Thursday, December 23, 2010

South America

what a great trip this was... it didn't start out great, when i got a call the week before that Dave Langguth (drums) broke his ankle & couldn't make the tour. I called Dennis & he changed some gig's around & was able to do it. so off to Paraguay we went... now I've played Paraguay before, the fans were great & the production team was 1st rate. now on these tours we always play with rental gear & my band has pretty simple requests when it comes to backline, but in the states they never have what we need & always have an excuse why they can't provide it. so what a surprise that Paraguay had the best gear of the whole tour. brand new Marshalls, classic SVT's & a killer kit. next up was Argentina for 3 shows & a house party for a radio listener winner. I knew it would be special when i got off the plane & there was a welcoming party of girls. the El Teatro show kicked ass, I met the local Hell's Angel's chapter pres. & my doppelganger. but the 2nd show, we went on @ 2:30am @ Peteco's & that pissed me off. after the Rosario show we had to drive a couple hours back to Buenos Aires to catch our flight to Brazil. where i met the American ambassador & did a meet n greet with the boys & girls club in Sao Paulo. the show was another packed house & good thing, cuz' last time it was 1/2 filled. we stayed up all night again to catch our flight to Chile, so we were a lil' beat when we arrived. the promoters took pity on us, since we've been up for 2 days straight & let us cancel the press conference. the show in Santiago was crazy... i hadn't played there since 1994 when i opened for Aerosmith, so i was surprised when the show sold out. of course we only had a couple hours sleep again to catch our flight to Bolivia... i know this sounds like a broken record, but i didn't book the flights, my agent did & they should know u play @ 1am in S. America, so don't book flights @ 7am ! anyway Bolivia was killer, except i could barely breathe cuz' of the altitude. the mayor gave me a certificate & the key to the city as a token of their appreciation. (that we rocked the house) so i'm sure we'll be back soon. S. America has the best music fans in the world & are very passionate about good music. can't wait for the next tour !














9 comments:

  1. Awnnn... I am so jealous I couldn't be there! I am from Brazil but now live in FL (where you never seem to come) so I haven't seen you live since 1995!!! Now my best friend and I will finally take our so-talked-about trip to CA on the 2nd week of February.. I REALLY REALLY hope I can catch you playing somewhere close to LA or San Fracisco! You rule, Gilby!

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  2. Oh, and Merry Christmas to you and your family :)

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  3. Heyyy gilby!!! come to mexico!!! We have some tequila waiting for you!! Merry Christmas!!

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  4. Thanks for the great show in São Paulo (Manifesto Bar)! Since 2007 I was wondenring about another show and then 2010 you did! Thanks and come back another times!!!
    take care man
    see ya!

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  5. Thank you Gilby for the great show in El Teatro, Argentina. I Was who made a flag for you. I really love you. You are an special man, and your music change my life. Happy new year for you, Frankie and Daniella. Love...

    Florencia cabrera

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  6. thats awesome! glad to see everyone in South America come out and support Gilby on tour! btw, who did the photo's, some of those are great, if i wanted to purchase a print, who do I talk to?????

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  7. 12/10/2010 the best day of my life!!!
    Manifesto bar São PAulo!

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  8. Hey Gilby! From Chile Bro, thanks for an awesome gig here and for made some time on your schedule and granted me the interview... You Rock! Thank you for everything, I'll upload some videos!

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  9. Even though Dave broke his ankle, I knew guys you could make that gloom situation to turn out good. I heard from my friends that the show was still terrific. Looking forward for more of your gigs.


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