So, I'm learning to use this new lighting console, the Hog 1000.

It's frustrating.

I'm one of those people to whom most all computer-related things come ridiculously easy, and this particular console is frustrating me. First off, it's a true "tracking" console, which I'm not used to. Basically,...

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Today's show is brought to you by Chillicothe, a small town in Missouri which advertises itself as being "The Home of Sliced Bread".

O....kay.

I don't have much time to post, so enjoy some pictures of the tour.

Exit, stage left Sparks

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I woke up this morning with a pounding headache and nausea - not a fun combination when you're stuffed into a 2 x 4 x 6 bunk. The headache still isn't totally gone - but I'm able to ignore it for the most part. The concert tonight is at a Christian club called "Three Degrees" in downtown Minneapolis...

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Day two, technically.

Just got into the bus - I get my own bunk, and received my tour pass (All Access!), tour handbook, and a tour of the tour bus.

And now it's time to go to bed.

Exit, stage left. Sparks

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Day One

Arrived in Chicago - met the tour manager. He's younger than I expected, not a whole lot older than I am. The flight from Minneapolis to Chicago had what was probably the most unpleasant approach sequence I've ever experienced. Also, one of the flight attendants sounded a LOT like Lori Yat...

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