Down Time

From the morning of Thursday the 16th of March, I had felt the onset of a cold. The gigs were fine but I was feeling the cold breeze from behind me during the performances, some of which were ice hockey arenas with a huge block of ice in the room!

I gradually got worse and by the show in Raleigh on the 19th, I was doing all I could to keep from going under. Hot baths and showers were the order of the day, but by Orlando on the 21st it had become very tricky. I was so cold that night I wore my robe during the show, something I had never done before. 

I remember that night as we came off stage telling Chrissie to 'cover up'. When you come off stage you always feel invincible and bullet proof, but that is the time the cold/virus/infection can jump on you. Sure enough, the following night Chrissie was too ill to sing and we haven’t done a show since (despite attempting a soundcheck).

So I have spent a lot of time staring at a pile of bubbles in the bath and contemplating the next gig. It’s a strange and unsettling feeling being on tour and not being able to play. It results in too much time in hotel rooms going nuts.

Now Chrissie has a confirmation of her infection and with regards to her latest blog, I’m sure we can pull through this unprecedented period of inactivity on the road.Mark my words, It’s a lot harder for the singer than the drummer to busk it. 

Thank you all for your understanding and support. 

MDC

New Orleans

 As the little jet rose swiftly away from the runway at Louis Armstrong International Airport, I looked back at New Orleans and could quite easily pick out where we had stayed and the memories of last nights mayhem with the boys in Bourbon Street. 
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As you can see in the photo the evening started with tremendous promise, but the following morning in the sunshine with the prospect of two flights ahead of us, the story of what transpired shortly after I left my band of merry men became groaningly obvious. Some of our number were ‘never againing’ again.

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 Lately the shows have been very enjoyable and I look forward to the show tonight in Columbus, Ohio.

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  On other matters, my computer had died a few days before and now here in Columbus I had time to go to a store to extract much needed info. from the desktop and install in my new device. 

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It is currently snowing heavily. I hope the roads don’t freeze tonight for our eight hour drive S.E. to Raleigh.

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    M.D.C. ---     --------- --------------

                                              

Portland,Oregon

Memories of Portland, OR. where I stretched my legs around the Japanese gardens!

 

 The boys and I decided to do some of our own shows as a trio.

 So we did some promo shots and then thought...nah!, all those screaming girls and the smell of urine as we played.....nah! And the name...3P....nah! 
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                                                                                                       M.D.C

Temecula, CA

 At last we are in the land of palm trees here in San Diego. The show was a lot of fun last night and my gold 'Vans' seem to be holding up OK. I love the old buildings here in San Diego. The contrast in architectural periods is evident, it's wonderful still to see.

 Tonight we play the first of our own shows at the Pechanga Theatre in Temecula, CA. This will be 1 of 5 shows that are in place to give us a chance to run the songs we will play at the Royal Albert Hall in London. We play the Royal Albert Hall the 10th of April, just 72 hours after we land back in the UK. There will be songs in the show we have never played before and some we haven't played for a very long time. Will we remember how to play these songs? I guess we will find out tonight!! I'm looking forward to whatever happens. 

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M.D.C.