END OF DAY ONE

by | Dec 19, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007

We were up bright and early! Everything was good, the sunrise was spectacular from the hill where we live. Everyone loaded into the truck, we started down the road and – SNOW AND ICE! It started coming down, heavy at times. This wasn’t part of the weather...

ON THE ROAD TO COLORADO

by | Dec 19, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007

After a few weeks off, we hit the road today for Colorado.  We have about 1,600 miles ahead of us and each day is going to be a long one.  We’re going to take a more southern route – Virginia to Tennessee to Illinois to Missouri to Kansas to Colorado. ...

AHEAD OF THE CURVE

by | Dec 13, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007

I picked up the truck today – all new engine, belts, and hoses. It looks very nice – and runs brilliantly! It also has a new engine brake on it that will definitely help in the mountains. I’m excited! We took advantage of the 70 degree temperatures...

AT THE WAREHOUSE

by | Dec 10, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007

We spent most of the day today at the warehouse, working on getting things ready to leave next week. It was the perfect day to work – about 72 degrees! We are expecting mild temperatures all week and then – BLAST OF COLD as we move across the Midwest and...

PREPARING FOR COLORADO

by | Dec 9, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007

We will be staying in the U.S. this year for the holidays.  Last year, we opened Christmas Day in Hong Kong for four performances and then off to Taipei for the crossover event (New Year’s Eve) for two performances.  It’s always a great time – that...

TRUCK SURGERY

by | Dec 5, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007

For those who have been asking, I thought I’d give an update on our truck situation. As soon as we returned home, we unloaded the trailer and took the truck out to Tommy – our mechanic. He’s had it ever since. We’ve got about 400,000 miles on...