Week 6?
The fuck??
How did we get here….already??
We only have 6 shows left on the tour. Six.
We’ve done 35. Thirty. Five.
If that doesn’t call for a bottle of red at dinner tonight, I don’t know what bloody does.
And continuing in the weekly tradition of stolen fan pics….here are some for yours!
Every night before the show, when I have time, I like to warm up
I mean, I’m not a proper singer, but sometimes it helps to sing a few songs before I go on stage
Believe it or not, they’re usually straight songs
I KNOW!?! Don’t let THAT get out.
One song that I am always singing backstage, is probably my favourite EVER Patty Griffin song. She is a vocal goddess. So while I don’t intentionally fuck up her songs (like these ones) I don’t even pretend to sing them the way a REAL singer like her would
Lately, as in before now, I never really noticed, I’ve been loving the lyrics to Heavenly Day.
“…Tomorrow may rain with sorrow Here’s a little time we can borrow Forget all our troubles in these moments so few All we’ve got right now, the only thing that All we really have to do Is have ourselves a heavenly day”
I’m not religious in the slightest (no shit Sherlock) but the words have been just hitting me ‘right there’. You know, when a song just speaks to you?
I’ve sung this song forever, but it’s like I’ve only just understood what the words mean. Or maybe, they have only just started meaning something to me now. I’m not sure I even sing them right, and I KNOW I don’t follow the correct melody – but I just really like to sing it
If I was back in Chicago, I would grab my guitar, some wine, my buddy Tanya, and we would go and visit her best friend BJ.
BJ’s life has been one hell of a journey. (read about her here) A journey all about living life to the fullest, even though it’s just so fucking unfair sometimes. I’m pretty sure I don’t know another person who has fought as hard she has, for as long as she has. All the while, living a big life with her amazing husband Dave. And laughing her big laugh.
So, while it’s not in my nature to post a song with no swearing, or rude bits
Today I’m going to
Excuse the flat and sometimes breaking voice.
This was harder to do than I thought, and wasn’t going to get any easier if I did it over
If I could email (a file this big) this to her I would (I don’t fucking know HOW to?!)
So I did it the only way I know how – youtube?!?
Any place where they have hairdresser’s that serve you red wine, was always going to be a highlight for me
And it was a day off
Giddy-the fuck-up. Our hotel added to the fab, by being right on the beach
And yeah, the weather was shitty mcshitness
But even in Winter, the beach here is beautiful to look at This whole tour has been put together by ‘the best party planners’ in the business, the Mel Bush Organisation
Dad first worked with them nearly 30 years ago, and it’s been so great to team up with them for his final tour over here. Mel (not in this picture), Alex, Ann and Gail are making this entire tour so smooth for us.
They look after us ridiculously well, and we love ‘em!
Then last night we got to play a sold out show in the magnificent Pavillion Theatre
With so many totally cool fans. Some had seen 15 shows. Some have KBW & Jenny tats. Some just lined up for a hug.
All were completely lovely. The theatre had a backstage room that I’d never seen before
JUST for blow jobs
Wow. Alex and Dad made good use of it
Boys will be closeted homosexuals boys
