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April 18th 2004

I'm a dummy! I left home without the adapter for my computer so I can't write while we're driving!! And getting on AOL here is not the easiest thing either! But enough complaining……

The weather was nice, we all got some sleep so we are ready for tonight's show. My sister Dawn and two of my brothers, Trevor and Mark arrived so we set out for the little café next to the Storan to relax with a coffee and a sandwich and enjoy the Spring sun for a while.

Then it was time to go and set up and that's when the challenges began. Something happened when the B3 was packed in Helsinki and we found some small but important parts missing!! But our roadies (Mikael and Lennart) were on hand and a miracle was performed… a new part was made and ended up being better than the original!! I told you God is good!
Anyway, sound check was longer than usual as we worked on the "new" song and a few other things and the set list was different too. We'll keep on fine-tuning this until we settle on something that feels right. Right now it looks like this…

OUT OF MY CONTROL
JULY MORNING
GIVE ME A REASON
THE RETURN
THE WIZARD
WHEN EVENING COMES
CRYING
I CLOSE MY EYES
THE LAST DANCE
STEALIN'
EASY LIVING
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LADY IN BLACK…… TELL ME

This show was definitely tighter and in some ways better than the last one and that's a good sign because reaction to the first one has been great!
The audience was smaller but no less enthusiastic and we all felt really good about it afterwards…

Sadly we had to say goodbye to the Hamburgers, the Bumblebees (my family) and a lot of our old and new friends but Petter was back and it was time to leave for Oslo.

I am really enjoying playing in clubs and I love the close "connection" to the audience. It also helps that the audience speaks English… it helps the show to be much more interactive and I can even get away with some of my silly jokes.

All in all there is a definite "party" atmosphere and I hope it stays that way!! It's fun, the way it should be…


Next day...