Cleveland, OH

First, a bit about the Toronto show. Wow! The audience was the largest and loudest yet. It only took a few seconds in front of that crowd to realize that this show was going to be a winner. All the solos were brilliant and at the end of the night Yanni had to come back on stage multiple times. I laughed when he finally motioned for everyone to go home on his last trip to the stage.

We boarded the bus and headed for Cleveland expecting a long delay at the border. Usually when we get on the bus the group splits into three groups: those who go to the front, where intense conversations take place well into the night; those who go to bed; and those who come to the back lounge where people generally wear headphones, watch a movie, read or work etc. Everyone chose to stay up last night so the entire buss was abuzz with conversation.

We arrived at the border around 1:30. A customs agent boarded, checked our passports, and told us to pull forward. Our driver, Harry, thought that was just the first stage of our crossing and asked the agent what we do next. The agent said "you're good to go," and we were on our way with a collective sigh of relief. We arrived in Cleveland shortly before 5am.

I have some friends attending tonight's show including Rob Charles, who's company, Breakthrough Productions, is considering producing a DVD about me and my music. Do you think perhaps I'll be trying to impress anyone tonight? He also says we can put some of the video on the web site!

David and I had hoped to continue our search for the perfect bus guitar today but it doesn't look like we'll have enough time. We're looking for something that sounds great, is not too loud and is affordable. If anyone from an upcoming tour city has suggestions about good local music stores, please email me.  

I haven't forgotten my promise to post photos of the bus. I just haven't had an opportunity to take any yet other than with my phone, and it really doesn't produce decent pictures without great lighting. I'm going to borrow someone's digital camera and get it done.   ¶ 4:56 PM