Milwaukee
Well, we flew from Chicago to Milwaukee, which took about 5 minutes. I barely had time to crack open a magazine when it was time to land – and there certainly was no time for beverage service, which is the whole point of traveling by plane. I was sad.
Last night at the House of Blues was fun, though the space was not really optimized for full-on Coulton army maneuvers. Directly in front of the stage were a bunch of dinner tables, and honestly a lot of those people looked like they just wanted to eat their fried catfish caesar salads and be left alone. Everyone else was crammed in along the side of the room next to the bar where they could sometimes kind of catch a glimpse of me if they leaned out past the big wooden posts in their way. Ah well, I’m not that pretty anyway. Thanks to everyone who came out, and thanks to Paul and Storm for joining me on First of May – I love it with the extra vox.
And before that, our show at Second City was a blast. That crowd was ready to party, and so loud and giggly. John drank a little too much Jeppson’s Malort – while on stage! It was crazy town!
Tonight John and I will rauk Milwaukee’s sauks auff at Harry Schwartz (the Bay View store). Tomorrow Ann Arbor, then Philly, then Minneapolis, then a few days in LA over the weekend. Probably the next Coulton show will be in LA on Monday, but I don’t have all the details yet. Soon…
Somewhere in Illinois
Chicago actually. Why is everything so huge here? It’s kind of freaking me out. Also it’s very cold in my room and I can’t make the thermostat work.
John and I did a fun reading at Borders yesterday afternoon – well-attended, plus free hot dogs. Here are some photos from Dan. Tonight we’ve got this free show at Second City at 7 PM, and then at 9:30 I’ll be doing my own thang at the House of Blues Back Porch, to be followed by the charming songsmiths Paul and Storm at 10:15. That sounds to me like enough entertainment to set this city aflame, perhaps sparing only the old water tower and the pumping station. Bring your asbestos suits!
Tomorrow, Milwaukee.
VTAW – WWRY/WATC
Here’s Len’s homage to the original Queen album cover. I didn’t even think about this when I decided to end with this song, but it’s sort of perfect. Thanks for everything Len, it’s been fantastic watching you make all this great stuff over the year – coloring book! And thanks to all the rest of you collaborators – Kerrin, Spiff, The Ill Clan, Ruth, and far too many more to name here. When you think about it, we really ARE the champions.
Thing a Week 52 – We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions
Unbelievably, we are here. Thanks to all of you who sent in hand claps – every one of them is in there. It was very charming how almost all of you apologized for the quality of the recording, and suggested that I just throw it away and forget about it if it was unusable. I have taught you well – always, ALWAYS doubt yourself.
I’m sad and relieved that it’s the end. It’s been a really amazing trip from 1 to 52, and I can’t thank all of you enough for the many different kinds of support you’ve offered me over this last year. If you bought a CD, if you bought a song, if you sent a donation, if you drew a picture, if you made a video, if you stole a song and passed it along to a friend, if you babysat while I recorded vocals, even if you just wrote me to tell me you like the music, you are one of the reasons that this lasted a whole year. The difference between my life then and my life now is enormous, and it’s all because of you. And while the standard rich and famous contract continues to elude me, in the ways that really matter I am filthy, stinking rich.
Thank you.
We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions
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