGETHER ,REALLY TIGHT AND CRISP PLAYING,MOVING AROUND THE GROOVES WITH A BIT MORE FREEDOM THAT COMPLIMENTS THE SOARING CHORDS AND OPENESS OF THE GUITAR..HE A LOT OF FUN TO WORK WITH AND I HOPE IT CONTINUES FOR QUITE A WHILE .A GOOD RYTHMN SECTION I THINK YOULL AGREE WHEN U SEE US.. FEEL FREE TO COMMENT FOLKS OK? I NEED THE FEED BACK ..........IM OFF TO A WELL EARNED REST . WE HAVE 2 DAYS OFF IN CONNETICUT AND I WILL BE BACK WITH STORIES REAL SOON .............DROP ME A GUEST BOOK OK?
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I NEED A SWIM, AND A MASSAGE

IT WAS A GREAT DRIVE INTO BALTIMORE TODAY SUN SHINED . RIDE WAS SMOOTH.AND WERE ALL IN GOOD SPIRITS AFTER THE JET LAG DAYS,AND THE MOTOR HAS STARTED TO REV UP NOW ..ITS ALOVELY TOWN ,BALTIMORE .I FIRST CAME HERE IN 71 , AND SPENT A FEW DAYS DOWN THE WATERFRONT ,AND ITS CHANGED ALOT ,IT STILL IS A GOOD PLACE TO VISIT ., FRIENDLY PEOPLE ALL OVER ..THE RAMS HEAD LIVE IS A GREAT , WELL PUT TOGETHER VENUE , FULL OF THE SMALL TOUCHES THAT MAKE GIGGING SUCH FUN SOMETIMES .SO A BIG THANKS TO STAFF THERE AGAIN....LAST NIGHT IN PHILLY , I THOUGHT WE REACHED A FEW PLACES MUSICALLY WE HADNT DONE BEFORE , AND IT WAS SPECIAL OUT THERE SOMETIMES ..TONIGHT , I THINK WE TRIED TO GET BACK THERE , AND IT WASNT THE SAME . WE PLAYED A GOOD STRONG SET , WE ALWAYS DO, BUT THE VIBE WASNT THERE FOR US,.I PERSONALLY FELT SOMETHING WAS MISSING TONITE ,AND ITS ONE OF THE "CANT PUT YA FINGER ON IT" THINGS.......AS IVE SAID BEFORE , WE NEVER CLOCK IN AND PLAY ,AND WE LIVE FOR THOSE MAGICAL MOMENTS,AND THE NIGHT BEFORE , I FELT WE REACHED MANY , TONITE I COULDNT CATCH TOO MANY . SO HAVING SAID THAT , I STILL HAD A GREAT TIME , WE ALL DID,AND TOMORROW WILL BE DIFFRENT AGAIN ..I MET SOME REAL NICE PEOPLE AFTER THE SHOW , SO THANKS TO ALL THAT STOPPED BY AND SAID HELLO ...........SEE YA !!!!!!!!!1













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SOME YA WIN ........

GREAT GIG TONITE .FULL HOUSE .RAINING AGAIN, BUT WARM AND BUSY STREETS .EVERYONE HAVING A GOOD TIME .AFTER A SHORT JOURNEY FROM ATLANTIC CITY ,WE SET UP CAMP IN TOWN AND SOUNDCHECKED AND AFTER A WHILE WALKED ON STAGE AROUND 10 ISH .DRY SOUND , BUT WE PLAYED WELL . AT LEAST I THOUGHT SO. BLISTERS ABOUND ON ALL OUR FINGERS AND WERE TIRED AFTER SOME OF THE GUYS FLEW IN FROM ACROSS THE POND . IT TAKES TIME TO SETTLE THOUGH, AND WE WILL BE IN TUNE SOON ENOUGH ..........IM OFF TO BED NOW FOLKS. BIT TIRED MYSELF .SO WILL RESUME TOMORROW .OK ? SEE YA !!!!!!!!!1











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SEPT 11 TH IN ATALANTIC CITY

IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO RE START THE 2ND LEG OF THE TOUR.. WE HAD A BALL PLAYING LAST NIGHT AND AS USUAL WE FIRED UP FROM THE OFF ..THE HOUSE OF BLUES WAS VERY ACCOMODATING , GREAT SYSTEM,AND ALTHOUGH IT WAS SEPT 11TH ,AND LOUSY WEATHER, AND THE VENUE HASNT HAD A GOOD RUN ATTENDANCE WISE ALL SUMMER , WE DID OK? THANKS TO ALL THE ONES WHO TURNED UP, WE HAD A GOOD TIME .....WE HAD FRIENDS VISITING WITH US LAST NIGHT TOO ,MR SHAIL FROM THE WEBSITE , HAD A A GOOD TIME . AND IT WAS OUR PLEASURE TO SEE HE HAD A GOOD TIME TOO ......THIS IS A SHORT ONE AS IM GETTING READY FOR TONITES FILLMORE EAST SHOW IN PHILLY .....WE HAVE REHERSED UP NEW SONGS , BUT WE HAVE TO FIND A SPOT IN THE SHOW FOR THEM YET SO WE WILL SEE .... OK SPEAK LATER THEN SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!11.....













