Mike Randle’s Blog 2002
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THE EUROPIAN TOUR DIARIES
–USA, The Beginning–
SPACELAND, April 2 2002
News From London April 11 2002
Back To The Studio April 16 2002
LOVE fans, unite! April 26 2002
LOVE is more than words May 4 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Denmark–
Odense, The Everlasting First May 9 2002
The Beautiful Danish People May 17 2002 + Photo
“Denmark Rocks and goes home” May 18 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Sweden & Norway–
“What day off? You gotta rehearse!!!!” May 21 2002
The Scandic LOVE Experience May 23 2002
A Typical Day On The Road May 24 2002
Would the last band member in Sweden please turn out the lights?” May 25 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Germany–
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Holland–
Utrecht Rocks! May 28 2002 – Including photos – The Freedom Man’s Review
…And Arthur Lee On The Sing! May 29 2002–Including photo’s–
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Spain–
“Vino tinto, Chatis Y Rock n Roll en Barcelona and Valencia!”June 1 2002 + Review
Madrid, Ingrid and the art of stumbling back to the hotel at 3am June 2 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from the UK–
Maybe Madrid Would Be the Times (or Between Edinburgh and Glasgow) June 3 2002
“Are you sure this ain’t still a Stable?” Milton Keynes Thursday 6th June 2002
Brighton Rocks June 7 2002 +Photo
“A day off in Brighton” June 8 2002
“Southampton, rain, the cold, more bad food and more kick ass Rock n Roll” June 9 2002
“Premiere Dodgy Moldy Lodge” June 9 2002 +Scully Diary
“Moonchesta, soo mauch to unsuh four, lad!” June 11 2002
“You don’t have to be a Def Leppard fan to Like Sheffield (but it wouldn’t hurt!)” June 12 2002
“Lonely Sheffield, Manchester Whores and One Heck of a Curry” June 15 2002
“Does Anybody Remember Laughter?” June 15 2002
The Queen Liz Experience 14th June 2002 —Scull’s Diary
Arthur Lee Makes Lots of Friends In Dublin 16th June 2002—Scull’s Diary
“The last 3 shows, well, kinda! June 19 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from York–
“I toured with Arthur Lee for 6 weeks and all I got was this lousy T-shirt” June 23 2002
THE PRE-USA TOUR DIARIES
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from York–
“The Diary speaks back” June 24 2002
“The fans sound off” June 25 2002
“Old York, Old York” June 26 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Denmark–
“Copenhagen, Hallo again!” June 29 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Los Angeles–
“Copenhagen, Roskilde and who needs a bartender when you have Bent?”
“NO BUMMER THIS SUMMER! July 2 2002”
“Dear Mike” July 3 2002
“No Bummer this Summer; part deux” July 4 2002
“Good to be home, but no jammin’ with JAZZMAN” July 6 2002
“Chapple can fix it” July 9 2002
“Back in the USA” July 11 2002
“Blame it on Nancy” July 13 2002
“Portland Rolls it’s sleeves up” July 16 2002
“Clubs, Economics and Baseball” July 16 2002
“All we know is the yellow line & the Cracker Barrell” July 20 2002
“I’ve Been Here Once……….” July 23 2002
THE USA TOUR DIARIES
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from San Francisco—
“Day 1: San Francisco” July 24 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Eugene—
“Day 2: SF To Eugene” July 26 2002
“Day 3: Eugene, Or.” July 26 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Portland—
“Day 4; eugene to portland/the show” July 28 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries concerning Vancouver! + Seattle—
“Day 5: Vancouver blues” July 28 2002
“Day 6: Chillin’ in Bellingham, Wa.” July 28 2002
“Day 6/part 2: 80 miles to Seattle, ya’ll” July 29 2002
“Day 6/part 3: your money’s worth” July 28 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries between Seattle and Minneapolis—
“Day 7, part 1: almost to Idaho” July 29 2002
“Day 7, part 2: BLAME CANADA” July 29 2002
“Day 7, part 3: BOZEMAN, MONTANA, BEER AND PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA” July 29 2002
“Day 8, part 1: Cracker Barrel experience in Montana” July 30 2002
“Day 8: part 2, Favorite Guitarists, Physics, and that guy who keeps yelling 7 & 7 IS after we’ve already played it.” July 30 2002
“Day 8: part 3; Are we still in Fargo? You betcha!!!” July 30 2002
“Day 9, Part 1: The perfect storm, fargoo doughnaughts and getting out of North Dakota in the nick of time.” July 31 2002
“Day 9, part 2: it’s hard to stop the LOVE train, esp. in Minneapolis.” August 1 2002
“Day 10: 92F(at 11pm) in Chicago, but at least the beer is cold.” August 2 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Chicago—
“Day 11, part 1 Chicago never sleeps” August 2 2002
“A message on Day 11” August 2 2002
“Day 11, part 3 (or pt. 4?) Chicago rocks and federal express comes thru!!!” August 3 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Detroit—
