i'm sitting here!




today we arrived in winnipeg,manitoba.
it seems like an interesting city.
lots of cool buildings that remind me of chicago.
we're now three shows into the tour for intrpols as yet un-named third album. things are going well. i had a nightmare of a show in kitchner ontario (show 2). during the last song pauls guitar droped down in volume by about 60% and daniels guitar stopped working altogether. it was a stress fest.
both guitar rigs have so many pedals now that trouble shooting takes a wee bit longer than before.
the problems were solved and the band continued, after a short break.
i got a big cheer from the crowd, but it was a long 2 minutes i tell you....
thats the point of doing these small warm ups though, to iron out the kinks and eliminte any gremlins.....

the band have a 50 minute set at coachella next weekend so we're doing the same set every night in preperation.
they throw in 3 more songs as an encore.
i understand that some people are feeling a bit let down by the length of the show, but we're going to be on tour for a while, so you'll have a chance to see a "proper" show soon.....

it's been great to be with the crew guys on a bus again.....
i'm sure i'll be singing a different tune this time next year though.
we're trying to make the show as good as poss. under some interesting conditions.
but it really is good to be on a crew where everyone is pulling in the same direction, you would be amazed at how rare that is.....


Canada is a wonderfull place.
don't let anyone tell you any different.
people are friendly and helpfull, it's just a pain in the ass to get in the country sometimes.
there were some spectacular views on the 1300 mile drive from london,ontario to winnipeg yesterday...
we hugged lake superior for a long time and saw icebergs.........
while we stopped for the drivers to catch a couple hours sleep, we all went out bowling.
it turned quickly into a drunken mess of random shoutings and sprained wrists.....
i won the first game and then bob lewis came out of nowhere to win the second.....
i've honestly not laughed so hard in a long time.

days off now have a new bench mark.

today i walked round the city with lucas and got some comics.
i'm not really a comic type of guy, but i'm a massive fan of zombie films.
there seems to be a whole bunch of zombie themed comics around right now, so i've jumping into this new world head first.
here are some of my purchases;



there is a wide range of quality in both the artwork and the storylines....
some mind blowing...
some are just pish.
you live and learn.....


finally a "seperated at birth/death?" for you....
lucas and lucas.........




i'm off to go skate and take some pics.....