DAY OFF

GOOD JOURNEY TODAY WENT TO DINNER IN WALNUT CREEK ON WAY TO SACRAMENTO . SUNNY ALL THE WAY . HAD A DRINK OR 2 IN THE BAR . WATCHIN OSCARS HAVIN A REALAXING EVENING ALONE . BYE

GETTING COLDER , BUT WARMING UP THE CROWDS JUST RIGHT

THE FUNNY THING ABOUT BEING TIRED IS THAT YOUR SENSES ARE AWAKENED,AND YOU REACT IN DIFFRENT WAYS .WHEN I WALKED ONSTAGE TONIGHT I WAS VERY RELAXED AND PLAYED WITH ,IT SEEMED ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO NEXT IN THE SONGS .IT ROLLED NICELY TONIGHT WITH LOTS OF GREAT MOMENTS BETWEEN THE 4 OF US..ROBINS IDEA OF USING OPENED BACK MARSHALLS HAVE CLEANED UP THE STAGE SOUND QUITE DRAMATICALLY,BUT RETAINED AN OPENESS THAT WORKS REALLY WELL .HE ALSO USED A DIFFRENT GUITAR,WHICH HAS BEEN I N STORAGE FOR MANY A YEAR ...HES WORKING HIS WAY THRU THE NEWNESS OF IT ,BUT SOUNDS GREAT ..ALL THE SAME ...MYSELF AND GLENN, ARE ROLLING ,SLIDING ,GROOVING AWAY WITH APPARENT EASE NOWADAYS AND ITS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HIT THINGS SYMBIOTICALLY,AND WE SMILE WHEN WE DO THAT .AND ITS DIFFRENT MOST NIGHTS TOO AS ROBIN SEARCHES FOR TONES AND MELODIES, WERE RIGHT WITH HIM . THE DYNAMICS, SOME TIMES INCREDIBLE ...THE CATALYST , WE HAVE BEEN TO A FEW TIME S . GREAT STAFF , NICE PEOPLE TO WORK WITH , AND AGREAT STAGE SOUND .....THE CROWD WERE INTENSE AND LISTENED ALL NIGHT ,THEN ERUPTED IN LOUD APPLAUSE N SCREAMS..A GOOD NIGHT ...2 DAYS OFF NOW !! OH YEAH !! BYE !!

STATE THEATRE MODESTO CALIFORNIA .

WELL I CAN ONLY SAY WOW!! WHAT A GREAT NIGHT TONIGHT .IT BLEW ME AWAY JUST HOW AN AUDIENCE CAN LIFT YOU WHEN YA NOT FEELING THAT GREAT ...I , PERSONALLY HAD A GREAT NIGHT TONIGHT , IT FLOWED . THERE WAS NOTHING I FELT I COULDNT DO TONIGHT AND THE ENERGY WAS IMMENSE...WE LOCKED IT DOWN AND GROOVED,EBBED AND FLOWED LIKE THE TIDE ON THE BEACH ...THE THEATRE WAS BRILLIANT GREAT ACOUSTICS ON STAGE , MY DRUMS NEVER SOUNDED BETTER , AND THE CROWD WENT NUTS FOR THE SHOW ....YES THAT ONE WILL GO DOWN IN MY BOOK AS ONE OF THE BEST WE EVER PLAYED .WISH I HAD RECORDED IT..I GOT SOME FILM BUT NOT THE JUICY BITS .....I FELT SO MUCH BETTER UP THERE TONIGHT . IWASNT BEING BLINDED BY SOME OVER EAGER LIGHTING CREW MEMBER,YET WAS LIT UP ALL NIGHT BY SOFTER COLOURS AND IT WORKED FOR ME ...ALL IN ALL A BLINDER FROM ALL OF US ....BYE !!

