Tracker tour, 2. 01. November 2. 01. 5 This is always the most difficult post to cobble together. So long,Richard. 2. October 2. 01. 5 A rainy start to the day here in South Palm Beach then mostly cloudy but I managed about three hours on the beach and in true resort fashion had lunch there on my chaize lounge. Augustine Amphitheatre. Augustine, Florida just celebrated it’s 4. European established settlement in the continental United States, founded in 1. James D’Addario, master guitar builder John Monteleone, Rudy and Fran Pensa were among the guests all crammed into a small dressing room upstairs at The Beacon. Welcome to Addicting Games, the largest source of the best free online games including funny games, flash games, arcade games, dress-up games, internet games, word games, RPG games, racing games, and much more. On the way out of the theatre there was a stack of four pizza boxes in the production office, I grabbed a slice of pepperoni, hopped in a car and was back at the hotel to be joined by Jim and Glenn for a night cap. So long,Richard. 1. October 2. 01. 5 It was an hour flight from Teterboro, New Jersey to Dulles Airport in Washington, D. C., On the way to the venue we passed the Lincoln Memorial and the White House. Moritz Hotel where I spent some time when filming a movie called the Jazz Singer back in 1. I found myself at the Warwick Hotel and took a sharp left into the Randolph Room Bar there. Gershwin, Vladimir Horowitz, Arturo Toscanini, Dylan and The Kinks are just a few of the varied artists that have graced this stage. Diner & Bar located on the corner of 1. Curtis. By the end of Romeo they were with us all the way. I’m ready to offer up my assessment. Back at the hotel I had a re- run of Lemsip and a hot bath, then to bed with my book. Michelle wine is available for purchase all around the grounds. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Washington. Half A Mind, written by Roger Miller. Buddy Emmons never stood still and remained active as a player and an innovator until he retired in 2. Stephens, it’s convent and cloisters dating back to the 1. Northern Adventure 'Northern Adventure' is a comprehensive drive / fly journey through one of the most isolated, least populated places on earth. Roughly the size of Britain, population of 59 million, the Cape is populated by. Great wheel and great service. They suggested me the King Song and I`m quite happy with it! This foundry started in 2000 and died in October 2001. It had many interesting new small point size screen fonts. The list: 11px2bus, 11px3bus, 11pxbus, 13pxbus, 5px2bus, 5pxbus, 6px2bus, 6pxbus, 7px2bus, 7px3bus. Sesion remember, todo temazos. Rememorando la musica del Radical, Groove, salas como el Contact, Fashion. Link de descarga: https://mega.co.nz/#!xJMT2CwQ!C8TAzX1. Os dejo el tracklist completo 1.- Sergi M. By the time I hit the streets it was noon and the first order of biz was a Wiener Schnitzel and a beer. Stephans Cathedral to rest my legs and lit a candle for everyone gone. After a shower and some practising I threw myself out onto the streets of this wonderful city. It was poolside again this morning before jumping in our own fleet of VW’s for the hour drive to Hannover and tonight’s show at the TUI Arena. Back in 2001 when I got my 2001 Prius, the media was saying that the Prius was sluggish. I still drive my 2001 Prius. I almost always leave other cars in the dust when I pull away from a stoplight.Wolfsburg seems to have been built around the motor works with a hotel plopped right in the middle of it all. Vienna schnitzle and damn good it was. Saturday the 4th of July the three Yanks met in the lobby of the Villa Kennedy and piled in with Alex our driver for a pleasant 1. Bad Kissingen. From the minute we walked in and were seated by our waitress until we left it was a wonderful evening and the food that was nothing short of spectacular. A Paris gig to remember. It was a runner from the stage to an impossibly posh hotel. Mary in pitch darkness. Peter Mc. Kay, with glasses, ice, quartered limes, tonic and Bombay Sapphire. An en- masse stampede to catering took place for bowls of piping hot smokey bacon and sweet potato soup and cups of tea. Just the thing for a cloudy and cool Sunday afternoon. Playing Sheffield with Mark is a first in my 2. However, I did play a club here (The Lead Mine?) back in 2. Cerys Matthews. It came about on the heals of the aborted 2. Ragpicker’s Dream Tour when Mark had a serious motorcycle accident breaking several ribs and his collarbone prior to the start of rehearsals. I had played on an album of Cerys’s called Cockahoop that had just been released on Reprise. Cerys had called prior to me leaving for Mark’s tour to ask if I would be available to do a short tour of the U. K. I explained that was about to embark on a long tour with Mark and thanked her, but I couldn’t. We all arrived for our first day of Ragpicker rehearsals and about an hour later heard of Mark’s accident that morning. Clearly there was no going on with the tour and we all turned around and went home. About a week later, with my bags still packed back in Nashville, Cerys called again saying how sorry she was to hear of MK’s accident but as his tour had been cancelled might I still be interested in the U. K. It was a case of being all dressed up with nowhere to go and I said yes. Within a few weeks I was back in London and in rehearsals with Cerys. We had a great little three week tour of small theatres, churches, clubs as well a playing Glastonbury. Anyway, that’s how I ended up playing that club here in