irregurlar, regular updates from the road…. the next bit

You guys, this being on tour business is making me even suckier than usual at keeping you updated. So, let’s just have a hug, and throw around some forgiveness.
Which is WAY better than the, ‘where are the photos and updates from the fucking tour  JENNY?’, that my Nanna’s been emailing me
Good?
Well the first week was huge.
Don’t forget, you can FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK - because when I go MIA here, you can be sure I’ll show up there.
Now, from memory (which is a joke on a good day) this has been the biggest start to a Sydney tour ever
The first week, entirely sold out
And I’m writing this backstage from Castle Hill, the first show of the second week – which is also packed to the rafters
So…yeah baby!

Here’s some of my fave pics from week one
Bless Mum’s heart, she is the best merch bitch in the business
But she’s still getting the hang of the big girl camera
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But sometimes, blurry is best
We all look younger and a bit more lovely
So, don’t go changin’ Mum!
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As always, one of the best parts of touring, is the characters you get to meet
The funny ones, the tall ones
And the ones who, even after I have SAT ON THEIR LAP to sing them the BASTARD SONG
Still come back for more
And by more, I mean, sit on the edge of the stage to have Dad serenade them
Balls of are you fucking high, dude? steel, right there.
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There’s the usual assortment of bald heads
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Bellies
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Crazy mofos
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And even some straight up normal people (but we don’t see those too often)
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It all adds up to the perfect combo of holy shit and fuck yeah

But night after night, we meet some of the best people around
In the form of venue security
These guys (and girls) have a big task
They keep the crazy  to a minimum
And they work really hard to keep the peace, and provide protection from the fucktardsIMG_1524
Especially when the fucktards are DAD & I
We can be quite the shit stirrers

Apparently.

 

doin’ it, dublin style

The first Ireland show is dunzo
Which means there’s only two shows left on the whole-god-damn-holy-shit-that-went-fast-fucking-tour!

(My Uncle Paul [Dad's older brother] was a surprise guest backstage last night)

Last night’s Dublin show is EXACTLY why I love coming here.

Dublin crowds, while I love ‘em, an be tougher than tough
There’s no given that they’ll like you, let alone laugh at your stuff. And they’re quick to let you know if they think you suck. I gotta tell you, I think that’s pretty awesome. “You suck….feck off!!” Just tellin’ it like it is.
I’m please to report, that last night, they DID like me, and totally laughed at my stuff
And to prove it, I sold out of CDs and tshirts….huzzah!
(Don’t panic Belfast & Cork…..there’s more on the way!)

(My Aunty Marion, how cute is she? Mum is ducking down in this shot – Aunty Marion is like 4 foot six….TEENY!) 

Normally, when we play here, we do the show – and fly out the next morning, as Dublin is usually the last stop on the tour
So, as with the rest of this tour – you don’t see any tourist-y photos etc here
Never much time for sightseeing etc

(Ummm…yeah, I don’t know who this lady is, but she forgot her camera, and asked if we could take a pic with mine, and if I posted it up, she could get it from the website. Done, and you’re welcome)

But, yay!
Because for the first time ever, once the last show is done Monday night in Cork – we’ll be coming BACK to Dublin to film the final episode for the RHYTHMS & ROOTS TV show
That means, a few extra days in one of my favourite cities in the world

And yes, we’ll be working
But part of that will be getting out and seeing the sights, and meeting some fab local peeps

If they’re anything like the mad bastards at last night’s show, it’s going to be a funny, funny few days

Thanks Dublin x

making movies, 50 shades style

Don’t get all excited by the title of this post

I didn’t make a porno

Although if THE idea of ME making a porno DOES excite you, you may be my husband a little fucked in the head. And ewwww.
No, today we shot a clip for 50 SHADES, from the the NEW ALBUM, F.O.C.U.S.
It totally ended up being MY kind of porn
Kids at school, me on the couch, reading a crappy novel, drinking wine and eating shockingly unhealthy food.

At 9 o’clock in the morning.