8 Year UK Tour Anniversary

Eight years ago today, my band Rush Hour Soul embarked on its first tour of the United Kingdom. It was an exhilarating time. Not only did we perform a slate of shows, we had a recording date at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales and a music video to shoot for A Talent For Loving in London.

We played all over the North of England (oop North) in towns like Sheffield, Huddersfield, Barnsley and York. I did the driving on the "other" side of the road. Talk about adventures.

The highlight was a series of shows in Liverpool, including the historic Cavern Club, as a part of the International Pop Overthrow Festival. As a Beatles fanatic, it was incredibly meaningful and moving to play their hometown, trod their streets and to visit their childhood homes.

So many indelible moments that I shared with Bryan and Doug; and Patty and Molly, our touring party. Even as time, space and life has separated the group, that magical season is ours forever. I am thankful for them and I still love them dearly.

I have since returned to the UK to play for friends and fans three more times; and I plan to return in 2015. Thanks to everyone who supported and befriended us on that first and each subsequent visit. You have truly blessed my life and my musical dreams.

If you care to, revisit my blog posts in the Rockwell from 2006. Or dig the short subject doc shot by Will Archer on YouTube that captures just a little of the lunacy of being in a band. We look so young! But I won't wax nostalgic for long. There is new music on the horizon.

Peace & Disco Beats

http://youtu.be/Ao9f_3-BpnY

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