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MS. CROW GOES WASHINGTON | Sheryl Crow | News

SherylCrow.com — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:40:00 GMT

Sheryl Crow will be testifying before Congress today. The breast cancer surviving rocker will speak to members of the House of Representatives in support of the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act (H.R. 1157). For more info on the piece of legislation, visit StopBreastCancer.org.

Sheryl will testify in front of fans with her tunes in Pelham, Alabama on Friday.

See Sheryl on Last Call with Carson Daly Tonight! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:43:00 GMT

Tune in tonight to see Sheryl Crow perform "Now That You're Gone" on Last Call with Carson Daly!

Tuesday May 20th @ 1:35am on NBC!

Sheryl Crow to perform in Mercedes-Benz Summer Concert Series on The Tonight Show | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:25:00 GMT

Tune in to watch Sheryl Crow performing in the Mercedes-Benz Summer Concert Series on The Tonight Show - Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

UK FANS!! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:50:00 GMT

Sheryl makes an all too brief visit this week to the UK to promote the recent release of Now That You’re Gone to radio.

On Wednesday (May 14th) she flew into London and almost immediately appeared on Channel 4’s Paul O’Grady show (with Kim Cattrell). She spent sometime ‘on the couch’ and performed NYTG.
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/P/paulogrady/
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fFuVtUK3SP0

Tune in to watch Sheryl on BREAKFAST TV on the BBC on Thursday (May 15th) morning!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/breakfast/default.stm

Here’s some other things planned that British Isles inhabitants should look out for:

Fri 16th May: ITV’s This Morning TV. Performance of NTYG.
http://www.itv.com/lifestyle/thismorning/

Also…broadcast dates to be determined….

Smooth Radio: interview with Martin Collins featuring 2 acoustic tracks with Sheryl, Tim, Peter and Jon.

Live Night and Day Magazine Cover and Interview

Sheryl is also taking the opportunity to record a song plucked from the "Great British Song Book" to be featured on the Chris Evans Show.

And for those of you north of the Border…look out for an interview with the Daily Record’s John Dingwall…in the magazine…

3 More Sheryl Crow Ticket Pre-Sales! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:54:00 GMT

We are happy to announce Sheryl Crow and James Blunt are hitting the road together this Summer! We have reserved some of the best seats in the house through a special pre-sale beginning Tuesday, May 13th at 10AM local time. Each pre-sale window is only a couple days, and only certain cities/dates are available for pre-sale on May 13th (details below), with more pre-sales added soon.

Sheryl and James are going green this summer with new initiatives to revamp and "green" their concerts both on and offstage. We will also give you the opportunity to neutralize pollution from your drive to and from the show.

Pre-sale tickets for the following shows Crow/Blunt dates will be available from May 13th at 10AM Local Time:

DATE	CITY	VENUE
8/19/08	Tucson, AZ	Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater
8/22/08	Las Vegas, NV	Planet Hollywood TPA
8/30/08	Auburn, WA	White River Amphitheatre

» sherylcrowtickets.musictoday.com

May 22nd St Louis Concert- Regretfully Cancelled | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:13:00 GMT

"Due to unforeseen circumstances relating to conflicting concert production logistics, Sheryl Crow's scheduled concert on May 22nd at the Fox Theater, St Louis will not take place. The Promoters, Fox Associates and Sheryl herself offer ticket holders their sincere apologies and pledge to return to the area sometime in the near future. In the meantime anyone holding a ticket may receive a full refund from point of purchase.

Please note that is is the only concert affected. All shows from May 23rd in Birmingham onwards will be taking place as scheduled"

May 4th '08 : Atlanta, GA | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:09:00 GMT

GOD BLESS THIS MESS
BABYLON
LOVE IS FREE
CHANGE
VEGAS
CAN'T CRY
DIAMOND RING
NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE
FIRST CUT
MISTAKE
GASOLINE
DETOURS
DRUNK WITH THE THOUGHT OF YOU
STRONG ENOUGH
OUT OF OUR HEADS
HAPPY
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
-------------------------
ALL I WANNA DO
HIGHER GROUND

May 3rd '08 : Memphis, TN | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:59:00 GMT

after a 30min delay due to inclement weather Sheryl and the band took the stage and played....

BABYLON
LOVE IS FREE
CHANGE
FIRST CUT
MISTAKE
GASOLINE
OUT OF OUR HEADS

and then even more lightning & rain came along and made it too dangerous to continue. In the interest of everyone's safety we had to call an end to the performance.... a bummer for a lot of reasons....

Apr 30 '08: West Palm Beach, FL | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:32:00 GMT

GOD BLESS
BABYLON
LOVE IS FREE
CHANGE
CAN'T CRY
NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE
FIRST CUT
MISTAKE
GASOLINE
DETOURS
DRUNK
OUT OF OUR HEADS
HIGHER GROUND (with Eric)
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
*************************
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO

Don’t miss Sheryl Crow Perform “Shine over Babylon” Her third of four performances on Last Call with Carson Daly! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:30:00 GMT

Don’t miss Sheryl Crow

Perform “Shine over Babylon”

Her third of four performances on

Last Call with Carson Daly!

May 1st @ 1:35 am PST/EST on NBC.

Apr 29 '08: Clearwater, FL | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:43:00 GMT

Apr 27 '08: Jacksonville, FL | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:02:00 GMT

GOD BLESS
BABYLON
LOVE IS FREE
CHANGE
VEGAS
CAN'T CRY
SWEET ROASLYN
NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE
FIRST CUT
MISTAKE
GASOLINE
DETOURS
DRUNK
STRONG ENOUGH
PEACE BE UPON US
OUT OF OUR HEADS
HAPPY
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
----------------
ALL I WANNA DO
HIGHER GROUND

Sheryl Pre-Sale Tour Dates! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:52:00 GMT

We are happy to announce Sheryl Crow and James Blunt are hitting the road together this Summer! We have reserved some of the best seats in the house through a special pre-sale beginning Tuesday, April 29th at 10AM local time. Each pre-sale window is only a couple days, and only certain cities/dates are available for pre-sale on April 29th (details below), with more pre-sales added soon.

Sheryl and James are going green this summer with new initiatives to revamp and "green" their concerts both on and offstage. We will also give you the opportunity to neutralize pollution from your drive to and from the show.

Pre-sale tickets for the following shows Crow/Blunt dates will be available from April 29th at 10AM Local Time:

DATE	CITY	VENUE
7/24/08	Nashville, TN	Sommet Center
8/15/08	Dallas, TX	Superpages.com Amphitheater

» sherylcrowtickets.musictoday.com

Apr 26 '08: Pensacola, FL | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:06:00 GMT

Apr 25 '08: New Orleans, LA | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:21:00 GMT

GOD BLESS
BABYLON
LOVE IS FREE
CHANGE
VEGAS
CAN'T CRY
NOW THAT Y G
FIRST CUT
MISTAKE
GASOLINE
DETOURS
STRONG ENOUGH
OUT OF OUR HEADS
HAPPY
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
----------------------
ALL I WANNA DO
ROCK AND ROLL

Apr 23 '08: Tulsa,OK | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:45:00 GMT

GOD BLESS THIS MESS
BABYLON
LOVE IS FREE
CHANGE
VEGAS
CAN'T CRY
NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE
FIRST CUT
MISTAKE
GASOLINE
DETOURS
DRUNK WITH THE THOUGHT OF YOU
STRONG ENOUGH
PEACE BE UPON US
OUT OF OUR HEADS
HAPPY
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
-------------------------
ALL I WANNA DO
TULSA TIME

Apr 22 '08: Wichita | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:09:00 GMT

Supporting Obama | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:43:00 GMT

Read Sheryl's blog about supporting Barack Obama!

» www.sherylcrow.com

Sheryl Crow and James Blunt Presale tickets | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:18:00 GMT

We are happy to announce Sheryl Crow and James Blunt are hitting the road together this Summer! We have reserved some of the best seats in the house through a special pre-sale beginning Tuesday, April 22nd at 10AM local time. Each pre-sale window is only a couple days, and only certain cities/dates are available for pre-sale on April 22nd (details below), with more pre-sales added soon.

Sheryl and James are going green this summer with new initiatives to revamp and "green" their concerts both on and offstage. We will also give you the opportunity to neutralize pollution from your drive to and from the show.

Click HERE for more presale information

More Sheryl Crow tour dates – with James Blunt and Toots and the Maytals! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:45:00 GMT

Click Here to view the People.com exclusive about the tour

New Sheryl Widget | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:18:00 GMT

Watch Sheryl Crow perform "Out Of Our Heads" live from New York in Feb 2007

Add this widget to your profile pages and websites and spread the love! (insert embed code here)

Click here to see the full performance and interview

Watch Sheryl Crow's live AOL Sessions now! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:25:00 GMT

Click HERE to Watch Sheryl Crow's live AOL Sessions

IF YOU MISSED SHERYL'S PERFORMANCE ON ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:49:00 GMT

please watch these links

"All I Want To Do"

“Out of Our Heads”

Watch Sheryl Crow’s Live performance of “Out of Our Heads” and “All I Wanna Do” On Dancing with the Stars | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:59:00 GMT

Watch Sheryl Crow’s Live performance of “Out of Our Heads” and “All I Wanna Do” On Dancing with the Stars

Tonight at 9pm PST/EST on ABC!