FRESNO.VITAMIN C, AND FEELING WEIRD STILL

WELL IT DIDNT TURN TOO NASTY, THE COLD .JUST LEFT ME FEELING WEAK AND DISORIENTATED..I DID THE SHOW TONIGHT,IT WAS OK ,BUT FELT REMOVED FROM THE SHOW AT TIMES CAUSE THE STAGE SOUND WAS DIFFICULT TO GET ANYTHING OUT OF THE ACOUSTICS ,WE HAD TO KEEP ADJUSTING THE MONITORS THRU OUT THE PERFORMANCE ...IT SOUNDED GOOD OUT FRONT ,IM TOLD . WHICH IS GOOD .I MEAN ,ITS U GUYS THAT PAY FOR THE SOUND TO BE A S GOOD AS WE CAN GET IT ....THE CROWD TONITE WERE READY TO GO FOR IT AND THEY MADE AS MUCH NOISE AS THEY COULD ALL NIGHT . THE ENERGY PUSHED US ON .....THE TOUR IS ON THE DOWNWARD SLOPE TO SEEING OUT THIS LEG OF THE 2011 TOUR NOW ..11 SHOWS TO DO NOW .WOW!! WHERE DID THAT TIME GO ? FRESNO WAS FUN , AND THANKS TO ALL THE FANS THAT CAME OUT N ROCKED THE THEATRE TONIGHT ....TIME FOR A PILL AND SOME REST . HOPE TOMORROW ,IM FEELING BETTER EH ? BYE !!!

DOWN WITH A HEAD COLD

WELL,LAST WEEK IT WAS THEN TURN OF SOME OF THER OTHER MEMBERS TO GET THE DRY INCESSANT COUGH THAT PLAGUED US . TODAY IT WAS ,AND IS ,MY TURN TO BE COUGHING ALL DAY & NIGHT ..I WAS COUGHING ALL THE WAY THRU THE SHOW ,AND WAS DIFFICULT TO BREATHE SOME TIMES AS I PLAYED ..MADE THE WHOLE SHOW FOR ME , VERY UNCOMFORTABLE,WHICH WAS A SHAME CAUSE I DONT LIKE TO JUST TURN UP ..I LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN WHATS HAPPENING UP THERE , BUT WITH A HIGH RISER , WAY ABOVE THE BAND ,BRIGHT LIGHTS .DAZZLING ME ALL NIGHT AND NOT FEELING THAT GREAT ANYWAY . IT WAS LIKE PAINTING BY NUMBERS IM AFRAID ,, ,AND NOW IM BACK IN MY ROOM SITTING HERE ,FEELING LET DOWN AND QUITE DIZZY ...I HAVE TEA WHICH WILL SETTLE ME FOR A WHILE THEN A ROUGH NIGHT AHEAD .....SO HERES TO TOMORROW..LETS SEE WHAT IT BRINGS ...THE CROWD WERE FINE , THE ROOM AN OLD THEATRE . LOVELY BIG ROOM ,OUR FIRST TIME AT THE FOX ..THANKS BAKERSFIELD BYE !!

MAJESTIC THEATRE VENTURA CALIFORNIA

HAD ALONG LAY IN TODAY ...WENT FOR A WALK TO THE THEATRE THIS AFTERNOON .TWEEKED THINGS ON THE KIT, SOUNDCHECKED, AND WENT FOR A BITE TOO EAT . WE WALKED ON STAGE AROUND 9, AND IMMEADIATLY FOUND A GROOVE AND AN ENERGY LEVEL THAT DIDNT LET UP ...THE SOUND WAS PLAYABLE AND WE DID A GOOD ROUND SET ALL OF US PLAYING OFF EACH OTHER....ALWAYS FUN THAT ...THE CROWD HAD A GREAT TIME AND AFTER THE SHOW MET SOME REALLY YOUNG FANS SOME AS YOUNG AS 15 , SEEING US FOR THE FIRST TIME .THEY WERE BLOWN AWAY AND I WAS TO SEE THEM AT THE SHOW ,IT BEARS WELL FOR THE CREDENTIALS OF ROBINS MUSIC, AND THE LEVEL OF PLAYERS WE HAVE IN THIS BAND , THAT REALLY YOUNG GIRLS AND GUYS CAN COME SEE US PLAY AND REMEMBER THAT EXPIERIENCE,AS A FIRST LIVE SHOW ..YOU NEVER FORGET THAT ONE ..THE MUMS N DADS THAT HAVE LOVED ROBINS MUSIC FOR 30 YRS OR MORE HAVE LED IT DOWN THE LINE FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO LATCH ON TO...AND IN TURN GIVES US A BUZZ...TO PLAY FOR THEM AS WELL AS THE OLDER FANS ....THANK YOU VENTURA. IT WAS A GREAT DAY ,BYE !!

