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  • New York City

    2008-12-19: I've been to Madison Square Garden 10 times in my life. I was counting the number in my head as I waited for Oasis to take the stage after Ryan Adams' very rocking set with the Cardinals at the Garden last Wednesday. And every time I see a show at the legendary venue I think back to allmore

  • New York City

    2008-12-17: My favorite CDs of 2008STAY POSITIVE-HOLD STEADY4-DUNGENDIG! LAZARUS DIG!-NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDSFLEET FOXESREAL EMOTIONAL TRASH--STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKSACCELERATE-REMPILGRIM ROAD-WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACYLIE DOWN IN THE LIGHT-BONNIE PRINCE BILLYYOU ARE ALL MY PEOPLE-I'M NOT JIMEXOTIC CREATURES OF THE DEEP--SPARKSmore

  • New York City

    2008-12-10: I can hear the superintendent of my building and the plumber arguing next door through the medicine cabinet of my bathroom. I can't quite tell what they're saying but I wish the fidelity was better so that I could get it on tape, put a beat and some chords behind it and have a Manhattan mini-opera ready to putmore

  • New York City

    2008-11-24: I've got to learn not to make Top 10 lists for any given year before that year has actually ended. What can I say? I like top 10 lists. I'm a sports fan. I'm a music fan. I have just enough ADD and OCD to be healthy and productive. I like just enough ordermore

  • Cologne

    2008-10-14: You know how it goes. The last few days of the tour are always frantic. The first of the last goodbyes, the unpacking and resorting and unpacking and resorting again of various suitcases, instruments cases, effects and cable bags followed by more goodbyes, repacking and remembering to not forget everything except, of course, the things that you're most likely forget-allmore

  • The Road to Odense

    2008-10-11: We got a flat tire today. I don't think I've had a flat tire in 25 years of touring. Then again, there are so many things I don't remember from those first tours. But I definitely remember the flat tire that happened 2 hours ago. I was listening to "Red River Shore," a mighty fine tune from the new Bobmore

  • Halden

    2008-10-10: Four days in Norway including a few days off and you know what that means. It's time to sing the praises of regional food delights. Readers from this blog of tours past already know about the wonders and mysteries of the bacon-wrapped hot dog, something that ranks on the health-o-meter just below, oh I don't know, deep-fried batter coated Frenchmore

  • The long road to Oslo

    2008-10-08: -I had vowed to never do another overnight drive. Leaving immediately after the gig and then driving through the night only to arrive in the next town in time for sound check is sometimes necessary but also can wipe you out for days. But just as Michael Corleone said in Godfather III, “Just when I thought I wasmore

  • The road to Berlin

    2008-10-06: I've always loved “The Concert For Bangla Desh,” the all-star gala recorded by George Harrison and his many superstar buddies at Madison Square Garden 35 years ago. I practically memorized it as a kid and one of my favorite moments was when he introduces the HUGE band and finally says, “have we forgotten anyone?”-long pause-“We've forgotten Billy Preston!” whichmore

  • Hamburg

    2008-10-06: Sorry I missed you all yesterday. It was Sunday. And the new laws in Tour Diary writing is that you have to take Sunday off. It's not me. Really, it's not me. Strictly union rules and regulations and I'd hate to lose my Tour Diary Union Card. TD Local 38 is very, very strict.more