TEXAS HERE WE COME!

by | Apr 30, 2009 | Tour Journal 2009

After a very brief time at home, we are flying back to DFW Airport in Dallas today to start the last leg of our Spring 2009 tour.  The “swine flu” is certainly on the minds of a lot a people in Texas these days – making headlines in local newspapers...

BEACH-SCHMIDT PAC – HAYS, KS

by | Apr 25, 2009 | Tour Journal 2009

We arrived in Hays, KS the night before our show.  It was beautiful when we arrived – sunny and warm.  The weather did change, however, to severe thunderstorms (that’s the Weather Channel tour). The next morning things were much more quiet.  We pulled...

CHEYENNE, WY

by | Apr 22, 2009 | Tour Journal 2009

We arrived in Cheyenne the night before the show.  It was a fairly easy drive from Boise but, one again, we hit some bad weather.  A spring snowstorm blasted across Wyoming leaving more than 3 feet of snow in the higher elevations.  We spent the night at the border...

MORRISON CENTER – BOISE, ID

by | Apr 19, 2009 | Tour Journal 2009

Friday was show day!  After an early morning television interview on Fox 12, a tasty breakfast with Jan and Matt, I was on my way back to the hotel to gather the crew.  I had a few things to wrap up in my “portable office” before we were going to drive...

MORNING TELEVISION

by | Apr 17, 2009 | Tour Journal 2009

Matt was here at 5:50am to pick me up and drive up to Nampa.  I was scheduled to do an interview on FOX 12 and we had to be there before 6:30am. Jan met us there and we all headed into the station. The host – Nate – was incredibly energetic for this hour...