1/12/97
Christmas is Over - Chapter 10
The new year has started and I've
just about caught up on all the E-mail. Whew! I guess now
is as good a time as any to add another chapter to the ongoing
road log. First of all, I'd like to extend a big THANK YOU,
on behalf of the group, to all the fans in Australia and New
Zealand. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and it was inspiring
to play before such enthusiastic fans. And judging from the
E-mail I received, I get the idea that all of you had a pretty
good time as well.
I hope that someday we may return. In the meantime, thank
you all for the wonderful and memorable moments we experienced
on the tour. It is now time to face the "Son of Roadzilla"
and believe it or not the first gig's in Manila. That's right,
the Phillipines. It's time to start preparing for the next
leg of our tour which will be through southeast Asia and will
end up at the Reno Hilton in, that's right, Reno, Nevada.
All the particulars will be posted on our website as soon
as possible. It's going to be a tough tour in terms of travel.
We'll be flying to a new country every few days and that can
wear you out pretty fast but it will be balanced out by new
adventures. I hope! And for all of you U.S. fans within traveling
distance of Reno, Nevada, the concert at the Reno Hilton will
be March 1st. Hope to see you there in force. Believe me,
it will be worth the effort. At present, it looks like we'll
be leaving for Manila on February 10th to begin the Southeast
Asia leg of our tour. I hope we have some new movies on the
flight over. God only knows that I can't take one more screening
of "The Rock" or "Emma". We've all just about memorized most
of the dialogue. When you're trapped in an airliner for the
better part of a day, every little distraction is welcome
to keep you from going mad.
I guess it's time for me to go out to the garage and locate
those suitcases and pack up the drums. Time that this road
warrior started to get ready to face "The Son of Roadzilla".
Bye for now from Botts.
