Blarney Stone - Craziness -Little Sleep - Acoustic...What???
Last night we played the last band-date in Japan at the Blarney Stone in Osaka. When my agent said he booked this date, I was a little confused. Would a pub crowd be open to original music? Would things devolve into a drunken bar brawl? I am happy to say that none of that happened. What did happen was a party started from the first song with the entire audience dancing in front of the stage. To make things more interesting is they were having a Halloween bash so people were arriving in all kinds of wild regalia. I lost count after four encores at the shows end and we had so much fun we stuck around till the early morning hours visiting. I knew I had an afternoon solo show so I needed to get some sleep. The solo at a cool cofee house called Gazebo show kicked off the release of my new album "Living in the Acoustic Projects" to the Japanese market. Everything went well and the reception to the new material was gratifying. After that it was off to the bullet train for a two-hour ride to Fuji where we intend on climbing Mt Fuji in the morning before heading to Tokyo and back home to the states. One last thing, I received an email that my dear friend and old songwriting partner Phil Platten is in a hospice with cancer and is not expected to make it beyond a couple of days. I called from here and spoke to him and told him that I sung our song "Putting Out a Fire on a Burning Bridge" today to which he said, "Don't ever put out that fire Rick". Please pray for Phil and his family. peace Rick
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