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• I'm Alive

  Sorry I've been so scarce. Since getting back from SW Asia I temporarily traded by journal time for songwriting time. I've been getting up at 7am almost every morning t…

  Aug 16, 2007

   

• Tour Manager's Blog - Day 21

  It's always nice to avoid an international incident. We were invited to get up at 0600 and go to the bridge to watch a test firing of one of the ship's defensive weapon…

  Jul 19, 2007

   

• Tour Manager's Blog - Day 20

  Reveille Reveille! 0600, the ship says time to wake up. Ouch. Everyone up for breakfast, then an awesome tour of the ship. The Foc'sle, The Bridge, CIC, ATO, the LCACs…

  Jul 19, 2007

   

• Heading Home

  Leaving on a midnight plane to Georgia. Isn't that how the song goes? Ha ha! That's right. Today is the day that we finally head home after what has been one of the mos…

  Jul 19, 2007

   

• Tour Manager's Blog - Day 18

  Looks like we're coming down the home stretch. This morning we had a pretty early call to head out to the APOD Kuwait to catch yet another C-130, this time to Bahrain.…

  Jul 18, 2007

   

• Tour Manager's Blog - Day 19

  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL POSTS ARE 2-3 DAYS BEHIND. Today's the day we head out to sea. Our choppers are pushed back a little bit, so we head to the Bahrain airport ar…

  Jul 18, 2007

   

• Tour Manager's Blog - Day 17

  Another travel day, time for us to start working our way back as we're coming down the home stretch. This morning we got a nice Marine wakeup call - "Get Up, it's 7 am…

  Jul 15, 2007

   

• Tour Manager's Blog - Day 14

  Sunrise over Ramadi. I've tried to be objective about the band's travels and what's been going on, but I have to get a little personal here. Today is my birthday, and…

  Jul 14, 2007

   

• Post Iraq

  Iraq is now a very fond memory as I type this from the executive lounge of a very nice hotel in Kuwait. While civilization is nice, I almost feel guilty being in such a…

  Jul 14, 2007

   

• Tour Manager's Blog - Day 15

  Al Asad is massive. This was a former Iranian air force base, so all of the buildings and structures were already there, most built by a Yugoslavian company. Today we…

  Jul 14, 2007