We finished with a couple of good houses in Columbus and Indianapolis. Good for morale, going into this break before the next run in a couple of weeks. These past ten days were really bout two things; getting better acquainted with some cities in the Midwest and providing ourselves with the opportunity to workshop and experiment with new music in front of a real crowd.

For the most part, I felt like the new tunes were well received. Those who attended multiple shows may have been confused if they tried to sing along as we regularly changed sections of songs to see which option felt best.  Kudos to those who tried to get the “1,2,3,4” shouts in the new tune tentatively titled “Hold on for your Life”. I hope that tune becomes a grand addition to the live show.

I find myself writing a lot these days with the GBS show, and not the CD or album in mind. Is that a problem, I wonder? Am I limiting myself by giving in to the temptation to write a concert and not a record? Not sure. The two set show does allow for such a wide variety of tempo and style that I am starting to believe that anything goes. Hmm. We’ll see.

In any case, I’m very grateful to those who filled the seats over these last couple of weeks. Hope you enjoyed hearing some of the really old and really new GBS tunes.

Time to gather the clan and head for the Rock.

Cheers,
Alan