~Check your local listings for exact channel~

Sheryl Crow’s Walmart.com Soundcheck launches today! | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:54:00 GMT

CLick HERE to check out Sheryl Crow's Soundcheck performance at Walmart.com

Toronto and New Jersey Pre-Sale! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:27:00 GMT

Sheryl Crow hits the road on May 22nd for her much anticipated Detours tour! We have reserved some of the best seats in the house through a special pre-sale beginning Tuesday, April 1st at 10AM local time. Each pre-sale window is only a couple days, and only certain cities/dates are available for pre-sale on April 1st (details below), with more pre-sales added soon.

Sheryl is doing her part to help eradicate global hunger and poverty. $1 of each ticket purchased will be donated to the World Food Program. To learn more, check out http://www.wfp.org/.

Pre-sale tickets for the following shows will be available from April 1st at 10AM Local Time:

DATE	CITY	VENUE
5/26/08	Toronto, ON	Molson Amphitheatre
5/30/08	Atlantic City, NJ	The Borgata

» sherylcrowtickets.musictoday.com

Watch the New Sheryl Webisode | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:12:00 GMT

Watch Sheryl Crow in the Studio at Cross Creek recording "Drunk With The Thought of You"! Click HERE to watch now

» www.interscope.com

Sheryl on CNN! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:32:00 GMT

Check out the video on CNN about Sheryl's new album "Detours"

Click HERE to watch now!

» www.cnn.com

DC and New York Pre-Sale! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:30:00 GMT

Sheryl Crow hits the road on May 22nd for her much anticipated Detours tour! We have reserved some of the best seats in the house through a special pre-sale beginning Tuesday, March 25th at 10AM local time. Each pre-sale window is only a couple days, and only certain cities/dates are available for pre-sale on March 25th (details below), with more pre-sales added soon.

Sheryl is doing her part to help eradicate global hunger and poverty. $1 of each ticket purchased will be donated to the World Food Program. To learn more, check out http://www.wfp.org.

Pre-sale tickets for the following shows will be available from March 25th at 10AM Local Time to March 27th at 4pm Eastern Time:

DATE	CITY	VENUE
05/28/08	Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion
05/29/08	New York, NY	Rumsey Playfield

For a full list of shows and general ticket information, visit www.sherylcrow.com.

Tickets for Sheryl's shows in both DC and New York! To buy tickets click the links below:

Ticketmaster - Washington, DC
Ticketmaster - New York, NY

Check out Sheryl Crow on Dancing with the Stars April 8th | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:09:00 GMT

Check out Sheryl Crow on Dancing with the Stars April 8th at 9/8c on ABC.

» abc.go.com

See Sheryl Crow perform at Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park, London | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:08:00 GMT

Saturday 28th June Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow and John Mayer

Hard Rock Calling, Hyde Park, London Gates Open at 1pm

For new additions to the line up and more info go to

www.hardrockcalling.co.uk

» www.hardrockcalling.co.uk

Check out Sheryl Crow’s featured playlist on Imeem’s music page and guest playlist page for the next 2 weeks! | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:08:00 GMT

Check out Sheryl Crow’s featured playlist on Imeem’s music page and guest playlist page for the next 2 weeks!

http://sherylcrow.imeem.com/playlist/y-g3DkHT/sheryl_crows_playlist_music_playlist/

» sherylcrow.imeem.com

Sheryl Crow Control Room Concert on MSN | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:01:00 GMT

Tune in to MSN’s CONTROL ROOM to watch an entire concert with Sheryl! – airing begins this Thursday, March 6^th - the show will launch at 11am PT/ 2pm ET and 8 pm local in all international territories.

http://music.msn.com/sherylcrow

» music.msn.com

Sheryl Crow on Virgin Radio | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:46:00 GMT

Click HERE to hear this session

Sheryl Crow TV Appearances! | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:24:00 GMT

Tune in to check out Sheryl Crow in these upcoming TV appearances:
The Ellen Degeneres Show Mon March 17^th on NBC
Last Call With Carson Daly Mon March 17th on NBC
Late Night With Conan O'Brien March Mon 24th on NBC
Dancing with the Stars Tues April 8^thon ABC

Check out the Sheryl Crow cover feature from this weekend’s “Parade” | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:15:00 GMT

click HERE to view article

Come Check out Sheryl Crow at Jimmy Kimmel in Los Angeles | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:00:00 GMT

Join us on the Jimmy Kimmel studio stage for a Mini-Concert featuring SHERYL CROW!!!

Click HERE for details

Sheryl Crow at Parkpop festival | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:42:00 GMT

Sheryl Crow will be performing at the Parkpop festival on Sunday June 29th. Click HERE for festival details

New tour dates posted | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Check out the tour section and see where Sheryl will be performing next.

Check out the “Recent Rave” from this week’s People magazine | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:12:00 GMT

Check out the “Recent Rave” from this week’s People magazine…

The love keeps coming for Sheryl Crow’s “Detours”…

SHERYL CROW TO HEADLINE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:42:00 GMT

SHERYL CROW TO HEADLINE

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE

FESTIVAL

(SANTA MONICA, CA) – On April 25, nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow will headline the first night of this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (also known as JazzFest) as part of a short run of dates – a preview of her extensive upcoming summer tour. Last week Crow’s sixth studio album, the highly personal Detours, debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart at #2, and has already been hailed as a classic. The album marks the return of producer Bill Bottrell and “USA Today” calls it “Crow’s Magnum Opus.”

New Orleans holds a special place in Crow’s heart; she recorded her eponymous second album there, and she pays tribute to the city’s undying optimism and resilience in her current single, “Love is Free.”

Crow will also be playing dates in Wichita, KS (April 22), Tulsa, OK (April 23), Pensacola, FL (April 26), Jacksonville, FL (April 27) and Clearwater, FL (April 29) in preparation for her full-scale nationwide tour this summer. One dollar from each ticket sold will go to the United Nations’ World Food Programme.

Sheryl Crow on EW.com’s wrap-up of the best new music | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:38:00 GMT

Here is a link to EW.com’s wrap-up of the best new music…”Detours” is included…

Sheryl Crow at the EL REY THEATRE in LOS ANGELES. | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:39:00 GMT

Sheryl will be playing a rare & intimate show for her new album DETOURS at the EL REY THEATRE in LOS ANGELES.
Click here for details on the pre-sale!

Password is "motivation"

UK FANS please tune in to see "LOVE IS FREE" performed on ALBUM CHART SHOW | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:48:00 GMT

UK FANS please tune in to see "LOVE IS FREE" performed on ALBUM CHART SHOW on CH 4 on Friday, February 22nd! Also, click here to watch an exclusive performance of "GOD BLESS THIS MESS" http://www.bbc.co.uk/later/ from LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND.

Sheryl Crow's "I Don't Wanna Know" featured in "Saving the American Wild Horse " Documentary | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:02:00 GMT

You can check out a video for Sheryl's song "I Dont' Wanna Know" from the documentary "Saving the American Wild Horse" at www.theamericanwildhorse.com

This poignant documentary is hosted by Viggo Mortensen, Peter Coyote and Sheryl is interviewed by director James Kleinert. The documentary questions the fate of America's Wild Horses and Burros whose very existence is in jeopardy

Feb 11th La Scala, London, UK | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:22:00 GMT

GOD BLESS
BABYLON
LOVE IS FREE
VEGAS
CAN'T CRY
DIAMOND RING
NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE
MISTAKE
GASOLINE
DETOURS
DRUNK
STRONG ENOUGH
OUT OF OUR HEADS
HAPPY
WINDING ROAD
----------------------------
DOCTOR MY EYES
SOAK
ALL I WANNA DO

Sheryl Crow on Vh1 | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:09:00 GMT

Tune in to VH1 tomorrow (2/13) to see Sheryl on VH1 News at the 6am, 8am and 10am blocks! Also airs on 2/14 & 2/15 in the 7am and 9am blocks.

Feb 7th, Irving Plaza | Sheryl Crow | Diary

SherylCrow.com — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:01:00 GMT

FEB 7TH
IRVING PLAZA #2

SETLIST:
GOD BLESS
BABYLON
LOVE IS FREE
VEGAS
CAN'T CRY
DIAMOND RING
NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE
MISTAKE
GASOLINE
DETOURS
DRUNK
STRONG ENOUGH
OUT OF OUR HEADS
HAPPY
WINDING
****************************************
DOCTOR MY EYES
SOAK
ALL I WANNA DO

Sheryl Crow on Gather: Watch, Share & Win | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:07:00 GMT

Sheryl wants to know: If you could write a song about an issue that's near and dear to your heart, what would that song be about? She'll pick her 10 favorites and if yours is among them, you'll get a FREE copy of Detours!

Click HERE to enter now!

» www.gather.com

"DETOURS" Available NOW! | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:54:00 GMT

Sheryl Crow's new album, "Detours", is available today!

