Olivia's show

Some of Olivia’s fans had come from as far as England, New York and Texas and were singing along to all the songs as we played them. After the concert and Olivia had met her fans to sign autographs she invited us back to her hotel were she treated us and the crew to a late night banquet. We got back to our hotel around 1 am

Olvia Newton John Concert

We had a rehearsal at the venue and ran all the songs making small adjustments to the lights, staging and blocking. Then Olivia came and we went through the material again. After the practice we went back to the hotel for a few hours and then back to the venue to play the show. Here is the band and crew having a good luck shot of Zamu before the show.

Arrived in Philadelphia

Flew to Philadelphia via US Air. The band all met at Pearson Airport at 7:45 am for a 9:45 am flight. Everyone was there except Mark Lalama the pianist. He had planned to be at the airport at 6:45 but due to a major accident he was stuck on the QEW. Fortunately half an hour before the flight he arrived and was able to board the plane. Once we arrived in Philadelphia we were driven to West Chester for an afternoon rehearsal with Olivia. When we got there the stage was set up exactly the way it was in the rehearsals at the Sound Academy.

Rock Talk 1010

Did an appearance at 1010 Rock Talk this afternoon with Blair Packham. Jim McCarty, Mike Bowell and myself went into the studio. We performed the songs Hummingbird from Sitting On The Top Of Time. We also did a Christmas song which will be played during the season.

Tuesday Rehearsal for ONJ

Arrived again at 10 am at the Sound Academy for the second day of rehearsal. Olivia flew in from London, England the night before and was there to start going through the music with the band in the morning. This concert involves performing all the music from Olivia's CD Grace and Gratitude. ONJ has sung a few of the songs in her concerts through the years but most of the repertoire will be new to her as much as it is to the band. Because she is mounting this new show from scratch she also brought her choreographer friend Randy to help direct the look and blocking of the show. As we went through the songs it gave the lighting people to create the different lighting effects for each piece.