REDONDO BEACH MY BIRTHDAY GIG !!

A ROWDY CROWD MET US LAST NIGHT ,SOME VERY DRUNK. SOME A TAD TOO WEIRD DOWN THE FRONT OF THE STAGE LAST NIGHT , AND SOME TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.THATS MY OPINION, AND IT FELT STRANGE ONCE AGAIN TO HAVE THE AUDIENCE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE , AFTER DOING SO MANY THEATRE DATES ...BUT HAVING SAID THAT.. WE DID A GREAT SHOW , NO SOUNDCHECK ,AND THE CLUB WAS HEAVING .THE SOUND WAS REALLY DRY ON STAGE ,NO REAL ATMOSPHERE ... WE WORKED FOR EVERY NOTE WE PUT OUT .AND PULLED IT OFF AGAIN ....WE ALL PLAYED GREAT,IF IM ALLOWED TO SAY SO HERE ,AND IT WAS ALL OVER VERY QUICKLY .LAURIE WORKED WONDERS WITH NOTHING TO USE OUT FRONT , AND STEVE WAS AS ALWAYS THE MAN .IT FEELS GREAT HAVING HIM BACK IN THE FAMILY THAT IS RTB....WE HAVE A DAY OFF BEFORE WE DO VENTURA THEATRE .LOOKIN FORWARD TO SEEING SOME OLD FACES , AND LETS FACE IT ,THEYRE MOSTLY OLD THESE DAYS ..ANYWAY OFF TO ENJOY A DAY OFF FOLKS ...THE POOL BECKONS, THEN OFF TO GET SOME ICE FOR MY WRISTS, WHICH ARE KILLING ME RIGHT NOW .... I HAD A GREAT BIRTHDAY. AND MANY THANKS TO ALL MY FRIENDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT TOOK THE MOMENT TO WISH ME WELL ...NEARLY 300 BY BTHE WAY , AND I KNEW ALL OF EM .WOW!!!!!!! BYE !!

SANTA ANA GALAXY THEATRE

WE HAD A JOURNEY INTO CALIFORNIA TODAY THAT WAS ONE MINUTE SUNNY , THEN WINDY THEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS,BUT WE MADE GOOD TIME AND HIT SOUNDCHECK AROUND 5 PM ..THE THEATRE , WE HAVE DONE 3 TIMES NOW , IT WAS SOLD OUT SO SET THE STAGE FOR A GOOD ONE TONITE ..WAS IT ? OH YES ,SANTA ANA WAS READY TO LET IT ALL HANG OUT AND WE HIT THE STAGE AROUND 9 ISH,AND GOT RIGHT DOWN TO THE MEAT OF IT . WE ALL PLAYED AS ONE TONIGHT AND IT WAS SOLID ROCKED LIKE XXXX, AND FLOWED REALLY NICELY WITH A GOOD PACE .THE CROWD WAS REALLY NOISY AND WERE WITH US ALL THE WAY . SO THAN K YOU GUYS <> ALWAYS A PLEASURE AT A GIG DOMINATED BY GUYS USUALLY ,THE GORLS SANG ALONG TO ALL THE SONGS AND A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL THERE .. I MET MY PAISTE CYMBAL MAN FROM LA BREA IN L.A. AND IT WAS NICE TO PUT THE FACE TO THE VOICE ON THE PHONE FINALLY . THANKS FOR COMING WAYNE ,AND TO LAURIE FOR MAKIN THE SET UP SOUND GREAT AS USUAL ...IM OFF TO SLEEP INTO MY BIRTHDAY AND DO SOME SERIOUS CATCHING UP ON SOME ZZZZZZZZZZ,S BYE !!!

