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From: Kulick.net Hello everyone. Just back from Australia and it was amazing! This country is just so cool. ESP (ERIC SINGER, John Corabi, Chuck Garric and myself), had two sold out shows down under and I want to thank all the fans and friends who came out to support us in Melbourne and Sydney. We arrived early on a Tuesday morning after leaving on Easter Sunday. You cross the international date line so it takes like two days to get there. The weather was awesome. Our promoters from RIOT distributors where there with my old friend Paul Drennan. Paul has been in my band when I have gone solo and now has a band called Six Hours. We all hung out in cafes till the hotel rooms were ready. St Kilda in Melbourne is a hip kind of Melrose Ave hang, and the cafes and people are very cool to see. Got acquainted with the rooms finally, and then off to do interviews and some window shopping, and then a great dinner on Chapel St to discuss the schedule etc. We all felt right at home in Melbourne. Next day of course was the show, and I up early to take a walk and enjoy the city. Sound check was long, as we all had to check out the gear we were using, and soon it was show time. The crowd was great, a few drank too much, but all in all what an amazing evening. We did a long meet and greet afterwards and I sold many of the KISS forever DVD's that night. Our show was tight and we felt really strong on stage even though we were quite jet lagged.
Off to Sydney in the morning, a travel day. We all got rest that afternoon, and I have to say that as cool as Melbourne is, Sydney is like the NYC of Australia. What an exciting place. We stayed in the heart of the city, so everything was nearby. After loads of sleep, had a great morning walking around and shopping for stuff to take home. The club was not far at all, and the crowd was extremely into the set and the music we played. I sadly broke a string during the beginning of the set, and that got me upset. Those of you that know me well know I hate that, but I played this guitar so hard in Melbourne I should of changed the damn strings. We had a nice day off on Saturday so I got to say goodbye to our support band Six Hours, whom I jammed a song with each night, and get some more rest and shopping. Coolest item, a Beatles in Australia book that was about their first tour, which is interesting as they had a replacement drummer for Ringo when he fell ill. Jimmy Nichol was his name. We all went to dinner at Darling Habour which is an incredible place. Too hard to describe. A harbour with lights and restaurants, buildings, clubs and the place was just electric. So thanks to John and Micheal from RIOT and Alliance Touring for the great work on bringing us down under, and of course the help from Paul and Six Hours and all our friends and fans who make the LONG trip very worth while. Look at the fan with the Tattoos of me and Eric on his arm! Unreal dedication these KISS fans! Back safe and sound and had a few days to recuperate, and then GFR did a cool corporate show for some airline people in Phoenix. Had a great show, but sadly I lost a guitar. The backline company isnt sure what happened, but they promised to replace it. Japanese ESP guitar called a Snapper. Well I guess we can make a few jokes right here, but never mind.
A month ago Grand Funk had the pleasure to be invited to play at a huge NASCAR event in downtown Ft Worth, Texas. The stars of NASCAR were going to be around, and of course it was tied into the big race at the speedway just out of town. We had a great soundcheck. The city was really crowded with fans and I got to take these pix right after we were done with our getting levels etc. An hour later the wind kicks up something fierce and guess what? They had to cancel the event. We were quite disappointed, but the Chevy Thunder event was too dangerous in that wind. Texas can be brutal like that, we all know how that can go. Grand Funk have lots of dates coming in, and I am proud to say we will be playing ALL over the states. We have some new GFR songs to play, so come out and check out the website when you can. www.grandfunkrailroad.com Regarding the new solo disc of mine, things are going great. Been doing some demos that a few friends feel are the best of Bruce, so that feels wonderful for sure. Also ESP was recorded live in Japan this past Feb. and we will be getting that mixed very soon. Very exciting performances and I am happy we got this captured. Eric and I playing together is always powerful, and add Corabi and Chuck and you have quite a band to say the least. More info coming. See you all this summer and remember the big KISS Expo this weekend in New Jersey of course! |
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