The pacific northwest continued with its regime of damp but its a welcome break from humidity. We’re in Portland and by 10.30 Allie picks me up and I spend the day playing hotwheels, getting a bike ride and generally playing with my nephews Wyatt and Rhodes (3 and 1). A nice little family break in ...
Awoke to the dark grey skies and blurry trees whistling past the bus. A refreshing break from sunny and humid though i’m only going to allow this kind of behaviour in the pacific northwest. Sat up front and took in the scenery for the last 100 miles in to Seattle. Feel completely relaxed and at ...
Traveling with ten people in a steel tube for weeks on end means sometimes you need one of those insular days where you to keep yourself to yourself. Admittedly a little overhung from those birthday drinks, in the morning but not bad. Managed breakfast, with the Paul and Mars show, at this amazing place called ...
Its my birthday. Thanks for the Lion Head, Mars. Spent half the day on the bus to Boise… The landscape is wide open plains, snow-capped mountains and green valleys as we pass through Utah and in to Idaho. Just my cup of tea… Great hotel in downtown Boise. On Dan’s instruction i headed over to ...
Another great little theatre, the Gothic. All deco’d out to the hilt with balcony, gold trim, red lighting etc… Tonight was definitely one of the best so far, good playing, no string breaks, amazing crowd featuring a very striking Bowie-alike girl. Good night for She Wants Revenge too; finally got to check out the second ...
The west, finally. Now i’m at home! Spent the day hiding out in my room, recuperating, catching up. Felt like a movie so later I went to see ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ with Richard and Mars at some nice little arthouse cinema. Good one.
Awoke and found coffee round the corner from the Midland. Chatted for a minute with the proprietor and he decided to put the Furs on the coffee shop internet radio. To be honest i didn’t really want Love My Way with my Coffee and egg salad sandwich but there you go. The Midland is unbelievably ...
A great show followed an uneventful day in an Omaha suburb where everything was closed. I just actually wrote a rather nice four paragraph description of that day and its moods and then had an unexpected quit and lost it. In the words of Ewan McGregor. Fuck it! I can’t be bothered to rewrite. It ...
1st Avenue. Seems like lots of small world coincidences attached to this venue today. Last time i was here was with the Pleased in 2005. We played the 7th St. Entry with The Shore. The Shins and Calexico were playing 1st Avenue that night and i had a quick chat with James Mercer outside. He ...