1. travelling. i love to travel but sitting in a minivan for months with smelly dudes has lost its allure. basically my butt is sore from sitting on it. it does leave a person with a lot of free time but you cant do anything with it. theres no room, no personal space. once you've finished the books you brought, theres nothing but countryside to stare at. unfortunately, ive seen it 150 times. its green, its england.
2. spending money. england is beyond expensive. maybe i just dont notice how bad ny is because im actually earning at home. ive spent a fortune on this tour.
3. beer. i can barely get it down. i do, but i might be reaching my beer breaking point. i need a new drink. past few days ive been opting for the healthy alternative, diet coke. beer over here is usually warmer and flat. even the familiar brands. when you're living on bread and hummus, its not so easy to get down.
4. recharging things. wires everywhere! which leads me to number five...
5. "whats the wifi password?" these words have been uttered so many times in the past month. i thought skype would solve all my calling home issues. it has helped but finding the right circumstances on tour is like a rare planet alignment. first there has to be strong wifi (once there is wifi discovered, 25 people use it at the same time) and it has to be quiet, this never happens on tour. when i say quiet, i mean no background noise let alone no soundcheck etc. skype is difficult in that way. of course, the person you're calling also has to be avaiable right at that moment, even worse, in front of their computer for the free video version. also, you have to have suffient battery power (see number 4). what happens in the end is you just get frustrated and text and call straight through and have a $500 phone bill. im happy skype has worked a bit but i'm beginning to think that free wifi should be a right to all. i mean, lets start with affordable health care but after that...
6. im missing the manchester stop of dio's greatest hits tour by one day.
7. my current sore throat.
8. eating. i starve myself all day to avoid spending money at rest stops. this is always in hopes that upon arrival at the venue you might get some food. im am always appreciative of this type of hospitality but we are a group of 14 people, all doing the same thing. it goes quickly. some nights are better than others but i will say this is one of the creature comforts im having an issue giving up. it's just eating...no biggie. if my band were more popular, this wouldnt be an issue so i guess its my fault.
9. loading 10 minutes after playing. we are headlining for this tour and almost without exception we have to get out of the club within minutes of playing the last note. this is when i feel very old. luckily there are a lot of hands but honestly, i need a breather....
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Wow. It's been a long time since i've read one of your blogs. I thought DIO canceled the tour due to illness.
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