I was so moved by the love from everyone on this tour, it was magical. As we headed up to Boston and back down to New York where i spent the final 8 days staying in one hotel driving out and back each day to the shows. With my son Riley at the wheel! He […]
Boise, home of the Taj Mahal curry house, and home of the wonderful Egyptian Theatre. Also home of the lovely Curtis Stigers. A day off and a wonder around town in the warm sunshine and clean air that escapes from the local mountains close by. Everywhere seems neat and tidy, its a model village of […]
Today i heard that copies of Fancy Pants had arrived through 63 eager peoples doors, and to my horror i have found that the running order is not how it was intended. CD 1 is a shorter version of the album, and CD2 is is the complete album. CD 1 should have been Act 1 […]
I think i have been photographed more than the Eiffel Tower this month, and iv shaken more hands than Prince Charles, the tour rolls on and why not. We started the week in the heat of 96 degree’s plus down at Solana Beach and here we are in Vancouver with it feeling like November in […]
The first week of touring with Squeeze in America seems to have gone like all the others, except it does not feel like the beginning of another new tour but the extension of our summer shows. For me this feels good, no pre tour panic to sort the chords out and get the shapes all […]
Since i have been in Phoenix Arizona i have been eating and not sleeping, eating and thinking about the tour. My back is free of spasm but still in intermittent pain. I have to have a op when i get home to free up the disc from the nerve endings. Stage moves may be limited […]
This summer Lou and i saw Groundhog Day at the Old Vic with my dear friend Mark Nevin and Louise his lovely wife, and i have to say i was emotionally blown away by the story, which i had never seen before. Summers always ended for me in Ireland when i was a child, up […]
Summers seem to race by as you get older, one minute its May and the next its almost September and then the rain. Its been so great being on so many different stages with the band, Squeeze are gelling very well with the shorter sets, i think they suit us much better than the longer, […]
Today i went proudly to see my daughter Cissy graduate from Goldsmiths Collage in London, i used an app to find a local parking space and drank expreso on the steps as the sun shone down on her brilliance. The last time i was at Goldsmiths was when i came to see Hawkwind play in […]
The beauty of friendship is that you never know its deepness until you age with it, and its an oxygen that keeps alive the vision and the journey of two people. Sometimes more. Being on stage at Glastonbury this weekend was like being on a magic carpet, i had no idea where i was going […]