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" kC Newsletter " - 05/30/08
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"2008' News" 04/13/08 - I CAN COUNT TO FIFTEEN, AND ASK HOW TO FIND THE BATHROOM... 04/03/08 - WELL EXCUUUUSE ME. JUST BECAUSE... 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.. |
HI EVERYBODY,
WELL, I HAVEN’T REALLY FELT THE NEED TO WRITE ANY NEWSLETTERS HERE LATELY; AS MY LIFE HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH CHRONICLED THROUGH THE VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS, WHICH HAVE BEEN COVERING US IN RECENT MONTHS. THERE HASN’T BEEN MUCH I COULD TELL YOU THAT HASN’T BEEN ON PUBLIC RECORD. BUT AS THE FRENZY COOLS DOWN FOR A MOMENT, I CAN NOW RESUME MY LITTLE RANTS.
THE POWER OF MASS MEDIA IS MORE REMARKABLE THAN EVER. MY EVERYDAY LIFE HAS BECOME MORE OF A MEET AND GREET THAN IT HAS IN QUITE A WHILE. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, FROM VARIOUS WALKS OF LIFE HAVE BEEN SO APPRECIATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE MANY EFFORTS WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS YEAR. I MUST ADMIT, IT FEELS PRETTY GREAT.
I WAS ESPECIALLY PROUD OF MY DAUGHTER, HOLLY, FOR HER PARTICIPATION IN OUR WHIRLWIND, CHARITABLE TRIP TO GREENSBURG, KANSAS. SHE HANDLED HERSELF WITH SUCH POISE DURING HER INTERVIEW ON THE CBS EARLY SHOW. SHE HAD REHEARSED A LITTLE STATEMENT FOR WHEN SHE PRESENTED THE MAYOR WITH THE MONEY, WHICH HER SCHOOLMATES RAISED TO HELP THE TORNADO VICTIMS. THE INTERVIEW WAS A TOTAL SURPRISE, AND SHE ROSE TO THE OCCASION…WAY TO GO HOLLY.
MEANWHILE, WE ARE IN FINAL PREPARATION FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW AND IMPROVED SPEEDWAGON.COM. WE HAVE REVAMPED THE ENTIRE DESIGN IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SITE MORE RESPONSIVE AND UP TO DATE. STAY TUNED FOR THE GRAND OPENING.
EVER SINCE WEBMASTER D HOOKED ME UP WITH MY OWN KC@KEVINCRONIN.COM EMAIL ADDRESS, I HAVE BEEN HAVING A BLAST. NOW I CAN ANSWER ALL OF YOUR EMAILS PERSONALLY, AND SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH YOU GUYS.
NEXT WEEK, WE DEPART FOR OUR 2008 EUROPEAN SHOWS. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THE SHOWS, BUT NONE MORE THAN THE OPENING NIGHT IN DUBLIN, IRELAND. LAST TIME WE WERE THERE I FELT SO AT HOME. ON THE WAY TO THE VENUE, AS WE CRAWLED THROUGH THE EVENING DUBLIN TRAFFIC, I SAW A KID WALKING ALONG THE STREET WHO WAS PRETTY MUCH AN EXACT DOUBLE OF MY SON, PARIS, WHO WAS TEN AT THE TIME. I ALWAYS WISH I WOULD HAVE HOPPED OUT OF THE LIMO AND TALKED TO THE BOY. HE HAD TO BE RELATED TO OUR FAMILY…OH WELL. WE ARE ALSO STOKED TO BE PLAYING TWO SHOWS IN NOTTINGHAM AND LONDON, ENGLAND, AND A BUNCH OF AWESOME FESTIVALS AROUND THE CONTINENT…CHECK SPEEDWAGON.COM FOR THE EXACT DATES AND VENUES.
AFTER WE RETURN FOR A WEEK OFF AT HOME, WE HEAD OUT FOR OUR ANNUAL AMERICAN SUMMERTIME EXTRAVAGANZA…SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING, AND ROCKING OUT WITH YOU, SOON.
THE REO LIVE DVD IS FINALLY READY FOR RELEASE. WE ALL FEEL IT IS OUR BEST LIVE VIDEO EVER. THE SHORT FORM CONCERT IS SET TO DEBUT IN HIGH DEF, ON PUBLIC TELEVISION, IN EARLY JULY AS PART OF THE LEGENDARY SOUNDSTAGE SERIES. THEN IN AUGUST THE “REO SPEEDWAGON LIVE IN CHICAGO…UP CLOSE AND MUSICAL” DVD WILL BE AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE. IT WILL CONTAIN MANY MORE SONGS, INCLUDING “GOLDEN COUNTRY” AND “157 RIVERSIDE AVE.”, “I NEEDED TO FALL” AND SMILIN’ IN THE END” FROM THE NEW CD, PLUS NEW INTERVIEW FOOTAGE, AND SOME OTHER BONUS STUFF.
WEBMASTER D, WHO IS AN EXPERT ON ALL THINGS REO, HAS ASKED ME TO ANSWER A QUESTION THAT HE IS CURIOUS ABOUT. HE WAS WONDERING HOW THE SONG, “157 RIVERSIDE AVE” EVOLVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL FORM AS A THREE MINUTE BLUES ROCK RAVE UP, INTO THE MAGNUM OPUS WHICH IT BECAME BY THE TIME WE RECORDED THE “LIVE, YOU GET WHAT YOU PLAY FOR” ALBUM. AS I GOT MORE AND MORE COMFORTABLE IN THE BAND, I BEGAN TO ATTEMPT TO PUT MY STINK ON THE OLDER SONGS. THE ENDING OF “157” STARTED AS A SIMPLE MUSICAL CALL/ANSWER EXCHANGE BETWEEN GARY’S SOLOING AND MY VOCAL SCATTING. IT THEN BEGAN TAKING ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN AS I WOVE THE MYTHICAL EARLY MORNING PHONE CALL INTO THE MIX. EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN CHANGING THE “RAP”, AS WE CALL IT, AS I FIND NEW THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. SO, THERE YOU HAVE IT, D.
OKAY, I NEED TO GO PICK UP THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL NOW, WHICH I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY DAY. THE LOOKS ON THEIR PRECIOUS FACES BRING UP SUCH GOOD FEELINGS IN MY SOUL. I AM A VERY LUCKY DADDY. I HAVE TO MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MOMENT I CAN SPEND WITH THEM AS THE SUMMER TOURING SEASON APPROACHES.
I’LL KEEP PUSHIN’, IF YOU WILL,
XOKC