TIME TO KIK BACK

ARRIVED AROUND 4PM HAD A COFFEE AND WATCHED A FILM ...CLOSED MY EYES FOR AN HOUR , HAD DINNER AND NOW IM RELAXING WITH NETFLIX ..GONNA DO 3 MOVIES TONITE BACK TO BACK ......LOVELY STUFF .ALL RESTED FOR THE NEXT GIG .WEATHER IS CLOSING IN AROUND US HERE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS GOING TO BE COLD N WET AND VERY WINDY .......BYE !!

DAY OFF TRAVEL DAY

WE SET OFF FOR KNOXVILLE YESTRDAY,FROM 11AM TILL 7 30 PM AND WE GOT HALF WAY...WENT OUT TO GRAB A BITE SAT IN THE BAR WITH THE BOYS,AND WENT BACK TO WATCH A BIT OF TELE TILL SLEEP . WHICH DIDNT COME BY THE WAY ,AND TOSSED N TURNED ALL NIGHT . SO I WILL CATCH UP TODAY IN THE TOUR VEHICLE....FEELING STRONG AND READY FOR THE NEXT GIG ,AND HOPE TO SEE SOME NICE SOLID FANS THERE ..
THERES A NICE ROLL TO THE SET NOW ,COMIN ALONG NICELY...SEE YA THERE !!! BYE

MY MUM WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS ONE ...

WE GOT TO THE GIG AROUND 8.30.I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE STAGE AND CHATTED TO FANS FOR A WHILE,ANSWERING ALL SORTS OF QUESTIONS,AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE INTRO MUSIC STARTED AND WE WALKED ON TO A ROAR THAT PINNED MY EARS BACK . I COULDNT HEAR ANY OF ROBINS COUNT INS ALL NIGHT ,SUCH WAS THE CACOPHONY OF NOISE ..,<> ANYWAY WE ROLLED ON THRU ABOUT 6 SONGS BEFORE WE HAD A BREATHER FOR DAYDREAM,AND IT WAS JUST MAGIC ,THE SOUND , THE PLAYING ,AND THE ATMOSPHERE WAS ELECTRIC ALL OVER THE VENUE . THE STARS WERE OUT THE SKY CLEAR,AND WE HAD A BLAST PLAYING FOR THE FANS HERE AT JANNUS LANDING, ALWAYS A FAVE OF OURS....THE RAIN STAYED AWAY ,AND WE DID A VERY LONG SET AGAIN .ALL PLAYING ,IF I SAY IT MYSELF,ON THE MONEY .THANKS TO ALL WHO TURNED UP AND ROBIN AND US WERE SIGNING STILL AN HOUR AFTER WE CAME OFF..LONG JOURNEY TOMORROW.7 HRS BY ROAD BUT SEE YOU ALL SOON .BYE !!

NOISY HOUSE OF BLUES , GREATTTTTT!!!!!!

ORLANDO........YOU NOISY BUNCH . WOW WERE YOU READY TO ROCK OR WHAT?
EVERY SONG WAS A PLEASURE TO LAY ON YA CAUSE YOU WERE SO ENTHUSIASTIC..DAMN YOU WERE NOISY, AINT IT GREAT ?..ALL THE NEW SONGS HAVE SETTLED NOW , AND THE INTENT IS POWERFUL FROM THE STAGE ....MAKIN SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO KIT LAYOUT TILL IM SETTLED,AND TRYING OUT NEW FOOTWEAR IS MAKIN MY LIFE HARDER AS I USUALLY PLAY IN SHOES , BUT HAVE ADJUSTED TO BOOTS NOW AND ITS ALL DIFFERENT...GREAT TO SEE STEVE OUR OLD ROADIE BACK WITH US .THE MAN IS A CONSTANT, AND FUNNY, AND A GOOD FRIEND ,ALWAYS THERE .
SO , I GOT MY MICKEY MOUSE HAT ON AND IM LEAVING FOR ST PETERSBURG ,WHICH IS AN OPEN AIR GIG , AND WE ALL LOVE THIS ONE . IT RAINS EVERY TIME WEVE DONE IT , SO FINGERS CROSSED IT STAYS DRY ......ALL THE BEST BYE

IT WAS A WARM NIGHT , THE PLACE WAS PACKED AND WE WALKED ON AT 9.05. DRUMS SET UP ALMOST LEVEL TO THE FIRST BALCONY . SOUNDED LIKE I WAS PLAYING IN A HULL OF AN EMPTY SHIP,ALL BOOM AND ROOM ...BUT I WAS TOLD THE GIG SOUNDED GREAT AND THATS A GIVEN . WE DID AN EXTRA LONG SET TONITE ,AND THE NEW SONGS FROM 7 MOONS WENT OVER WELL AS DID THE NEW CD TRACKS....GLENN WAS A MONSTER AS ALWAYS DAVEY SANG REALLY PROUD N LOUD AND ROB WAS FLYING...ME ? I WAS IN A HULL OF A SHIP STRUGGLING TO FIND A POCKET , BUT AS I SAID 1ST GIG WOBBLES ,AND NO MAJOR COCK UPS ,ALL IN ALL A FINE SHOW ......

