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ftr2008
Alan's From the road 2008 Archive
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HeyGBS had a grand gig at drop-in center known as the Gathering Place here in St. John’s. This facility provides support, recreation, and meals to folks in need. A couple of days back, they were having their Christmas Party and they Read More
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Another tour bites the dust. I’ve been sitting here for an hour or so, trying to estimate how many shows we’ve done since the launch of the Fortune’s Favour CD back in June. I recall setting out on the promo run and playing Read More
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Rode overnight from Edmonton to Calgary on the bus last night, which should wind up my moving sleeps for this tour, and for the foreseeable future. Bit of a bittersweet departure, actually, as I love the convenience of the bus and having your stuff Read More
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Please tell me someone got video or pics of the Streaker last night. Yes, I’m serious, full frontal classic streaking. For those of you who were not at the gig in Thunder Bay last night, I am referring to the dude who, during the last Read More
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Don’t often fly WestJet, as they still don’t have as many flights as their competitors in and out of Newfoundland. Somehow, Westjet has done the seemingly impossible. They have made Airplane travel simple. You show up, you Read More
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Digital clock in the upper right hand corner of the MacBook Pro reads 5:58. I’ve been up for an hour, making it a 5am rise, give or take a moment or two. That’s 3:30am EST. We hit the stage in Kingston at 8pm EST, but have Read More
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How do you follow Great Big Sea Day? Seriously, by official proclamation of His Worship Bob Kiss, Friday, October 31st, 2008, was Great Big Sea Day in Burlington, Vermont.C’mon. That’s pretty friggin’ cool.Bit of a day filled Read More
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So far South Orange reminds me of one of those dandy English Commuter towns where people ride the train for a half hour or so to and from the big city each day. Had breakfast right around the corner form the gig, which actually sits right under Read More
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Beautiful afternoon in Charlotte as the GBS Bus is parked on a textbook American Campus here at Queens University. Brick Buildings surrounded by well-tended lawns dotted with the earliest leaves to give up the fight against the Fall. Chased Read More
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Nice to be home, isn’t it? The normalcy, the comfort of the most familiar surroundings; its almost peaceful.Yet, note the date and time noted above. It’s 12:30PM here, which makes it 11AM in Rochester, NY, where GBS is slated to Read More
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Lovely morning in Boise. There's a definite chill in the Sunny Saturday morning air that exclaims the end of our summer touring. The passersby the bus are covered in thermal wear and woolly hats, and there is not as pair of shorts or t-shirt Read More
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Currently parked in front of the hotel in downtown San Luis Obispo. Slept in as late as I possibly could, as last night was our only chance on this tour to sleep in an honest to God bed. I’ve been fighting the flu since the start of Read More
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How’s this for a lovely photo of Molly with the Historic St. John’s Harbour in the background? Now, I know what you’re thinking. ‘Doyle may have lost it and is posting pics of his dog on the Internet. All politeness Read More
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Home Sweet Home after a very busy two weeks on the road. In thirteen days on the road, we did twelve full concerts in twelve cities, three television performances, five television appearances, and three radio performances. Pretty full schedule. Read More
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Sort of had a day off on Monday as we had no evening performance. We did, however, have to get up at 5AM to load into the Cleveland Fox Station. We’d been invited to be the Band for the Day on the very popular morning show and despite Read More
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Sitting on the bus waiting for a serious rainstorm to pass. I’ve been sitting in dirty exercise clothes waiting for a break in the downpour to go for a jog around the town. I’ve been doing this for almost two hours. I’m Read More
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H-man is napping which affords a moment to reflect on last weekend’s Halifax romp.Man I love Halifax. If I had never heard of St. John’s, I would have moved to Halifax from almost anywhere else in North America. Perfect size, cool Read More
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After a great show at Wolftrap, JP rolled the GB Bus across the border to Toronto in record time and got us to the airport several hours ahead of schedule. Thanks to a kind lady at the Air Canada counter, we actually got on an earlier flight. Home early. Read More
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Enjoying a day off in Martha’s Vineyard after some of the oddest travel and encounters in my professional life. The past 24-48 hours have been boring, thrilling, terrifying and bizarre at times.Immediately following the Philly Folk Fest, we Read More
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Woke up early. Alone in the back lounge of the bus, rolling steadily somewhere.Not sure where we are exactly. Through the bus windows I can see a four or five lane Interstate Highway that could be one of a million places in North America. Read More
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Off we go again. Bit of a crazy week ahead, but I am very glad to have the chance to play a few concerts in a row. Feels like it’s been a while since we did more than a weekend.
What lies ahead looks something like this. We fly to Toronto Read More
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And there it was. Gone. The three-day blitz in Central Canada came and went like a Tornado. As expected, it was a weekend of notable occurrences and stats. On Thursday, we played for our biggest crowd ever in Quebec. We’ve Read More
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Big
weekend ahead. This would be a terrible
time for me to get the flu or break my fingers in a bar fight. Three of the biggest gigs in a long time fall
within the 72 Hours between Thursday and Saturday. Add to that, a potential Read More
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Well, that was fun.
I'd forgotten what it was like to do a
National Press Tour in Canada. Myself and Bob did a smaller run when the Hard
and the Easy came out, but the last honest to goodness GBS Press tour was
in 2005, I guess, Read More
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Just sitting here on the side of a downtown
hotel in the Nation’s Capitol watching people hurry to their jobs and clutching
their Starbucks. Funny how some seem to really enjoy the start of the day
while others need a while to warm up to Read More
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What do think of the new digs? New Site looks pretty grand to me. I can brag about it of course, as I had almost nothing to do with it, given that I am essentially illiterate in the world of design and the visual arts in general. Check Read More
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I’ve managed to have a healthy apathy about the weather for most of my life. With the exception of the occasions when GBS is slated to play outdoor concerts, I barely check the forecast. Most days I could care less if it rains, shines Read More
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I wonder how many times I can write in this forum about my good fortune before you all start to get bored or worse, resentful. With apologies, I have to proceed. This weekend past was one for the books.
I exchanged a few emails back and forth Read More
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I’ve written in this forum many times about my affinity for New York, and at the risk of boring you, dear reader, I am compelled to do it again. With my ears still ringing from the chanting of the Faithful at the Bowery, my legs sore from Read More
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