LAS VEGAS ROCKED AGAIN

LONG DRIVE AGAIN ..WEATHER WAS PRETTY WINDY , BUT BRIGHT , GOT INTO VEGAS AROUND 4 PM LOST AN HOUR TIME CHANGE,AND DID SOUNDCHECK WITH NO PROBLEMS...THE SHOW WAS EARLY AND WE PLAYED OK I GUESS , I WASNT AS ALIVE AS I COULD HAVE BEEN IN SOME SONGS , I WAS JUST OVER COME WITH TIREDNESS AND ACHEING MUSCLES,AND WENT TO BED EARLY TO RECOVER FOR TOMORROWS JOURNEY AGAIN AND SHOW ON THE WEST COAST . THE WEATHER IS ABOUT TO TURN NASTY I HEAR ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS SO WE WILL SEE . SANTA ANA LOOMS AND ITS A GREAT PLACE TO PLAY . BYE ALL !!

THE MARQUEE TEMPE ARIZONA.........

WHAT A GREAT TOWN TEMPE IS ..NICELY LAID OUT AND FULL OF PLACES TO GO N SEE THAT JUST JUMPS WITH ENERGY...THE CROWD WERE VERY LOUD WITH LOTS OF ENERGY TOO TONIGHT,SHOUTING OUT AND BEING HEARD FROM THE TIME WE WALKED IN THE BUILDING ,AND GETTING READY TO WARM UP BACKSTAGE.....WE HAD A RELAXED DAY SWIMMING AND GETTING SUN , AFTER A LONG WEEK OF GIGS PREVIOUS..WE WALKED ON TO A THUNDEROUS ROAR AND WE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ,SETTLING IN STRAIGHT AWAY..ROBIN USED TWO SMALLER CABS TONITE WITH OPEN BACKS AND IT WAS PURE AND CLEAN . THE GTR SANG ALL NIGHT , GLENNS BASS SOUND WAS CLEAR AND PUNCHY AND THE KIT WAS BRIGHT ,WITH LOTS OF DYNAMICS,THE CYMBALS SIZZLING ..YUMMY!! I FELT RELAXED AND HAD A GROOVE FROM THE OFF .. EVERYONE FELT THEY HAD PLAYED GOOD AND THE CROWD WAS AS NOISY AFTER THE SHOW , VERY HAPPY IT SEEMED . THANKS TEMPE A GREAT FEW DAYS HERE ...BYE !!!

day off no 2.

feel like a gold fish.all this swimming stuff....lots o sun and really nice thai food that wakes you up .....great !! looking forward to playing tomorrow, and ready for the off as well ...feelin good !! bye

TEMPE...........NICE !!

GOT OFF THE PLANE . CHECKED IN TO HOTEL , AND LITERALLY FELL INTO THE POOL WAITING FOR ME . TEMP WAS AROUND 75 AND SUN HIGH IN SKY NO CLOUDS ..DID 2 HRS SWIMMING WITH SOME RAY CATCHING ...VERY NICE INDEED .WELL NEEDED SWIM AND AM NOW WATCHIN THE PINK SKY OVER PHOENIX SETTLE TO DARK.....HAD A GREAT DAY OFF, AND THE POOL HAS MY NAME ON IT FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS TOO .MET UP WITH SOME FRIENDS , MET A PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER WITH ARMS THE SIZE OF MY THIGHS,AND AM NOW REFLECTING ON A LONG WEEK AND HOW I CAN IMPROVE MY PLAYING AND PERFORMANCE FOR THE SHOWS COMING UP ........THE STATIC SHOCKS HERE FROM THE DRYNESS IS ASTOUNDING .U TOUCH SOMETHING AND IT GIVES YOU A BELT LIKE A CATTLE PROD ........BYE !!

SAMS WAS A GREAT GIG !!!!!

