Tour Some More

So, I'm back in it. The last Strokes tour of 2006 is one show deep with a month to go. We had our first gig at the new V Festival in Toronto. The V Fests have been happening in England for a while now and are sponsored by Virgin. This year they've tried to bring them across the pond with fests in Toronto and Baltimore. The Toronto one was on Olympic Island which meant boats. The site was actually a really nice spot for a festival but the organization was iffy at best and it made for some tricky logistics. It all came off though and despite most of the band and some of the crew suffering the effects of some sort of intestinal distress brought home from Mexico (it's never a good sign when there's discussion of getting Pedialite on the dressing room rider), the Strokes did their best and managed to pull it off. The Raconteurs followed and were as good as I've seen them. We then jockeyed for position on the pontoon craft that was shuttling us across the lake, got on our lovely new bus and set off for Boston. So here I sit in a Holiday Inn in Somerville. All that's on TV is Sept. 11th tributes/exploitations. I was actually at my mom's near Boston on Sept. 11th so it's a bit strange that 5 years later I happen to be back here and seeing my mom tonight. Oh, let's marvel at the synchronicity! Anyway, while I pretty much can't wait to get this tour over with and get back home to SF, here's hoping it's a good one...

King of All Virgins, Richard Branson, greets the masses on a Harley...

Seems to lose something riding in on the back with a small woman driving.

The Toronto skyline from the lake...
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