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STAYED OUTSIDE OF TOWN FOR SOME STRANGE REASON 20 MILES TO THE GIG ALMOST..HOTEL FINE EXCEPT THE DAMN TV SET DECIDED TO FALL ON ME , AS I PULLED IT OUT OF THE CABINET ,ON SLIDERS TO WATCH A MOVIE .IT KEPT COMING AND FELL OFF THE STAND ON TO ME ..IT WAS AN OLD MAGNAVOX BEAST OF A THING . AND WEIGHS ABOUT 70 LB.TO STOP IT FALLING ON ME COMPLETLY , I HAD TO CATCH THE DARN THING AND WRENCHED MY NECK AND BRUISED MY THUMB QUITE PAINFULLY SO I WAS JACKED UP ON VERY STRONG PAIN KILLERS TONITE ..WHICH WAS FINE ...I PLAYED REALLY WELL AGAIN AND HAVE FOUND THE LEVEL AGAIN ....WE ALL DID TONIGHT , SOME GREAT SYMBIOTIC MOMENTS WE ALL LIVE FOR OUT HERE .IT MAKES FOR EXCITING THINGS TO HAPPEN ...IT HAD STOPPED RAINING ENOUGH FOR US TO NEARLY FILL IT TONITE ,SO ON A SUNDAY NIGHT IT WQASA GREAT TURNOUT . MANY THANKS FOR THE NOISE Y'ALL MADE . WE HAD A BALL !!!! BYE........

SOUTHBEND INDIANA........WET WET WET

WELL ITS NOT STOPPED RAINING FOR 2 DAYS SOLID AND LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING INTO ANOTHER DAY OF GREY SKIES N WET ROADS ..BUT ....WE GOT TO THE GIG PLAYED A STORM AND LEFT AS QUICK AS WE COULD . NOT BECAUSE WE WANTED TOO THE CLUB TURNED INTO A DISCO AN HOUR BAFTER WE FINISHED SO OUR POOR CREW < STEVE> MAINLY HAD TO DO A DASH JOB ,..THE CROWD WERE LOUD N WILLING , AND IF THE SECURITY HAD ALLOWED THEM SOME BREATHINBG SPACE TO AT LEAST STAND UP OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD HAVE MADE FOR A BETTER ATMOSPHERE .BUT WE GOT EM UP IN THE END AND WENT OFF TO A SCREAMING CROWD OF HAPPY DRUNK PEOPLE ALOT OF THEM ..WHY NOT ? SATURDAY NIGHT IN A SMALL TOWN . GO FOR IT !!!!! WEATHER STILL SHITTY OUT THERE , AND IVE GOT MY TEA AND GETTIN READY FOR SOME SERIOUS SHUT EYE NOW .. DRUMS SOUNDED KILLER ON STAGE TONIGHT AND IT FLOWED OUT OF ME , ENERGY GROOVE ,SWEET GRACE NOTES N SHALL I DARE SAY JAZZ RYTHMNS IN CERTAIN SONGS ,ALL NICELY DISGUISED OF COURSE ....LOL BYE !!!!!

CHICAGO HOUSE OF BLUES

ONCE AGAIN THE NOISIEST CROWD, APART FROM DETROIT AND WE HAD A BALL . SOUND WAS WEIRD AT FIRST AND MYSELF N ROBIN HAD A BIT OF TROUBLE LOCKIN IT DOWN , BUT AFTER 2 SONGS WE SETTLED RE GROUPED THEN STEPPED IT UP A NOTCH ... DAVEY WAS SINGING SO STRONG THIS TIME OUT , ALWAYS SINGS GREAT BUT HE HAS SO MUCH MORE IN RESERVE...GLENNS ROLLIN LIKE A BIG DOG , AND PUSH THE BOSS AS MUCH AS WE CAN .THATS OUR JOB , TO CREATE THE COLOURS ON THE CANVAS FOR THE FINAL BRUSH STROKES, THAT ROBIN SUPPLIES ..ITS A MONSTER TO SEE WHEN IT IS RIGHT ...IF ANYONE HAS A HICCUP THE OTHERS STEP TO COVER IT ..AND SOME TIMES ON TOUR THE BRAIN DETACHES ITSELF FROM YOU FOR A FEW SECONDS SOME TIMES ON STAGE , AND ITS LIKE WHOA!!! THEN U GET IT BACK AND ALL U CAN DO IS LAUGH , CAUSE WE DONT FUCK UP ALMOST NEVER , AND WERE PROUD OF THAT ...THE HOUSE OF BLUES IS ALWAYS A FUN GIG AND WE ALWAYS ENJOY COMIN TO THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY. HUGE FAN BASE HERE ,,ON WARDS TO .... UMMMMM..AHHH,,NOPE AINT GOT A CLUE HAHAHA BYE !!!!!

