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08.05.2004 -
Hi everyone!
As you can imagine I am quite frustrated with all these cancellations.
I can assure you no-one is more disappointed than we are, particularly
Sting. We are scheduled to resume the tour in Birmingham on Wednesday
the 12th of May. Fingers crossed! The consolation prize is that I have
had a chance to spend some time with my family. I went to Misty's
birthday party (which she wasn't expecting). Rufus, Otis and Harley
were there. I have also been playing with Pablo. He loves it when I
play guitar to him. Sometimes he tries to climb on it. But I am still
in tour 'mode'. I feel like I am in the fire department just waiting
and ready to go to action.
We had a
strange but fun day in Rotterdam because all the gear was set up for
the show and we knew we weren't going to do the gig. Sting, not being
the idle type, decided to use this as an opportunity to do a rehearsal
but without singing and being where the audience would have been. Some
of you were there to witness what it's like when we rehearse. I am
glad because now you can see the hard work that goes into putting
these shows together. You can see how the songs evolve. The 'audience'
consisted of Corinne Muller, Diana Zeelenberg (I love the watch!),
Gitte Betz, Ingrid Van Lammeren, Jurgen Lakens, Jutta Jondral, Luuk
Schroijen, Lydia Dicorato, Nadia Tortora and last but not least, the
one and only, Peterlein Soels. I was really glad to se you all and
chat with you. I hope you all feel it was worth the trip. It might be
interesting for you to notice all these little changes we made next
time you see the show.
I am going to
Italy tomorrow (Monday, 10th) for Shapes promotion. It seems the album
is doing really well there! I will be going with my friend and pianist
Mike Lindup who used to be in Level 42. He came to Sweden with me.
He's a great musician with sensitive ears. I suppose he is now part of
the 'Dominic Miller Orchestra'. We are doing a TV show and some radio.
We will also be doing a gig. More details will be on the website. Then
I will fly directly to Birmingham for the Sting show...hopefully...
I will be
recording some guitar duets with Kaori Muraji soon. She is a fantastic
classical guitarist from Japan who is also on the Decca label. This is
going to be an exciting project. I think you will enjoy it. I will be
doing a small showcase in Paris (Le Reservoir) on the 27th of May at
11pm. More details are on the news page.
Finally, I
wish you all the very best and look forward to seeing you soon,
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