Try either of these fine online retailers to get yours now:

Shop at Amazon HERE
OR
Shop at iTunes HERE

Feb 6th, Irving Plaza | Sheryl Crow | Diary

SherylCrow.com — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:02:00 GMT

FEB 6TH 2008
IRVING PLAZA #1

SETLIST:
GOD BLESS
BABYLON
LOVE IS FREE
GASOLINE
CHANGE
NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE
DIAMOND RING
MISTAKE
HAPPY
DETOURS
DRUNK
STRONG ENOUGH
OUT OF OUR HEADS
WINDING
****************************************
DOCTOR MY EYES
SOAK
ALL I WANNA DO

Tune in to NPR's Fresh Air on Tuesday, Feb. 5th to hear Sheryl on release day! | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:40:00 GMT

Tune in to NPR's Fresh Air on Tuesday, Feb. 5th to hear Sheryl on release day!

Click HERE to listen online

Watch Sheryl Crow on The View | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:39:00 GMT

Tune in tomorrow morning, February 5th, and watch Sheryl Crow on The View on ABC followed by a performance of “Love is Free.”

Check your local listings for exact time and channel.

Sheryl Crow on Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:38:00 GMT

Check out Sheryl Crow on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" Tuesday, February 5th on NBC at 12:35am

Check out the amazing review of Sheryl Crow’s “Detours” from yesterday’s LA Times. | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:07:00 GMT

Click HERE to read the rave review!

Sheryl Crow on 'The Late Show with David Letterman" tonight and tomorrow night | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:04:00 GMT

Check out Sheryl Crow performing tonight, February 4th, and tomorrow night, February 5th, on CBS’s ‘The Late Show with David Letterman" at 11:30pm.

Monday Feb 4th

Song: Love is Free

Guest: Hillary Clinton

Tuesday Feb 5th

Song: Doctor My Eyes

Guests: Matthew McConaughey (Fool's Gold)

Gary Mule Deer

Receive a FREE ticket to see Sheryl Crow at Irving Plaza February 7th | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:19:00 GMT

To everyone in NYC!!!

Receive a FREE ticket to see Sheryl Crow at Irving Plaza February 7th

(a very rare & intimate performance) when you purchase her new release Detours!

Ticket distribution will begin on Tuesday Feb. 5th at participating retailers!

1 CD Purchase = 1 ticket / While supplies last!

Best Buy- Midtown & Chelsea

Borders- Columbus Circle, Park Avenue, Wall Street, Penn Plaza & 2nd Avenue

Read an interview with Sheryl on About.com | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:14:00 GMT

Click HERE to Read an interview with Sheryl on About.com

Sheryl Crow rebroadcast of World Café on 2/4 | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:59:00 GMT

click here Check out Sheryl Crow on National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye

Interview Sheryl Crow on RollingStone.com | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:18:00 GMT

Get the chance to ask Sheryl your questions on RollingStone.com.

Click HERE to find out more!

» www.rollingstone.com

Watch the MSN exclusive premiere of Sheryl's video for "God Bless This Mess" | Sheryl Crow | News

admin10 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:30:00 GMT

Watch the MSN exclusive premiere of Sheryl's video for "God Bless This Mess".

Click HERE!

Who Loves Great TV? | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:27:00 GMT

Tune in tomorrow morning to see Sheryl Crow perform her new hit single "Love is Free" & the old favorite "Everyday is a Winding Road" on The TODAY Show on NBC.

Enjoy!

Check your local listings for exact time and channel.

Read Salon.com's recent interview with Sheryl Crow! | Sheryl Crow | News

admin10 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:45:00 GMT

Read Salon.com's recent interview with Sheryl Crow!

Click HERE!

DETOURS, is available for pre-order TODAY on ITUNES | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:51:00 GMT

Sheryl’s anticipated new album, DETOURS, is available for pre-order TODAY on ITUNES – featuring the single “LOVE IS FREE”. Click HERE to get the album as well as the exclusive pre-order track “HERE COMES THE SUN”. ITUNES album also includes the BONUS track “DOCTOR MY EYES”.

Special Video Message | Sheryl Crow | News

IGA — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:41:00 GMT

Watch a special video message from Sheryl Crow welcoming you to her new website!

» www.sherylcrow.com

Check out the making of Sheryl's "God Bless This Mess" video! | Sheryl Crow | News

admin10 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:10:00 GMT

Check out the making of Sheryl's "God Bless This Mess" video and see Sheryl singing in front of the White House, the Capitol, and various other locations in Washington D.C. on a very chilly day.

» www.sherylcrow.com

Sheryl Crow on the cover of this week's Billboard magazine | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:15:00 GMT

Check out the Sheryl Crow cover story in this week’s Billboard

Check out a special 4-song acoustic performance that just launched on AMAZON.com | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:30:00 GMT

Click HERE to view

Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo Music with Sheryl Crow | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:01:00 GMT

Check out Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo Music HERE with Sheryl Crow - performing 7 songs – debuts today!

Buy tickets to a rare & intimate evening with Sheryl Crow | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:27:00 GMT

Buy tickets to a rare & intimate evening with Sheryl Crow as she showcases songs from her new album Detours - for the first time in New York City at Irving Plaza. Pre-order HERE

Check out all of Sheryl’s upcoming TV performances | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:49:00 GMT

*The Today Show (NBC) – February 1^st

*Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) – February 4^th

*The View (ABC) – February 5^th

*Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC) – February 5^th

Win a Gretsch Guitar Signed By Sheryl | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:12:00 GMT

Participate in the Fan Forum's Annual "Birthday Drive" - You Might Win a Gretsch Guitar Signed By Sheryl!

Click Here for more details.

New Album Cover! | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:46:00 GMT

Check out the brand new album cover for Sheryl's 6th studio release,
"Detours" available everywhere on Feb 5, 2008.

Click Here.

Sheryl Crow on Home For The Holidays | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:24:00 GMT

Check out Sheryl Crow on CBS performing on "Home For The Holidays" on Friday the 22^nd at 8pm

Watch Sheryl Crow perform on Sesame Street! | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:54:00 GMT

Elmo's Christmas Countdown airs Sunday, December 23rd at 7 ET on ABC

Sheryl Crow on ArtistDirect! | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:56:00 GMT

ArtistDirect interviewed Sheryl Crow, click HERE to read the interview and click HERE to check out her profile.

» www.artistdirect.com

Broadcast of Sheryl Crow on NPR's World Cafe Tonight | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:12:00 GMT

Check out Sheryl crow on The World Cafe Friday, December 14th, 2007.

Check below for station listings.

http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/?prgId=39

This can also be heard worldwide online on the WXPN/Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm to 4pm Eastern Standard Time by going to:

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New Sheryl Crow Webisode | Sheryl Crow | News

TheAdmin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:41:00 GMT

Click HERE to check out the brand new webisode that debuts today on AOL, giving you an inside look at Sheryl in the studio, writing and recording the song "Lullaby for Wyatt" with Jeff Trott and Bill Botrell from her upcoming album Detours.

Check out Sheryl's new MySpace profile! | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:29:00 GMT

Check out Sheryl's new MySpace profile!

www.myspace.com/sherylcrow

Check out Sheryl Crow performing on CNN's Heroes tomorrow | Sheryl Crow | News

iscopeadmin — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:38:00 GMT

Sheryl Crow will be performing on CNN’s Heroes "An All Star Tribute" tomorrow

Thursday, December 6, 2007 9pm ET / 6pm PT / 2am Dec. 7 GMT

Check out Sheryl Crow's interview on huffingtonpost.com | Sheryl Crow | News

iscopeadmin — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:53:00 GMT

» www.huffingtonpost.com

UPCOMING SHERYL CROW TV APPEARANCES: | Sheryl Crow | News

iscopeadmin — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:00:00 GMT

*Reminder to tune in tonight to see Sheryl perform a brand new song from her upcoming album on ELLEN’s BIG SHOW on TBS

*December 6^th - watch Sheryl perform “Shine Over Babylon” on CNN HEROES: AN ALL STAR TRIBUTE - 9pm ET / 6pm PT

*December 20^th - A&E BIOGRAPHY SPECIAL on Sheryl

*December 21^st - watch Sheryl perform 3 songs on HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS on CBS

2007 Crossroads DVD Becomes Available | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:04:00 GMT

And you can buy it right Here
(scroll down for pics)

The second staging of guitar hero and rock legend Eric Clapton's CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL found a sweet home in the Second City on July 28, 2007 when many of the world's greatest guitarists convened for a concert benefiting Clapton's Crossroads Centre rehabilitation facility in Antigua. Filmed live at Chicago's Toyota Park, the 2-DVD set CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2007 FROM CHICAGO presents four hours of world-class guitar masters, spanning multiple genre boundaries, performing incendiary solo sets and jamming in unison.

Shot in HD, the double-DVD set features 38 tracks, and also gives viewers an all-access pass with extraordinary behind-the-scenes footage captured backstage at this all-star, six-string summit. The audio is presented in 5.1 Surround Sound.

Clapton's original vision for the event - which was first staged at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas in 2004 - was to invite some friends around so they could have fun playing together for a good cause. “The Crossroads Festival,” he says, is the realization of a dream for me, to gather a group of amazingly talented musicians to perform onstage. The Crossroads performers are all musicians I admire and respect.”

