I am once again sitting at the desk in the kitchen of our tour bus. We are travelling from Missouri to Illinois. Can you believe that we have performed 30 shows already on the North American leg of this tour? We have only 9 more shows left and then the tour is officially over. We started in Australia in January....then on to New Zealand...Asia..... Including Japan and India...Europe...and finally America. I think when it winds up we will have played almost 80 shows. That's a pretty good feeling you know....I had no idea I would have the stamina to get through..and yet here we are looking at the end of the tour...and really the end of this album.
Here are a couple of shots from our show tonite in Missouri

It's such a long way from where it all started.
It's funny you know.. with this site I have tried really hard to document all sorts of experiences....and not just the musical ones. Yesterday in Indianapolis I decided that real life was just a little too normal....so I invented a drama so that I could write about it...and photograph it...and present it to you...(How sad is that!!)

To cut a long story short.... Nicky and I decided to 'steal' a golf cart from the Indianapolis state fair officials. Well....we didn't really 'steal' it..we kinda just borrowed it and deceived a few people into thinking that our backstage passes were really licences to drive a golf buggy. Here is a picture of our initial Evil plan...

It was so funny. Our crew and the security at the venue didn't know what was happening. I actually took the buggy INTO the arena...where all the fans were taking their seats for Billie Myers (BY THE WAY..BIG APOLOGY FOR SPELLING HER NAME WRONG LAST UPDATE...!!!) So anyway...Nikky and I were spinning and flying around the arena...some of the audience recognized me and started chasing the golf buggy. Although fun..golf carts are NOT good escape vehicles. I managed to get away by fooling the security guard that 'everything was in order'.
The cart was returned with lots of apologies and no feelings hurt. Lots has happened since I last wrote. I never really told you about the band's new obsession with Golf did I?? It kind of stems from Dan...but everyone..excluding me...has been getting into it. Anna and I generally work out..like A LOT...which can be exhausting when on tour because you sweat so much on stage as well...but it has been an adventure just trying to find gyms in every town we go to.. But we have been pretty successful so far.

Today I went crazy recording items in our dressing room. Don't ask me why..but here are snapshots of shoes...and sunglasses. Lets face it....in Savage Garden...these are very important elements of our success..(joke!!)

It's weird...I just figured I would have LOVED to have seen stupid photos of Michael Jackson's wardrobe when I was like...a kid....so I figured..for those of you out there who enjoy the small details.. this is for you.

We really have had such fun with Billie Myers. Her band are very talented ....and friendly. Billie herself is incredible. Such an artist. I watched her performing 'Tell Me' and 'Kiss the Rain' yesterday in Indianapolis and I was very moved. She ran all over the stage...climbed EVERYTHING...and ended up at the back of the auditorium with the audience..still singing. I will be very sad to say goodbye because I have learned a lot just being around her. Beautiful soul. True performer.
Here is another pic of Billie and I just before the Missouri show. Our shows have been wonderful lately. The crowds have just been getting better and better. Some of the small towns have been incredible experiences. We played a HUGE show in Bethlehem P.A. It was part of their MusikFest festival....and it was one of the largest shows they have had there. Truly magical.
Soon we head to New York..(DUH...my fave city) for a few days as we are involved in a private SECRET event that will be revealed to you in due time. But I am very much looking forward to being there....

I will keep you updated.

Darren