FINAL SHOW !!! WORN OUT N HAPPY !!!

ITS BEEN ALONG 6 WEEKS ,WITH SOME HARDE JOUIRNIES AND SOME REALL EASY ONES TOO . MET LOTS OF GOOD PEOPLE AND PLAYED TO THOUSANDS .MOSTLY VERY BUSY HOUSES N THEATERS ,WHICH WAS A PLEASURE FOR US TO DO ..WE FEEL WE PLAYED FOR THE MOST PART VERY WELL ON THIS TOUR ,A FEW ODD NIGHTS DUE TO SOUND PROBLEMS , OR MAYBE WEARIER THAN WE CARED TO ADMIT, A COUPLE OF INJURIES,,BUT WE DID HAVE MANY LAUGHS ON THOSE TRAVELS AND ,SAW THE USA FROM THE BEST VANTAGE POINTS,IN MANY AREAS..WE ARE A LUCKY BUNCH OF PEOPLE US MUSICIANS,PLYING OUR TALENTS AND SEEING THE WORLD AS WE DO IT ...AND WERE STILL GRATEFULL THERE ARE PEOPLE PREPARED TO SEE US DO IT , THANK YOU ...WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND ALTHOUGH ITS GOIN TO BE A LONG STRETCH BEFORE WE DO IT AGAIN ,,BONES WILLING ,ITLL BE GOOD TO GET BACK IN THE SADDLE IN A WHILE AGAIN ...ANYWAYS IVE GOT RECORDING AND REHERSING TO DO WITH MY OWN BAND , AND LOOKING AT GETTING GIGS FOR GROOVE SHAMAN . ALL THE BEST EVERYONE .IT WAS GREAT WAY TO GO OUT !!! BYE !!!!!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST ..NORFOLK VIRGINIA..

WE STAYED AT THE AMAZING JEFFERSON HOTEL LAST NIGHT .WHAT A BUILDING AND WHAT SERVICE ..A GREAT HANG BELIEVE ME ..SPOILT ROTTEN WE WERE . ON TO NORFOLK VA..GOT CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC YET AGAIN AND ONLY THE QUICK THINKING DAVE WALKER GOT US ROUND IT, AND INTO THE CHESAPEAKE AREA WITH NO HASSLE . SO MANY ACCIDENTS RECENTLY ON THE EAST COAST ...CRAZY . WE GOT TO THE GIG AROUND 8 45 WENT ON AT 9PM AND THE PLACE WAS HEAVING AND THEY WERE READY FOR SOME SERIOUS MUSIC AND TO SEE THE MAN PLAY . I FELT VERY COMFORATBLE , AND PERSONALLY HAD A GREAT NIGHT I THOUGHT , WAS VERY FLUID AND ATTACKING , DYNAMICS WERE OH SO SUBTLE AND THE GROOVES SPOT ON . BUT THATS ONLY MY OPINION OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT NOT AGREE ,BUT AS I SAID IT WAS FOR ME A REALLY GOOD NIGHT .AS TIRED AS WE ARE NOW IT STILL AMAZES ME WHERE WE FIND A GREAT SHOW LIKE TONIGHT..ONE TO GO THANKS NORFOLK U WERE GREATTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!BYE

2 MORE SHOWS LEFT

I THINK I MISSED ONE DUE TO MY BEING A TAD PUNCH DRUNK HERE SO IM SORRY BUT I WILL CARRY ON WITH TONITES GIG IN RICHMOND V.A....3 RD TIME HERE AND ITS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO COME N VISIT N GIG HERE . CROWDS ALWAYS RECEPTIVE NICE FOLKS TOO . GIG VERY WELL RUN .ITS BEEN HOT N HUMID AND MUGGY AND THE LONG JOURNEY TO THE VENUE WAS NOT FUN DUE TO THE BUILD UP OF TRAFFIC ALL THE WAY HERE INTO RICHMOND..SO WE WERE GLAD TO KICK BACK FOR AN HOUR OR 2 TILL PLAY TIME . THE SOUND WAS VERY GOOD ONSTAGE AND WE COULD HEAR THE ROOM VERY WELL AND THE CROWD NOISY ......WE HAVE 2 SHOW LEFT ON THIS LEG AND WERE NOT SURE IF WE WILL TOUR AGAIN , AS THERE ARE NO PLANS AS SUCH YET SO IM GOIN TO MAKE THE BEST OF WHATS LEFT ON THIS TOUGH SCHEDULE .ALWAYS SAD TO SAY GOOD BYE TO BAND MATES EVEN THOUGH WEVE BEEN STUCK TOGETHER LIKE SARD INES FOR MONTHS ON END..WEVE HAD SOME LAUGHS AND SOME GREAT GIGS ON THIS TOUR .WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THAT ...BYE !!!.

