by Kevin Spencer | Apr 10, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
Before leaving Carmel, we decided to have Easter lunch at the Black Bear Diner across the street. It had a big parking lot so it was an easy choice. We also heard the food was good. We all ordered breakfast and, wow, the food portions were huge!! Last night, our...
by Kevin Spencer | Apr 8, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
Regardless of your personal religious beliefs, Easter is a celebration of life. For many, it’s the “official” arrival of spring (and the arrival of pollen!). The “bunny” of Easter comes from a pagan symbol signifying fertility and life....
by Kevin Spencer | Apr 8, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
FRIDAY – We were up early again this morning for the final drive into Yountville, CA. We did part of the drive last night but still had about 2.5 hours to go. And it’s an early show tonight – 7pm – so that means an earlier load in as well. We...
by Kevin Spencer | Apr 6, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
I was up early this morning and took the truck out to get fuel for the long drive tonight after the show. More of that later. The performance tonight was at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande, CA. This is on the Central Coast of California nestled in a beautiful area....
by Kevin Spencer | Apr 5, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
We were up and leaving West Covina fairly early in order to get up to Ventura before noon. Lots of accidents on the I-5 North caused us to slow down and loose some time. We pulled into Willie Kennedy’s place before noon but we were later than I wanted to be. We...
by Kevin Spencer | Apr 3, 2007 | Tour Journal 2007
I hate being sick on the road. Somewhere between the blizzard and cold weather of Colorado, the high pollen count of the desert and the warmth of Southern California, I picked up a terrible respiratory infection. I’m glad we have a couple of days off before our...