The 2007 festival, which Rolling Stone called “a marathon of solos and joy,” no doubt was the stuff of dreams for the fans in attendance as well as for Clapton and friends. The Festival featured a multi-generational array of talent spanning John Mayer to Jeff Beck to B.B. King that Modern Guitars Magazine dubbed an “incredible nexus of old-school electric guitar titans and younger upstarts.”

Highlights of the CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2007 FROM CHICAGO include Clapton playing onstage with former Blind Faith band mate Steve Winwood for the first time in 25 years. They rip through classics including “Presence Of The Lord,” “Had To Cry Today” and “Crossroads,” totally transcending their quarter century apart. Another Clapton highpoint was his dedication of “Isn't It A Pity” to George Harrison, noting, “This is for someone I wish was here.” The Allman Brothers Band's Derek Trucks joined in on a solo, and David Fricke noted in Rolling Stone that, “on a day full of extraordinary solos, this was true rapture.” When later describing rock icon Jeff Beck's virtuoso, take-no-prisoners set, the veteran rock journalist called it, “a near-hour of instrumental fusion napalm.”

Other peak moments include a rare concert appearance by Robbie Robertson - performing “Who Do You Love” with Clapton - B.B. King cooking with The Robert Cray Band with Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin on numbers including “Paying The Cost To Be The Boss,” Albert Lee and Vince Gill's dual warp-speed picking and numbers with Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow, and Chicago blues icon Buddy Guy leading a show-closing all-star jam on “Sweet Home Chicago.”

CROSSROADS' wealth of music also showcases great moments with a wide range of artists including John Mayer, Sonny Landreth, John McLaughlin, Los Lobos, Johnny Winters, Susan Tedeschi and more.

CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2007 FROM CHICAGO follows up the 2-DVD set Crossroads Guitar Festival, filmed at the inaugural '04 concert. That title has been certified platinum eight times and is on its way to becoming one of the world's all-time top-selling music DVDs. It continues to raise generous funds for the Crossroads Centre. Royalties from the sale of CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2007 FROM CHICAGO will also benefit Crossroads Centre, Antigua.

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Watch the new webisode from Sheryl Crow! | Sheryl Crow | News

admin10 — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:27:00 GMT

Sheryl recently posted a tour journal entry and a new webisode video!

Click HERE to check it out!

Tune in to watch Sheryl perform a new song from her upcoming album on ELLEN’S REALLY BIG SHOW | Sheryl Crow | News

iscopeadmin — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:01:00 GMT

a TBS Comedy Variety Special Presented by Ellen DeGeneres, on Monday, November 19th at 9pm (with an encore immediately following at 10:30 p.m)

Bridge School Concerts Volume III | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:21:00 GMT

AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD NOVEMBER 13

For the past 21 years, The Bridge School Concerts in Northern California are always an annual musical highlight. Hosted by Neil and Pegi Young every fall over the past two decades, many of the most inspiring artists performing today have appeared at these unique shows. The Bridge School and iTunes are proud to announce the release of Volume III of these live recordings, available exclusively on iTunes beginning November 13th.
      The 20 songs available on The Bridge School Concerts Volume III are performed by Alanis Morissette, Death Cab For Cutie, Devendra Banhart, Eels, Green Day, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mazzy Star, Pete Townshend, Sammy Hagar, Sheryl Crow and The Who. This exciting collection covers the whole range of the different styles of music featured at the concerts over the years, with the musicians performing on acoustic instruments, sometimes for the very first time. These different musical settings allow audience favorites to come to life in new and vital versions, all part of the distinctive Bridge School Concerts tradition.
      Each song is available for 99-cents, and all 20 can be purchased for the special price of $15.95. The songs range from Alanis Morissette’s “All I Really Want,” Green Day’s “Longview,” Sheryl Crow’s “If It Makes You Happy” to The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
       The Bridge School’s mission is ensuring that children with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of assistive technology and the development, implementation and dissemination of innovative educational strategies.

The Songs are:

Alanis Morissette    All I Really Want    10/19/1997
Alanis Morissette    Can't Not    10/19/1997
Death Cab For Cutie    Summer Skin    10/21/2006
Death Cab For Cutie    What Sarah Said    10/22/2006
Devendra Banhart    At The Hop    10/22/2006
Devendra Banhart    Pardon My Heart    10/22/2006
Eels    Last Stop: This Town    10/17/1998
Eels    Novacaine For The Soul    10/18/1998
Eels    Hospital    10/18/1998
Green Day    Hitching A Ride    10/30/1999
Green Day    Longview    10/31/1999
Jerry Lee Lewis    Boogie Woogie Man From Tennessee    10/30/2005
Mazzy Star    Fade Into You    10/1/1994
Mazzy Star    Into Dust    10/1/1994
Pete Townshend    Drowned    10/19/1996
Pete Townshend    Let My Love Open The Door    10/19/1996
Sammy Hagar    The Love    11/6/1993
Sheryl Crow    If It Makes You Happy    10/30/1999
The Who    Boris The Spider    10/31/1999
The Who    Won't Get Fooled Again

Get Sheryl Crow's new song! | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:09:00 GMT

A new song from Sheryl Crow, "Shine Over Babylon" is available for sale online now.

Click HERE to get it on iTunes!

» ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net

New Sheryl Crow album coming soon! | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:09:00 GMT

Sheryl Crow has been busy working on her new album "DETOURS" that is set to be released on February 5, 2008. "Shine Over Babylon" is playing on select radio stations and will be available for purchase online on 10/30. Click HERE to check out the lyrics and keep checking back for more updates and more music!

» www.sherylcrow.com

Aug 3rd WE Fest Set | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 06:18:00 GMT

CHANGE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REAL GONE
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
STRONG ENOUGH
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
PICTURE
TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT with KEITH URBAN
CAN'T CRY ANYMORE
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
****************************************
ROCK AND ROLL
VERSION 1.0
FRI 3RD AUGUST 2007
WE FEST, DETROIT LAKES, MN

Aug 1st Sterling Heights Set List | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:20:00 GMT

CHANGE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REAL GONE
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
STRONG ENOUGH
HOME
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
PICTURE (with Kid Rock)
TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT
CAN'T CRY ANYMORE
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
****************************************
ROCK AND ROLL
VERSION 1.0
WED 1ST AUGUST 2007
FREEDOM HILL, STERLING HEIGHTS

Jul 31st Cleveland Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:54:00 GMT

CHANGE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REAL GONE
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
I KNOW WHY
STRONG ENOUGH
HOME
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
PICTURE
CAN'T CRY ANYMORE
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
****************************************
ROCK AND ROLL
VERSION 1.0
TUE 31ST JULY 2007
PLAIN DEALER PAV, CLEVELAND

Jul 30th Toledo Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:04:00 GMT

CHANGE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REAL GONE
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
I KNOW WHY
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
PICTURE
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
HAPPY
CAN'T CRY ANYMORE
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
****************************************
ROCK AND ROLL
VERSION 1.0
MON 30TH JULY 2007
TOLEDO ZOO

Jul 27th Kettering #2 Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:31:00 GMT

Jul 26th Kettering#1 Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:24:00 GMT

CHANGE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REAL GONE
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
ANYTHING BUT DOWN
HOME
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
PICTURE
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
HAPPY
CAN'T CRY ANYMORE
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
****************************************
ROCK AND ROLL
VERSION 2.0
WED JUL 25TH 2007
KETTERING 2007 #1

New Site Launched www.flypaper.bz. | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:55:00 GMT

If you are looking for merchandise featuring some of Sheryl's lyrics, while helping in the fight against breast cancer, you should check out the brand new website,www.flypaper.bz A portion of the proceeds from the purchases of any products in the As the Crow Flies series will be donated to the Breast Cancer Foundation. The latest fun item, the "but damn" mug has quickly become a favorite for coffee-holics. Down the road, Flypaper will be spreading its wings with a line called Take Flight, which will encompass merchandise that is uplifting and sporty.

Wyatt Breaks Cover | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Thu, 24 May 2007 21:52:00 GMT

Hi Everyone!

Well, as you no doubt have seen, Wyatt and I did our first, and probably only, photoshoot for a magazine. I have always made it a practice to keep my private life out of the public light but to be honest, I was being heavily stalked by photographers who wanted the get the "first shot." And rather than have someone I don't know sell a shot to a magazine, we accepted OK magazine's offer to make a generous donation to an amazing organization called the World Food Program in Wyatt's name.. (Please visit their site by clicking on the name or pasting this in your browser http://www.wfp.org)

So....Wyatt is now a humanitarian! Because he and I happened to catch an interview with Drew Barrymore on the Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer about this organization, we were inspired to get involved with the WFP.

In a nutshell, this United Nations non-profit organization feeds millions of starving children at schools in third world countries as an incentive for them to attend school, which in turn might better their futures. They do so much more but I was so struck by this story that our relationship with the WFP was born, with the help of OK Magazine.

Hope you enjoy!

Announcing..... | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sat, 12 May 2007 22:00:00 GMT

Hey Everybody,

I am so excited to share with you guys that I've adopted a little boy ..he was born 2 weeks ago.

His name is Wyatt (after my dad) Steven (after my little brother and Scooter) and we are enjoying some very private family time.

Just wanted you to be the first to know.

Lots of love,

Sheryl.

