Blog time again.  Time is really flying here in USA.   It is not warm in Florida,  but then again I suppose the people in DC would be very glad of temperatures of 60F to 65F.

Didn’t travel too much since my return but I am just back after spending 5 days in Pensacola with Bill and Kate Isles.   We had a really nice time there and I am so much looking forward to touring with them this Summer.  They will be touring in May and August.   Bill is a wonderful singer/songwriter and Kate and himself do a really lovely stage show.  Pensacola is a beautiful town.  I have driven past many times but it was lovely to spend some time there.  Their beaches are perhaps the best in Florida.   I visited the Naval Museum and Fort Pickins,  so I kept myself very busy there.

I have started working on booking artists for next year and I must say I am very excited by my first two projects.  I cannot name them but I can say that I am hoping to work with a singer/songwriter who I consider the best in USA.  Another project is with a nationally known bluegrass band.   We will see soon how they work out.

I am now getting ready for Folk Alliance where i hope to do a bit of business as well as enjoy 5 days of wall to wall music,  16 hours each day,  if I have the stamina to do it.   I am so much looking forward to seeing John Spillane there.  I am sure he will go down very well.  I then go on tour with him for over two weeks.   I will write about the tour in my next blog.

I am going to post a poem,  which is one of 6 that a lady Mary Beth Watt wrote.  She travelled with Gerry Dignan and was inspired to write some wonderful poems,  one of which I am going to share with you,  perhaps I will share two very different poems.

Drumbeg Circle

From /Skibbereen to Drumbeg bright hues aligned our path

The deep green fields bejeweled by Erin’s spring

A countryside of sorrows awash with flames of faith

Life borne within the dauntless hearts of men

We parted from remembrance of tragedy and death

For destination lost in mists of time

We cleansed our souls of tear falls, we sang of life’s true gifts

Linked timeless hope to God’s embracing grace

The Concert

Fast by the Lakes of Killarney

In a rhododendrum dream

I saw a leprechaun kneeling

Neath a hemlock tree by a stream

He’d gathered about him an army

Of herons and songbirds and crows

When he lifted his staff to direct them

A magnificent music arose

The herons strutted a rhythm

The songbirds carried the tune

The crows provided percussion

And all of the forest was soon

Swaying, it seemed to the music

The leprechaun’s feathered band played

And me, I tried to stay hidden

Not wanting the music they made

To end that day or forever

Since I’d fallen beneath the spell

I would stay by the lake for a lifetime

Yes, deep in that forest I’d dwell

But alas, the dreamsong soon ended

Leaving me sad beyond words

Then the leprechaun turned to smile at me

And winked as he fled with the bird

Well, this is my first blog 0f 2010 and I am writing it from Sarasota. Yes back in Florida after Christmas in Ireland, with a 5 day trip to Switzerland to see my daughter and grandson thrown in also. It was a tough journey back to Ireland as the weather was terrible, both in USA and Ireland. I had to make some last minute flight changes as the airports in DC and Chicago were dodgy, so I got a flight to JFK and then onto Dublin before getting a last minute flight from Dublin to Shannon, as the roads were in a dreadful condition. It was not possible to get from the Airport to the train station.

However, I had a really lovely Christmas. I spent Christmas Day with my son Gary, his wife and my two grandchildren. It was a truly joyful time for me. It was lovely spending time with my grandchildren. I also got to Switzerland to see my daughter and her son. What a lovely time. I will never forget this trip. She lives in Klosters, which is high in the Alps and getting there was a huge challenge as my flight from Shannon to Dublin was cancelled and I had to drive from Lisdoonvarna to Limerick to get a train to Dublin. My son Gary got up a 4.00am to make sure I got there. Way above the call of duty !!! Driving in Switzerland was a dream, no problem whatsoever. They are so organised and snow tyres are also a great help.

I have tried to insert some photos of my Swiss trip, so I hope it works. It was great to meet some friends in Ireland also, but because of the weather, I did not get to see a rugby game, which was disappointing.

So it felt good to get back to some Florida sun last Saturday, January 16. I had a lot of emails to catch up on, so I did a lot of work the first few days, although I did get to Orlando to meet with my friend Damien McCarthy from Limerick. He is playing music with a wonderful fiddler, (certainly in the top 3 in Ireland) called Colin Farrell, not, not the movie star. This guy is from Manchester, England with Irish parents. If you are in Orlando, go to Downtown Disney and an Irish Pub called The Raglan Road and the guys should be playing. They do 6 nights every week, Sunday off.