LAST GIG OF A RUN OF FIVE ,,WITH A FEW DAYS OFF NOW ,TO KICK BACK N RELAX BEFORE WE HEAD INTO THE WEST COAST ..SO WE ARRIVED IN SAN ANTONIO,AFTER ANOTHER 5 HOUR DRIVE AND WE WERE TOO WASTED TO DO A SOUNDCHECK .WE ALL NEED A REST BEFORE WE HIT THE STAGE AGAIN .AND THATS WHAT WE DID ......JUSTA S WELL !! THE PLACE WAS PACKED TO THE GILLS WITH AVID TROWER FANS SCREAMIN .IT WAS AN EARLY SHOW , AND WE GOT STUCK IN WITH A SOLID WELL PACED SHOW AND WE KNEW IT WAS GOIN TO BE A STORMER FROM THE FIRST SONG . WE DROPPED A SONG ADDED ANOTHER , AND IT FLOWED AGAIN . THE ROOM WAS DRY BUT THE AMBIENCE WAS PERFECT . ROWDY VERY NICE PEOPLE . WE MET AFTERWARDS .THANKS ANTONIO IT WAS A GOOD GOOD NIGHT . SO ON TO PHOENIX FOR A FEW DAYS ...OH AS A FOOTNOTE , THIS HOTEL WERE IN IS THE HOTEL THAT ROBERT JOHNSON RECORDED HIS 13 SONGS IN ONE OF THE ROOMS COOL PIECE OF HISTORY,METHINKS EH ? BYE !!

GREAT TIME WE HAD IN DALASS......

OH TEXAS ~~!!!!! YOU JUST KEEP GETTING NOISIER DONT YA ? DALLAS WAS A COOL GIG WITH LOTS OF FAMILY N FRIENDS THERE SO IT WAS A LITTLE MORE SPECIAL TO DO A GOOD SHOW ,,I THINK WE DID TOO .....THE CROWD WAS HAPPY , WE CHANGED THE SET ADDED EARTH BELOW FOR A CHANGE OF PACE , AND WE PLAYED IT GREAT .....SOMEONE FAINTED AT THE MID SHOW POINT , BUT WAS OVER COME BY HEAT WE THINK ..WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME RELAXED AND POWERFULL WITH ALL THE RIGHT NUANCES AND DYNAMICS ...I GOT TO SEE MY GIRLS OUT IN FORCE , HAD FUN THERE ...,AND MY STEP SON , A BUDDING DRUMMER TOO WAS IN ATTENDANCE TAKING IT ALL IN .ALL IN ALL A GREAT HOME COMING GIG AND THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME OUT SEE US AGAIN .....LAURIE DID HIS USUAL AMAZING JOB BEHIND THE BOARD AND STEVE WAS ALWAYS WATCHFUL KEEPING ALL RUNNING ..THANKS GUYS BYE !!

HOUSTON TEXAS ...WHAT A NIGHT !!!!!

OK I WAS EXPECTING A SMALL CROWD TONITE , I DONT KNOW WHY , JUST HAD A FEELING IT WAS GOING TO BE LIGHT ...WRONG!!!!!!! IT WAS JAMMED SOLID , AND THE TEXAS WELCOME WAS IN GOOD VOICE TONITE . I COULDNT HEAR THE COUNT INS FROM ROB TONITE THE DIN WAS SO LOUD .AND DIDNT STOP ALL EVENING . THE NEW SONGS WENT DOWN WELL AGAIN , AND WERE TWEEKING THE SET ALL THE TIME AT SOUNDCHECKS ..,THE FLOW WAS THERE ,THE ATTITIUDE AND THE DYNAMICS JUST OOZED OUT OF US ....AS DID THE POCKET. NICE NICE NICE ..GLENNS A TREASURE TO WORK OFF OF
!!!!,WE HIT A SOLID NUANCE FROM THE GET GO . ROBINS PLAYING OUT OF HIS SKIN AT TIMES AND WEE DAVEYS NOT HIT A BAD NOTE ALL TOUR , EVEN WITH A JUGGERNAUGHT SNAPPING AT HIS HEELS .!. ALL IN ALL WELL WORTH THE VISIT TONITE AND WE THK ALL THER FANS THAT TOOK THE TIME AND SPENT THE MONEY TO SEE US YET AGAIN ..NICE GIRLS IN THE CROWD TOO, ALWAYS A PLEASANT SIGHT AT A TROWER SHOW EH ? BYE !!