Sheffield. Apologies for that long backward glance. Back to the present. Everyone was feeling good after last night’s show in Manchester and we breezed through a few things at soundcheck then followed it up with a second mad dash to catering for supper. Difficult decisions had to be made. It was a child’s portion of the chicken for me that was simply delicious, falling off the bone. Still, I was experiencing salmon envy of those who ordered that entree. As for the show, things are right back on stride, loose and confident, everyone playing so well and it’s still very early days of the tour. Sheffield received us warmly and Romeo in particular. A runner for a short hop back north to Glasgow where we’ll base for the next two days. Just enough time for a couple of drinks then wheels down. It’s a day off in Glasgow tomorrow and in lieu of the non- existent hotel gym or the horror of the neighbourhood tie- in (see Glasgow posting from the 2. I will get myself out for a walk about. So long,Richard. Arena here in Manchester. Everyone had a laundry list of changes to make for their in- ear monitors. Kerry Lewis, a man of remarkable patience and our long- time monitor mixer, tended to everybody’s wish list and we proceeded with soundcheck, dinner, warm up the hands and change in to what we loosely call show clothes. Tonight’s show ran about the same length as last night’s, well over the usual 2 hours of the last tours. There’s lots of new music and we’re all having a great time playing. The show here in Manchester felt like we’d been on tour for a couple of months, together and relaxed. The in- ears sound was miles better so consequently we were all playing well together. The few mechanical and logistical gaffes of the previous night were absent and it all made for a terrific gig to packed house of nearly 6,0. Mike Mc. Goldrick’s family and friends. Mike can sleep well knowing he did his home town proud. Below is a link to a few of the paintings of L. S. Lowry lived his life around the Manchester area and only began to receive renown for his art very late in his life having worked until the age of 6. Through it all he painted prolifically and is known for his industrial settings and “matchstick men” though his land and seascapes are absolutely beautiful. So long,Richardhttp: //www. Albans late morning for RAF Northolt Air Base where after security we boarded our Embraer jet and headed to our first show of the Tracker tour. It was a sushi fuelled flight and since I’d not had breakfast I staked a generous claim to the platter. After landing we were taken to our usual venue formerly known as The Point, a wonderful old fortress of a place that was redesigned and expanded several years ago. Along with it’s larger capacity it also picked up an identity crisis of names. Depending on which number you prefer it’s either 3 Arena or O2 Arena. We ran over a few things in soundcheck then ran off to catering. But between the sushi lunch and a pocketful of first show jitters I passed on dinner and found a quiet room to practise for a couple of hours before the show. We’re very lucky to have both Ruth Moody and Nigel Hitchcock with us for the next three weeks of shows. Ruth’s beautiful singing and Nige’s soulful sax grace many of the songs. There’s nothing quite like the first show of a tour, lots of good nervous energy, new and old songs to remember and the inevitable technical glitches were all present and accounted for. This is a great band of musicians and friends and none of it phased us a bit. Over the next few days we’ll iron out the wrinkles. Meantime it was great to be on the boards again and of the 6. I didn’t see one of them empty. A runner back to the plane for the quick flight to Manchester where we’ll stay the next couple of days. There was just enough time for a quick Thai green curry and birthday cake. Happy b’day Johnny Trem Mc. Cusker. Before closing, I want to remember B. B. King who died a couple of days ago. There are too many high points in his career to count and he taught us all something. I can highly recommend that you check out his earliest recordings that appeared originally on the RPM label and of course the life changing Live At The Regal album. Here’s a wonderful BBC clip from 1. King talks about his life and music. Rehearsals began 1. It didn’t take very long for things to start sounding very good again, a testament to band and crew alike, both the best in the biz. The saying goes that every army travels on it’s stomach and to that end our heroes of catering are back with us for this tour as well, Chris and David. With lunch the first day we started wondering how to make it to the end of the tour in our current pants sizes. Those guys never fail to serve up a 5- star meal. Three entrees a setting, salads, soups, desserts? Everything is feeling fresh, relaxed and ready to go. I’ll not tip anything off but will say that there’ll be more than a few surprises this tour and we’re all feeling great about it. The first show is in Dublin in five days. In past I’ve posted these road notes on a daily basis. I think with this tour I’m going to take it at a more leisurely pace but only slightly. Looking back on some of the past postings I found myself blathering on about not very much and I don’t want to take anyones time with that including my own. However it works out, these road notes will be frequent if not daily. Finally, I want to say thanks for the overwhelmingly good response to my new record, Contrary Cocktail. You've all been very kind. All right, here we go.
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