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July 29, 2007
THERES NO PLACE LIKE HOME
So sayeth Judy Garland...and so sayeth Billy Morrison from Salina, Kansas!! This is a crazy town – I just got off the bus to go find a bathroom, and walked into a bar that is straight outta every horror movie! Full up at 11.00am with everyone getting drunk, the place literally stopped when I walked in, and all the heads turned and followed me as I walked through the building to the back bathroom. Not really wanting to outstay my welcome, I got out as quickly as I could, expecting any second to be confronted with a …..”and whaddya call that haircut, boi???” The whole town seems closed, except for this one bar, and the bikers that keep riding around every now and again.
We’ll see how the show goes tonight – usually these kind of gigs are fantastic, so I’m looking forward to it. And tonights show is a special, one-off event…cos I am playing bass guitar again!! Yep, Brett Scallions had to leave us for one night, and we have been looking forward to this gig, so I have stepped up and have been frantically learning how to play the bass parts AND sing the fucking songs at the same time!! It will probably end up being a little..er..punk rock but I intend to enjoy myself no matter what.
Yesterday, we did our set at the Denver Ozzfest (which was another victory and another great reception from the audience, despite some technical problems) and we headed straight out to drive up to Cheyenne in Wyoming, to catch the last night of the Def Leppard tour where Ricky was playing his second gig of the day! He had come off stage in Denver, jumped in a car, and driven up to Cheyenne, and we did our press and then followed him up in the bus.
It was a great night - Ricky was awesome - he steps out in front of about 25,000 people with just an acoustic guitar for company!! I mean, you gotta see him do that shit!! And then the Lepps blew everyone away - the band were on form, and the out front sound was just incredible. A huge shout out to Joe and the boys for having us as their guests and looking after us so well. The show was at a massive rodeo, so mud, cows, mud, horses, mud, cowboys, more mud.....and some mud was the order of the day. Check out the pics above. And also,
the joys of having a camera phone these days mean you can snap moments on tour without having to have a camera in your back pocket all the time. Here’s a few ‘snapshots’ from the past few weeks that were taken on the Curve.
And we’ll be working on a new V-Blog….the Texas Solution…..as we wind our way through Kansas and on to the ‘Big Sky’ of the great state of Texas. Always a good place to get plenty of candid footage, and home of many great shows (as well as my Wife’s birthplace!). We have a few club shows there as well as a couple of nice big Ozzfest shows, so we’ll film as much as we can. And with that, I gotta stand up and run through these songs again with a bass guitar strapped to me! No doubt some pics and/or video of tonights fun and games will end up on here by tomorrow!! For now, thanks as always to Paul, we have the CFR Podcast from last Saturday with Dave. See you all very soon.
Billy
(CLOSED)
Posted by vivelerock at July 29, 2007 04:16 PM
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u ain't from around here are ya boi?....snicker
good call on making a swift exit....5 more minutes and they probly would've said "u sure gotta purdy mouth" =P ....i kid...i kid.....
hey quick question when u get a chance.....i was absorbing the fine detail inside the album cover....you know the part with wendybirds killer photo's....the spent gun with ammo strewn everywhere? in the very center there appears to be an albertsons bottle cap of some kind that appears to say alberstons saves drugs (and something else i cant make out).....is there any particular significance to it being in the center? or did it just happen to accidentally make it in the shot? good thing savemart bought them out....i'd hate for you to have to pay them royalties for being inside your album cover =P
Posted by: UC13 at July 29, 2007 04:49 PM
You know what you had to do in that bar if anyone stepped up to you-play "rawhide" 50 times in a row like in the Blues Brothers. They would have left you alone.
mmmmmmmmmmm Rob's funnel cake looks yummy! Nothing like a country fair with freshly made funnel cakes!
And please tell me that wasn't a "pick your own steer" place...you know like picking a lobster from the tank and VIOLA it's on your plate.
;-)
Have fun playing bass and singing! It sounds like a challenge.
This tour sounds like your all having LOADS of fun but damn....what a HECTIC schedule for everybody! You all seem like your going to need a month of doing nothing except sitting in a dark room to come down after the tour!
Posted by: Robin (peebs) at July 29, 2007 07:04 PM
Seems so odd you were just here, and now in Kansas!Mud and cows, is this what you signed up for?
Are you hi-tailing it back for the Camp Freddy gig on Friday?
Posted by: Beth at July 29, 2007 09:55 PM
Sounds like fun, it'll be dope to read all about it. Hope the Bass worked out, surely a good time!
Posted by: Spencer at July 30, 2007 09:30 AM
Here are my photos from the Circus Diablo gig at the Roxy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinstar0/sets/72157601083464170/
I have some videos too, Billy - I'll let you know when I youtube 'em!
XOXO
(Camp Freddy on Friday???)
Posted by: Theresa at July 30, 2007 11:07 AM
wow those are some killer shots you got there theresa!! you must've been right up front....thats hella cool.... /me jealous =P ....thankx 4 sharing those....seriously ....great job!!
Posted by: UC13 at July 30, 2007 03:38 PM
Ok, I dont EVEN know where to begin. The Salina show was far more than what I had expected. Thank you sooooo much Billy for everything. It meant alot to me. Thanks for hooking us up w/the fest tix. Even though we missed you by 10 MINUTES. That is ok, Im sure I would have enjoyed the club show more by far. Although I did miss seeing Bret but, did get to say HI to him at the fest. I hope you enjoy the pics ( I know I did!) The filming turned out like crap, too staticy but, I LOVED every minute of it. And like I said to you, that has probably been the most fun I have had (without feeling guilty) since my husband, Scott, died. My brother was is totally in awe. He so fit in the crowd, that is why I brought him with me. All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you! I cant put into words how great everyone in the band was, how accepting, gracious & down to earth they were. Especially Charles. I truly will remember that trip & show for a very long time. Enuff with the rambling, I hope to catch another show!!! Niki
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