NEW ORLEANS...WHAT A GIG !!!!

OH WHAT A NOISE YOU GUYS MADE WHEN WE WALKED ON , AND YA DIDNT STOP ALL THE WAY THRU THE SHOW ....GREAT VIBE NEW ORLEANS THANK YOU ,MADE US FEEL VERY WELCOME AND SHOUTED THE HOUSE DOWN ....THE SETS FOUND A NICHE NOW ,FLOWS NICELY , LIKE THE TIDE COMING IN AND OUT, THEN ,THE TSUNAMI HITS AND BALLS TO THE WALLS,THEN WHOOSH IT HITS ALL OVER AGAIN...THE GEAR CHANGES ARE NICE , AND APART FROM NEED ING A 2 ND WIND , 3/4 OF THE WAY THRU,IT ROLLS OVER YOU AND WERE GONE ......LONG JOURNEY TOMORROW, THEN A SHOW , SO WERE LOOKIN FORWARD AGAIN TO SEEING HOUSTON , THEN DALLAS.HEADING WEST ALL THE TIME NOW ON TO CALIFORNIA............IN A GROOVE NOW .....BYE !!!

BOOM BOOM SHAKE THE ROOM

I WAS UP IN THE GODS TONITE . THE RISER WAS AS HIGH AGAIN AS THE STAGE AND I SPENT THE WHOLE NIGHT WONDERING HOW I COULD KEEP THE POCKET GOIN WHEN ALL I COULD HEAR WAS RUMBLING AND AMBIENCE....ITS WAS FINE BUT TOOK ALL OF MY CONCENTRATION AND I COULDNT ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS IF I WAS AMONGST THE BAND ,, BLOODY SHAME BUT THEREYA GO !!...
GREAT CROWD AND WE DID GREAT BUSINESS AGAIN .IT RAINED HARD TONITE AND TURNED COLD ..I BELIEVE NEW ORLEANS IS GOIN TO BE COLDER AS IS TEXAS .. GOIN TO SEE MY FAMILY IN 2 DAYS .YAY!!NOTHING TO REPORT EXCEPT WE ALL PLAYING WELL, GOT A GOOD FLOW TO THE SET NOW ,SO I DONT SEE ANY CHANGES COMING UP YET , SO IN GOIN TO BED FOLKS ....ALL IN ALL A GOOD FEW DAYS.....A RUN COMING UP , ANOTHER 5 BEFORE A BREAK , BUT IM HERE FOR THE SHOWS NOT THE BREAKS. BYE !!!!

PLEASE COMMENT

FEEL FREE TO COMMENT IF ANYONE IS READING THIS DAILY BLURB ..DONT BE SHY .......CAUSE IF YA DONT SOON I WILL BE STOPPING IT ITS BLOODY. WEARING ME OUT !!! SO GET TYPING TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THIS OK THANKS

GETTIN COLDER AGAIN AS WE HEAD WEST

SORRY TO REPORT NOT MUCH TODAY!! SAT IN VEHICLE. DOZED . GOT OUT OF VEHICLE .,GOT BACK IN VEHICLE DOZED WOKE UP AND WE WERE THERE SOME WHERE BETWEEN .BATON ROUGE AND LAUREL MISSISSIPPI....NOW I KNOW I SPELT THAT WRONG BUT BET YA CANT SPELL THE BLOODY WORD EITHER , NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN CAUSE ITS A STUPID WORD WITH TOO MANY LETTERS IN IT ....IT 5PM , HAD THE WORST OF NIGHTS LAST NIGHT AFTER ME THINKIN IN WOULD GO OUT LIKE A LIGHT .NO SUCH LUCK , I SAT UP ALL NIGHT, GETTIN WOUND UP , TRYING TO GET TO SLEEP....ON TOP OF ALL THAT I WENT DOWN STAIRS TO LEAVE FOR THE DAY 1 HR /45MINS EARLY,SITTIN THERE LIKE A PRAT, WAY TOO EARLY ....ANYWAYS WERE HERE SAFE ABD WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS OFF AGAIN TILL WE PLAY AGAIN ... BYE !!!

