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Innocent Criminal – David Leach, during soundcheck at RIMAC Arena.

Innocent Criminal – Dean Butterworth mid-show at the House of Blues.

Alice Millar Chapel is as welcoming as it is beautiful,
to any faith or creed.

Vilar de Mouros is one of the more beautiful locations in Europe
to attend a music festival. Better yet, Caminha might be
one of the loveliest places on Earth, because
its inhabitantly uninhabitanted.

The Experience Music Project in Seattle should be
a proper stop for anyone interested music or recording.
And while Cleveland’s Rock n Roll Hall of Fame is great,
the EMP just feels a little bit better.

Newbury Castle, or is it Berkshire County Castle?
Others deem it part of the Hamstead Marshall Castles?
There seems to be a disagreement presently in regards to the origin
and ownership of this stronghold.

Today, the 26th of January, is Australia Day,
and while the day is complete Down Under,
it’s just beginning here in the USA.

Australia is one of the greatest places on Earth;
For the people, places and pace.
The energy there is like none other, except for maybe New Zealand,
but the two are so very different.
Australians just don’t have the “hang ups” that most Americans have -
so it makes it a much more relaxed place to be.

But like the Native Americans, the Aborigine have had it horrible
since the arrival of the white man. So while I sing the praises of Australia,
I am also concerned about the serious issues pertaining to this beauiful place.

The pictures above are from Lake George, the Blue Mountains,
and Wadonga

Have you ever heard of this band Phoenix?
They are from Paris, yet sing in english,
and are very difficult to categorize.

I first heard them last Summer in Europe during festival season,
and while they had a song in “Lost in Translation,”
I was late catching on.
By chance, I ran into my friend Bob in Nuerburg, Germany,
and he was now their sound man/producer/tour manager guy.
Well, he gave me a call in December to let me know they
were coming to Chicago for a gig at the Double Door.
Seeing this band in front of festival crowds was fun -
in a small bar in Chicago, it was off the hook.
They have two full length releases : United and Alphabetical,
as well as some import live stuff.

A look inside the Dome of Royal Albert Hall –

Say hello to Bob -
He’s our local neighborhood alley cat -
who makes himself at home just about anywhere and everywhere.
Well nourished he is, yet his nicked ears tell the story
of many street fights. If Bob only knew he was on the internet………
………or what the internet is.