Final SGWT Blog from Sheryl : Food for Thought! | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sat, 05 May 2007 22:05:00 GMT

It’s been well over a week since the Stop Global Warming College tour ended and I am just now processing the experience. A few concerns still hang heavy on my mind and heart.

First, I am deeply concerned over where we are as a nation. I feel we are so blessed to live in a country where we enjoy so many rights that other countries cannot even begin to imagine. However, it terrifies me that we seem to have lost touch with our connection to the earth. I am concerned that we have risen to such heights of arrogance in our refusal to acknowledge that our earth is rapidly changing in ways that might affect us catastrophically but instead, we hold steadfast to our belief that nothing can happen to us as a people. We get into our oversized, war-machine-like vehicles and stay distracted by the business of getting on with daily life.

Clearly, the subject of global warming remains a partisan issue in the minds of many conservatives. It appears to me that many on the right want to see this as a liberal issue, as demonstrated in the continued debate, rather than accepting the peer-reviewed science that is so clearly laid out for us earthlings. I suppose after our encounter with Karl Rove, I got a little taste of what it feels like to have dipped my thumb into the political pie for a brief moment, over what I failed to realize was still a political topic, or in Mr. Rove’s words, an insulting topic. I got my hand slapped, as if to say, “don’t mess with the big boys, even on topics as humanitarian as global warming.” Within hours, the climate certainly did change. It was me at the center of a storm-like spin. I have seen ranting political pundits work their spin before but, like most people, I have always tuned it out... at least, until the moment when the spin was about my reputation. It feels pretty scary to watch credible news outlets run with a story that is clearly not true, debate my patriotism over my alleged desire to have the use of toilet tissue legislated, and to be the joke of late night TV monologues, all as a result of a 2 week old blog and nightly comedy routine that was taken out of context and spun as truth, instead of the joke it clearly was. What terrifies me the most is that we not only accept this of our journalists today but we are oblivious to it, and thus, oblivious to the damage it causes. When “news stories” are broken, do we not expect a certain amount of fact-checking or source-checking? One has to ask if this falls under the guise of sloppy reporting or deception as a source of spin. We seem to accept a certain amount of deception and we seem to be helpless to doing anything about it, as illustrated so clearly by where we are right now in this moment in our history.
(I’d like to thank Glenn Beck for his apology and his acknowledgement that he had reported my little toilet tissue sketch as real news).

Which brings me back to my original subject: the planet. Deeper than temperature and the extinction of the polar bear is the idea that we all share this beautiful, ailing planet, Democrats and Republicans alike. What Laurie and I were proposing by encouraging every college student to change a light bulb was actually meant to be not only useful in the fight against global warming but also symbolic of a change in attitude. It is bound by the belief that perhaps what each of us does in our personal lives does truly affect another person's freedoms. If I drive a gas guzzling 12 cylinder vehicle knowing what I know now about carbon emissions and our dependence on foreign oil, I am basically saying that I don't care about the planet I leave behind for your or my kids.

I have been saying all along that this issue is deeper than recycling. It is more telling than unplugging gadgets not in use and not taking 35 minutes showers. It's about waking up. It's about understanding and embracing the fact that we don't own anything here. We are renters and that our lack of respect for the planet and the people inhabiting it will be the thing that takes us down, not simply the temperature or inevitable shortage of water.

The planet will live on in whatever state it is in, however, it is humanity that will suffer. And as I sit and wonder, like so many other people in this country, where are the marchers in the streets, where are the voices screaming for injustices to cease, for greed and apathy to let go of it’s hold, I can only come up with one supposition: Perhaps we have lost our sense of who we were born to be and instead, are numbed out beyond recognition by the ceaseless chatter that is the soundtrack to our lives.

It is my truest fear that we are losing our way. Every night on the stop global warming college tour, Laurie and I would tell these great young people that they have the power to do anything they want. That we all have the power to create a movement for change. That the best part of ourselves is the part that rises up instinctively from compassion. I believe this to be true. I believe that divinity exists in all of us and that if we eliminate some of the chatter in our lives, the voice of compassion will have a chance to be heard. And, if we were to act from a place of compassion in every act of our lives, would we be arguing about whether global warming exists? Or would we simply be living our lives peacefully knowing that how we live will affect the planet we leave for our children and for their children. If compassion was the motivating factor behind all of our decisions, would our world not be a completely different place? Food for thought.

SC

Apr 28th Bob Costas Annual Benefit Show | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Tue, 01 May 2007 22:18:00 GMT

STEVE MCQUEEN
CHANGE
REAL GONE
STRONG ENOUGH
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
HOME
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
****************************************
ROCK AND ROLL
VERSION 1.0
SAT APR 28TH 2007
BOB COSTAS ANNUAL BENEFIT

Apr 23rd : Stop Global Warming College Tour Blog : Let's Wrap it Up | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:29:00 GMT

Here we are at our final destination -- Capitol Hill. We just toured multiple states, talked to thousands of college students, spoke to many political figures in both parties, and wrapped it all up at a rockin' Earth Day celebration at George Washington University. (Thank you Larry, Tim, Faith, Carole, Bobby, Vice-President Gore, and Sen.

McCain for making it a truly memorable and historic Earth Day.)

Our goal on the Hill today was to deliver to Congress the message from the road and the Virtual Marchers that Americans want solutions to global warming. The leaders we met with today told us that they are already writing global warming legislation, but indicated that this was going to be a very tough fight. They reinforced how important it is to hear from their constituents on this issue. Hear that America? We need you. (You can take action right now by logging onto nrdc.org and clicking on the link "Take Action".)

Everywhere we went today, we were asked by everyone from Congresspeople to Capitol Hill police about the "Rove incident." To set the record straight, the other night, we approached Mr. Rove at a dinner designed specifically to encourage conversations between people from different worlds. We were riding a wave of excitement having just come from talking to college students across the country about global warming. Obviously, we were very surprised that Mr. Rove found discussing such an important issue to be insulting. However, rather than continuing to focus on the encounter itself, can we now focus on the urgent need to act on global warming? We would welcome the opportunity to engage directly with the Bush administration in a constructive conversation about solutions to the global warming crisis.

And by the way guys, the toilet paper thing...it was a JOKE!!

Apr 21st Stop Global Warming College Tour : Karl Rove Gets Thrown Under the Stop Global Warming Bus | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:10:00 GMT

Last night Thelma and Louise drove the bus off the cliff or at least into the White House Correspondents Dinner. The "highlight" of the evening had to be when we were introduced to Karl Rove. How excited were we to have our first opportunity ever to talk directly to the Bush Administration about global warming.

We asked Mr. Rove if he would consider taking a fresh look at the science of global warming. Much to our dismay, he immediately got combative. And it went downhill from there.

We reminded the senior White House advisor that the US leads the world in global warming pollution and we are doing the least about it. Anger flaring, Mr. Rove immediately regurgitated the official Administration position on global warming which is that the US spends more on researching the causes than any other country.

We felt compelled to remind him that the research is done and the results are in (www.IPCC.ch). Mr. Rove exploded with even more venom. Like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum, Mr. Rove launched into a series of illogical arguments regarding China not doing enough thus neither should we. (Since when do we follow China's lead?)

At some point during his ramblings, we became heartbroken to think that the President of the United States and his top advisers have partially built a career on global warming not being real. We have been telling college students across the country for the past two weeks that government does not change until people demand it... well, listen up folks, everyone had better get a lot louder because the message clearly is not getting through.

In his attempt to dismiss us, Mr. Rove turned to head toward his table, but as soon as he did so, Sheryl reached out to touch his arm. Karl swung around and spat, "Don't touch me." How hardened and removed from reality must a person be to refuse to be touched by Sheryl Crow? Unfazed, Sheryl abruptly responded, "You can't speak to us like that, you work for us." Karl then quipped, "I don't work for you, I work for the American people." To which Sheryl promptly reminded him, "We are the American people."

At that point Mr. Rove apparently decided he had had enough. Like a groundhog fearful of his own shadow, he scurried to his table in an attempt to hibernate for another year from his responsibility to address global warming. Drama aside, you would expect as an American citizen to be able to engage in a civil discussion with a public official. Instead, Mr. Rove was dismissive, condescending, and quite frankly a bully.

Ultimately, we were left wondering what on Earth Mr. Rove was talking about when he said "the American people." If more than 60% of American voters, the Supreme Court, over 400 cities, the US National Academy of Sciences, numerous major US corporations, and others don't constitute the American people, then what does? The truth is, if this administration cared one iota about the American people, they would have addressed this problem long ago, and the sad reality is that this problem has been left to us, all of us, since the current administration has abandoned this issue entirely. In the absence of true leadership, we must guide ourselves. We can solve this, but we had better act fast.

www.stopglobalwarming.org

Show Announced July 25th Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, OH | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:39:00 GMT

TICKETS GO ON SALE
Saturday, April 28 at 10:00 AM Plaza & Orchestra - $75
Lawn & Terrace - $45
Limit 4 tickets per person, first day of sale
For more information go to www.fraze.com

Apr 19th Stop Global Warming College Tour : Sheryl & Laurie Go to School : Sheryl Blog | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:29:00 GMT

.....other phrases Laurie David has never heard: "can of whup-ass" and "comin' in hot." Ok, I'd never heard of mountaintop mining.

Our educations continue.