I had a FIRST this week. Anyone that knows me will know that I cannot stand fish. I think I have an allergy. I always swore that I would never touch anything that comes out of the water, except MERMAIDS, and even then, above the waist ONLY. Well on Tuesday last in Sarasota I had lunch with Jan and Jean and they persuaded me to eat ALLIGATOR TAILS.

They were done in breadcrumbs and tasted like CHICKEN, but it was a ONCE OFF thing. If I want something that tastes like CHICKEN, in future, I will eat CHICKEN. But I am very proud that I can now say……..I ATE ALLIGATOR TAILS. The weather here has been nice and warm, but I have not had much time on the beach, HONESTLY !!! Work has to be done.

I went to two really nice gigs this past week. First I saw David Mallett from Maine. He is a wonderful writer and performer. He has written many wonderful songs, Like………The Garden Song, The Ballad of St. Anne’s Reel etc. His songs have been cut by Emy Lou Harris, Delores Keane, The Dubliner’s, but he is most proud of his songs cut by Liam Clancy, (who died a few weeks ago) I do hope that he may be touring with me in 2011. He is also a really nice man.

Next, I went to see Bill and Kate Isles in concert at New Smyrna Beach. They are doing two tours with me this year and actually have a few slots left for their May tour. They did a truly wonderful gig, so I am really looking forward to touring with them in the Summer.

I will be attending 3/4 more gigs in the next week or so. I will not be doing too much traveling before heading for the Folk Alliance in Memphis on February 15, but I will have a really long tour with John Spillane, but I am really looking forward to that. Well, that’s all for now. I will be writing another blog in a couple of weeks.

As you can see on the schedule page,  almost all the seats in High Season are sold. However Ireland is a really fun place to be in the shoulder seasons. There are many things to do in April, May, late August and September that cannot be done in June, July and early August when Ireland is teaming with tourists. 

We will be attending horse racing meetings, (horse racing in Ireland is the best in the world). Many of the best arts and music festivals happen then, and Ireland’s national sports, hurling and gaelic football, are at full pace, culminating in the All-Ireland finals in September.

This is my last blog from the USA,  before I go home for Christmas.   I leave on Tuesday next and have a pretty brutal journey home.   I fly from Tampa to Chicago at 8.00am.   From Chicago to Washington DC.   Then onto New York before crossing the Atlantic to Dublin, (I arrive at 8.45am the following morning)   I then have to cross Dublin before getting a train to Limerick.   I will be lucky if my journey is completed in 30 hours.   Some of this was self inflicted but our National Airline,  Aer Lingus have been messing with Shannon  flights for the past 4/5 years,  especially in the Winter months.   When I come back on January 16,  I will be flying direct from Dublin to Orlando, Florida.

I am writing again from Sarasota,  where we are in a cold snap,  approx 10 – 15f colder than normal.  It is 62f today and it feels cold to me.  I do know that it is very cold all around the USA,  but…………………..I have been informed that there may be a White Christmas in Ireland.   I have never experienced this,  so it may be nice for the children.    It was –7c last night in some parts of Ireland,  so I am not looking forward  to the cold there.   I am looking forward to seeing my son and his family and seeing my daughter and her family in Switzerland in early January.  It will be really cold there also.

I was very fortunate a couple of weeks ago to see the great Ralph Stanley in concert at a great venue in Tampa,  called Skippers Smokehouse.   It was one of the best concerts I have ever been to.   Sometimes ,  when you see a so called LEGEND,  you can be disappointed  but not with this LEGEND.   His band were wonderful,  he can sing the highest of harmonies and plays a mean banjo also.   The crowd were also so good.   A night I will never forget.   I hope to post some photos in my next blog.   I would love to do it now,  but I am a computer idiot.

