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ftr2006
Alan's From the road 2006 Archive
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I finished my Christmas shopping today…I think.Just a quick note to say ‘Thanks’ to all hands for putting Courage and Patience and Grit on your Christmas Lists. It’s been in the top 5 DVD sales for a few weeks now.Thanks Read More
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Courage and Patience and Grit hit the stores a few days ago. I feel I can brag about this DVD more than any of our CD’s because I had so little to do with the making of it. I know your thinking I’m being falsely modest as I sing, Read More
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Currently enjoying a quiet Saturday; a rarity if you play in a band for a living. The Prince is four months old today. Trust me, time does fly.I just wanted to let all hands know about a few things. As I mentioned here a short while Read More
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Fulfilled a bit of a lifelong goal last night and officially performed onstage with my favorite songwriter, Ron Hynes. Ron was the leader of the Wonderful Grand Band, a Provincial Super group in the 1970’s and 80’s. They had a Read More
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So it turns out that in all my previous visits to Portland, I had somehow managed to miss the most beautiful section of the city. I’ve wandered the cool hilly streets of the harbour town for hours in the past and assumed I had the place covered. Read More
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I was sound asleep when the bus rolled from Providence at about 5am and we stopped a few hours later at a truck stop. The Men’s Room at this particular rest stop was not unlike a million other public washrooms we’ve all seen a million times. Read More
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Mom on the Road! Yes, I picked up Mom at four am and we made our way to St. John’s Airport. She confessed that she could not sleep as the excitement kept her awake all night. It was not her first time on a plane as she’s Read More
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They say good things come in small packages. I'm from a small package, well, a small town any way. I have always loved small towns and cities as a result. There is a charm that exists as a traveler, in the ability to visit a town for a day, or even Read More
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This Air Canada plane has those new groovy in seat personal interactive tv’s. By manipulating the sleek touch screen display, you can choose between a variety of movies, TV channels, games, even a detailed moving map of the flight’s Read More
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Its early. Really early. For many of my teenage years, I fantasized about a career in music. I imagined a life where alarm clocks had no place. I would travel carelessly from gig to gig and never have to suffer an early morning Read More
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Currently on a West Jet flight from Calgary to Toronto in a dash to make it all the way home from Victoria in one day. We had an easy schedule planned on Air Canada that should have taken us from Victoria to Montreal and on to St. John's. Grand Read More
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You only get so many summers. It's true. Since I was a kid I've marked the passing of each summer with one or two highlights of the season. I recall, for example when I was in my early teens, the summer of the great Petty Harbour Softball victory Read More
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Glad to be home during theses lovely summer days in St. John's. More glad than usual considering the recent acquisition. I just wanted to let everyone know about the re-runs of Hatching, Matching, & Dispatching happening this summer on CBC TV. Read More
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Big night in the Big Smoke last night. Effectively the last night of the Hard and the Easy Tour, last evening's gig was the final hoorah for the tour that began way back in late January. It has been our most successful stint in our 13 year career. Read More
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We kicked off the Stampede last night as the mystery band at the big Nashville North Tent. I am always nervous about these mystery band gigs because they are often so over-hyped that the crowd invariably expects to see the Stones or Springsteen. I always Read More
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Tour DiaryBelleville, OntarioHotel RoomAfter a few weeks off the GBS bus, the cast and crew have re-gathered in Belleville for two nights at the beautiful Empire Theatre. A very poorly kept secret is that we are here to shoot a concert DVD for the Hard Read More
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