BIRCHMERE V.A....HOT HUMID AND VERY DRY ..

I HAVE DONE THIS GIG ,I GUESS AROUND 4 OR 5 TIMES NOW .SINCE 2005 ON ..EVERYTIME WE ARE HERE WE GET THE SAME REACTION , THE SAME HOSPITALITY,GREAT FOOD AND PLEASANT STAFF ...THATS SAID I HATE PLAYING TO SIT DOWN N EAT TYPE VENUES, CAUSE AFTER A MEAL N DRINKS YA TOO FULL TO GET INTO IT . IM SURE ALL U WANNA DO IS SLEEP ....MAYBE ? ANYWAY WE GOT GOING REALLY EARLY 7 30 AND IT WAS A STRANGE SOUNDING STAGE .WE ALL SOUNDED LIKE PLAYING IN SEPERATE BOXES AGAIN ...TRUTHFULLY . I DIDNT GET OUT OF 2ND GEAR TONITE ,DIDNT FEEL THE NEED TOO ,AND 2 DAYS OFF AND THE HEAT N HUMIDITY OF THE NIGHT ,KEPT ME LOW KEY ANYWAYS ON STAGE .. GREAT CROWD AS USUAL ITS ALWAYS GREAT TO COME HERE , WE DIDNT GET TO MEET ANYONE AFTER, BUT WE WERE OTHERWISE ENGAGED ......OFF TO BALTIMORE TOMORROW, SHORT DRIVE YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BYE !!!

2 DAYS OFF.....NO NEWS ......DOIN NOTHING

LOOK NOTHING !!!!

new hope havana club

TRAVELLING THRU PA IS A PLEAURE I WASNT PREPARED FOR .BEEN HERE LOTS OF TIME SBUT ALWAYS DID THE HIGHWAYS THIS TIME WE CAME IN FROM PENNS PEAK SO IT WAS THRU THE HILLS N FORESTS ..REALLY LOVELY DRIVE . THE HAVANA CLUB IS PROMOTED BY A FRIEND OF OURS , AND HES DONE A GREAT JOB PUTTING IT ON THE MAP....IN A SHORT TIME SOME REALLY BIG ACTS HAVE COME THRU FOR HIM HERE AND IT SHOWS .PERSONALLY IT COULD BE A BIGGER ROOM WITH FACILITIES BETTER , BUT ITS LOOKING LIKE A FUTURE GREAT GIG ..PEOPLE REALLY NICE AND WAS PACKED TIGHT RIGHT UP TO FRONT OF THE STAGE ,AND WE DID A GOOD SHOW TONITE . REALLY RELAXED AND PUNCHY AND FUNKY AS HELL IN PLACES .WE HAVE 2 DAYS OFF AFTER SOME TRAVELLING TOMORROW ,,SO IM GOIN TO BED GET SOME ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZS BYE !!

HURRAHS CASINO ATALANTIC CITY

WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS GIG .....GREAT ROOM, GREAT PRODUCTION, GREAT LIGHTS ,AND WHAT THE HELL WERE WE DOING THERE ? IT WAS THE STRANGEST GIG OF ALL....ALL OUR REAL FANS WERE IN THE GALLERIES UP TOP AND THE REST DOWNSTAIRS MUST HAVE BEEN COMPT TICKETS IS ALL I CAN THINK OF ...WE DID TRY AND PUT IT OUT OF OUR MINDS THAT WE WERE DOING A CONCERT BUT IT FELT LIKE WE WERE AT A COUNTRY CLUB PLAYING TO SENATORS AND THEIR WIVES , WAITING TO GO INTO A SNOOKER MATCH...AS I SAID VERY STRANGE AFTER BB KINGS WHERE THE PLACE WAS PACKED WITH REAL FANS ...NOT TO SAY THERE WERE NO FANS AT HURRAHS ,THERE WERE ,BUT THE DOWNSTAIRS WAS JUST PLAIN WEIRD .....THE ONSTAGE SOUND WAS VERY SEPERATED AND WE PULLED IT OFF I THINK BUT LEFT FEELING LIKE ...WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN THERE ...MY THOUGHTS ONLY HERE ON MY BLOG AS A DISCLAIMER, THE FANS I SPOKE TOO HAD A GREAT TIME , AND THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TO SAY SO .ALL THE BEST TO U ALL BYE !!!!