DAY OFF TODAY

HAD A GREAT DAY OFF TODAY...I DID NOTHING EXCEPT KICK BACK , ENJOY THE FACT WE HAD NO SCHEDULE, AND POPPED OVER TO THE BAR AND WATCHED THE GAME THIS EVENING , HAD A NICE MEAL AND LET MY ACHING ARMS HAVE NOTHING TO HIT / LOL .....LONG JOURNEY TOMORROW AND THE NEXT DAY ALSO,SO WERE ON A 3 DAY BREAK FROM PLAYING.. SO WEVE GOT TO WIND UP AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS .....ALWAYS TOUGH THAT ......BUT HEY ,IT AINT ROCKET SCIENCE ,ITS JUST GETTING THE CHEMICALS TO FLOW AGAIN AND ADJUST THE ATTITUDE .......FEEL GREAT NOW IVE FOUND MY GAME .....AND HAVE CLEAN CLOTHES TO WEAR !!!! SEE YA !

OH ATLANTAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I GOT CONFUSED WHERE I THOUGHT IN WASLAST NIGHT ,BUT I WAS THERE ,I THINK ..ANYWAY ON TO ATLANTA..GREAT THEATRE IN A SOME WHAT FUNKY AREA ,ALL BOHEMIAN TYPES N RASTAFARI ....WE HAD A LONG DAYS TRAVELLING ,AND WERE ALL TIRED FOR THE SHOW ,BUT HAD A GREAT TIME ,DUE MAINLY TO THE CROWD BEING SO UP FOR IT !! I NEED ABREAK AND TOMORROW ,I DO NOTHING , NADA,NEIT!!EXCEPT FOR FINDING SOME WHERE WHERE THERE IS FOOTY ON THE BOX MAYBE ..I MET SOME GOOD PEOPLE TONITE AAND IT WAS APLEASURE TO MEE TUP WITH YOUNG JERRY JAC KSON ,MY MOST AVID BLOG READER .NICE TO SEE YA THERE JERRY ..SOME FRIENDS FROM THJE CLASSIC ROCK DRUMM MAG , AND SOME OLD FRIENDS FROM THE BAND DAYS IN THE 80S ....A GOOD NIGHT GREAT PEOPLE AND GOOD PLAYING AND VIBES NUFF SAID SEE YA !!!!!!1

NO TONITE WAS CHARLOTTE .

GREAT SOUNDING STAGE , AND ALTHOUGH A QUIETER NIGHT THAN WERE USED TO ,MAINLY DUE TO WEATHER AND BIG NAMES IN TOWN ,ITWAS A GREAT SET / FULL OF PUNCH AND SOME REALLY GREAT MOMENTS OUT THERE TONITE ..WERE OFF TO ATLANTA, FOR A SHOW THEN A DAY OFF FOR SUPERBOWL ....MY NEW DRUM HEADS FROM EVANS ARE LOVELY,SNAPPY AND DEEP TOO .. IM OFF TO BED , EARLY START AGAIN TOMORROW FOLKS ..SHORT N SWEET TONITE ALL THE BEST .....SEE YA !!

FILLMORE...CHARLOTTE... NICE GIG .

