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ftr2009
Alan's From the Road for 2009
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Where did that decade go? Feels like not so long ago me and Sean and Bob and Darrell were nervously gathered in an old house on Gower Street awaiting to play for what would turn out to be the largest gathering of people in Newfoundland history. Read More
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All hands been held up for a couple of weeks at this marvelous recording studio in the Garden District of New Orleans. We’ve recorded 15 bed tracks (drums, bass, rhythm guitars etc) and a few lead vocals and background parts. We hope Read More
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Played the last of the Fortune’s Favour Tour dates in Calgary last weekend. Frolicking at the Grey Cup, Canada’s Super Bowl, has become a near annual bash for GBS and our close buds. Word has circulated that the Grey Cup weekend Read More
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Some days go as planned, some do not. That is the wonder of this job. You most often wake to a day completely different than the one previous. I expected to wake up this morning parked behind the theatre in Wenatchee, Washington. Read More
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I wonder how many tours GBS has done? By ‘tour’, I mean a block of gigs where we left home and drove from city to city in a car, van, or bus and did a bunch of our own gigs in pubs, clubs, or theatres. I do not mean weekend Read More
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Just passed the skyline of Chicago en route to Milwaukee. A longer stint than usual at the US Border has turned long drive into a marathon. Days like these, I kneel and give praise to whatever God provided us with the good fortune to advance Read More
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What a grand weekend. Played Clayton NY, on Friday night in a small and dandy room pack with 500 hundred folks eager to kick off the last weekend of Summer 2009. Funny to type a sentence that indicates that the summer is over as for me it Read More
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This is Friday, August 7th. A day that I’ve had highlighted on the calendar for many weeks. After a month of training and around twenty weeks of filming, it has come to this, my last day. I’m awash with varied feelings and emotions Read More
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It’s a sunny Happy Hour here in London. Friday faces everywhere. The streets are packed with thirsty looking folks with wearing their best work/out clothes. You know, the outfit the ladies save for Friday at work in case they go Read More
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Three weeks to go. I have recently learned that principal photography will wrap on Friday, August 7th. All things being well, I’ll be home by Sunday the 9th.Since my last post the entire production shifted to Wales and we had a blast Read More
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Today marks the beginning of the second half of this grand adventure. I believe this is day one of Week 11 of what is officially a 20 Week commitment. So, there it was, quick as that, more than half done. Funny what routine teaches us Read More
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Currently listening to English rain dance on the metal roof of my trailer. I am waiting for the weather to clear so we can get on with our planned scenes for the day all of which are outside. As a Newfoundlander, I am genetically programmed Read More
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My horse’s name is Arthur. Unlike myself, Arthur is a veteran of many films. For fear of breaking some protocol, I won’t list Arthur’s credits but trust me; this dude has been on screen more times than anyone else in this Read More
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Hey All. Apologies for the tardiness of this, the first, FTR from movie land. I’ve been eager to get this rolling since arriving on set on day one, but the truth is, I’ve struggled with what to write. You see, I should not Read More
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0-10 at the Junos. Oh well, could be worse I suppose. Could be 0-11. Or worse again, 0-0.Truth be told, I heard a while back that the Group of the Year Award was based on CD sales, but I could not get anyone to confirm that this was the case. Read More
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I may be flying too much. I have read the Enroute magazine cover to cover twice, and could tell you now, without checking, the list of Movies and short Comedies available on the Air Canada in flight Entertainment system. I can tell you that Read More
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What an exceptional week of Rink Rock. This must be how Trooper’s career was in 1988. Hockey Rink after Hockey Rink stuffed with partiers ready to go long before the first chord is struck. Sitting backstage in Windsor, hearing Read More
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Happy Paddy’s DayThe Fleet Foxes are carrying me West from Pearson Airport to Windsor for the first of five gigs on the extended Paddy’s week run with GBS and Spirit of the West. Holy frig these dudes can sing. I bought the Read More
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Finally homeward bound after more than three weeks on the move. I think this is the longest stint away from H since he was born. Hard on the head. Skype helps, but it is no replacement for the real deal. Almost there.Sad news from Read More
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I’m pretty sure today is Tuesday. It is 4:45 am and I have been wide-awake for almost two hours. I have finished reading the only novel I have with me and have seen the BBC news run through its 20 minute news reel at least three times. Read More
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Back on the bus following an interesting few weeks around the BNL Cruise.First of all let me say that I’m sad to hear Steve Page is leaving the Ladies, but wish him and the remaining lads well in their endeavors. With their talents and energy, Read More
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Happy New Year.Just sitting near Gate F6 in the airport awaiting flights to Toronto and St. John’s. Grand fun on the Ships and Dips V. Really enjoyed Butterfly Boucher. She reminds me of early Billy Bragg and Elvis Costello, Read More
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