ROAYL OAK DETROIT

yeah I KNOW I MISSED A NIGHT OR TWO ,DUE TO LATE NIGHTS AND EARLY STARTS . ANYWAY,THE ROYAL OAK !! WHAT A GREAT NITE WE HAD THERE ,ITS OUR 4TH TIME IN ABOUT 3 OR MORE YRS . I THINK IT WAS THE BEST SHOW WE EVER PLAYED THERE HONESTLY.WE HAD SUPPORT FROM SLIGHT RETURN AGAIN WHO LOOKED AFTER US ALL BY MAKIN CAKES N BRINGING THE SHOPPING IN FOR US TO TRAVEL WITH . GREAT GUYS AND ALOT OF FUN . THANKS BOYS ....SOME ONE EVEN MADE HOME MADE BREAD PUDDIN AND IT DONT GET BETTER THAN THAT I CAN TELL YOU ...THE GIG WAS GREAT AND WE ALL PLAYED VERY WELL I FEEL....HAD LOTS OF FANS OUTSIDE IN THE COLD TO GET A QUICK MEET WITH SOME OF US ,ALWAYS A PLEASURE AND ON TO CHICAGO NOW ...GREAT NIGHT DETROIT , MANY THANKS AGAIN ....BYE !!

TOLEDO..LONG HOT HUMID NIGHT

WE HAVE STOPPED DOING SOUND CHECKS RECENTLY, DUE TO THE LONGISH JOURNIES WE DO PLUS WE GET MORE TIME TO RELAX IN THE HOTELS . IT SEEMS TO BE PAYING OFF CAUSE WE ARE VERY RELAXED AND FULL OF ENERGY,WHEN WE GET ON STAGE... .NOT THAT LACK OF IT HAS EVER BEEN A PROBLEM ,BUT ITS NICE TI HAVE THE TIME TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN RUSH AROUND WHEN U GET TO THE HOTEL,, AFTER BEING COOPED UP ALL DAY IN THE TRANSPORTER .. TOLEDO WAS RAINSWEPT WITH THREATS OF TORNADO:S,AND WORSE BEFORE WE GOT TO THE GIG TONITE..BUT IT CLEARED UP AROUND 8 30 AND WE HIT THE STAGE ,WHICH WAS VERY HUMID AND VERY BUSY..NO SOUNDCHECKS ALSO BRINGS ITS OWN PROBLEMS . GLENNS IN EARS WERE DISTORTED FOR A FEW SONGS TILL I8T WAS SORTED .MY MONITORS WERE LOW AND LIFELESS . HENCE I GOT BLISTERS ,AND WE PLAYEED VERY WELL CONSIDERING . CROWD WERE GREAT , AND VERY HAPPY TO SEE US AGAIN . ITS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE WERE LAST HERE ...THANKS TO ALL WHO BRAVED THE WEATHER AND OFF TO DETROIT TOMORROW ....SEE YA !!

MILWAUKEE,PABST THEATRE

AND THE HEAVENS OPENED UP, THE SKY WAS FILLED WITH LIGHTNING RAIN THUNDER,AND A DEEP GROWLING NOISE WE THOUGHT WAS THE DEVIL HIMSELF , BUT IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS THE LULL BEFORE OUR OWN PESONAL STORM WE CREATED IN SIDE THE THEATRE TONIGHT . IT WAS NO PRISONERS TONITE ..WWE HIT THE STAGE RUNNING AT 9 SHARP.THE PLACE WAS PACKED AGAIN ,ALWAYS NICE EH ? AND WE STORMED THRU THE SET WITH NO LET UP ...THE SOSUND I WAS TOLD OUT FRONT VERY GOOD INDEED . DOOBIE BROS CREW TURNED UP TO SEE US PERFORM AND THEY SAID IT WAS TIGHT N PUNCHY ,AND FLOWED WELL . THE CROWD WERE GREAT AND VERY UP FOR IT ON THIS DREARY NIGHT IN MILWAUKEE.AND WE LEFT THE STAGE VERY HAPPY WERE ALL ROLLING ALONG NICELY NOW ... A DAY OFF TO RECOUP AND ON TO TOLEDO ......MANY THANKS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WAITED FOR US TO SIGN IN THE RAIN ..YOU ALL LOOKE D VERY SATISFIED AS WE WERE . TA TA

