A Blog from the new Daddy!

I was up and raring to go today, which is unusual given that it’s Monday – a day I normally dread.  It always seems that no matter how “together” I’ve got things, come Monday morning it’s a complete free-for-all around here, even though it’s summer and technically, this time of year should be easy!  This morning though, I knew I had quite a bit to accomplish in a short amount of time, and although my back was screaming for me to slow down, and I practically needed to physically prop my eyes open with toothpicks, I was up well before I needed this morning.  (my brain woke up before the rest of my body, so to speak!)  I got downstairs to see that my favorite drummer had posted a blog – which is no small feat for him these days considering he is once again a new papa!

It was a good way to start the day, seeing that things are going well in the Taylor household, even if sleep is at a deficit these days.  He mentioned that seeing his new son has been a blessing in disguise, and that’s a great way to look at it.  Sometimes I guess enforced vacations have their point!  He also commented that sometimes we have to have things taken away from us to truly appreciate what we have.  Roger couldn’t be more right.  I have no doubt that the band has experienced that moment of realizing what all could be lost and how much they’d miss it….and I know that as fans, we’ve experienced very much the same.  I still think back on the months prior to my UK trip in May, and out of everything I considered “could” happen, never did I even think about the tour simply not happening as being an option!  To be honest, I’m still sitting here shaking my head.  I mean, who really thought all of this would roll on down the mountain??  Not me.  Definitely not me.

Of course, I’ve found my own blessings in all of this.  It turns out that that the band really IS human (for a while I really kind of wondered!), I made some new friends, and I even learned how to manage in a completely different country for 9 days.  I didn’t even land myself into trouble!  I’m planning to return for the rescheduled shows, we’ve secured tickets for the shows we intend to see – and get this – our seats are even better than the ones we had before!  We still have tickets to sell for the shows we’re unable to go to (inquire within if you’re looking for decent seats for Nottingham or London!), and we’ve yet to buy plane tickets, but that will happen soon.  Still have to consider hotels, but we’ll get to that point in due time.

I’m excited that I’ll be in the 3rd or 4th row for the shows I’m attending – pretty much right smack in front of Dom for all of them, and I’m going to see the triumph on the faces of the band for myself.  No, this year definitely did not turn out as any of us intended, but somehow I suspect the outcome will be that it turned out exactly as it needed for all of us.  After all, I won’t lie: sitting there in the audience as they play that first UK show is going to feel like we’ve all scaled a huge mountain together, and I’m really looking forward to seeing the band shine in a way I’m sure I’ve never seen prior.  It will be worth every bit of the wait it took to get there, I have no doubt.

I’m coming for ya, Roger, John, Simon, Nick AND Dom………..again!!

-R