I have spent the better part of this tour trying to come up with easy ways for us all to become a part of the solution to global warming. Although my ideas are in the earliest stages of development, they are, in my mind, worth investigating. One of my favorites is in the area of conserving trees which we heavily rely on for oxygen. I propose a limitation be put on how many sqares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting. Now, I don't want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required. When presenting this idea to my younger brother, who's judgement I trust implicitly, he proposed taking it one step further. I believe his quote was, "how bout just washing the one square out."

I also like the idea of not using paper napkins, which happen to be made from virgin wood and represent the heighth of wastefullness. I have designed a clothing line that has what's called a "dining sleeve". The sleeve is detachable and can be replaced with another "dining sleeve," after usage. The design will offer the "diner" the convenience of wiping his mouth on his sleeve rather than throwing out yet another barely used paper product.. I think this idea could also translate quite well to those suffering with an annoying head cold.

This next idea I have been saving but I will share it with you if you promise not to steal it. It is my latest, very exciting idea for creating incentive for us all to minimize our own personal carbon footprints. It's a reality show. (I feel pretty certain NO ONE has thought of this yet!). Here is the premise: the contest consists of 10 people who are competing for the top spot as the person who lives the "greenest" life. This will be reflected in the contestant's home, his business, and his own personal living style. The winner of this challenging, prestigious, contest would receive what??.... a recording contract!!!!!

We had a great week on our travels through college campuses however the events of the Virginia Tech shootings weighed heavily on everyone's minds and hearts.

Yesterday, we played 2 shows...one at a high school in Springfield, Tennessee, and one in the evening on the Vanderbilt campus. The Springfield student body decorated the gym with bright, colorful posters of support for solving the problem of global warming and even the mayor made a very inspired speech ending with a presentation to Laurie and I with the keys to the city of Springfield. So sweet! What a great day with the high school show being filmed by Channel One. It will go out to 7 million kids in the classroom setting across the States this Friday. That's some serious outreach.

Laurie and I have been preparing for the George Washington University show on Earth Day by tweeking the rundown. My request for the June Taylor Dancers was denied, however, I think the show is still going to be great quality entertainment, while being very educational, motivational, and hopefully, inspiring. All I know is, if it isn't, Laurie and I will be forced to open up a can of whup-ass.

Sheryl

Apr 18th Stop Global Warming College Tour : Nashville : Sheryl Blog | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:17:00 GMT

We are only a few days from our stopglobalwarming college tour wrapping up and although I will enjoy catching up on missed sleep, I am really going to be sad when it's over. It feels as though we are just getting started. With any luck, perhaps I can talk Laurie into doing another run in the fall. Something tells me it won't be that hard to convince her...stay tuned...

I have learned so much on this tour. One thing I have definitely discovered is that there is always more to learn about this topic. I wanted to add a few thoughts to my comments from a past blog regarding clean coal..

First off, there is no such thing as clean coal. I'm erasing that phrase from my vocabulary and I'd recommend you do the same. Using coal to produce energy will always be dirty because coal mining is dirty. One particularly bad form of mining I learned about literally uses dynamite to blow the tops off of mountains. They call this mountain top removal and it is destroying some of the most beautiful places in the United States, including in Tennessee where I live. I think it is a crime against nature that this practice is allowed, period, and if you don't believe me check out www.ilovemountains.org.

Second, we've been getting lots of questions about nuclear. I know that nuclear is better than fossil fuels when it comes to carbon dioxide, but nuclear energy is by no means clean. We don't know what to do with the waste we already have and it seems like a bad idea to me to make more when we have so many cleaner options such as wind and solar. Let's not forget about efficiency either. Let's face it, the cheapest energy is the energy you don't use in the first place. Anyway, if you want to learn more about nuclear energy check out http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/plants/plants.pdf

We are working our way to DC and we need your voice so join the virtual march at
Stopglobalwarming.org so we can count you!!

Sheryl

Apr 17th Stop Global Warming College Tour Murphreesboro Sheryl and Laurie Blog | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:37:00 GMT

Dear Readers,

Spending the past week speaking to thousands of college students across the Southeast, the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech has really hit home. We would like to take this opportunity to send our sympathies to the families and friends of the victims. In remembrance of those taken from us this past Monday in Blacksburg, we are taking a moment of silence at each tour stop this week.

-Sheryl & Laurie

Last night, driving our 8 hour drive from Gainesville, Florida to Nashville, TN, Laurie learned a very important bus etiquette rule – that somehow, she had missed from the week before.

When Ms Crow’s curtain on her bunk is closed that means….DO NOT DISTURB!

Nashville was full of surprises. Apparently our bus is hard to miss. So much so that even former Vice Presidents can find it. Al Gore stopped by for a great visit and got a personal tour of the inside of our bio-diesel bus. Laurie demonstrated how when the curtain is closed, it means DO NOT DISTURB. Sheryl reiterated.

After Gore’s visit, country music star Jack Ingram, (winner of the only award Sheryl was up for last night at the CMT awards) stopped by. No worries, she’s not bitter. He made it up to her by announcing that he would become the newest marcher on the Stop Global Warming Virtual March. You can read Jack Ingram's statement here

Tonight we are here at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). What a fantastic University as demonstrated by the student’s overwhelming support to increase their own fees so the school could purchase renewable energy and promote efficiency on campus. Now that’s what we’re talking about!

www.stopglobalwarming.org

April 16th: Stop Global Warming College Tour: Gainesville : Sheryl and Laurie Blog | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:42:00 GMT

After a great night at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, we ended our first week of the Stop Global Warming College Tour with an uncontrollable giggle fit ten minutes before going live on Real Time with Bill Maher . And, when we say uncontrollable, we’re not kidding. We’re talking tears, running mascara, and hyperventilating. To the great relief of the entire crew, who were sweating bullets, we got it together just as the red light went on. Incidentally, the four stages of a giggle fit are as follows: an innocent chuckle, snowballing into hilarity, spiraling into an all out panic, and resulting in a “deer in headlight” fear that we weren’t going to pull it together in time.    On that note, we split up for the weekend. Suffice it to say, Laurie and I went thru withdrawals. Thank God for blackberries.
During our time away from the tour, Laurie spent her one day off in a rare extreme Nor’easter that devastated the east coast with rain and flooding, while Sheryl spent her one day off in a snow storm in Nashville.   Ahem…ahem.   It took us all of three seconds to reconnect Monday morning at the University of Florida at Gainesville…. so much so, that we picked up exactly where we left off.   Giggling, to the frustration of the very patient Today Show producer who had to keep saying “cut.”
Today was one of those days when we were filled with hope that the message was clear that the issue of global warming was not a political one! This was hammered home when the Republican Governor of Florida , Charlie Crist, went out of his way to participate in our press conference, as well as to attend the event.   This governor has talked more about global warming in his first 100 days in office, than the former governor did in his eight years in office.    Florida finds itself in the middle of two volatile coal fights, the main one of concern being one of the largest coal plants proposed in the United States, the aforementioned being located right next to the Everglades . How insane is that? After playing for an enthusiastic audience of 2,500 Floridian students, it was more than evident that there is near unanimous opposition to new coal plants in the state of Florida. And, since the Governor was sitting front and center, he heard the crowd’s message loud and clear.
Another great day on the Stop Global Warming College Tour….let the giggling continue.

Laurie and Sheryl

Tune in to Oprah and The Today Show | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:06:00 GMT

Friday 20th Apr Oprah Show
Saturday 21st Apr - The Today Show weekend edition
Sunday 22nd Apr - The Today Show weekend edition

Revlon Spokesperson Sheryl Crow Will Host Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Revlon Run/Walk For Women | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:28:00 GMT

THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
REVLON RUN/WALK FOR WOMEN CELEBRATES
14 YEARS IN LOS ANGELES ON MAY 12

Revlon Spokesperson Sheryl Crow & Michael Chiklis
Will Host Annual Fundraising Event Along With Special Guest Mandy Moore

Los Angeles, CA (April 9, 2007) – Since the inception of the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Revlon Run/Walk For Women in Los Angeles fourteen years ago, cancer research, treatment and prevention has -- like for the thousands of Run/Walk participants -- come a long way.

The 2007 cancer statistics reported the American Cancer Society provides some hopeful news for women. The incidence rates (the rate at which new cancers are diagnosed) have decreased for ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers and have stabilized for breast cancer. Even more promising, death rates for cervical and breast cancer – the most frequently diagnosed cancers for women – have been steadily declining since 1990. As ACS reports, “These decreases are due to a combination of early detection and improved treatment.”

Thanks to the unwavering support of some 90,000 men, women and children who participate in these New York and Los Angeles annual events, EIF’s Revlon Run/Walk for Women grants have helped fund cutting-edge research – research that contributed to the development of the breakthrough gene treatment Herceptin®, as well as other targeted therapies, bringing new and innovative treatment approaches to women’s cancers worldwide. To date, nearly $45 million has been distributed, in addition to funding life-saving research, grants made also support a number of caring organizations that provide education, advocacy and outreach services to those affected by women’s cancers.