I went to Texas a week last Monday to do a tour with my buddy Butch Morgan,  who is coming to Ireland with me on August 24th., 2010.   We had a wonderful tour in East and Northeast Texas.   He played San Antonio,  Navasota and Winnsboro.   He is a really great guy,  but I was more than impressed with his songs.  He has written some great songs.  If you hear of him performing in your area,  DO NOT MISS HIM.   I am so much looking forward to touring with him.   We are more than half-way booked on his tour,  so I am very optimistic that it will be a full tour.   Our tours are filling now and it looks like 8/9 are fully booked and 3/4 more have 4/6 places left,  so I am really pleased with these figures,  so early.   I cannot leave the Texas segment of my blog without commenting on the Texas people.   I have seldom met nicer,  more hospitable people.   I think that Texas “small town people” are very special.   I also spent some time in Austin with Tom and Vicki Belanoski.   Vicki is working with me on the John Spillane Tour.   We had hoped to have finalised all dates,  but we will need a couple of more weeks.   I had a really nice time there and especially enjoyed the UT tour which I got from Tom who is a Dean of Studies, (I think) there.   It was a lovely experience to walk through the campus.   The weather in Texas was like Ireland,  cold,  windy and raining.   A lot of Northeast Texas is under floods,  so I really felt at home.

I heard some wonderful music last night in San Antonio,  Florida.   There was a family group called Jubal’s Kin performing there.   They do Old Time,  Folk,  Gospel etc., but just remember you heard about them from me.   THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE IT.   I am going to see Jack Williams tonight and I am also looking forward to that.

As I prepare to go home,  I have some wonderful memories of my trip here.   I tried to pick out a highlight,  but it was just impossible.   I have driven about 12,000 miles,  visited 27 states,  plus Canada,  so you can see that I was very busy.   I will try to relax a little more when I come back but I am not sure…………………

That’s all for now…………………………..May I wish everybody a VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR

I am again writing this from Sarasota, Florida,  where the temperature is 62f and it is teaming rain, (just like Ireland)  It is not supposed to be like this,  but we have had wonderful weather here up to now.   I should not be complaining.   We even had Tornado Warnings two days ago.

To continue my USA adventure,  I stayed with my dear friends Kate Mc Donald and her husband Michael near Albany, New York and then headed for the BIG APPLE to meet my buddy Brendan (Stoney) Wall at JFK.   We stayed in New York for a couple of nights, (actually New Jersey) and met with Dave,  Dave, Liz and Doreen to work out details for a tour in 2010.  All went really well and I am really looking forward to this one.   These guys have an amazing appetite for playing music,  so this should be a great tour.

Brendan and myself then headed for Kerhonkson, New York for the NERFA convention.   This was a wonderful experience.   I met so many friends,  it was like being back in Ireland.   Brendan was really impressed though, ha, ha.   I met the following:-   (I do hope I think of everybody)

Reba Heyman,  Scott/Paula/Andy Moore,  Kevin/Lolly Bennett,  Maryl Neff, (who arrived with Enchanted Way Tours on her name badge) Karen Oliver,  Drew Nelson,  Michael Bowers, Siobhan Quinn,  Cheryl/Steve Kagan,  Sherry/Steven Panzer,  Melanie Shaffner,  Sue Shawn, Carolyn Pepler,  Alan/Judith Sherman,  Russ Tadeo and last but not least Karl Bissex and his wife Mary.

I heard some great music and I must mention a song that Karl Bissex wrote, (his first song) about his trip with us to Ireland.   I was really impressed with 3 artists in particular.   The first was Joe Crookston,  he sang one truly great song called GOOD LUCK,  BAD LUCK.   KC Clifford was also wonderful.   My favourite song of the whole weekend was a song called WHISKEY,  written and performed by RJ Cowdery.   She was really great.   If you read of her or any of the others performing near you,  I would advise you to check them out.   It was a really fantastic week-end.

Then the long drive back to Sarasota and of course the renewal of my love affair with the SUN.   It was really nice and last week.  I headed down to Cocoa Beach/Cape Canaveral to see the shuttle return.   It was a wonderful experience.   I was so impressed with everything about NASA.   I spent a great day at Kennedy Space Centre also.   I do hope some day to bring my Grandson there as he is so interested in the space programme.

I was hoping to get to Colorado to join up with Johnsmith but to my great disapointment,  some things happened in Sarasota that I had to attend to.   I will be leaving on Monday to go to Texas to do a mini-tour with Butch Morgan and I will be meeting with Vicki Belanowski to firm up John Spillane’s schedule,  so it is still a busy time for me.

