Day 19: Houston, TX

Actual photo from the space station., originally uploaded by Rich in Orderly Manor.

Sadly missed the Menil Museum today – Houston is just too dang big to handle in one day and we awoke in the center of the financial district which is pretty dead on a weekend. So i just wandered the block, got hot, did some laundry and hung out with Mars and Richard by the pool at the hotel. Same hotel as The Pleased stayed in all those years ago. I seem to remember some sort of ridiculous last-night-of-tour shenanigans that night. Frank Ferrer. Who knew he’d be in GnR and I’d be with the Furs. I hold a soft spot for Houston cause its where i first played Virginia Plain with the Furs.

Tonight’s show was another one of the best. I’m running out of ways to describe shows and audiences. Let’s just say it was pretty much a 10 night for me. I believe everyone else had the same feeling too. This is good in the middle of a tour… Met a lot of good people after the show – Texans are big on the Furs. Some cool pics here.

My favourite thing about today, however, was getting to meet Tim Kopra, an astronaut for Nasa who was recently up in the ‘station and is set to ride back up again in September. He’s a huge Furs fan so it was a face-off of awe – us to him/him to us.  But how about this picture of the first album floating in space? Brings this to mind perhaps? Butler’s in space… Anyway, great to meet Tim and his wife and friends. Space walk!

Tonight was also our last with Amusement Parks on Fire opening. They a great lads with some cool tunes. Check them out.

Back on the bus for another 1000 miler to Tampa… how does Darren do it? Some sort of super human being. Oh, wait, no, coffee and cigarettes.