Thursday, November 23, 2006

I'm in Austrailia! Lyrics Born Tour!








Here's some pics from the US leg of the tour. More current pics below.
I'm sitting at the airport in sydney Australia. The past few days have been great. After a show in New Zealand and another in Brisbane, we arrived in Sydney to the tune of three days off. It's really a beautiful place, although very hot and humid. Travelling up the coast brought us to some amazing beaches on the first day. The second day was time for a bbq at Bondi beach. I even got in the water. The walk out on the rocks was amazing. The third day was a show day, but beforehand, Kat, Darius, Pigeon John and myself made it out on the harbor to see the most beautiful views of Sydney, and have a beer or two at Watson Bay.

The show went exeptionally well- sold out even. The Aussies LOVE Lyrics Born here. The stage crew was great, but the rig they got me was weird. It was Ampeg stuff- two 8x10 cabinets. Sexy lookin' rig but not EDEN.

The label/agency that brought us out here owns the cute boutique/swanky modern hotel that we stayed in- The Establishment. Folding doors by the bathtub that open up to the bedroom- real nice! Bars and top-notch sushi are also located in this reclaimed old building- everything fancy, tidy, modern, and priced to match. I think I'm gonna move in. :-)

Off to Melbourne!

PS: Stuff I left out....
Just finished a 3+ week US tour before OZ; Hung with my brothers in Chicago; Got my bass stolen in NY (Yes, the one with the lights in it); tried to make it better by purchasing Alligator Boots. it helped for a minute. Kat from the Crown City Rockers is playing keys with us; My bass world has expanded- using my laptop and a 16-pad trigger for samples/efx/808 sounds, as well as a few pedals.