“Day 12: Motor City rocks like it’s no tomorrow” August 4 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Cleveland—
“Day 13: Cleveland Rocks” August 5 2002
“Day 14, Part 1: HELLO CLEVELAND!” August 5 2002
“Day 14, part 2: Don’t go see ‘SIGNS’!!!” August 6 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries from Buffalo To New York—
“Day 15; Can’t believe I ate all those Buffalo Wings…”
August 7 2002 “Day 16, Part 1: Adios, Buffalo New York.” August 7 2002
“Day 16, part 2: New York State of mind” August 8 2002
Day 16, part 3: Middle East grub is a go…” August 8 2002
“Day 17, part 1; Boston, where everybody knows your name…” August 8 2002
“Day 17,part 2:Poolside, Swarmas jimmy riggin’ the Hotel TV.” August 9 2002
“Day 17, part 3: Boston fans show their appreciation…” August 9 2002
“Day 18 A Day ooff in Bauwstun” August 10 2002
“Day 19: August in August in NYC!” August 11 2002
“Day 20: our 2nd sold out show and our best show of the tour.” August 15 2002
–Mike Randle’s Diaries direction Philadelphia and behond—
“Day 21: The city of Brotherly LOVE.” August 15 2002
“Day 22: from Philly,PA to Columbus, OH.” August 15 2002
“Day 23, part 1: got them thar early morning blues, mama…” August 16 2002
“Day 23, part 2: almost to Indiana, avoiding Smokey and Cracker Barrel delivers the goods…” August 16 2002
“Day 24, part 1:”Kansas City and beyond” August 16 2002
“Day 24, part 2: Sorry Toto, but we’re STILL in Kansas…” August 16 2002
“Day 24,part 3: Official Red Neck Rant,…” August 16 2002
“Day 24, part 4: I love kansas….. FROM MY REAR VIEW MIRROR!” August 16 2002
“Day 25/part 1: the beautiful rockies calleth” August 17 2002
“Day 25,part 2: Maybe these Mormons have a point…” August 17 2002
“Day 26/part 1: Please don’t say that word, Buffet…” August 17 2002
“Day 26, part 2; Open up those Golden Gates, California here we come…” August 17 2002
SUMMER EUROPE TOUR DIARIES
“Dirty Metal Kids-1, PIRATE-0” August 19 2002
“What the world is really concerned with…” August 20 2002
“WITH FOOD THIS BAD WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?” August 27 2002
“Get back to work, Mike Randle, you lazy F*ck!” August 27 2002
Bandy & Lemonade Baby …. LOVE At The Cantebury Festival. By Mel Cicero. August 27 2002
“Stupid and drunk at 4am…” August 27 2002
Arthur Leeds!!! August 28 2002, By Martyn Samuels.
Leeds and Northwards August 29 2002
“Aug 31 diary; I’m sick!” August 31 2002
SEPTEMBER
“How About You Set The Scene?” Sept 2 2002
Good Food, Good Health And Sunshine In Bristol” September 4 2002
“For a 58 year old guy he is sex on legs.” Sept 6 2002
“Holidays In Agistri” Sept 8 2002
“I want to be Loved by You” Sept 10 2002
Goodbye Athens, Thank You Love Fans And let’s Love One Another For A Change Sept 11 2002
“Move over Premiere Lodge, Now there’s something DODGIER!” Sept 13 2002
“Fever Pitch, but better” Sept 17 2002
“Music tonight!” Sept 19 2002
“WONDERMINTS are go! Sept. 24 2002”
“How I wish it would rain!!!! Sept 25 2002”
OCTOBER
“Maybe the LA people would be the times?” Oct 1 2002 + Review
“Am I a bad guy, or do these people suck or what?” Oct 3 2002
“The FOREVER CHANGES train is-a-rollin’…got yer ticket and WHERE THE HECK IS SCULLY??” Oct 4 2002
“LOVE vanity plates” Oct 10 2002
“The Diary returns from a much needed holiday! Oct 14 2002”
“Is this trip REALLY neccessary, America?” Oct 15 2002
“LAX-cons” 16 Oct 2002
“A stroll around Main street Oct 17 2002”
“Never forget the important things in Life Oct 17 2002”
“Scottish Keith is coming to San Francisco, hide the sheep, uh…I mean BOOZE!” Oct 19 2002
“Dear Mike, what are your favorite things? Oct 20 2002”
“Extra Biscuits, please” Oct 22 2002
“Regime change NOW! Oct 23 2002”
“Forever Changes, all the rage…” Oct 25 2002
“The WORST meals I ever ate on the road…” Oct 26 2002
“2003 is gonna be a busy year…” Oct 27 2002
“Sometimes even I get a bit goofy…” Oct 28 2002
“On Halloween, nothing scares me more than this place!” Oct 30, 2002
NOVEMBER
“Team LOVE” November 4, 2002
“Notes on the back of a Taco Bell Menu…” November 6, 2002
“An open letter to Winona Ryder” November 8, 2002
“Any Scorpios in the house?” November 13, 2002
“Coming soon, to a town near you” November 19, 2002
“Let’s pull the plug on this MOVIE before it’s too late…” November 19, 2002
“Time to let the music do the talkin'” November 26, 2002
DECEMBER
“Forever Changes… hut hut Hike!” December 1, 2002
“35 days till blast off!” December 4, 2002
“… And the award goes to…” December 5, 2002
“We both could use some real back-up” Dec 17, 2002
“Start spreading the news” Dec 19, 2002
“No business like show business” Dec 20, 2002
Review December 21, 2002 Warsaw from Christina Crocker
“Blasphemous Rumour” Dec 23, 2002
“A CHRISTMAS POEM” Dec 24, 2002 including Fan Pix!!
“You don’t know Jackshit” Dec 28, 2002
“Auld lang Syne” Dec 31, 2002
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