INDIANAPOLIS..EGYPTION ROOMS

THIS IS A VERY LARGE .GREAT SOUNDING ROOM WITH ANOTHER THEATRE ON THE OTHER LEVEL .FANTASTIC ARCHITECTURE,AND HISTORY WITH THIS ROOM .ANYWAYS IT WAS A GREAT GIG WE MET SO MANY PEOPLE FROM CINNCINATTI, AND ST LOUIS TONITE THAT TOOK THE TROUBLE TO COME SEE US HERE AS WERE MISSING THERE HOME TOWNS ON THIS TOUR ,WHICH IS A SHAME BUT IT GOES THAT WAY SOME TIMES DUE TO AVAILABILITY OF VENUES WHEN WERE TOURING ... SO MANY THANKS TO ALL THOSE THAT DID COME SEE US . IT WAS A GOOD SHOW EVERYONE WAS HAVIN NG A GOOD TIME IT SEEMED AND APART FROM AN OVER ZEALOUS LIGHTING GUY BLINDING ME MOST OF THE NIGHT ,WE MADE IT WORK TONITE .WE HAVE DEF HIT A STRIDE FROM THE FIRST GIG THIS TIME OUT ,ITS WEIRD BUT TRUE ......I WAS LATE GETTING READY TONITE AS I WENT INTO A COMA IN MY ROOM, AND FELL INTO A DEEP SLEEP AND WAS LATE SETTING OFF.....DUH!! IM USUALLY THE FIRST TO GO BUT TONITE ? I WAS SO TIRED BEFORE THE GIG ,BUT PLAYED OK I THINK ...AGAIN THANKS EVERYONE FOR STAYING BEHIND FOR US TO SIGN TONS OF AUTOGRAPHS ,ALWAYS NICE TO SEE N MEET THE FANS ..LONG DRIVE AGAIN TOMORROW , SO GOODNIGHT ALL

BARRY MORE THEATRE MADISON WCSN

LONG DAY TODAY.SET OFF AROUND 11AM GOT TO DESTINATION AROUND 4PM SOUNDCHECKED N HAD HOUR BEFORE GIG ..JUST ENOUGH TIME TO SHOWER AND WE WERE AT IT AGAIN .GREAT ROOM THE BARRYMORE THEATRE . GREAT SOUND LIVELY SET ,ALL PLAYED GREAT AGAIN, ALTHOUGH ACOUSTICALLY TOO LIVELY FOR DRUMS , AND THE ONSTAGE CYMBAL SOUND WAS OVER BEARING , WE HAD SOME GREAT MOMENTS AND ITS SETTLING DOWN NICELY..IM GOIN TO KEEP THIS SHORT CAUSE ITS LATE AND IM REALLY TIRED TONITE .....MADISON WAS A GREAT TIME AND LOVED THE RECEPTION WE GET EVERY TIME WE COME HERE AND ITS BEEN 3 YRS NOW I THINK .THANKS TO ALL THE SECURITY STAFF THEY WERE GREAT ,FRIENDLY AND ALL THE FOLKS WHO CAME OUT TO SEE US ON THIS WARM MAY EVENING ,THANK YOU WE HAD A GREAT TIME SO DID YOU BY ALL THE NOISE YOU MADE LETS DO IT AGAIN .....ALL THE BEST ..

GREAT START IN MINNEAPOLIS

COULDNT BELIEVE WE HAD AN EARLY SHOW TONITE 7 30PM,WAS WAY TOO EARLY I FEEL BUT THE CONTRACTS SAID THAT,SO WE OBLIGE ..THE PLACE WAS PACKED TO THE GILLS , AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC BUZZ IN THE ROOM . WE HIT THE STAGE AND TORE INTO THE FIRST 4 SONGS BACK TO BACK ,SETTLED INTO THE GROOVE AND THEN PUT ON A REALLY SOLID , ENRGY FILLED, TIGHT CRISP SHOW AND HAD A DAMN GOOD TIME DOIN IT . WE ALL WERE SATISIFIED WITH THE 1ST SHOW OUT ON THIS LEG SO ,...........JOBDONE !! GLENN WAS BOUNCY . DAVEY SANG LIKE A KING AS ALWAYS . ROBIN WAS FINDING VERY COOL NOTES IN HIS SOLOS AND I WAS DRIVING ALONG RELAXED AND CONFIDENT .THE CROWD WERE VERY NOISY AND SEEMED TO LOVE IT .IT WAS OVER TOO SOON ..... A COUPLE OF ENCORES TOO AND UP CAME THE LIGHTS WE COULD HAVE DONE 4 IM SURE . THANKS ST PAUL WHAT A GREAT START ,HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOME TIME ..BYE

MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL REHERSAL DAY

AFTER A 2 HOUR FLIGHT,AND MY LUNCH GOIN SIDEWAYS AFTER A TURBULENT LANDING ,WE TOUCHED DOWN ON TIME AT 6PM TO BE MET BY BTHE BOYS COMING IN FROM THEIR DESTINATIONS ALL OVER USA AND UK..EVERY BODY ACCOUNTED FOR WE SET OFF FOR THYE HOTEL FOR A NUIGHT OFF TO CATCH UP, AND SAY HELLOS ALL ROUND ...BAD NIGHTS SLEEP NOTHING NEW THERE THEN AND HAD A LONG MORNING TO WAIT TILL WE HIE THE DTAGE FOR REHERSALS AT THE MAJESTIC FITZGERALD THEATRE,,,,
WE REHERSED FOR 5 HRS AND GOT THE BALL ROLLING AFTER A FEW STOPS N STARTS .EVERY THING IN PLACE AND A WHIOLE SET AND A HALF LATER WE GOT BACK TO THE HOTEL TO RELAX N HAVE SOME DINNER . I HAD FRIENDS OVER , A NICE GREEK MEAL AND AM NOW GETTING READY FOR THE SHOW TOMORROW..CANT WAIT TILL THE OFF .. NITE ALL ......