Next up we were off to Ypsilanti (Near Detroit) for a day off in the middle of bloody nowhere. Today was also the first day of the "Killers Crew Weight Loss Challenge". Basically a couple of us were feeling a little portly after the Christmas gorging so we had a weigh in in Chicago and whoever loses the biggest precentage of their original weight by the end of Australia in April will win the pot of $350. Ok so the winner has to take everyone out for dinner in Phoenix once the American tour restarts. So after the weigh in I was surprised to see i was already 10 pounds lighter than i though i was. It is quuite funny now to see us all thinking twice about what to eat and drink and everyone is trying to make the others fall into temptation by leaving desserts and cakes strewn around their work areas. Fun and games all round, some people are talking about last minute colonic irrigations to help them win but i think i'd rather not win somehow.
Anywho, our day off was spent in the freezing cold Ypsilanti area with nothing but a Cvs and a Big Boy Burger joint for company.
Check out the ice hanging off the hotel.
I did notice that there must be some really tall players at this college, just check out the height of the hand driers in the locker rooms. I thought these things were normally hung around chest height. Bear in mind Matt is almost 6 Feet tall.
Today was a day of changes in the show, for the first time we were able to install the side ramps to the stage.
It was also the last day for one of the videos we were using for 'Read My Mind'. Unfortunately the low resolution of the screen didnt really lend iteslf to this particular piece of video content.
Next day we were off across the border for a show at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Today was an unusual day as i had to do an interview for Professional Light & Sound magazine. Always a strange thing to talk about the design elements of a show and the photos are always cheesy ones posed in front of the desk. Such as this one.....
I did prefer this one though.
But anyway i'm sure i'll post the self indulgent trite once it is published in the coming months.
Anyway, apparently there was a show in there somewhere.
Next day we were off to New York for a day off in one of favourite cities. Our show here was at the world famous Madison Square Garden.
I always forget how big the MSG scoreboard is until they bring it down to the ground level.
After a rocking New York show as always we were off to Boston the next day for a show at the Agganis Arena. I did have a hard time convincing a couple of over zealous fans who were hanging around outside the venue trying to meet the band. They were hanging around the crew buses and didnt believe me when i told them that it wasnt the bands bus.
I can kind of see their point, i mean look at our buses(above)...now look at the bands bus (below)
Our drivers were able to get to a carwash i guess eh!!
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