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BRENT'S DIARY
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December 7, 2004
Seasons
Greetings and welcome to the diary. The
band made the journey down to
Kenosha
for our debut LU performance at the legendary Brat Stop. Why
is it legendary you ask? I
don't know...but most of the well known Chicago bands (Styx,
Cheap Trick, REO etc...) have graced this stage at one point or
another so in my mind, it's got it's share of nostalgic
charisma.
The longtime LU followers are aware that we don’t often learn
new
Styx
material. We have
always done the "hits" and peppered in some of the
lesser known songs for the diehards. We
decided to try something new for the two December shows this
year. We've learned
several songs from the Grand Illusion album that we hadn’t
previously done in order to do the album from front to back in
its entirety.
The Brat
Stop show was the first we tried it at. It appeared to be well
received by the large crowd on Saturday.
So, to the guy who's been asking for "Man in the
Wilderness" for the entire duration of Light Up, you will
now have your wish. It
took 4 years, but we hope you like it. After
the completion of the "album" set, we will take a
short break and then return for the remainder of the usual
Styx
stuff we do.
The
Rooters show on December 18th is sure to be a great time. Our
Stage Tech "Metal" Mike Miley will be celebrating his
birthday with us again this year up in the VIP area. Mike
loves shots and hates beer. Those
who follow the band closely may remember the last time we did a
December Light Up show in 2002, Mike held his party with us at
Rooters the night we were filming for a DVD. You
may or may not also recall a beautiful blonde blow up doll
frolicking through the crowd. This
year the Cutty Black shot girls will be competing with the blow
up doll for Mike’s attention. The
girls dance in cages and sell shots. I
can’t wait to watch them bump and grind to "Show me the
way". That
alone will be worth the cost of admission.
So please
mark the 18th on your calendars and be at Rooters because it may
be the last time you ever get to see Bobby sing an entire set of
Styx
music wearing a Santa suit with reindeer tied to the drum riser.
Happy
Holidays,
Brent
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