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PINGS POPS,AND SNIFFLES N GRUNTS

ITS ALL ABOUT TIMING ,ISNT IT?NO NOT PLAYING DRUMS.........LIFE......SOMETIMES YA GET IT RIGHT AND IT ALL FLOWS ,OR YOU MISS A BEAT AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG.NOW THEN ,I AM ABOUT 6 DAYS AWAY FROM FLYING INTO PHILADELPHIA,AND I HAVE CONTACTED THE MOST ANNOYING HEAD COLD THAT HASNT LET ME SLEEP PROPERLY NOW FOR DAYS.BUNGED UP,CANT THINK STRAIGHT,REALLY TIRED WORN OUT,ALL THE ABOVE AND MORE..THROAT IS LIKE A FURNACE,AND TO SWALLOW IS LIKE BEING BEHEADED......I GUESS...ANYWAY,RIGHT AT THE TIME IM SUPPOSED TO BE FIT AND READY TO GO OUT ON THE ROAD I GET HIT WITH A TRAIN,AND I AM NONE TO PLEASED EITHER.IVE BEEN STUCK IN FOR NEARLY A WEEK ,GOT ALL SORTS OF CABIN FEVER,AND THE SWIMMING POOLS BEEN SHUT SO I CANT EVEN EXERCISE LIKE I HAVE BEEN ,AND I KEEP MOANING AT ME MISSUS.SHE WANTS TO TRADE ME IN FOR A NEW MODEL ,AND CANT WAIT TO SEE THE BACK OF ME ............BLAH BLAH BL;AHHHHHHHH.NOW THEN I DONT LIKE FLYING AT THE BEST OF TIMES ,IF THERE IS SUCH A THING,AND TO GET ALL BUNGED UP BEFORE A FLIGHT ,YOU SEASONED TRAVELLERS OUT THERE WILL KNOW WHAT I MEAN,IS FOR ME ANYWAY A NIGHTMARE..YOU SEE AFTER A FLIGHT OF ANY LENGTH I ALWAYS SUFFER FROM SINUS AND EAR PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AFTER A FLIGHT,CULMINATING IN ME NOT SOMETIMES BEING ABLE TO EVEN HEAR THE MUSIC IM PLAYING.I DONT MEAN AS IN DEAF ,BUT ALL THE HIGHS DISAPPEAR AND TONAL QUALITY IS DIFFICULT.... CONSEQUENTLY,MONITORS ARE LOUDER,I PLAY LOUDER AND END UP GETTING BLISTERS FOR THE FIRST FEW SHOWS. YOU SEE FOLKS ITS ALL INTER CONNECTED......BUT THERE IS A BRIGHT LIGHT IN ALL THIS....I HAVE GOT 6 DAYS TO GET OVER IS CRAP,AND I AM BEING REALLY POSITIVE,AND WILLING THIS AWAY........ THE WEATHER IS COOLER NOW HERE IN TEXAS,THANK YOU UPSTAIRS,AND SO WILL BE THE EAST COAST .WE HOPE ....ANYWAY,ENOUGH OF MY TIRADE,IM OFF TO SINK A COUPLE{6} OF JIM BEAMS AND SEE IF THAT DOES THE TRICK .SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!




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NEVER ENOUGH TIME IS THERE ..

