*OT*A hearty "hear hear!" on disclosure! I am home on a brief break but am leaving early Thursday for Boston to resume the tour. The following was copied from my post a few days ago:
As for "Steamroller," we are doing it (of course) but the version is a bit different this time around.
I haven't posted much lately about the tour mostly because I've been working ridiculously long hours. This short break is providing some much-needed rest.
We finished rehearsals at the Seiji Ozawa concert hall at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA, and then had our first show in West Palm Beach, FL. On the first day of hurricane season our entire stage and set got soaked with 60 mph wind driven rains about two hours before show time! I guess that was our tour baptism-by-water....
Nearly every out door show was met with rain until our last show at Bristow, VA, last Sunday.
The performances have been first rate and most have been all but completely sold out. Can't complain at all.
My keyboard player has been doing a stellar job (as usual) and the two new additions, Walt Fowler and Lou Marini, are really spicing up the show. Nothing like live horns to play off the guitars and keyboards....
The only real drawback for me has been the time away from my wife but we had a great little six-month anniversary celebration in Florida and are enjoying our time now on this break. She'll join me out on the road at Tanglewood over the Fourth and then again later on in Denver. Fortunately, we have a few four day breaks this summer that will also allow me some time at home.
The band and crew aren't the only ones who need time off. James is a new dad with twin boys so he absolutely relishes any chance to be with his family, too.
Wish I had more time to pour over the markets but I can't complain there, either. I make my position buys largely according to charts, set mechanical stops or targets, and let the market do the rest. It's been working very, very well these past few months.
Best Regards, Mark |
