St. Paul, MN

Good afternoon from St. Paul. We dragged ourselves off the tour buses here shortly before 5am today. I washed my face, brushed my teeth, and hit the sack immediately for a few hours rest.

Sleep on the bus was elusive last night, being kept at bay by multiple interruptions which included a tremendous thunderstorm, and hitting a deer. The damage to the bus was minimal. Fortunately, the driver is seated high enough off the road that the untimely demise of a rather large buck took place on the bus grill, rather than the windshield.

We had a good show in Milwaukee last night. The arena had a rather unusual dressing room arrangement which routed all the male band members, except the moustached one of course, through the main lobby after the show. As we emerged into the lobby we were all greeted by applause. I signed autographs and met some really nice people until security drove them all out the front doors. I am really going to miss these after show meetings. Oh well, there's always next time.

Tonight's show is the centerpiece of 5 shows in a row and everyone is already feeling a bit ragged. We can see the end though, so it isn't hard to reach a little deeper for a few more shows.

I'm posting the journal now, at 1:07pm central time while using a wireless internet connection in a local Dunn Brother's Coffee shop.The Cafe' o Lait hit the spot.. Within an hour or so I should have some new pictures posted as well. From now on, I'll just post them to the pictures page. You'll need to scroll down for the link that has today's date. After I get those pictures posted I'm going to do a little foot cruising around St. Paul and take more pictures for tomorrow. ¶ 6:57 PM