B.B.KINGS NYC

NICE DRIVE TO NYC . WE DIDNT GET CAUGHT ONCE IN TRAFFIC..AMAZING IN ITSELF THAT ....WENT TO HOTEL .WAS HANGING AROUND OUTSIDE AND I GOT TO MEET ONE OF MY HEROS TODD RUNDGREN ,GETTIN INTO A CAR . WE CHATTED , WAS NICE .....WE GOT TO GIG TO SEE OUR SUPPORT TONITE GOOD BAND TOO... CANT REMEMBER NAME SORRY FELLAS !! PLACE WAS JAMMED RIGHT TO THE BACK ..ON AT 9PM AND TORE IT UP........HALF WAY THRU THE SHOW ROBIN STOPPED AND LOOKED AT ME AND BOUGHT MY ATTENTION TO AGUY IN THE VERY FRONT ROW FAST ASLEEP , SO WE WAITED TILL HE WOKE UP , HAD A LAUGH HE WAS ON THE BIG SCREEN SO HE DIED A 1000 DEATHS OF EMBARRASMENT AND WE CARRIED ON ..WAS FUNNY THOUGH . THE CROWD IN NEW YORK WAS ATTENTIVE , AND I THINK WE PLAYED A BLINDER ..A SPECIAL MENTION TO STEVE AND LAURIE OUR CREW , CAUSE THEY PAID ME ...BLESS!!!!
GOT TO HOTEL AFTER SHOW . BAR CLOSED NO TEA MAKIN FACILITIIES. SO I BURNT OFF MY ENERGY LEVELS FALLIN ASLEEP AT THE DESK HERE ... BYE !!!

LONG ISLAND BAYSHORE

WE HAD A GREAT DAY OUT ON THE FERRY OVER TO LONG ISLAND TODAY . SUN WAS OUT BREEZE WAS BLOWIN, AND IT FELT GOOD TO HAVE THE SUN N WIND ON MY FACE AGAIN ...GOT BURNT TOO...THE GIG WAS A SMALL AFFAIR ,GOOD PEOPLE WHO HAD A GOOD TIME, BETTER THAN ME THOUGH . THE STAGE SOUND WAS THE WORST ON THIS TOUR ,THE KIK DRUM WAS TOO LOUD OVER ALL , NO BASS , AND THE SOUND DEAD AS A PLANK OF WOOD .NO I DIDNT ENJOY IT AT ALL .....COULDNT HEAR THE ROOM ,AND NO VIBE ONSTAGE FROM THE BAND EITHER , ALL PLAYING IN SEPERATE BOXES ,AND THE GELL WASNT THERE FOR ME ...SHAME CAUSE I HAD HIGHER EXPECTATIONS AND FELT A BIT LET DOWN .. CANT WIN THEM ALL CAN U EH ? NEW YORK CITY TOMORROW, THE HUSTLE AND NOISE OF THE BIG APPLE AT B,B KINGS ...A SHORTISH JOURNEY AND WE HAVE A LIE IN TOO ....

MILFORD DAY OFF

DID NOTHING ..................................HAD A SWIM ................DID NOTHING ...HAD A MEAL ...DID NOTHING .................................................WENT TO BED ......BYE !!