This year’s Run/Walk, an Entertainment Industry Foundation event in Los Angeles, will take place on Mother’s Day Weekend, Saturday, May 12 (the New York fundraiser takes place on Saturday, May 5), beginning and ending at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. With participation expected from more than 50,000 men, women and children, the 2007 Run/Walk in L.A. will be hosted by Revlon spokesperson Sheryl Crow and Michael Chiklis along with special guest Mandy Moore.

The Entertainment Industry Foundation Revlon Run/Walk For Women was created through the combined efforts of Lilly Tartikoff, Ronald O. Perelman and EIF. They have grown each year to rank among the largest 5K events in the U.S. (the L.A. event is now the biggest fundraiser of its kind for women’s cancers in the nation).

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“During its fourteen years in L.A., the Run/Walk has seen millions of dollars raised, and put to good use. We’re proud of facilitating progress in cancer research and education during this time, and look forward to making even greater strides in the years ahead,” stated Ronald O. Perelman, chairman of Revlon, Inc., co-founder of the Run/Walk and co-founder of the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program.

“Every year we see an outpouring of support from our community, support that has made a huge difference in the fight against women’s cancers. My heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who has joined us in the past and to those who will cross the finish line with us this year,” says Lilly Tartikoff, co-founder of the event and co-founder of the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program.

“We applaud the entertainment community, all of the employees working at the studios, networks, guilds, union, agencies and other entertainment services, for playing such a lead role in the continued success of Run/Walk, and we are truly overwhelmed by the tremendous support of the hundreds of thousands of people who take part in this empowering event.” stated Lisa Paulsen, CEO of the Entertainment Industry Foundation and co-founder of the event.

This year’s 2007 beneficiaries of the L.A. Run/Walk include: the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program; The Actors Fund – Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative; AltaMed Health Services Corporation; Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research & Training; Cancer Schmancer; Cedars-Sinai Gilda Radner Cancer Detection Program; Citrus Valley Medical Center’s Cancer Resource Center; John Wayne Cancer Institute; Los Angeles Breast Cancer Alliance; National Women’s Cancer Research Alliance; Providence Saint Joseph Foundation; Team Survivor Los Angeles; T.H.E. (To Help Everyone) Clinic, Inc.; UCLA Digital Mammography Program; USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital Women’s Cancer Program; The Wellness Community; weSPARK Cancer Support Center; and Women of Color Breast Cancer Survivors’ Support Project.

The Entertainment Industry Foundation, as a philanthropic leader of the entertainment industry, has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars and provided countless volunteer hours to raise awareness and funds for critical health, education and social issues. For more information please visit www.eifoundation.org.

Revlon is a worldwide cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care products company. The Company’s vision is to deliver the promise of beauty through creating and developing the most consumer preferred brands. Websites featuring current product and promotional information can be reached at www.revlon.com, www.almay.com, and www.mitchumman.com. Corporate and investor relations information can be accessed at www.revloninc.com. The Company’s brands include Revlon®, Almay®, Ultima®, Charlie®, Flex® and Mitchum®.

Among those sponsors for the 2007 EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women are: title sponsor, Revlon; double platinum sponsors, Macy’s, CVS/pharmacy and Toyota; platinum sponsors, Northrop Grumman, Dasani, McDonald’s and ABC7; media sponsors, KBIG 104.3, People, 790 KABC Talk Radio, and Daily News; and gold sponsors, Quaker Rice Snacks, Unified Western Grocers, United States Postal Service, VOLT, The Walking Company and TheZenith.

Registration is $25 before May 2, $30 after the deadline. All participants who register before 1:00 p.m. PT on May 7 will receive their registration packets in the mail. On event day, May 12, press check-in begins at 6:30 a.m.; participant check-in, pledge drop-off and health expo at 7:00 a.m., celebrity opening ceremonies at 8:00 a.m., the Run at 8:45 a.m., and the Walk at 9:00 a.m. For further information or to register, call (310) 322-3344 or visit www.revlonrunwalk.com.

April 13th: Stop Global Warming College Tour: Sheryl Blog #3 | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:57:00 GMT

Day 4 of the Rocking the Globe-L Warming Tour....

Last night, we played Baton Rouge to an enthusiastic crowd. I am proud to announce that we had four protesters, each defending global warming because it enables them to work on their tans longer. (I think they must have missed the part in the lecture about extreme weather conditions on both ends of the spectrum). At any rate, of the four protesters, it is my understanding that one of the posters read, "Sheryl Crow kills cats." I'd like to clarify this by saying I am much too allergic to even get near a cat, not to mention, I find it difficult to kill a wasp.

Today began with a tour of the lower 9th. (Please see "beers, tears, and beignets" on the huffington post website). It was a heavy morning....one I will carry with me for a long time. I truly believe that if all Americans could witness the devastation and the emotional upheaval this city has endured that we would all be volunteering to rebuild houses and we'd be writing checks. I made my second record here in 1996 and loved living on the edge of the French Quarter. I got to know some of the most soulful folks while I was here and every sunny day was cause for an impromtu parade.

So....one of the most interesting things about being on the road with people is that you find out just how much they know. Larry will be excited to hear some of the popular phrases that I'm teaching his wife, such as....beer thirty, plummer's crack, bat in a cave, etc. Laurie, on the other hand, has taught me carbon footprint, glacial melt, and carbon sequestration.

They are Blogtastic. All the Blogs. All the Time. | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:00:00 GMT

There are a number of blogs being hammered out during this tour....here are the connections

Sheryl
She has committed herself to contributing to the website on an almost daily basis. They can be found here of course.

Laurie
Her blogs are found on the Huffington Post- which is: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laurie-david-and-sheryl-crow/

Chris Hudson
His stuff is on the front page instead of the Tour Journal. He must think he's important.

Danielle Lurie
Besides filming the doc, she writing a blog right here
http://daniellesgwbustour.spaces.live.com/

Apr 12th: Stop Global Warming College Hud Tour Blog: New Orleans | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:07:00 GMT

The drive from Baton Rouge to New Orleans after the show was short, which explains why the alleged incident of an exploratory tour of the French Quarter was able to take place on the same evening of the Baton Rouge show. The aim was a purely investigative fact finding operation created in order to prove that indeed the quality of entertainment (read shots and cocktails) in New Orleans has been fully re-established since Katrina. Whether or not this mission actually took place cannot be confirmed without the use of credit card statements.

Yes, we were tourists. Yes, we went down to look at the lower 9th ward. But as much as we were awestruck to see the actual evidence of the tragedy with our own eyes I would like to think that our visit helped inject some much needed help and enthusiasm into the volunteers there from the common ground collective.

Laurie and Sheryl were too modest to mention the detectable excitement from those present once they realized exactly who they were. What was not mentioned was the spontaneous financail aid that the two girls provided. It is beyond all of us to understand that, in this country, there is a need for volunteers and people like them to give money to help an area, a neighborhood, a whole community to recover from a tragic worldwide re-known climatic event.

I think America can be credited with creating the term ‘teamplayer’ and if that is the case, I don’t think you will find a stronger example of the opposite of that when it comes to examining the overall input of effort of a nation in helping their compatriots reclaim their lives.

We spoke to various people, out drivers, the volunteers, etc. They told us these things.

-300,000 people left the area. Many don’t plan to come back.

-the volunteers at common ground claimed that there has always been an extreme shortage of materials required to re-build houses.

-while the population has decreased in the city, the murder rate has increased.

-until only just recently there was a waiting list for children to enter public schools.

-it’s not a life or death situation, but according to more than one person there is no recycling program operated by the city.

-there is talk that all the re-building to be done in the city will be done to “green codes” but it can’t be proven.

-the irony is that many of those who left, were happy to leave- they were living in conditions so unbearable anyway, life away from New Orleans is preferable...so maybe our concern for a displaced community is...misplaced?

April 10th: Stop Global Warming College Tour: Sheryl Blog #2 | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:51:00 GMT

April 10th 2007 Day 3….Baton Rouge, 7:30 am, on the bus, parked outside the hotel.

First, let me say that morning is not my most glorious time of the day. I woke up to Laurie’s excitement over having slept soundly on a tour bus. I feel like Archie Bunker. She’s keeps mentioning how happy she is living on a bus and my fear is growing that when we get home, we will have to park it in her driveway and continue to live on it. I fear for Larry when she talks about learning to play an instrument.

Yesterday was a great day full of highs and medium highs. The medium high would have to have been our live interview with a very adversarial reporter on CNBC. What I am realizing with these people who refuse to believe that global warming is real is that they are clinging to the false comfort brought about by arguments like, “climate has been cyclical throughout time, that this is nothing new” or that "the IPCC report is a political vehicle,” or that "there is as much CO2 in the atmosphere as centuries ago,” etc. These arguments are irresponsible at this point knowing everything we know about global warming. It is downright unethical to be steering listeners in the wrong direction. I have to wonder if Joe Kernan argued on the side of the Tobacco Industry and did he ever agree that smoking does cause cancer. Or does he feel like that was a political issue, as well.

Anyhoo, I started my day at Texas A&M (College Station) by remarking to a bunch of students, “So, this is what LSU looks like.” Day 2 and I am already confused as to where I am, as if I’ve already been on the road for weeks.

The press conference went well and as I have said, I am constantly amazed by these young, energetic, and well-informed students. We were interviewed by a freshman, college reporter named Travis, who overheard me in the hallway afterward talking to Laurie about how cute he was. Classy!

