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| Date | Title |
| Feb 26, 2004 | Lowell |
| Feb 27, 2004 | Emotional Night |
| Mar 18, 2004 | Hello Atlanta |
| Mar 18, 2004 | Z93 and Styx Rock Atlanta Hard Rock Cafe |
| Mar 22, 2004 | Did You Know? |
| Mar 27, 2004 | Life Is A Beach |
| Apr 01, 2004 | Does This Look Like A Man Who's Ready To Go Back On The Road? |
| Apr 09, 2004 | No, Your Honor, I Said I Was Going To TAMPER With Her |
| Apr 10, 2004 | Thank You Tampa/St. Pete |
| Apr 15, 2004 | Let's Get This Engine Started |
| Apr 26, 2004 | Styx 1st To Record At Chess Studios 2120 S. Michigan In 15 Years |
| Apr 27, 2004 | We're Here! This Is The View From My Room |
| Apr 29, 2004 | Johnnie Johnson Speaks at 2120 News Conference |
| Apr 29, 2004 | Chicago Tribune |
| Apr 30, 2004 | Hey Memphis! |
| May 03, 2004 | Getting Close |
| May 06, 2004 | Thank You Cleveland, Hello Indianapolis! |
| May 07, 2004 | Styx Follows VH1 Outing With Headlining Tour |
| May 08, 2004 | Giving New Meaning To The Term "Front Men" |
| May 11, 2004 | VH1 Music First |
| May 15, 2004 | Texas Views |
| May 16, 2004 | Houston Ruled |
| May 18, 2004 | Albuquerque, We're Here, We're Caffeinated, and Ready To Rock! |
| May 19, 2004 | Thank You Alarqueque |
| May 19, 2004 | Luke AFB, Thanks For The Hospitality |
| May 20, 2004 | VH1 Music First |
| May 25, 2004 | Greetings From Colorado |
| May 28, 2004 | JY: Styx On Tour |
| May 28, 2004 | Hello, Salt Lake City |
| May 29, 2004 | 2120 Signals New Era For STYX |
| May 29, 2004 | Thank You Idaho Falls, Idaho and Hello George Washington |
| Jun 05, 2004 | LA Times On Eric Clapton's Monumental Weekend |
| Jun 08, 2004 | Ronald Reagan |
| Jun 19, 2004 | Jay Mouton Reviews Chatanooga Show |
| Jun 20, 2004 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jun 23, 2004 | Hello, NYC! |
| Jun 23, 2004 | Todd Rips It Up In NYC |
| Jun 25, 2004 | VH1 Music First |
| Jul 04, 2004 | Hello, Ohio |
| Jul 07, 2004 | What A Difference A Couple of Days Make |
| Jul 07, 2004 | New Member Of The Family |
| Jul 09, 2004 | Aidin Vaziri insults Styx and Styx Fans |
| Jul 10, 2004 | Hot Springs, Arkansas, you Were Awesome |
| Jul 11, 2004 | Making Up Was Easy To Do |
| Jul 12, 2004 | Spokane |
| Jul 15, 2004 | So Long Spokane |
| Jul 21, 2004 | We'll Be Right Back |
| Jul 22, 2004 | Does This Look Like A Man Who's On Vacation |
| Aug 03, 2004 | Styx at the Vic |
| Aug 07, 2004 | Hello Colorado |
| Aug 07, 2004 | Ole' Ole' Ole' Oh Lay Thah!!! |
| Aug 08, 2004 | Rockin' At The Buffalo Chip |
| Aug 14, 2004 | The Dells Sure Rang Our Bells |
| Aug 15, 2004 | Nick Rogers reviews Styx in Springfield, IL |
| Aug 20, 2004 | Hello Boise |
| Aug 22, 2004 | Greetings From The Road |
| Aug 24, 2004 | Suiting Up For The Show |
| Aug 24, 2004 | Alaska, YOU Are Awesome!!! |
| Aug 26, 2004 | We Love Alaska |
| Sep 10, 2004 | We Are Here, Are You? |
| Sep 11. 2004 | We Are Still Here, Encore! |
| Sep 15, 2004 | Hello Montana |
| Sep 15, 2004 | Montana Rocked! |
| Sep 17, 2004 | Hello, Washington State |
| Sep 17, 2004 | Puyallup, WA, Rocked In The Rain |
| Sep 18, 2004 | Massula ROCKED Hard! |
| Sep 24, 2004 | Albuquerque Was A Smokin' Gig |
| Sep 25, 2004 | Unleashed In Henderson... |
| Sep 28, 2004 | Back On Our Heads |
| Sep 28, 2004 | SMILE/Thank You Alpine and Vejas! |
| Sep 30, 2004 | Saratoga Ruled! |
| Oct 01, 2004 | When In Ventura, Do What The Venturas Do! |
| Oct 06, 2004 | Today In The Life |
| Oct 08, 2004 | Hello From Konocti Harbor |
| Oct 15, 2004 | Styx Is In Rama, Mama! |
| Oct 16, 2004 | Gowan in Gowanville |
| Oct 23, 2004 | Hola De Puerto Rico |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Loose Lips, Synch Ships |
| Oct 26, 2004 | New Orleans In October... |
| Oct 28, 2004 | New Orleans, Updated |
| Nov 18, 2004 | Inmates Running The Assylum at 135 Stations |
| Nov 21, 2004 | If It Weren't for Flashbacks, We'd Have No Memory At All... |
| Nov 22, 2004 | Styx To Play Christmas Party |
| Nov 27, 2004 | Styx Rocked The Boat |
| Dec 04, 2004 | All Star Jams |
| Dec 06, 2004 | Styx To Play Christmas Party |
| Dec 07, 2004 | Q104 Christmas Bash Was A Smash |
| Dec 09, 2004 | Back In The Studio |
Albuquerque, We're Here, We're Caffeinated And Ready To ROCK!
