Last Night + Today

Awesome show last night. Had a wonderful time and the crowd was amazing. I'm really looking forward to playing at the Mountain Winery again.

Today for our afternoon show, I was in direct sunlight for the entire set. Towards the end of the show a very kind fan handed me a chilled glass of champagne. I took a sip and thought, that hit the spot!

All set for the show tonight

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We're all set for the show. I'm sipping on a glass of wine from the winery and it's great. Everyone is sitting down for dinner and they should be opening doors any time now.

Sound check at the Mountian Winery

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Here is the view from my seat at sound check today. Very much looking forward to performing tonight. Beautiful setting.

Ottmar gives greetings to all during ride on golf cart

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This afternoon at the Mountain Winery we rode golf carts back 'n forth from the venue to the bus.

After Show - Newport Beach

Riding on the bus heading up to the mountain winery sipping on a Stella. Had a nice evening tonight playing and spending time with friends. It was very moist tonight and looked like a thick layer of fog was on it's way in. I went to pick up my electric guitar during the show and the back of the neck was wet. Trying to keep my guitar in tune was a good challenge tonight. Ottmar almost popped a string off because of the moisture. Over all the show went great and it seemed like no one in the audience noticed as they were clapping along tapping their feet. I could see people grooving to the tunes way in the back up in the balconies. We were able to keep things under control and have a great show.

This afternoon in Newport Beach

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Getting ready for the show tonight.

Enjoying the beautiful weather and sending text messages to a new site OL showed me called twitter. Going walk over to the stage and practice my guitar for a bit and make sure my gear is in order.

Some great friends of mine are coming to visit and see the show. Jason Shapiro, who played percussion on my first album, Chris Torrey and James Brummett. All helped immensly on that project and did a wonderful job. Really happy they're coming to see the show tonight.

Soho music club

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Took this pic yesterday during sound check.

Day Off - Santa Barbara

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It's great to be back in Santa Barbara. Took a walk down to the ocean and grabbed a bit to eat. Great town to be in for a few days off!

Las Vegas

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Back to the Boulder Station Casino. Great crowd tonight. After our oncore we walked off stage thinking we were finished and the crowed demanded that we come back out and play one more song.

Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, AZ

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Took this picture of the Celebrity Theater before sound check.

A good time was had by all! This is where the famous picture was taken for Gossip Magazine, haha. If you haven't seen this picture yet, you must dig it. Also took a few pictures with Ottmar and fans before the show. I had a lot of fun playing here.