Doppler, A Roadies View

Getting caught up........

So it has been over a week and a half since I posted. Let me think what has happened. Oh right.. Chicago was where I left off. First off I love that city. I have spent so much time there over the years. I nearly moved there at one point. As far as the show it went very well. The crowd was great, one of the best on the tour so far.

We actually had a day off the next day. John, Stuart, Casey and myself attended a Cubs game. We had very good seats thanks to a friend of the band. I love going to Wrigley.

We've had a pretty easy run this tour. A lot of miles but usually no more than two shows in a row, until this last weekend.

A day off in Detroit, which I spent gambling. Yes, they have casinos in the motorcity. I won a few bucks. To the guy that didn't like the way I played Blackjack, screw you. At least I didn't drop $800 at the table.

So I know I have mentioned how great some of the audiences have been on this tour. Well Detroit was the best by far. A standing ovation and they demanded an encore. This was an outdoor show which we played in the early evening. They weather was fantastic. A great day.

Now Saturday was a different story. We drive 10 hours from Detroit to St. Louis. We arrive early in the morning to find a threat of rain. We also find a small stage and let's just say, lame production. We had expected all three, but it was still disappointing. So we set up the band equipment and then the rain starts. Wait I mean the mini flood starts. We got soaked. So no soundcheck for the band today.

Luckily the rain stops by showtime. A bit of a strange crowd. We are still not sure how many people actually knew who the band was.

Off to Milwuakee that night. Sunday is Summerfest, which is one of the oldest music fest in the country. This is an eleven day event with something like 6 or 7 stages. There are at least 5 bands on each stage everyday during the event. We played the North Shore stage which is right behind Marcus Amphitheatre.

North Shore is the second largest stage. Production was provided by the fine folks at Clearwing. It is always a pleasure working with them. A big thank you to Onion, who was my lighting tech for the day. You did great, now get some rest.

So we finish the show and drive to Chicago to catch morning flights home. Yes that's right we are home already. Just until tomorrow, then it's off to Lansing and Minneapolis. After this there will not be much going on as far as the band touring. John will be playing Philadelphia by himself for a radio show. The band will be playing one show August 1 at Prince Edward Island, I think that is where it is at. There are a couple tv shows coming up, where the band will be playing the next single.

In the mean time I will not be needed so on Sunday instead of flying home. I will jump to another tour. This one I will be road managing a baby band called Blue Epic. They will be releasing a new full length CD in Europe this fall and then a US release early next year. This is a low budget tour , but the band is really good. Besides I need to keep working. This should also carry me up to a fall tour with Five For Fighting. Now don't get too excited, there is nothing confirmed yet. However with a new single coming out John and the band would like to do another tour.

Well, my hectic week continues......until next time.

posted by Doppler at 9:09 AM