WHAT A NICE VENUE THIS IS !!NOT BEEN HERE BEFORE SO IT WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE TO SEE IT WAS WELL KITTED OUT . LAURIE HAD TOYS TO DEAL WITH HE WAS HAPPY ....SOUND GOOD ON STAGE .. WELL IT WAS AT SOUNDCHECK WHEN 1600 PEOPLE WERE IN IT WAS A DIFFRENT STORY . IT DRIED UP COMPLETLY AND WE STRUGGLED TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN .THE DRUMS WERE LIFELESS THE GTR WAS SQUASHED SOUNDING AND THE BASS END WAS NON EXCISTENT..WHICH WAS A SHAME CAUSE WE CAME OUT WITH ALL GOOD INTENTIONS AND I THINK W E PULLED IT OFF BUT IT WAS A STRUGGLE , AND THERE FORE NOT SO ENJOYABLE AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN . OUT FRONT I WAS TOLD IT WAS GREAT SO GOOD OLD LAURIE EH ? I MET UP WITH SOME FAMILY AND HAD A NICE MEAL BEFORE THE SHOW , AND AFTERWARDS HAD A COUPLE OF DRINKS TO RELAX ..BOY .... I ACHE ALL OVER NOW, TIME FOR A SIT DOWN ,,,SEE YA !!!

GREENSVILLE ROCKED HARD ....

LAST NIGHT WAS THE FIRST TIME I ACTUALLY FELT MY KIT UNDER ME SO TO SPEAK .FELT MORE NATURAL TO PLAY THAN ALL THE OTHERS ,AND IT FELT GOOD TO BE BACK ON PAR WITH WHAT I FEEL WAS A GOOD SHOW ...WERE DOING LONGER THAN USUAL SETS NOW , SO I GOT TO PACE MYSELF ALL OVER AGAIN ... WE MISSED SOME OF THE AWFUL WEATHER THE NUSA ISGETTING RIGHT NOW , BUT IT IS THE EAST SIDE AND ITS NORMALLY BRISK OUT THERE .
THE SOUND ON STAGE AT THE HANDLEBAR WAS REALLY GOOD IF A TAD DRY , AND THE MONITORS WE NOT TO ,LOUD SO I COULD PLAY A.LOT QUIETER IF I CHOSE , AND I LIKE THAT ....POUNDING ALL N,IGHT HURTS YA SENSES.. THERE WERE SOME MAGIC MOMENTS FROM US ALL DAY DREAM WAS TO DIE FOR LAST NIGHT ,STILL MY FAVE SONG AFTER ALL THESE YRS . CLASSIC !!!!! GLENNS GOT A NEW TOY IN HIS RIG , WHICH GIVES HIM THE DEEPEST BAD ASS SOUND OUT FRONT , AND IT FEELS GOOD .OH YEAH ....MY DEAR MATE DAVEYS SINGING HIS ...... OFF......YES ITS OK OUT HERE ..SEE YOU SOON .COME SAY HELLO BYE !!!!!

TENNESEE, YOU ROCKED TONITE ,..

THE TRIP TO THE GIG WAS QUICK ,JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE HOTEL ,AND WE PILED OUT INTO THE THEATRE JUST AS SUPPORT WAS CLOSING ....WE NEVER GET TO SEE THE BANDS THAT PLAY WITH US , AS WERE ARRIVING AS THEY FINISH ...SO IN CASE ANYONE GETS UPSET AT THIS ,IE BANDS /ARTISTES /ITS AS ITS ALWAYS BEEN .TIME IS THE KEEPER OF THE REGIME AND WE ARE VERY STRICT ABOUT ALL OUR SCHEDULES...ASK ANYONE IN OUR ORGANISATION ..ITS A TIGHT SHIP ALRIGHT .
ON TO THE GIG .WAS A SELL OUT THANK YOU KNOXVILLE FOR THE 2ND SELL OUT IN A ROW , AND FOR BEING VERY POLITE AND FRIENDLY AFTER THE SHOW . I WAS GLAD THE RAIN STOPPED FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN LINE AS WE SIGNED ....AND WE PLAYED OK TONITE ,THE SOUND ON STAGE WAS A TAD WEIRD , BUT IN A ROOM WITH SUCH HIGH CEILINGS IT ALL GOES SKYWARD , AND U FEEL LIKE YA PLAYING IN SEPERATE BOXES . BUT HAVING SAID THAT IT WAS A GOOS SHOW SOME GREAT MOMENTS AND ROCKED HARD .......WE ARE OFF IN THE MORNING , WE HAVE ANOTHER 5 ON THE TROT ..SO IM OFF . SEE YA !!!!