Jim Alfredson

Day two in Italy. What an amazing place. We have a much needed day off today and all I can think about is getting more of the absolutely incredible food. YUM!

Tonight sharing the bill with the one and only Brian Auger in Brugnera, Italy. How cool is that?

Tolossa, Spain. What a place! Onward to Italy tomorrow for a show in Brugnera.

On to Spain tomorrow to play the Tolos & Blues Festival.

Playing the Gaildorf Blues Festival tonight in Germany. Friends Shawn McDonald, Lorenzo Farrell, and Kevin Anker are also here. And friend Volker Wolfman Kunschner graciously loaned his B3. It's gonna be a good time!

Made it to Germany. I'm almost done with my Dan Simmons novel. Will probably finish it tonight. Tomorrow playing the Gaildorf Blues Festival and then on into Spain!

Tuned six pianos in two days. Whew! Off to Europe tomorrow. Germany, Spain, and then Italy for a week. Never been to Spain or Italy and I'm really looking forward to it! Ciao!

Really upset to hear about the passing of Wilton Machen, saxophonist from Grand Rapids and a very special human being. I've been wanting to feature him on an organissimo recording for years and now that cannot happen. RIP Mache, you were truly one of a kind.

Back in Detroit. Deplane, find my car, and drive home to my baby.

McCabes Guitar Shop tonight at 8pm in Los Angeles. Hope to see some LA friends tonight!

Back to LA tonight. Playing Carlsbad, CA tomorrow and McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica on Saturday night. Back home for two days Sunday and then two weeks in Europe.

Taping an episode of BackStage Pass from WKAR tonight with Greg Nagy. Also on hand, Jim Shaneberger, Kevin DePree, and The Motor City Horns. Last night's rehearsal was a ball. Tonight is going to be rockin'!

Treasure Island was included in the PC Kindle software download, so I read it this weekend. Now I know the definition of such handy words as "gammon", "coxswain", "keelhauling", and "lubber". 'Tis quite useful and you may lay to that!

Taking the red-eye home tonight. Arrive in E.L around 9am, sleep a few hours, then over to WKAR for BackStage Pass with Greg Nagy & Co. Back to LA this weekend. Aren't I the jet-setter?

This evening we're in Ukiah, CA for the Sundays In The Park concert series. 6pm start.

People who use religion to excuse their bigotry are intellectual cowards.

Biscuits & Blues tonight in San Fran. Two shows at 8pm and 10pm.

Flying to LA tonight. Shows in San Fran and Ukiah this weekend.

Anybody going to Detroit tomorrow night? I need to find a way to Detroit Metro for a 10pm flight. The Michigan Flyer no longer runs past 3pm.

Breyer's "Homestyle Vanilla" is nasty. Corn syrup, xanthan gum, artificial coloring (though no Yellow #5, thankfully). What the heck, Breyer's?!?

Anyone from MI remember Miller's ice cream? I just tuned a nice old Grinnell Bros (made in Detroit) piano at the original Miller dairy farm in Eaton Rapids, MI. I remember that ice cream as a kid, even though the woman from the historical society said they were bought out in 1982.

Oh, wireless ALL-IN-ONE printer/scanner/copier... you make my life so much easier. Why did I not buy one of these years ago?

Back home with my children (and my hot wife!!!) I think tonight is homemade pizza night. Time to get the bread machine out.

Toledo Blues Fest tonight with Janiva. Word is Tony Monaco is supplying the Hammond.

A night off in Toledo. Party time. Excellent. Ok, not really.