Albany, NY

Yesterday's day off was yet another snowy northeastern adventure, which means those who didn't have visiting family either hung out at the hotel or caught a shuttle to the mall. I think I've had enough mall visits to last a lifetime on this tour, so I chose to hang out in my room, do a little housekeeping on my web site, and talk to friends back home on the the phone.

Charlie and I went out to the lobby after the Manchester show and it worked really well. We had a great time and were actually able to meet more people than we were down front. The show was high energy with a large and loud audience that got totally into it although I heard a few complaints that it was too loud. I know that during sound check there were issues with getting a clean sound in the arena. Some arena's just sound better than others and unfortunately, one of the solutions is to overpower the problem with volume.

Yanni was back in blue in Manchester. The blue was more of a royal blue though, and less opalescent.

David will join Charlie and me out in the lobby after tonight's Albany show. We're going to try and talk more of the musicians into doing the same. I can understand why some choose to not come out though. It is exhausting to do a three hour show, and we are supposed to be changed and ready to leave on the buses in just 30 minutes. You should have seen me and Charlie scrambling to get changed and get to the bus after we left the Manchester lobby! Our first mistake was staying in the lobby longer than we should have. By the time we got back to the dressing room, wardrobe had packed my street clothes thinking I must have forgotten them. I had to find the road case and dig my clothes out. When we say we have to run, we're not kidding! Even with the hassle, meeting people is the best part of my night.





Some of the other musicians have been working on their web sites as well, so take a moment and check out these sites. I've also added them to my links page. ¶ 6:21 PM