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"Countdown Shows 112-115"

SHOW #112-MAY 30, 2003-Los Angeles, CA- UCLA's Royce Hall

This show didn't go all that great. I think everybody knows that. But the
Singer was in pain (from a foot injury) and tried his best. In retrospect we
probably should have canceled this one.

SHOW #113-MAY 31, 2003-San Francisco, CA- Fillmore Auditorium

This show saved the day, as we were a bit depressed (and tired) from the night
before. Not only that, but we had an 9am flight to S.F. Everyone was a bit
'zombie-like' but we made it through sound check. The show that night was one
of my faves and the Fillmore crowd couldn't have been nicer. After the show,
we all hit some bars right by our hotel. The next day (our day off) i went to
a Giants game with some of my friends from L.A. (Deb and Missy) and also had
some good food right on the bay.

SHOW #114-JUNE 3, 2003-Chicago, Ill- Park West

We flew into Chicago on our day off and arrived at our hotel sometime around
6:30pm. We'd stayed at this particular hotel before and KNEW there was a bar
right down stairs, which was the first place i went once i checked into my
room. The show that night was fabulous, thanks in part to John San Juan doing
the guitar teching for the Singer and to Urge Overkill singer/guitarist, Nash
Kato, helping us out on guitar and vocals on SINGING COWBOY. Also one of the
fun things that night was drinking at a local bar with Cleveland Fritz and
Motown Juliana. We were drinking , i think, Hefeweisens, or something like it.
Fritz was too kind and footed the bill (thanks Fritz!) Afterwards, some
people went to a bar with Nash while others went to that bar at the bottom of
the hotel.

SHOW #115-JUNE 5, 2003-NYC, NY- Town Hall

We flew to NYC on our day off and a bunch of us went to VIRGILS for ribs (off
46th and Broadway, midtown Manhattan) while the others went to JOHN'S PIZZA,
which was off 48th and 7th ave (i think), which wasn't too far from us or the
hotel. Although i thought the Town Hall workers were a bit lazy and, for the
most part, useless, the show came off really well. My buddy, Michael Shelley
was there and and Mike F. did a swell job of getting the beer together (thanks
Mike!) as well as keeping the guitars in tune.

Mike Randle
mike@lovewitharthurlee.com

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