TOADS PLACE NEW HAVEN CONN

BEEN HERE 4 TIMES NOW TO TOADS PLACE . ITS A VENUE THAT EVERYONE PLAYS IN , AND HAS A SERIOUS HISTORY,WHEN IT COME TO WHO HAS PLAYED THERE ..ALMOST ICONIC, AND THE CROWD WAS NOISY AND READY TO SEE THE BOSS IN HIS STRIDE ..THE WORDS OUT THAT THE BAND IS HOT AGAIN , WHICH IS NICE AND SO MANY PEOPLE TONIGHT SAID THEY HAD SEEN SOME SHOWS THERE BUT OURS WAS WAY UP IN THE TOP 5 OF ALL TIME AT TOADS PLACE ...THE BAND WERE ON FORM BUT SOME THING WAS MISSING , MAINLY DUE TO THE SWIMMY SOUND ON STAGE I THINK..SOMETIMES IT WAS EASY TO PLAY OTHER TIMES IN THE SET REALLY HARD TO HOLD IT TOGETHER ..IT SPOILT . FOR ME AT LEAST ,THEN IOVERALL SHOW . BUT HEY . WEVE DONE A RUN OF TEN SHOWS, AND THAT PLAYS A BIG PART OF IT ALSO ...THE BACKS TRYING TO HEAL SO A COUPLE OF DAYS REST SHOULD BE A WINNER ..BYE !!!

HEY !!!!!

AGAIN I ASK YOU OUT THERE !!!!! IS ANYONE READING THESE BLOGS AT ALL IF SO PLS COMMENT .....THANKS

RIDGEFIELD THEATRE .CONN,,

3RD TIME WEVE DONE THIS GIG.ALWAYS APLEASURE TO COME INTO CONN . ONE OF MY FAVE STATES OF ALL .IN FACT THE WHOLE OF THE EASTERN SEA BOARD IS A LONG GREEN GARDEN .LOVE IT ..!!!! WE PLAYED REALLY WELL TONITE ,AND ALTGHOUGH I GO ON ABOUT HOW WELL WE PLAY SOME TIMES ,IM NOT BULLSHITTING ANYONE HERE BYETHE WAY ,, WE JUST DONT KNOW HOW TO PLAY ANY OTHER WAY . THERE IS ALWAYS SUCH A HIGH STANDARD WE NEVER FALL BELOW , IN FACT ALWAYS RAISE A THE BAR A BIT EACH TIME .NOT MANY BANDS CAN SAY THAT I THINK .NEVER GO THRU THER MOTIONS, NEVER JUST TURN UP TO PLAY ,CAUSE ITS OUR JOB ..NONE OF THAT .WE REALLY MEAN IT OUT THERE ,AND IM PROUD TO SAY WE ALL DO IT NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, AND STILL CAN DO MORE OR GIVE MORE EVEN WHEN WERE ARE DONE IN ..WHAT A RECORD ,AND I FOR ONE AM VERY SURE OF OUR FOOTING , WHEN WE WALK OUT THERE AND PERFORM . I HOPE IT COMES OFF STAGE TO YOU, FRESH EACH NIGHT .....WERE NOT YOUNG MEN ANY MORE ,BUT STILL WE GIVE AS MUCH AS WE CAN .IM DOWN WITH THAT !!!! OFF TO NEW HAVEN NOW SEE YA !!!!

WHAT A DAY !!!!AND NIGHT VERMONT

ITS 3.40 AM NOW AFTER A WEIRD DAY ALL ROUND ..WE SET OF FOR PLYMOUTH IT WAS 90 DEGREES,STOPPED FOR A BITE , AND CAME OUT 30 MINS LATER .IT WAS DARK ,BLOWIN A STORM ON TOP OF US , IT WAS NOW 60 DEGREES . WE DROVE FOR THE REST OF THE WAY AT 30MPH OVER THE HILLS OF VERMONT,AWFUL WEATHER , GOT TO THE HOTEL IN THE DARK TO FIND THE POWER LINES WERE DOWN .HOTEL =NO POWER..SO I GO TO THE GIG IN TOWN ..NO POWER ALL THE GEAR SET UP AND PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND TRYING THERE BEST TO GET THE THING HAPPENING.GO BACK TO HOTEL THINKIN GIG OFF..FALL ASLEEP.WOKEN AT 8PM POWER ON VIA GENERATOR= GIG ON //PLAY GREAT GIG .GO TO HOTEL HALF POWER . HOT AS HELL FALL ASLEEP IN CHAIR,WOKEN 30 MINS LATER .WERE CHECKIN OUT DRIVING TO BOSTON ...DRIVE TO BOSTON ...AM IN ROOM TYPING ,ITS NOW 4 AM ,CANT SLEEP...GO FIGURE ...BUT THANK U TO ALL THE EXTRA MILE OUR PEOPLE WORKED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN .THE PROMOTER WAS AMAZINGLY GENEROUS AND WORKED HIS ASS OFF.CROWD WEATHERED A WET JOURNEY TO SEE US ,AND OUR CREW.WERE THE BEST .... BYE !!!!!

