Asheville is a really nice place and the concert there went great. Following the gruelling few days we'd had I came up with the bright idea of throwing a thank you party for the orchestra who are after all playing every concert. I mean I am too but I felt that it would be great for morale. Myself and Frank Cassidy bought $200 worth of beer and wine and we bought $100 dollars worth of pizza!!!!! The orchestra loved it and I think it made them really appreciative of the effort!!!

Here's a load of snaps of the party......































The other good thing for morale was that the following day we were all off!!!!
And it was superbowl day!!! We had some great steak and watched the game. Here's me with Jim our bus driver. He's a great guy. Originally from Liverpool, he's been here for years, and he's just a really cool guy.









Yesterday we played one of the biggest halls I've ever been in. The Bob Jones university in Greenville South Carolina is actually where Ian Paisley came to prominence! The hall which was called the...wait for it......"The Founders memorial Amihitorium".....which is a real mouthful, seated 7000 and the concert was full, with students of the university who were compelled to attend!!!! When I walked out to make the pre-concert announcement I got genuinely shocked by the sheer volume of people!!!! Didn't fumble the name of the hall though.





Hopefully the pictures do it justice.