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Kevin Cronin will send in notes from the road to keep everybody updated on the latest REO Speedwagon news right here! Click on the link below to join the mailing list that notifies you when Kevin sends in a new note. Check out the past archived Newsletters for interesting notes from the past tours, developing news on the new CD as well as notes directly from the studio as they were recording "Find your own way home". |
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" kC Newsletter " - 04/03/08
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Past Newsletters
"2008' News" 03/19/08 - Needless to say, my little ones were the stars of... 02/29/08 - The other photo du jour is of John Travolta signing my daughter's Super Bowl cap. ... 02/09/08 - Okay, here is a secret for you…I will be appearing on ... 01/27/08 - WE JAMMED FOR A WHILE ON A NEW SONG I AM WORKING ON CALLED, 01/11/08 - WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE OUR UPCOMING SPRING TOUR.. |
AS I SIT HERE FOUR DAYS LATER, ON THIS CRISP SPRING DAY IN READING PA, HAVING JUST SWEATED OUT MY AFTERNOON AT THE LOCAL GOLD’S GYM, AND AFTER WALKING A FEW TOO MANY FACE NUMBING MILES INTO THE WIND, BACK TO THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN HOTEL, I AM ACTUALLY BEGINNING TO FEEL ALMOST HUMAN AGAIN…WHICH IS NICE.
I KNEW GOING IN THAT THIS TOUR WOULD BE FUN, JUST BASED ON THE HISTORY OF REO AND STYX. EVERYONE FROM THESE BANDS AND THE CREWS GET ALONG LIKE BROTHERS…AND NOW MY GOOD BUDDY RICKY PHILIPS IS IN THEIR BAND. WE HAVE NOT DONE A PROPER REO/STYX TOUR SINCE RICKY JOINED. I LOVE THIS.
I FIRST MET THE DEF LEPPARD GUYS WHEN WE DID A FEW SHOWS TOGETHER IN THE MIDWEST LAST SUMMER. I IMMEDIATELY FOUND THEM TO BE DOWN TO EARTH, FRIENDLY, APPROACHABLE PEOPLE. IF ONLY THEY WERE TALENTED AND GOOD LOOKING THEY COULD HAVE HAD A CAREER.
BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS, OVER THE PAST WEEK I HAVE COME TO APPRECIATE DEF LEPPARD, AND THEIR WHOLE ORGANIZATION, EVEN MORE FULLY. I LOVE THEIR ATTITUDE. THEY ARE ALL ABOUT GIVING IT ALL BACK TO THE FANS. THE PRODUCTION FOR THIS TOUR IS MASSIVE… HUGE, CLEAR SOUND AND A TREMENDOUS LIGHT SHOW. THESE GUYS KNOW HOW TO PUT ON A TRUE, OLD SCHOOL, “BIG ROCK SHOW”…AND THEY PLAY AND SING THEIR BUTTS OFF EVERY NIGHT. DEF LEPPARD IS THE REAL DEAL.
SO, THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE SEEN “HORTON HEARS A WHO” KNOW THAT THEIR RENDITION OF “CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING” IS QUITE A HOOT. HEARING JIM CARREY, STEVE CARRELL, AND CAROL BURNETT, (MY MOM’S FAVORITE), SINGING OUR SONG AS CARTOON CHARACTERS, IS A TRIP. THIS HAS TRULY BEEN AN EXCITING, AS WELL AS HUMBLING, EXPERIENCE.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT NOW I CAN’T WALK DOWN THE STREET WITHOUT SOMEONE TELLING ME HOW THEY KNEW THE LYRICS TO “LAST DANCE”…WELL EXCUUUUSE ME. JUST BECAUSE I LIVED THROUGH THE 70S, DOESN’T MEAN I SAT AROUND DAYDREAMING ABOUT GETTING PAST THE BOUNCERS AT STUDIO 54. HOW APPROPRIATE THAT DISCO MUSIC DID ME IN….AGAIN.
ANYWAY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THAT PESKY DONNA SUMMER SONG, MY STINT ON “DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS” WAS, WELL, UNFORGETTABLE. I DEFINITELY TOOK SOME LIBERTIES WITH SOME MELODIES…EITHER BECAUSE OF THE KEY THE BAND WAS PLAYING IN, OR MOSTLY BECAUSE I PLAIN DIDN’T KNOW THE HOW THE REAL MELODY WENT. PLEASE TELL ME I HAVE FINALLY REDEEMED MYSELF FOR THE INFAMOUS “CARLOS SANTANA” WRONG ANSWER ON VH-1 ROCK’N ROLL JEOPARDY.
WE ALL HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME ON THE SET, AND THEN PROCEEDED TO PRESENT A CHECK FOR $350,000 TO THE MUSICARES ORGANIZATION…NOW THAT WAS AN AMAZING FEELING. MUSICARES HELPS SO MANY MUSICIANS IN NEED, IT IS GREAT TO SEE THIS HUGE PILE OF CASH GOING TO THEM.
WITH ALL OF THESE REMARKABLE GOINGS ON, OUR TITLE SONG, AND NEW SINGLE, “FIND YOUR OWN WAY HOME”, IS QUIETLY CLIMBING THE AC RADIO CHART. WE NOW HAVE OUR SECOND TOP 25 SINGLE IN A ROW, AND IT IS GAINING MOMENTUM EVERY DAY… IT IS CURRENTLY THE #2 MOST ADDED RECORD AT AC RADIO. THIS AFTERNOON WE DECIDED THE TIME WAS RIGHT TO RELEASE THE RECORD AT CLASSIC ROCK RADIO, AS WELL. SO, HERE I GO AGAIN, ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. PLEASE, PICK UP YOUR TELEPHONE, AND RIGHT AFTER YOU VOTE FOR THE NEXT AMERICAN IDOL, CALL YOUR FAVORITE RADIO STATION AND REQUEST, “FIND YOUR OWN WAY HOME”…YOUR CALLS MEAN THE WORLD TO US... WE NEED YOU GUYS, BIG TIME.
ALSO, FYI…THE NEWSWEEK ESSAY, WHICH I ORIGINALLY WROTE FOR YESTERDAY’S EDITION, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THE APRIL 14 ISSUE. A LITTLE APRIL FOOLS JOKE ON YOUR BUDDY KEV, YOU ASK?
NOPE, A SIMPLE MATTER OF TOO MUCH ACTUAL REAL NEWS LAST WEEK, SOMETHING ABOUT A MONUMENTAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AN UNPOPULAR WAR, AN EPIDEMIC SIZE ECONOMIC CRISIS……BIG DEAL.
BUT ALAS…THE WORLD WILL HAVE TO WAIT A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR MY FEEBLE ATTEMPT AT CHECKING OUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE JOURNALISTIC EXPERIENCE…AS THE WRITER, INSTEAD OF THE WRITEE. TRUTH IS, THE UPCOMING ARTICLE IS NO JOKE. IT COVERS A SERIOUS, YET ULTIMATELY UPLIFTING, FAMILY STORY.
I HOPE TO BE SEEING YOU ALL AT ONE OF THE UPCOMING DEF LEP, STYX, REO SHOWS, OR LATER IN THE SUMMER AT ONE OF THE MANY HEADLINE CONCERTS WE HAVE IN THE WORKS. ALL OF THE DATES WILL BE LISTED SOON AT SPEEDWAGON.COM.
NOW, LET’S GET ROCKED,
KC