albany new york

2 DAYS OFF IN ALBANY . GOIN SLOWLY CRAZY AFTER DOIN 5 ON THEN RUN ,AND JUST BEFORE I GOT HERE I PULLED BACK MUSCLE AND HAVE BEEN NURSING IT TILL TONITE WHEN I TOOK A PAIN KILLER TO GET ME THRU THE SHOW ..PROBLEM WAS IT DIDNT KIK IN TILL OVER AN HOUR AFTER WE STARTED , SO IT WASNT COMFORTABLE TO PLAY AT ALL .. NOW AN HOUR AFTER THE SHOW I FEEL NO PAIN AND LOOKING BACK ON THE SHOW IT WAS OK I GUESS . SOUND WAS TOO DRY FOR DRUMS AND A HUGE STAGE WITH THICK CURTAINS DIDNT HELP AT ALL ,BUT WE ALL ENJOYED THE SHOW AND PLAYED WELL AGAIN .. SOME NICE MOMENTS ....TIGHT AS EVER BUT I WISHED ID FELT MORE A PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS . NEVER MIND ALWAYS TOMORROW I GUESS . THE EGG IS A LOVELY GIG AND THE PEOPLE REALLY ARE NICE THERE . ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO GO THERE .. IM PACKING AND GOIN TO BED SEE YA!!!!

syracuse

GOIN TO BE quick one tonight . im done in ..lol...all the songs flowed well tonight again . we definitly have a stride going now ..I feel really fluid.......daveys singing great ,glenns flowing ,robins soaring , and im really feeling good again ... thanks to the syracuse fans that came to make a noise and have a good time . you made it easier .....time for bed bye !!!!

BUFFALO N.Y

WE HAVE BEEN TO THIS GIG A FEW TIMES BEFORE,AND ITS ALWAYS A GOOD NIGHT HERE IN BUFFALO.THE CROWD WERE PRESSED UP AGAINST THE STAGE READY TO SEE THE BAND N HEAR SOME GREAT TROWER SONGS .IT WAS HOT AND VERY HUMID IN THE VENUE AND I WAS SWEATING FROM THE OFF , AND IT HASNT STOPPED YET AN HOUR AFTER THE GIG IN MY ROOM .I LIKE THE STAGE SOUND HERE, BUT IT DOES TEND TO BE LOUD IN THIS ROOM , SO U HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ...DURING ONE OF THE QUIETEST PARTS OF A SONG TONIGHT I DROPPED A STICK, ONTO THE SNARE HEAD, AND IT WAS A CLANGER .I CARRIED ON AS THOUGH NOTHING WAS WRONG AND COVERED IT QUITE WELL , BUT TO ME IT WAS LIKE A SHIP SLIDING SLOWLY OUT OF DRY DOCK ON CHAINS , IT WAS BUT A MILLISECOND BUT FELT LIKE A MINUTE ..SUCH IS THE CONCENTRATION SOMETIMES ....WEATHERS BEEN GREAT ,,,JOURNIES NOT TOO LONG NOW AND WE ARE ALL GETTIN A TAD TIRED AFTER 5 ON THE GO AGAIN . SOON HAVE A DAY OFF ...BYE !!.

