I arrived at the Pier three hours before the concert started and was second in line. Steve joined me soon after. We were there in time to listen to the soundcheck and peek over the fence to watch. I had made a new shirt, special for the Seattle concert, so we chatted with a lot of people in line about the shirts.

Approximately 15 minutes before the gates were opened, I had decided to poke my head through an opening in the gate ... great timing ... John Regan was walking by! He looked over at me and we waved at each other (what a great guy!). Next thing I know, Steve and I hear someone behind us say, "Hey, nice shirts!" We turn around and it's John and Mark (Peter's guitar tech) standing on the sidewalk along the street. They had walked outside the venue and out to the entrance gates. I was shocked to see them out there and really shocked that they were trying to get my attention. I immediately asked John if Peter received his signed shirt from all of us in the fanclub. He didn't know, but loved the shirt I had on and Steve's hat. They kept saying "Peter must see these shirts and hat." (Steve had on the FRAMPTON FLOAT shirt I had made for the Detroit picnic). Steve then took his hat off and gave it to John. John was so pleased. It's the hat Steve has on in the photo that Tyna put on her Framptroit webpage.

Anyway, Mark then tells us to look for him once we get inside and he'll get us backstage guest passes. They leave and the next thing we know John is back again and this time he brought Bob Mayo with him to check out the shirts! WOW! Now I'm really floating, more like in a daze. They shake our hands and ask us our names. John asked if he could pay me to make him a sweatshirt just like my t-shirt for himself. I laughed and told him "Trust me, this one's on me!" He asked for my business card, we all talked for about 5 minutes and they went back inside.

The gates finally opened up and we get front row, my seat was directly in front of Peter's mic. A security lady brought us our passes ... they looked just like the ones we all received in Detroit except they were black and said "Guest" instead of "Meet & Greet". At one point Mark came out on stage to the edge and asked me if we received our passes yet, I held them up and he smiled back. While waiting for things to get started we had the pleasure of meeting Jim, one of Peter's sound tech's (he works mostly with the drums). He introduced himself and was inquiring about getting shirts made for the crew.

Finally Eric and the boys started up and, of course, we too had our share of freaks! A real nut went up front and displayed her dance moves and entertained the band with her version of how to seduce a candy sucker! The boys loved it and the crowd got a good laugh until security removed her. Eric and the boys sounded GREAT and Seattle loved them!

Now it was time for Peter. It was nice to see Peter and the boys much more relaxed here than in Detroit. John and Bob spotted Steve and me right away and acknowledged us. By the time they hit the third song, everyone from the back had made their way to the front and it looked like the 70's all over again. Peter did his normal line up and rocked the Pier!

Steve and I were escorted backstage to the band's lounge room. Peter was busy, of course, with the venue people. Bob, John and Chad were all kicking back when we arrived. They offered us food and drinks, which we, of course, accepted. We spent almost an hour with the boys while Peter finished up business. We felt pretty special by now because no one else was allowed in except a couple of John's friends. It was so cool being allowed to spend that much personal time with the guys, watching everything go on and hearing some cool inside info that we probably shouldn't have heard. We met several different people while hanging out and really liked Peter's tour bus driver (nice guy).

I had brought the FRAMPTROIT 1999 shirt backstage (the one I wore in Detroit to the soundcheck, just like Peter's). Bob, John and Chad all signed it along with Steve's FRAMPTON FLOAT shirt that he was wearing.

I did want to tell you one thing John mentioned to us that I thought was so sweet. John said that he was very touched by the large white rose that Betty Ann had given to him in Detroit and that no one had ever done anything like that for him before. I thought you might enjoy knowing how special you made him feel. John also mentioned that he would really like to get on the computer and start reading the message board. We quickly warned him to be prepared, especially about Tyna and Roseanne (just kidding you two!).

Peter finally finished with business and grabbed a glass of wine and John introduced us. Peter loved the shirts, I told him about his shirt, he said he hadn't seen it yet. We chatted for about 10 minutes and he mentioned that they were working on changing his website and that he would be interested in using my stuff to sell on it. Peter asked for info on how to contact me and I gave him more business cards. Peter then signed both of our ticket stubs and the two shirts. By now, Peter and the boys were being rushed to head for the hotel. Steve and I were alone in the dressing room, so we gathered up our stuff and found our way back to the front of the stage. The place was cleared out and as we walked in front of the stage, the crew yelled "see you guys in Idaho!" How funny! We were starting to feel like a couple of groupies. As we left the venue, we walked by a huge group of people all waiting for Peter to come out. They were going to wait a long time because Peter and the boys had loaded up in a vehicle with tinted windows and had left already. Steve and I watched them get in while we were leaving the dressing room.

While backstage, we also met Chuck, Peter's tour manager. He's the gentleman in the vest that brought us all our Meet & Greet passes in Detroit. Anway, he invited us to come backstage to the Sandpoint concert because cameras were not allowed in the Seattle venue. So we weren't able to get any photos with Peter backstage. We were taking Steve's daughter to the Sandpoint concert for her birthday and Chuck said we could get a family portrait with Peter!

So, the rain held out and what a beautiful night it was in Seattle. I don't remember getting much sleep that night!