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ftr2010
Alan's From the Road 2010 Archive
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Sitting with Brother Bern awaiting a Porter Airlines flight from Montreal into Toronto Island Airport. I usually fly on Air Canada, but am curious about Porter and really curious about flying into downtown Toronto. I’ve never landed downtown before Read More
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Over Easy is a breakfast place on Yonge Street here in downtown Toronto. The GBS gents discovered it a while back when we were here playing for the Grey Cup Celebrations a few years back. It is really a hotel diner. You know, one where breakfast makes Read More
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I know I’ve written about the bizarre passage of time and distance while touring in other blogs in this Forum. But there are times when the perceptions of all that is in the distant and recent past become so overwhelmingly confused, that I Read More
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It’s 6:45 am and I’m lying in my bunk wide awake. I’ve been this way for almost an hour. I am not sure why. This is prime sleeping time as the bus is stopped and quiet sitting outside our day off hotel, which we’ll Read More
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Just waiting for a flight home following a couple of lovely days in Niagara on the Lake. I’d never been there before and can honestly say it is one of the nicest areas on the Canada-US border. Beautiful this time of year especially, Read More
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Had a couple of days off the bus in Toronto. Arrived there on Sunday morning to shoot a CMT special to be aired later in the Fall. Spent the bulk of the day prepping and sound checking with the production team before playing a near two-hour set before Read More
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Andy, our Tour Manager, called today ‘hump day’. I assume he means that following tonight’s performance there will be less gigs ahead of us than behind us on this particular leg of the journey. Cool.We’ve had fin so Read More
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It’s been a while since the last post, so apologies, Dear Reader. When we left off a few weeks back, I was bound for home with hopes of getting to work with a couple of brothers from the greater Limerick area of Ireland. Owen Read More
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We’re Number 2! We’re Number 2!Serves me right, I suppose for standing on stage for a few months now, mockingly congratulating the US Men’s and Women’s Olympic Hockey Teams for their Silver Medal Olympic efforts. Here I am Read More
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I can't say I've ever dreamt of being a Prisoner in any jail or penitentiary. The closest I've come so far was an ill fated 'walk home from the pub with my pint' in downtown St. John's in the late 1980's. This poor decision Read More
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GBS CD #10
Jaysus.
I remember the day our first indie CD was delivered to St John's. I showed up the day before the CD Launch, which, I believe, was August 3rd, 1993. It was the coolest day of my life. I've probably mentioned this before Read More
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Just back from a fun three day trip to Grand Cayman. The Ships and Dips boat stopped there on one of the Cruises, but I was far too done in from the night before to even consider leaving the room for a day trip. Now, I wish I had got my arse out of bed Read More
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Happy Birthday to me. Just drove past the Vatican and through the ruins of the Ancient City of Rome. Awaiting a flight to Toronto to make a connection home. The Robin Hood Press blitz is over. The Film is out there, born onto the Read More
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Hey. Much to report from the last few weeks.Had a grand few days in LA rubbing shoulders with the stars and the famous Hollywood Press. Interesting things these massive press junkets. For the most part the star, or stars (as in our case Read More
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Still licking my wounds following a late night/early morning Juno’s after party thrown by the kind folks at Warner Music Canada. Held at Bianca’s, normally a fine restaurant on Water Street in St. John’s. But for this event, the Read More
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It’s been over a month since my last post here. Terribly sorry for my recent absenteeism, Dear Readers. I can only offer the following as my excuse. The recent GBS Tour found me using most of my spare computer time compililng and/or Read More
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Hockey Hangover. Sid, the Kid no more, raises his hand to answer the Hero’s call. Having gorged myself on the National Pastime, I find myself in the midst of the morning after. Moments of the rapture’s afterglow are met with Read More
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Do you realize that if you leave Sydney Australia early in the morning of February 14th, and fly all day, you arrive in Vancouver earlier on the very same February 14th? That’s like getting two Valentine’s Day’s in one year. Read More
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I just had a man’s hands in my pants. In full public view. I don’t recall that ever happening to me in the past. Sure, there have been many hazy after parties, where things for a little out of hand, but I think I’d Read More
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