Post by miss_ing on Jan 25, 2007 18:36:38 GMT
NEWSLETTER: JANUARY, 2007
As I watch snow fall outside from my hotel room onto a quiet street in the "old city" section of Tallinn, Estonia, the coloured lights that are still strung from the recent Christmas holiday reflect upon the soft blanket of whiteness. Apart from a single automobile that slowly passes by, I see no movement from the third floor window. It's -20C. It's 3:22am.
My body clock is completely backwards. Even after staying awake upon arrival just a few days before, I'm back operating on New York time for some strange reason. I've got to sort this out prior to this weekend, as I have the third of 8 sold-out shows this coming Sunday.
I arrived in Estonia this past Thursday for a day of rehearsal before the first 2 performances in the quaint college-town of Tartu. This 125,000 person city combines its historic architecture with cutting-edge technology. The people are warm and most speak English as their second language-- fortunately for me, because I'm a bit rusty on my Estonian. The shows in Tartu went extremely well and it feels great to be performing again! I'll give an update as to the rest of the Estonian shows in the next newsletter.
A few updates and some odds and ends...
I've been spending a good bit of time rehearsing with the band back in New York. Things are sounding great and the new songs are killer in a live setting. I'll be hitting it hard again with the guys when I return to the states.
Many fans have written in requesting that I take a bit of time and blog-- at least while I'm the road to give little updates OF daily happenings. Being that I'm quite poor about getting even a monthly newsletter sent out, I find this a daunting task... Still, I'm gonna give it a go. If you want to subscribe to the blog, I'm going to do it thru my myspace site at myspace.com/tonyvincent . Keep in mind that you need to establish a myspace name for yourself-- which is free and painless. Then just click on "subscribe to this blog" right below the "upcoming shows" section. (It's located mid-way down the right-hand side of the page.)
Also, I want to thank the many of you that attended the SAS gigs this past December. I debuted "Winter" with Spike and the band and was really encouraged by the response! It's always a bit of a nail-biter for me when playing a new song live, but I felt really blessed as to the feedback you showed. So, many many thanks to you all! For those who couldn't make any of the shows, you'll be pleased to find new photos taken by the very talented Mr. Xavier Vila. (http://www.xaviervila.com) You can check them out at www.tonyvincent.com/media/index.php under, you guessed it, "pictures".
Before I wrap this up, I'd also like to thank the many people who sent Christmas wishes this way. I was with my family in New Mexico thru the holidays, so was greeted with them when I got back to the city. I was truly touched and blessed by the things that you wrote. -- Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I think that's it for the moment. Keep spreading the word and don't forget to check out my attempt to blog on myspace.com. Until next time...
Always,
Tony Vincent
As I watch snow fall outside from my hotel room onto a quiet street in the "old city" section of Tallinn, Estonia, the coloured lights that are still strung from the recent Christmas holiday reflect upon the soft blanket of whiteness. Apart from a single automobile that slowly passes by, I see no movement from the third floor window. It's -20C. It's 3:22am.
My body clock is completely backwards. Even after staying awake upon arrival just a few days before, I'm back operating on New York time for some strange reason. I've got to sort this out prior to this weekend, as I have the third of 8 sold-out shows this coming Sunday.
I arrived in Estonia this past Thursday for a day of rehearsal before the first 2 performances in the quaint college-town of Tartu. This 125,000 person city combines its historic architecture with cutting-edge technology. The people are warm and most speak English as their second language-- fortunately for me, because I'm a bit rusty on my Estonian. The shows in Tartu went extremely well and it feels great to be performing again! I'll give an update as to the rest of the Estonian shows in the next newsletter.
A few updates and some odds and ends...
I've been spending a good bit of time rehearsing with the band back in New York. Things are sounding great and the new songs are killer in a live setting. I'll be hitting it hard again with the guys when I return to the states.
Many fans have written in requesting that I take a bit of time and blog-- at least while I'm the road to give little updates OF daily happenings. Being that I'm quite poor about getting even a monthly newsletter sent out, I find this a daunting task... Still, I'm gonna give it a go. If you want to subscribe to the blog, I'm going to do it thru my myspace site at myspace.com/tonyvincent . Keep in mind that you need to establish a myspace name for yourself-- which is free and painless. Then just click on "subscribe to this blog" right below the "upcoming shows" section. (It's located mid-way down the right-hand side of the page.)
Also, I want to thank the many of you that attended the SAS gigs this past December. I debuted "Winter" with Spike and the band and was really encouraged by the response! It's always a bit of a nail-biter for me when playing a new song live, but I felt really blessed as to the feedback you showed. So, many many thanks to you all! For those who couldn't make any of the shows, you'll be pleased to find new photos taken by the very talented Mr. Xavier Vila. (http://www.xaviervila.com) You can check them out at www.tonyvincent.com/media/index.php under, you guessed it, "pictures".
Before I wrap this up, I'd also like to thank the many people who sent Christmas wishes this way. I was with my family in New Mexico thru the holidays, so was greeted with them when I got back to the city. I was truly touched and blessed by the things that you wrote. -- Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I think that's it for the moment. Keep spreading the word and don't forget to check out my attempt to blog on myspace.com. Until next time...
Always,
Tony Vincent
dear Tony!!
A blog eh! *is getting excited*. Good news about the band and very nice pics. 