I HAVE AN OLD FRIEND,WE GO BACK 30 YRS .HE GAVE ME MY BIG BREAK INTO THE INTERNATIONAL TOURING AND RECORDING SCENE,BY ASKING ME TO COME ALONG TO AN AUDITION IN THE KINGS ROAD CHELSEA,FOR A NEW BAND CALLED SILVERHEAD ..SINCE THEN I HAVE GONE ON TO MANY GREAT THINGS IN THIS BUSINESS,BUT WE LOST CONTACT SOME TIME AGO DUE TO BOUNDARIES,AND LOST PHONE NUMBERS.WE SAW EACH OTHER JUST TWICE IN OVER 25 YRS WHEN I TOURED THE USA WITH ROBIN IN 1986/7.THEN AGAIN IN 1988.THEN NOTHING TILL ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO WHEN WE CONTACTED EACH OTHER VIA THE INTERNET..SINCE THAT TIME , WE TALK MOST DAYS ,AND YAK ABOUT SONGWRITING, OLD TIMES AND WE LAUGH JUST LIKE WE DID ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.BUT I FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT HE PLAYED ON SPACE ODDITY,THE ACOUSTIC BIT IN THE MIDDLE AND DID HANDCLAPS WITH DAVID BOWIE..HE USED TO PLAY WITH DAVID IN A BAND CALLED THE RIOT SQUAD AND RECORDED MATERIAL WITH HIM TOO,SO I GOT SOME GREAT OLD STORIES OF DAVIDS EARLY LIFE BEFORE ZIGGY,AND SERIOUS FAME ...MY FRIEND IS ALSO A SERIOUS PHOTOGRAPHER,DOING MANY CORPORATE JOBS,AND IS OLD SCHOOL 35MM,WITH A GREAT EYE.NONE OF THIS POINT AND SHOOT STUFF ,REAL DEPTH AND PRECISION IN HIS WORK.....HE HAS CONTINUED TO WRITE SONGS AND PLAY AROUND THE L.A AREA FOR YEARS,BUT WE HAVE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY,IN ALONG TIME ,TO GET TOGETHER AND DO WHAT WE DO BEST .PLAY GOOD MUSIC,AND ITS A SHAME AS HES RESPONSIBLE FOR ME STILL DOING THIS WORK I DO .ALSO HE IS ONE OF MY MENTORS AS TO READ A SONG , AND IS ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE IN A LOT OF THE THINGS I DO,EVEN TODAY..

HIS NAME? ROD DAVIES ....ONE OF LIFES DEAREST MEN ,AND A TRUE FRIEND,AND IVE NEVER REALLY HAD THE CHANCE BEFORE TO SAY THANK YOU TO HIM FOR ALL HE DID FOR ME .....
ONE DAY WE WILL RECORD SONGS TOGETHER,AND HAVE A GREAT TIME DOING IT ,CAUSE I WANT THE CIRCLE TO CLOSE,AND THATS ALL THATS MISSING FROM MY CAREER RIGHT NOW MY OLD MATE,......KEEP YA CHIN UP SON ..SEE YA !!!!!!!!!!!!








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TOM CRUISE.BUSTER KEATON,WHO CARES ?

WHEN WE TRAVEL,WE SOMETIMES SORT THRU THE BOX OF DVD,S,AND AFTER A SHORT DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE VIEWERS ,DECIDE ON A FILM TO WATCH . NOW THIS SERVES MORE THAN ONE PURPOSE ON LONG TRIPS..1....THE JOURNEY GOES QUICKER....2...WE DONT HAVE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER.....3...WE CAN ARGUE AFTERWARD AS TO THE QUALITY OF THE RECENTLY FINISHED FILM .....4.....WE DONT SPEAK FOR THE REST OF THE JOURNEY.....5...WERE SUDDENLY AT THE HOTEL...ALL THE ABOVE MAKE FOR AN INTERESTING JOURNEY NONE THE LESS...SPORT GENERALLY SEEMS TO BE THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION,OR WORLD EVENTS..BASEBALL IS HIGH ON THE LIST ,AS 3 OF THE 5 INTREPID TRAVELLERS ARE HUGE FANS,ONE IS LEARNING ABOUT THE SPORT ,OF GROWN MEN TRYING TO WACK A BALL,AND THE DEVIOUS WAYS OF THE PITCHER AND HIS CATCHER,SENDING SECRET SIGNALS OF WHAT TO COOK FOR DINNER THIS EVENING ,AND THE LAST ONE SIMPLY COULDNT GIVE A CRAP ABOUT THE GAME AT ALL....WERE LUCKY IN SO MUCH , THAT AS A BAND ,WE ALL GET ON REALLY WELL AND ALWAYS FIND SOME THING TO LAUGH ABOUT ON THESE LONG TRIPS..WE HAVE AN INTERNET CONNECTION TOO , WHICH ALLOWS US TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD AS WE TRAVEL NOW .VERY HANDY TOOL IT IS TOO.. WE WILL BE COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU SOON ,SO LOOK OUT FOR US ON THIS SITE AND COME SEE A TRULY GREAT BAND,ENJOYING THE MOMENT,AND GIVING IT UP FOR YOU ALL OUT THERE IN THE CROWD..THE EAST COAST BECKONS...SO THE WEATHER SHOULD BE COOLER THAN THE LAST LEG,AND HOPEFULLY THE MOVIES WILL BE BETTER TOO..WE WILL SEE ...SEE YA !!








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