right as i have a load of time on my hands and the bus has tinterweb via satalite i thought i would write a bit about the tour over here.
Ok so first New York,we got into America with no problems at all and that is a first usually its a nightmare but the gent on the passport control desk was really polite and a nice geezer couldn't be better really.We drove to the hotel and all immediately hit the bar on the corner as we had to restrain ourselves from drinking on the flight cos of immigration.It was torture for us cos it was Shez's birthday.poor lad but we made up for it when we landed.
The next day me and shez went WFUV with the lovely Rita and recorrded a radio session and a quick chat,she's ace and has been a strong supporter so its always nice to see her..........that night the record company took us out for a night of beer and chat,we get on great with them so it was a laugh i met up with Aj Nancy Sinatra's daughter and my mate from Sheffield Q who lives in New York,then a mexican burrito bar that was plying mexican speed metal at three in the morning...mental.
next day gig day,instead of shipping all our amps and gear over it was cheaper to buy it over here so we did that then set up at the Bowery Kenny and George and all the folks at the Bowery are really boss people no problems at all,we met the support band"Ferraby Lionheart"who are to a man really top folk and also the music is really good,great songwriting and i recommend them very highly.I watched them in Philly and they're great.
The gig went well despite first night jitters on my part before the show,i hate nerves theyt do my head in,but all good on stage.I wore these mad shoes i bought in New York on Orchard st
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great shop,i nearly bought about a zillion pairs but only had time to try one pair on our lass would have shot me though so all good in the end.
great crowd who turned out to see us in the freezing cold,thanks to all who turned up you made a great night the lads played a blinder as usual so the night went well.
after i met some folks Aj came and big Jim Sclavunos(not sure i got the spelling right there) from Nick Cave's band great bloke he's a good friend.Got a bit pissed then bed went to Philly the next where we met Tommy and his mate Billy got on like a house on fire he lent me his Gretshc white falcon which i played on the song"Tonight"ace.......had a couple of beers with Tommy and his mates after then off to bed......sensible as my voice is shredded after being ill for the last few weeks.The gig was called the world cafe live,lovely venue and all the folks were ace folk and really nice to us.
Today we've done a radio show in Philly that was good but me voice is a bit shagged,and now i am on the bus driving back to New York to do and instore we're all ill now bugs travel like lightning on a bus but having a boss time,hope you don't mind me waffling on i am a bit bored