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 ...
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 ...
I like Chicago a lot. If i were to move to a US city it’d be this one. It like a more intriguing New York to me. I expect NY to be amazing. Chicago sort of snuck up on me and I was not prepared. I was first here with the Pleased and Furs in ...
Royal Oak Theatre, originally uploaded by Rich in Orderly Manor. Nice little interview.
Mars, originally uploaded by Rich in Orderly Manor. Last time i was in Toronto we played somewhere called the Koolhaus and it was basically in an industrial estate. I wandered into the city center and ogled the CN tower but I left thinking it was just the same as any American city. This time i ...
Now this is my favourite show of the tour. Boston has been good every time we’ve been here. What a fine bunch of people, a nicely proportioned stage with just the right surface, great sound that doesn’t destroy ears and we’re right next to the Fenway. Here’s a video with a good feel. There was ...
First bus night was not the best rest but this view good to wake up to. It got better inside. This Hard Rock Hotel is pretty amazing really. I mean its built to look like Hotel California and it has all the rock memorabilia cheese but let’s face it, some Kiss boots and an Elvis ...