I must also at this stage thank Jan Buncic and Jean Hewitt for hosting me here in Sarasota.   I would not have been able to do this trip without them.   Jean especially,  also keeps me busy on my days off.   She is known as MS FLORIDA FOLK and I can see why.  Jan has also shown me the way to the beach.   The beaches here are wonderful, especially Siesta and Lido.   I have actually got to finish this blog soon and I have been ordered to go to a concert near Tampa.  I do not know who is playing,  but I am sure it will be  good.

Time has really flown by since I have got over here.  I will be returning home for Christmas on December 22.   I will be spending Christmas Day with my son and his family and will be going to Switzerland to see my daughter and her family and I am looking forward so much to doing both.

I do hope I will have time to write before Christmas,  but just in case,  I wish everybody a VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS 

Greetings from Niagara Falls.   Don’t know where to start this blog.   I have done about 4,000 miles since my last one.   I left Florida on October 24 and headed for South Carolina to meet Linda and Bob Peterson.   I had a wonderful 4 days there and learned how to become an expert at Horseshoe Pitching, (that’s my story anyway) but the most important part of this story is that I found Fried Green Tomatoes.   They are soooo good.

I then spent 2 days driving to a wonderful reunion in LaCrosse, WI.  The drive was tough as it was 1,450 miles,  but I was diverted in the Appalachian mountains through the Blue Ridge Parkway,  which cost me 100 miles and 3 hours,  but then I was delayed for another hour by a truck which went over the edge.   I will never forget the colours.  What a lovely experience.   We had a mini-reunion where I met people from 5 different tours.   The night was hosted in Dan and Mary’s Pub.  It was so nice that so many people turned out to meet me.   I was so happy to meet old friends.   Thanks everyone.  Almost forgot.  I got to drive with Jan and and Jay Bowers in a Mustang 1965,  with a red interior.

Then I went to Green Bay.   This was the most amazing experience of my life.   Larry,  Linda,  Caitlin and Ben Walbrun are huge Green Bay fans and they set this up for me.   The tailgating and the game itself  were incredible.   I will take this game to my grave.   It was an unforgettable experience.  Brett Favre was wonderful,  even though my team Green Bay were beaten by the Vikings.

I then went to Milwaukee where I had a lovely evening with Ingrid and her mother MaryLou.   Ingrid has instructed to tell everybody that Guinness is good there.   that’s going a bit far,  but it was not bad.

I went to Chicago to firm up some John Spillane gigs,  but there are some problems to be sorted out before we can post his schedule.  I do hope we can sort it out as we have many people from both WI and Il waiting to see John.  I met with Gerry and Denise Dignan,  two of my favourite people in USA.  We had a lovely night where we planned for next year and of course looked back on our last tour.   For people on last year’s tour,  the will be no more “McNamara’s Band” and that is written in stone and in our new contract,  I THINK.

I then drove to Perth, Ontario,  Canada.   this was my first time in Canada and I was hugely impressed.   I met my MAD CANADIANS and they surely lived up to their name.  We laughed so much up there and last night I went to see the Ottawa Senators play the New Jersey Devils.   We were beaten,  but it was a great experience to see Hockey played in Canada.  It was SO COLD up there.  I saw my first snow ,  but it was not bad.   THANKS A MILLION TO  Cheryl,  Marie,  Joanna and Pat.   It was so nice there.

I left this morning and drove to Niagara Falls.   My GPS did not work properly in Canada,  so it was a nightmare.   Signposting is not Canada’s greatest strength,  but I got here anyway.   My GPS took me in to Toronto,  but did not tell me how to get out.   I did not panic,  but I got out without too much trouble.  It is such a wonderful and BIG city.

I got to Niagara Falls about 2.00pm and frankly I was stunned by what I saw.   I have seen the Falls in the movies and on TV many times,  but nothing can prepare you for seeing it LIVE.   I will never forget my couple of hours there.  AWESOME.

So,  tomorrow I start my journey to Ney Jersey,  New York and  NERFA,  before going back to the heat of Florida.

I will report very soon on that……………………………..TOM

Hi to everyone,  I am writing this,  as promised from Sarasota,  Florida,  USA.  The weather has been co-operating wonderfully.  When I arrived on Tuesday last, it was 90f,  which suits me greatly,  thank you very much,  so my last two days were spent relaxing on the beach and swimming.   The ocean was hotter than my shower each morning………………HAPPY  DAYS.   The weather forecast says that there is a cold front coming in and the temperature will go down to 80f for a few days,  I am devastated, HA, HA.,  but will be back again to high 80s by Sunday.

