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Topic: Thanks for a Great Summer in Europe

Hello Everybody,
           Thank you all again for a great summer in Europe.  We all had a blast.  It was 7 countries over a 5 week period.  Planes , trains and Tour buses.  Got alot of great photos on the I phone and if I knew what I was doing in the least on a computer Id post some here.  Thanks to all the great fans for showing up and supporting us.  Some very rocking senarios for gigs.  Ancient Roman era town squares, Following Steely Dan , Playing with Dr John , Joe Cocker , The Fabulous Thunderbirds ect..  Didnt gain any weight which was good..  The only negitive part was at the very end.  Flying home from Birmingham UK.  Customs police mistook my standard issue Zantac 150 anti acid pills for XStacy.. Id like to personally thank the Boots Pharmacy in the Birmingham airport for sparing me a night or two in the Englands finest 5 star Jail..  Hope all is well.. We will be cranking it up again in 10 days for rehearsal.  I also think that we added a gig on the 25th.  Close to Fargo I think..  will get back to you on that. 
Thanks, Cheers, Gratsais , Tak, Danke viel   Joe Bonamassa

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Sounds like you had a great time! Did you catch Kirk Fletcher with the T-Birds Joe? SOooo..any chance you can do a DVD from the Paradiso this fall?  Congratulations on another, as you say Great Summer, hope you Europeans enjoyed us sharing him this year! One day I fly, but who will bail me out of the 2 star when (not if) I get into (read cause) trouble? Been a hot one back here buddy, how about cranking it up a notch for the dog days of summer?
Joe ROCK ON &...yeah Keep the Faith,
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Welcome home Joe, Bogie, Rick and Carmine, and crew! Glad to hear everyone made it home safe. Looking forward to the new release and upcoming tour.

To everyone in Europe ~ thanks for taking such good care of them!

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Hey Joe,
     Welcome home smile So kind of you to check-in.  We've had lots of fan-tastic reports from Europe.  They love ya' that's for sure and we are glad to have you back home.  We are all looking forward to the shows  coming up this fall.....oh my.....I still don't know how you guys keep up the "whirlwind" tour pace.  Glad you didn't end up in the "pokey".......we might have had to call upon Batman to bust you out lol   ........Have a great mini-break and see you in September smile   The excitement level is already in force....whoa.....look out now....
                                           Luv' ya
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P.S.  You're the greatest!!!!!!

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Thanks for coming over to the UK again Joe. I was at The Borderline last year and Shepherds Bush Empire earlier this year. This time round I saw you at Mr Kyps in Poole and as usual the show was fantastic. It was great to actually meet you and the band at the end of the night. Unfortunately you signed the back of my £20 note so I'll have to catch you in Amsterdam in October and get you to sign the front of it smile. Keep on doing what you do Joe....you're the best!!!!!

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Thanks for the update Joe, glad you were spared the dungeon!   Really sounds like a great run in the seven countries, nice to hear such positive feedback from the European contingent.  Ten days of rehearsal, any new/old songs that you are going to put into the rotation?  Already have tickets for Raleigh and Richmond, hope there are going to be some more southern dates added.  Look forward to Sloe Gin being released in less than two weeks...

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Welcome back Joe, must have been great in Europe, I know how passionate they are about the blues. Get some rest, and switch to Prilosec, we dont need you being hassled and stressed out...lol
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Hey Joe, WELCOME home!!!  Boy we have missed you so over here back in the States.  Glad you, Bogie, Carmine and Rick had a blast over in Europe.  Sounds like this leg of your tour was an extremely successful one.  Hope you guys get some much needed rest.  Take care, as always travel safely and I'll you guys in a couple of weeks.  Can't wait...........

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Did he tell you it's all about the money (when he autographed it), GSJ? If yes, don't you believe him!  He does have a healthy sense of humor!

gsj wrote:

Thanks for coming over to the UK again Joe. I was at The Borderline last year and Shepherds Bush Empire earlier this year. This time round I saw you at Mr Kyps in Poole and as usual the show was fantastic. It was great to actually meet you and the band at the end of the night. Unfortunately you signed the back of my £20 note so I'll have to catch you in Amsterdam in October and get you to sign the front of it smile. Keep on doing what you do Joe....you're the best!!!!!

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Welcome home, Joe. Rest up cuz you got a whirlwind coming your way right about August 21. See you in Rockford! big_smile

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Glad you got home safely... i would have come to see you at the Jail with visiting hours ha ha.....almost Jailed for Zantac ha ha......maybe an inspiration for a new Bluessong .....great your I phone... can't get it here yet.....and the nice photo's you made good quality they were too...... the Tour was certainly a great succes!! ... I was lucky that i could see 4 gigs on this Tour and enjoyed it to the full ......relax as much as you can and load up that battery for the coming Tour ..... miss you....Dank je wel, Joe .... Dank je wel, Bogie ,Carmine,Rick and crew.

Annelies

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Great hearing you all had a good trip and got home safely, next time keep the box and the tablets together(or did you).and  ask me if you need some tips (i am a nurse rember )Like annelies mentioned we would have come to visit you. haha.Nice meeting you and the rest of the guys(band en  crew)you all were very nice to us and had a great chat.
Also had a great time seeing you guys 2 times in Holland and 2 times in the UK.
Can't wait till Amsterdam. Gonna be great and hopefully not to cold.
Enjoy the tour in the US.

In Dutch it's : Dank je wel,
So Dank je wel Joe.

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First of all..I second the thanks to the European fans. You always make it an adventure for us. Show reviews and ML's antics keep us entertained! Having no "black-out" times keeps us all astir! Joe, I've always wondered..What is an appropriate tip for a body search? Cathy

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Thanks joe for two great nights the warf and kyps and also spending time with me
michael lynch annerlise marianne mat and his dad on the tour bus
it was very kind of you to chat to us all even thoe you must have been very tired
after playing all night for us.
cant wait for your new album  hope you get a good break before you start all other again
all the best
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Welcome back Joe! Glad you  and the guys made it back safely and you didn't have to spend any time in the slammer...I hear the foods really bad.
See you in Rockford!

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smile Joe said " wow, that's like...$40....you can get a pair of shoes for that". My wife said "not in this country you can't" smile

Rocket wrote:

Did he tell you it's all about the money (when he autographed it), GSJ? If yes, don't you believe him!  He does have a healthy sense of humor!

gsj wrote:

Thanks for coming over to the UK again Joe. I was at The Borderline last year and Shepherds Bush Empire earlier this year. This time round I saw you at Mr Kyps in Poole and as usual the show was fantastic. It was great to actually meet you and the band at the end of the night. Unfortunately you signed the back of my £20 note so I'll have to catch you in Amsterdam in October and get you to sign the front of it smile. Keep on doing what you do Joe....you're the best!!!!!

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I forgot to mention....Joe, great interview and live performance on the Bob Harris show on Radio 2. How fast can a guy play a 12-string, ....jeez...I need to practice more often smile

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Hey, welcome back Joe and Co.  You think Europe was successful, wait until August 21...:)

Mary

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