Knoxville, TN
We got a tremendous rain storm here tonight in Knoxville. It is actually better that Andrea and the kids didn’t drive from Nashville after all. Andrea was sick and it’s hard to take the two autistic boys to the concerts--Jared would want to be on stage playing with the drums and Sean would be in the corner covering his ears. The good news is that Andrea is flying out to our last show in Baltimore to see me and meet with the people from the Autism Society. Part of the drum solo DVD will include the Knoxville solo. My drum student, Drew, and his family, Paul and his family, and Bill & Linda Gnegy all made the drive from Nashville. It was great seeing all of them again.

Louisville, KY
The last time we played Louisville, we played in a beautiful auditorium called the Palace. Also, I had to buy a Louisville Slugger baseball bat for the boys. It was nice to see lots of fans from Nashville who drove up.

Champaign, IL
I remember driving down here from Chicago to the Assembly Hall in Champaign to see the rock band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1972. It was cool to play in the same venue as my rock heroes did. Also, in my rock band, Chameleon used to play the cool college bar, The Red Lion. The lead singer in Chameleon graduated from the University of Illinois here in Champaign.