I arrived on Friday last and spent my first 4 days in Maryland, (near Washington) with Kevin and Lolly Bennett.   They went above and beyond the call of duty.   I had a wonderful time there.   The big focus of my stay there was the Vic Heymen Celebration.   I sang a song for Vic and Reba on Sunday night.   What a day!!!!!!!

There were  some wonderful entertainers performing,  including Tom P – R,  Amy Speace,  Patti Larkin,  Kate McDonald,  Cosy Sheridan etc.  It was amazing.  I was so proud to be sharing the stage with such talented people.  I did get a huge dose of stage fright though.   I was never so afraid in my life.   I was shaking in my boots.   I had great support though from members of the Ish Tour, (Marl,  Kevin, Lolly, Scott, Paula,  Sheri, Steve, Russ)  They got me through it.   I must also mention Steve for his wonderful introduction from the stage and Kate for holding me up after singing my song.   To Reba,  I want to say that I was so proud to sing for you.  See you in December.

There was a really nice reception after the concert and I met  so many really nice people,  some of whom I hope to see in Ireland.   Kevin,  Lolly,  Scott,  Paula and their son,  Andy took me to see the Washington Capitals lose to New Jersey in a shootout on Monday night.  I really think Ice Hockey is a great game.

So then it was on to Florida.  I am really looking forward to seeing the Rowan Brothers play a gig tomorrow night. and we are going to a Rattlesnake Festival on Saturday in Dade City.

I got my US Cell phone and my number is:-  941 350 3421.   I will be doing a lot of driving before I leave the US at Christmas and while my schedule is pretty well planned,  please feel free to call me if you think I am in your area.  Maybe we could have even lunch together.  My schedule includes the following:-

Georgia,  South Carolina,  North Carolina, Virginia,  Wisconsin,  Chicago,  Toronto,  New York, (NERFA)  Louisiana,  Texas, (on tour with Butch Morgan) Oklahoma,  Colorado(on tour with Johnsmith)

So,  that’s all the news I have for the moment.   I will write in about two weeks time.  

TOM

Once again I am writing my Blog from a Dublin Hotel.   I finished my last tour of the year,  with Johnsmith on Friday last,  but I am doing an extra 4 days in Dublin with 2 old tour friends from North Carolina.

This has been a wonderful year.  I do feel that we upped the standard of our tours,  without changing the concept of what we are trying to achieve.   I still believe that we do very unique tours.   I love when our people interact with local people and musicians and we encourage everyone to mix with the local people. We have had some very special people tour with us this year.   I have some wonderful memories and I will share some of them with you in future blogs.   During the Fall and Winter I hope to write a Blog every 2 weeks.

Irish History and Culture have become a very important part of our tours and we are going to expand on these subjects next year.  I will let you know soon,  how we intend to do this.   We will have 3 private gigs on each tour next year,  with some of Ireland’s best singers and musicians performing for us.   I will be working very hard over the Winter getting ready for next year.  

On a personal level,  I have just completed the recording of 6 songs,  which will go on a promotional CD with music from Geraldine MacGowan,  Cyril O’Donoghue,  Don Stiffe,  Johnsmith and Foolin in Doolin,  all of whom perform for us as we tour around Ireland.   Donogh Hennessy produced the music for me and I must say “THANKS A MILLION DONOGH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR PLAYING”  Donogh is an incredible guitarist,  in my opinion,  one of the best in Ireland,  so I am honoured to have him play a part on the CD.  Also I must thank all who allowed me put their music on the CD,  especially Johnsmith.  I now have to get it mastered in USA and then get the artwork completed before I can get the finished product.   I hope to have it all done before Christmas.   If anyone has any ideas about mastering,  printing etc. in USA,  please let me know.

I will be flying to Washington, DC on October 9 and will be singing a song in Olney, MD at the Vic Haymen Celebration.   Some of America’s most famous Folk Singers will be performing at this event,  so I am petrified,  but I know I will be OK.   I then fly down to Sarasota,  Florida for some R & R.  I cannot wait to get some heat on my back.   I will then be going to NERFA in November and meeting Johnsmith in Colorado in December,  before flying home for Christmas.

