Some of the touring is with the band "Rocket Scientists" some with "Frankie Avalon" and some will be my solo show. I don't have a name for my group so I should call it something... how about the "Hey it's me!" group.
The "Rocket Scientists" "Looking Backward" box set CD and DVD is doing good. I got an email from the bands publicity agent Sandy. She got a request from a radio station in Florida that is playing our CD's for some ID's from us. We recorded them in our own studio's (Since each of us have them in our houses) coverted the tracks to mp3's and sent them onto Sandy who will group them all together and send them all onto the station. They consist of you saying something like: "Hey, this is Don Schiff - Stick player for the Rocket Scientists band sayin' thanks for listen to {insert radio station name here}. Keep on listenin' and we'll keep on playin'!" or something witty like that. You always think you can do a better one, however the first one's usually the best. I sent three... "Let them decide". They're fun to do. I put on my best AM radio announcing voice.. full of over the top excitement -
Later in the year it's onto Vancouver, Canada to do a solo concert and Stick Seminar. That's gonna be great. I've been to Canada quite a few times however I don't recall ever being to Vancouver. Last time I was in Canada however..... I'm in the airport gettin' ready to come home when "Lassie" the drug sniffin' police dog strolls over on her own and flips the bottom of my coat up with her snout!
I think nothin' of it until two policeman then head over and invite me to join them in a private room. "How nice I think".... special treatment, their dog likes me. Really though, I knew... And so they grill me for half an hour as to what drugs I've got, what I've takin' and who my friends in Canada are. Well, it's a simple answer for me. "I've got no drugs, don't take drugs.... (and for the privacy of my friends) and I have no friends in Canada. The SEARCHED my stuff real good... pulled my credit cards out and checked them for drug residue.... had Lassie give me another proper sniffin' and finally to their great disappointment couldn't find anything and let me go. They said, "The dogs never wrong". I said, "I believe you but???? What can I say?" and so I came home.
After thinkin' about it for awhile, it hit me!!!! As incredible as it may seem, the day before I left Canada I walked past a park and could smell someone nearby was smokin' some weed. That "Lassie's" got quite a nose if she could still pick that up! Good girl, now go save Timmy whose stuck in a well.
When I get back to England I'm gonna have the Blood Pudding again. I've had emails from England sayin' when I get back friends (Cheers Jase) will take me to a place to have it. Yet, it still sounds awful but once I get past thinkin' about the name... I like it. It's like Denny's little round sausage paddies but tastes better... "It just don't sound so nice".
Alright, dinner time, the wife's hungry, I've cooked nothin' (just like always) and so we'll go out.
Take care,
Don
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