WE HAVE A NICE THING.........THIS BAND... WHERE WE ALL HAVE A EBB AND FLOW IN THE MUSIC WE PLAY , AND NOT ONE NIGHT IS THE SAME ,ITS ABOUT THE MOMENT ...AND SOME GREAT MOMENTS WERE ON SHOW TONITE ..............BYE !!

BUILD UP

THE WEATHERS NICE N MILD ,BREEZY HERE IN FT LAUDERDALE.SUNS OUT TIME FOR A SWIM THEN SOUNDCHECK THIS AFTERNOON ...GOT SOME SLEEP AND FEEL READY TO PLAY NOW ....ALWAYS THE MOST NERVY OF GIGS THE FIRST ONE I THINK , IM ALWAYS GLAD TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY ,BUTIT SETS A BAR FOR THE REST ..... WILL POST AFTER THE SHOW

READY TO GO NOW !!

Go Back To My Site IT SEEMS IM ALL UNDELINED TODAY,,GREAT REHERSAL , NEW SONGS CAME TOGETHER REALLY GOOD , AND FELT LIKE WE HAD NEVER HAD A REST FROM THE LAST TOUR .BADES WELL FOR ALL ...MY NEW HEADS N CYMBALS ARRIVED ON TIME AND SOUND GREAT ALSO . LOOKIN FORWARD TO THE SHOWS EVEN MORE NOW .N OW IF I CANGET MORE THAN 2 HRS SLEEP A NIGHT SINCE IVE BEEN AWAY I WILL BE HAPPY ...MY SHOULDERS AND ARMS GOT A GOOD WORKOUT TODAY ,AS DID MY MEMORY.....WILL POST AFTER THE GIG TOMORROW ... SEE YA !!

1st day back

Go Back To My Site The first day back on the schedule and by rights , after a longish layoff , it should be a tad ropey..It wasnt..it went really well , the new songs were played like we had been playing them all week,and we flowed thru the new longer set with ease ..the room is dry , nasty , and not very welcoming , and hard to play in , cause of the dead acoustics,and I got blisters ,on my feet and my hands ,so go figure , havnt had one for years . So, all in all a really good way to kick off . My new cymbals from PAISTE,were great ,and nice to be back behind the uss thompson again .. Im goin to get cleaned up here ..,and might just watch this huge storm roll in from the east ,should be fun ...bye

GETTING READY

THANKS FOR THE REPLIES IVE HAD HERE ALREADY .AS I SAID WE WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE SHOWS FOR MEET N GREETS,MAINLY ROBIN AS HE USUALLY DOES AFTER MOST SHOWS ,AND MYSELF DAVEY N GLENN ARE ALWAYS ABOUT ,SO JUST COME SAY HI .......,.THE BUILD UP TO THIS TOUR HAS BEEN BUSY ,AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN , SO MANY NEW FACES ON THE LAST TIME OUT ,AND LOTS OF YOUNGER FANS THESE DAYS .GOOD OLD YOU TUBE EH?DAVEY WILL OF COURSE BE THE MAIN TAMBOURINE PLAYER,AS HES THE ONLY ONE WITH A FREE HAND AT ANY GIVEN TIME ....AND WE CAN WELCOME BACK OUR OLD FRIEND STEVE RUSSELL FROM A FEW TOURS BACK , AND OF COURSE SOUND MAN SUPREME LAURIE BRACE ..DAVE WILL BE DOING MERCH AGAIN AND DRIVING US ABOUT ..ITS A GOOD TEAM ,WHY BREAK IT UP EH ? SEE YOU SOON . GETTING READY TO PACK MY BAGS TOMORROW AND SEE WHAT FITS ME AGAIN ALWAYS A CHORE . BYE










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LONG LAY OFF FROM BLOGGING.....

YEAH I KNOW ITS BEEN A WHILE .IM NOT SHOUTING FOLKS . IM BLINDER THAN I WAS LAST YEAR I GUESS....ALL THE PIECES ARE IN PLACE FOR US TO GO OUT AGAIN NEXT WEEK, AFTER REHEARSALS ,AND HAVE A GOOD LOOK AROUND THE USA, AND PLAY SOME MUSIC FOR YOU ALL..ITS BEEN A BUSY YEAR FOR ME , AFTER PURCHASING A HOME STUDIO SET UP,I FORMED A LOCAL BAND WITH GREAT GUYS FROM THE AREA ,AND WEVE BEEN PLAYING ALL SORTS OF MUSIC THAT WE LIKE , SOME OF WHICH ARE POSTED ON FACEBOOK, AND REVERB NATION, UNDER GROOVE SHAMAN..HAVE A LISTEN IF YOU SO DESIRE, AND LEAVE A COMMENT ..
WE HAD A GREAT EUROPEAN TOUR ,INTRODUCING NEW SONGS FROM THE NEW CD . VERY WELL RECIEVED TOO,AND WE ENJOYED PLAYING THEM .
IF YOUR ABLE TOO,COME SAY HELLO AFTER THE SHOWS, ALWAYS WELCOME, AND FUN TO MEET THE AUDIENCE YOUVE JUST PLAYED TOO..
SO AFTER THE FIRST GIG I WILL BE BLOGGING EVERY DAY AS BEFORE ...LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ...BYE