I am doing a tour with John Spillane in February/March and we are working on  gigs in Chicago,  Columbus OH,  Maryland,  Virginia,  North Carolina,  Alabama,  Louisiana,  Florida and Texas.   We hope to have all organised with the next 4 weeks,  so I hope to meet many ex Enchanted Way Tourists along the way.   I will let you all know when the schedule is complete.

My son Gary has got involved in my web site,  so you can expect to see a lot of improvements here also.   He has inserted a u tube piece of Johnsmith singing Kilkelly,  so I am pleased with that.

Just to finish this blog,  I want to thank all my tour leaders ,  it has been wonderful,  despite the terrible economic situation worldwide.   All my tours have been full this year,  I just cannot thank you all,  enough.   I also want to thank all of  our musicians.  The music this year has been out of this world.   Thanks a million to John Spillane,  who did 4 lovely gigs for us.   Our hotel stays were great this year,  I don’t recall a serious problem.

I want to thank Paddy Downes for his fearless driving.   He has become a great team member and is a very important part of our tours.

Last,  but not least I have to say Thanks to Johnsmith.   I would not be writing this but for John.   He was here at the start and we grew together.   We have come a long way,   it has been an incredible journey and it is getting better.   The sky is the limit,  JOHN

My next blog will be written from USA and I will keep you up to date on all things enchanted and otherwise.

Just to let you all know that I will be posting my 2010 TOUR SCHEDULE tomorrow,  so if anyone is interested in travelling,  please let me know.   I have scheduled a tour with Donogh Hennesssy, so it will be interesting to see how a tour with an Irish performer will work out.

                               SLAN

Hi, Gary (Tom’s son) here. I was just tweaking some of the pictures on the website with Tom and one of the pictures was of Johnsmith singing a a song called “Kilkelly” in Kilkelly, Co. Mayo a couple of years ago. I wanted to put in some background info on the song and I turned to Google for help. The first hit was a Youtube video of the performance filmed and uploaded by Dave Kleiner who travelled with Tom and John earlier this year.

Once again my blog is being done from a Dublin hotel room.   It seems a long time since July 9.   I have done 2 tours with Johnsmith,  one with Peter Pavarini and I am  half way through a tour with Anne Feeney.

I am feeling a little tired now as I cannot remember having a day off since early May.  I have to pace myself now,  but I am not complaining.   We had a long journey up from Galway today and we were supposed to go into Dublin tonight,  but to my great delight,  everyone seemed to be tired.   I now have a few hours to catch up on emails and some sleep.   We are going to The Abbey Theatre tomorrow night,  so I am really looking forward to that.

My first tour in July was with Johnsmith to Dingle, (Ballyferriter) Doolin and Clifden.   It was a wonderful tour but we found music pretty hard to tie down in Clifden,  but I do know that our daytime activities more than made up for it.   This was a really wonderful group.   We laughed our way through the 10 days and then it was on to Donegal,  again with John.   The weather was not very kind to us on this trip,  but we had a plan B prepaired every day.   Our 2 big daytime festival days were cancelled due to heavy rain,  so that was dissapointing but the evening concert at Ballyshannon with Altan was tremendous.   My thanks to Dave,  Dave  and Liz for all the music and songs.   You were great guys.

With little or no rest we went headlong into a tour with Peter Pavarini and friends.   This was new , as we organised golf,  for the first time.   It worked out great though.  Peter and his friends did 2 nice gigs at Shanley’s,  Clonakilty and The Brog Inn, Tralee.   Brendan, (Stoney) Wall joined us for this one and I hope it will be his first of many.  He did a great job.   Tom Ruegger did some wonderful cartoons for us.   He won 14 Grammys for his work,  so I will be very proud to put some of them on my Web Site.   I have got to learn how to do it right away.   He was great and his wife Annie told us that we had to say that she was great also.   Marc,  another very special guest pulled some strings for me and got me a new Munster Jersey 2 weeks before they were due in to the shops.   Thanks a million Marc.   They were a very diverse,  but wonderful group.

I am now in the middle of an Anne Feeney Tour and I have just one more to do this year,  with Johnsmith,  starting on September 16.

I then head for USA on October 9.   I cannot wait to get away from the rain and experience a little sun on my back.

I couple of very good and positive things have happened to me within the last week or so.   I have very good and positive feelings about business and life in general is very good for me at this time.  LONG MAY IT LAST