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Happy New Year……a nice start, and positivity……Mickleton, England.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope last night was fun and safe. I’ve decided that this year is going to be a good one. Last year was fine, but this year will be better. Quite frankly i’m sick of all the doom and gloom politicians, talking [...]
Driving to Scotland……….thinking………
We are driving to Scotland for the Scottish leg of the UK tour……well, Dave is driving at the moment…….i’ve just woken from a nap. Thanksfully, Dave spent 20 years on the road with U2 as their lead truck driver/logistics manager……at one point having 80 trucks, 3 [...]
Portland, Oregon-50 States in 50 Days 2009-How twitter helped book this show……
Tonight we played Portland, Oregon. Lovely town. The show was set up by a twitter friend of mine named Francine Raften. I tweeted that I needed a show in Oregon for the 50 States in 50 Days tour, and she responded. A few tweets later and we had our Oregon date confirmed. Twitter [...]
The State of Things-Japan,50 States in 50 Days, and UK tour dates, kitchen sink.
As you can see…….the time is a-tickin’ before the start of the 2009 50 States in 50 Days tour. Japan is coming up, and UK tour dates have been announced………
Sometimes going out on a limb doesn’t make you a monkey…….
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A 20 second encounter that made me think…………
Today I stopped by Chick-fil-A in Marietta, GA on my way to visit my nephew in the hospital. I filled a pretty large order for everyone’s lunch. I was standing at the condiment station when a man appeared uncomfortably close and asked, “Where are you going?” I was taken a little by surprise [...]
An inspirational, GOOD news story………..
Going through old emails, I saw an email with a link from my best friend @mrgaryjenkins, and decided to click on it before I deleted it. [...]
The Mother of all Widgets
Every once in awhile something comes along that impresses the heck out of me…..Tunecore has done it with this widget.
I use Tunecore.com to digitally distribute my music, and they have shown me that not only do they get the whole digital distribution game, but they have [...]
Myspace vs. Facebook-my take
A year ago, or two years ago, this would not even be a question, and I would say that the answer is apparent. Facebook has won.
In 2007, I toured the UK, and relied heavily on myspace to promote the tour. I reached out to thousands [...]
House Concerts/Village Hall shows the #1 priority
House Concerts and Village Hall shows are my #1 priority over the coming months. I’m told we are in a recession, and people are staying in, or not traveling to Europe during this time. I have a theory. I think this will actually be good for shows over the summer…….particularly in the [...]
The most terrifying gig I ever did…..
Today I played the scariest gig i’ve ever played-my son’s preschool. I was asked to come and speak in front of twenty odd four year olds. Well, they weren’t odd, but you know what I mean.
I was wrangled into this last week, and agreed. [...]
Who flipped the coin with Ritchie Valens? The Buddy Holly movies are fictional
Tommy Allsup flipped the coin with Ritchie Valens in the dressing room of the Surf Ballroom on Feb. 2nd, 1959. Ritchie had been bugging him all day for his seat on the plane, and Tommy kept telling him “no.” He was already in the car with Buddy, and Buddy [...]
The Roadmap for the 2009 50 States in 50 Days tour
I’ve begun booking the 2009 50 States in 50 Days tour, and this is the roadmap for the shows. I’ve had some requests for this, so here it is!
Maria Elena Holly (Buddy Holly’s widow) 50 Winters Later
Ever wonder what Buddy Holly’s widow, Maria Elena Holly, is like now……50 winters later. I had the unique opportunity to interview her off-the-cuff in the dressing room of The Surf Ballroom exactly 50 winters later on Feb. 2nd, 2009.
What is a house concert? How to book one.
I’ve been doing house concerts for the past 9 years, and i love them. I’ve done them as far away as the Outback of Australia…..to Crete to Arizona…..i talk about how to book one in this post.