GREENSBURG...WARM AND SUNNY

JUST RECENTLY IVE HAD MORE COMMENTS AND COMPLIMENTS ABOUT MY PLAYING FROM FANS THAN EVER BEFORE WHICH IS REALLY NICE OF COURSE,AS SOME TIMES THE BAND CAN BE OVER LOOKED FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN U PLAY SIDEMEN TO ICONIC PLAYERS SUCH AS ROBIN ...SO THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD COMMENTS FOLKS .. WE ALL NEED A KICK SOME TIMES ,GOOD OR BAD .....WE PLAYED THIS THEATRE 2 YRS AGO AND IT WAS THE SAME AUDIENCE ,NATURALLY ,BUT THEY SEEMED A SLIGHT RESERVED WE ALL THOUGHT ,BUT AFTER CRAZY GIGS LIKE DETROIT AND CHICAGO RECENTLY,I GUESS ITS NICE TO HAVE ALISTENING CROWD ...WHICH THEY DID ,VERY INTENTLY...WE HAD EM ALL UP BY THE END OF THE SHOW AND SIGNED FOR SOME REALLY GOOD PEOPLE OUTSIDE AFTERWARDS...THE SET WAS REALLY GOOD TONIGHT AGAIN AND WEVE REACHED THAT POINT WHERE ITS FLOWING SO SMOOTHLY . DYNAMICALLY IT CANT GET BETTER IM SURE .WERE ALL AT THE TOP OF OUR GAME RIGHT NOW....SO ,,,WERE HAPPY,TO BE PLAYING SO WELL AND CONSISTANTLY......TIME FOR SOME SHUTEYE,,,,BYE .....JUST IN PASSING ,IS ANYONE READING THESE BLOGS AT ALL ?I GET NO FEED BACK SO DROP ME A LINE SOME TIME ......PLEASURE TO HEAR FROM YOU BYE !!!

HOUSE IOF BLUES CLEVELAND

WE GOT INTO CLEVE.AND AND THE HOTEL WAS ACROSS THE STREET SO WE HAD EASY ACCESS TO THE HOUSE OF BLUES .I WENT TO PLAY AROUND WITH MY TUNING AT AROUND 4 PM ,SET MONITORS AND HAD A LIE DOWN ....WE SET OFF FOR THE GIG AND WALKED ON.. 9 SHARP, AND I GOT TO SAY IT WAS THE BEST GIG FOR SOUND AND WE PLAYED SO WELL TONIGHT I HAD GOOSEBUMPS WHEN WE HIT CERTAIN THINGS . WHEN U KNOW ITS SUCH A GOOD THING GOING ON STAGE IT MAKES YA SHIVER WELL TONIGHT WAS ONE OF THOSE GIGS....DURING DAYDREAM AT THE END I WAS FLOATING AND SWAYING ALONG WITH THE SONG ,EVERYTHING WA S SOOO SMOOTH AND ROLLED,N BOBBED ALL NIGHT ...I HAD A BALL THESE LAST FEW NIGHTS ,ALL GOING WELL ..SO CLEVELAND I THINK YOU SAW N HEARD SOME THING REALLY SPECIAL FROM US ALL TONIGHT .IT WAS SO EASY, AND I HOPE WE CAN BRING IT BACK AND DO IT AGAIN SOME TIME ......THANKS TO THE CREW BOYS LAURIE N . STEVE AGAIN DOING A GREAT JOB FOR US ALL ...BYE !!

COLOMBUS OHIO

WE HAVE PLAYED THIS GIG AT LEAST 4 TIMES NOW , AND ALWAYS ENJOYED COMING TO COLUMBUS,CAUSE ITS AGREAT CITY WITH LOTS TO SEE N DO.ITS GOT AGE ,YOUTH DUE TO THE COLLEGES HERE , GREAT SHOPS AND NICE EUROPEAN RESTRAUNTS...IT WAS ABOUT 94 DEGS WHEN WE GOT HERE AND IT WENT DOWN TO 70 THE NEXT DAY WHICH WAS MUCH MORE LIKE IT .THE GIG WAS REALLY BUSY CONSIDERING IT WAS A WEDS NIGHT GIG .THEY WENT NUTS FOR US AND HUNG ON TO EVERY NOTE AND WORD SANG. I RESTED ALL DAY WITH FRIENDS I HADNT SEEN IN YRS WHICH WAS NICE TO GO OUT N EXPLORE AND EAT SOME INDIAN FOOD ....AFTER THE SHOW WE GOT OUT QUICKLY AND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS FOR THE ONES THAT WAITED . AND AM NOW GETTING PREPARED FOR TOMORROWS JOURNEY....TEA IS FRESH AND IM HAPPY TO BE HEALTHY AND BUSY ...THANKS COLUMBUS IT WAS A PLEASURE TO VISIT ..... BYE