Journal Pavilion
Alberqueque, NM
May 18, 2004
Hello Friends,
We're in Albuquerque today and the change in altitude and humidity (lack thereof) tell us we're not in Texas anymore. It's an incredibly beautiful ride through the desert which Ricky and I awoke early enough to catch a good amount of yesterday morning. I don't think you can ever get used to beauty of the New Mexico desert. And then the gradual change to green as you near Albuquerque is made all the more dynamic by contrast.
To all our friends in San Antonio who spent the evening with STYX there, our sincere thanks. We had a great time there as always. I got to visit with Bill Stevens, who was our sound engineer back in the late 70's and has been a college professor in Austin for quite a few years since traveling with STYX back in the day. Texas life has been good to Bill and he always likes to come see the latest technology we employ in our current productions. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but for us upright two-legged variety, it's what keeps us alive and looking forward to the next day ahead of us. Bill's still got it big time, and it's always nice to see STYX alumni as we travel.
We were relieved that the storm that knocked our Oklahoma City show out for the time being didn't follow us across the country to Dallas, Houston and San Antonio the way it was threatening to. You can imagine, weather is just something that comes with the notion of playing Amphitheaters in the spring and summer time, and as much as we dread their eminence, often when they do come, as was the case in Nashville, these shows become more memorable than almost all the others, just because we all got to play in the rain the way we used to when we were kids. But when the temperatures dip too low, and conditions are too miserable and perhaps dangerous for you and us, sometimes we have to pull the trigger and do the right thing, which regrettably is to reschedule.
I don't think weather will be a factor here tonight, other than maybe drinking a little more water to keep the vocal cords lubed up!
STYX fan Gabriel Ortiz, who works at Starbuck's in Albuquerque, got me good yesterday when he said they would not accept my Starbuck's card, nor would he accept cash from me. He then said he would like to buy my coffee as a gesture of his appreciation. Man, got me GOOD! But I got him back. He's now on my guest list for tonight and he's giving his ticket (he'd already bought) to his brother. One good deed deserves another! It's good to be in STYX!!!
P.S. Oh yes, here's another laugh you can have at my expense. After the show in San Antonio, I was enjoying the great water pressure and comfortable temperature of an after-show shower in the dressing room there at the venue. I should preface this by telling you that in a large percentage of places we play, the showers are often a grab bag of crazy old shower heads, little or no hot water, not much pressure, ot way too much pressure and in general not like the comfort of home. When they are good, we all appreciate it. This was a dandy and I was there for a good soaking. I started thinking to myself, "Chuck took my Hard Rock hooded bath robe that was in the empty bunk on our bus, thinking it was his and I bet HIS is still in it's plastic wrapper in his wardrobe case..." (I had been trying to unravel the case of my missing robe which was a gift from our manager to us all in Chicago, and EUREKA! I thought I'd figured it out!) In my excitement I reached to turn off the water but instead of turning it off, I turned it to scalding hot! YEOW! And as I bobbed and weaved to avoid the blistering water on vital parts of my anatomy, I grabbed for the handle again and slammed my thumb up against the rough edge of it sending a flash of OUCH up my arm before shutting it off. Now I'm a little scalded, bleeding, smarting but at the same time very amused at the crazy 2 or 3 seconds of mayhem I'd just experienced, smacking me out of my little shower day dream. So if you're close enough to see the cut on my right thumb tonight, you can have another little giggle on my tab.
It's on the house. I'm happy to be of service...
TS