We were introduced by a kid named Rodrigo (stay tuned, you’ll be hearing more about this kid coming up soon) who is the head of the college organization “A&M Clean Energy Now.” I am encouraged by the fact that there are little grass fires being started out there on this issue. Hopefully before too long, the fire will be raging.

The show went well but had a completely different tone from the Dallas show. Laurie and I both felt a little like we were off our game because the reactions from the students were so..let’s say, different, unexpected. They clapped in places that no one clapped the night before and but were much more lowkey than the Dallas audience. When I asked them if anyone drove a hybrid, only one girl jumped up (literally, as if we called her to “Come on down. You’re on The Price is Right"). I think the bottom line is that they were not quite as turned on to the issue as perhaps the Dallas audience was. And how great to not be preaching solely to the converted.

Once again, the questions were very sincere. What about nuclear power? What if you are on a tight budget and can’t afford the light bulb? Is what has happened already irreversible?

(Nuclear: While it’s clean power, there are still very big problems with it. Storage and waste, security, expense, etc. We have better options to explore, including CLEAN coal power.)

(Lightbulb: Yes, it’s more expensive but you’ll be buying many less light bulbs because they last years and they will bring down the electricity bill. They last so long, when you graduate, take them with you and use them in your next abode!)

(Effects reversible: Let’s face this issue honestly. The answer is what the NRDC has told us. We are seeing the repercussions of what we’ve already done now but we have an opportunity to avert the larger collision ahead.)

At the end of the Q&A, we asked Rodrigo to stand, but in his enthusiasm, he could not contain himself and he ran down to the front, jumped up on stage, proceeded to present Laurie and me with a “Clean Energy Now” tee, which I immediately put on for the last song as an effort to not go down with the ship, thinking that we had lost their attention. Unbeknownst to Laurie and me, our team out in the audience during the show thought it was a great one…perhaps even greater than the Dallas show.

I guess you never know….

SC

Apr 9th: Stop Global Warming College Tour Blog: Dallas | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:05:00 GMT

What fresh hell is this? 4 hours sleep, it’s still-dark-early and get this, Starbucks, although tantalizingly next door to the hotel, is not open. Frantic rattling of the door, banging on the glass with my two hands over my head a la Hoffman in the Graduate soon had them accepting that my need was much more than just casual. OK I’ll be honest- they opened five mins before we left.

Trundling across town in one of those airport shuttle type busses we anticipated the lights, camera, action of Good Morning America and were kind of late, so much so, that we organised the order of departure from the bus like a bunch of paratroopers. “Laurie and Sheryl first! 30 seconds“ We halted. They leapt into the arms of a technician who hooked them up with microphones and they made the 7am opening hello with Sam Champion.

And that’s pretty much how the rest of the day went. Bang, bang, bang. From there we were back to the hotel for a heartbeat before Laurie and Sheryl went to the Dallas Morning News editorial meeting. From there to the press conference which featured no less than 3 mayors from Texas- one of whom focussed on health threats created by global warming- nile virus, malaria and even dengue fever due to a plethora of mosquitoes, allergies will become more intense- like fire being a good servant but a poor master heat is a good incubator to evil strains of malady.

Back to the hotel, and on going thru the hotel bills I am reminded that over dinner the other night Laurie convinced NRDC member Tim Greef to join the tour as an expert from which they can plunder his treasure chest of knowledge on all things global warming. He can tell you why nuclear power is clean, yet surpisingly expensive, heavily funded by the govt. never mind dangerous (like this govt.) and how there is a waiting list for storing spent fuel cells in Yucca Mountain, Nevada and that the circumference of the safe zone for that deadly area keeps surreptitously expanding every year. He can also tell you how a man from New Jersey is making (near) fortunes by renting out the roofs of disused factories, placing solar panels on them and generating power on a space that nobody cares about. Tim is a man who is never without an answer.

The show, as you have probably read everywhere went smoothly and the Q&A was not the definition of a pregnant pause that I had anticipated and was actually quick fire and informative.

We jumped on the bus, nibbled at two pizzas...quaffed a couple of beers, rearranged the recycling bin (read the sink), the girls tried on their global warming pajamas, there were random intensive discussions on the front of the bus and quiet personal calls at the back of the bus and within a few hours we were in College Station and I was setting my 3 alarm calls which I would sleep right through the next morning, which, incidentally will be the first time since Paris January 1995 when due to my oversleeping we nearly missed the Concorde to JFK.

But that my friends, is just another story.

CH

April 9th: Stop Global Warming College Tour: Sheryl Blog #1 | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:45:00 GMT

April 9th Dallas, TX: Day One of the Stop Global Warming (while having a good time) Tour:

Well, we just left Dallas, Texas, where we played SMU last night…(As you know, Texas is the number one carbon emissions culprit in the nation, which is why we chose to start our tour there. It is also the proposed home of the future George W. Bush Presidential Library, which is not why we chose Texas but ironic, nonetheless).

First, let me say, you don’t really get to know someone until you have lived together on a tour bus (biodiesel, of course!). Things I know about Laurie David now: She drinks Domaines Ott, a French rosé. She does not like raw tomatoes…not the smell, the texture, the taste, nothing…however, she will eat salsa. As smart as she is, she is equally funny. We’ve only known each other now since November and already we are sleeping together…across the aisle, that is.

Our first show went off without a hitch. Both Laurie and I were uncertain as to how it might come off. Would people even come? Would we be barraged with skeptics wanting to trip us up during the Q&A segment of the show? Would people throw raw tomatoes (Laurie’s worst nightmare….no tomatoes please!!!!)

Suffice it to say, none of that happened and the show was exactly as we had hoped…informative and entertaining, and hopefully, inspiring.

I believe the entire Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house was there last night. In fact, before I boarded the bus to leave, I believe one of the girls slipped me the secret handshake. For a moment, I felt like I was back in college.

I am always amazed at how savvy young people are today. So much more than we were when we were in college. They are well-informed and they ask the right questions. Especially the one kid who, when given the mic, asked me what I was doing after the show! Then, he threw in that he didn’t have any homework that night. So cute. Ok, he waited by the bus and handed me his number and said for me to call anytime. Sorry Brent, I’m old enough to be your mom but I sure do appreciate your chutzpah. Something tells me you’ll go far in life.

April 10th College Station, TX: Early Morning
After a short night’s sleep on the bus, Laurie and I got up early to do CNBC. We were interviewed live, via earpiece, by a militant sceptic who’s sole objective seemed to be to disprove us and the theory of global warming at every turn.

Now, I’m not exactly sure what planet this guy is living on (or what planet he thinks he’s living on, perhaps one that is not suffering the extreme weather patterns that planet earth is experiencing) but to argue that global warming does not exist and that the IPCC reports are a political maneuver, is irresponsible and overtly unethical…and at 7:30 in the morning, just plain irritating. Laurie David may be a great mom, a fun girlfriend and busmate, and absolutely adorable but let me tell you, when it comes to the subject of global warming, you better step back because she is not going to go down without a fight.

I’m stopping here because we are going to blog about this together later on and frankly, I need to get some sleep.

SC

The Stop the Global Warming Tour- It's On Now. Where, When and What it's About. And Hey - What does "The Window is Now" Mean? | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:51:00 GMT

All this information has been brashly borrowed from StopGlobalWarming.org.

Read it there....or just scroll down from here....

Philips Encourages College Students Encouraged to "Simply Switch" to CFL Light bulbs; StopGlobalWarming.msn.com launches on MSN to Encourage Americans to Become Part of the Movement

Los Angeles, CA - Global warming activist Laurie David and Grammy Award winning singer-song writer Sheryl Crow will kick off the "Stop Global Warming College Tour" in Dallas, TX to urge college students to become part of the movement to stop global warming and demand solutions from themselves, their schools and their country.

During the two-week tour, college students, university leaders, faculty and staff will be encouraged to join the Stop Global Warming Virtual March (www.stopglobalwarming.org or stopglobalwarming.msn.com) and have their voice counted as the bus rolls through their campus. Over 675,000 individual marchers from all 50 states have joined the virtual march to acknowledge that the U.S. is feeling the impact of global warming right now and to demand solutions to the problem.

"History proves that college students have the ability to be the driving force in large-scale social change and now -- more than ever -- is the time for students across the country to become global warming activists," said Laurie David, founder of StopGlobalWarming.org and author of Stop Global Warming: The Solution is You!

The College Tour will begin on Monday, April 9th at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, and continue on to 10 universities across the Southeastern United States in a bus using bio-diesel fuel.

The tour schedule is as follows:

Monday 4/9: Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, Texas, McFarlin Auditorium, 8pm

Tuesday 4/10: Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, Rudder Arena, 7:30pm

Wednesday 4/11: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, LSU Union Theater, 7:30pm

Thursday 4/12: Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, Republic New Orleans, 8pm

Friday 4/13: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Bartow Arena, 7:30pm

Monday 4/16: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Stephen O'Connell Center, 7:30pm

Tuesday 4/17: Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, Murphy Center, 7:30pm

Wednesday 4/18: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Life Center Ballroom, 7:30pm

Thursday 4/19: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Pavilion, 7:30pm (with special performance by Robert Randolph & the Family Band)

Saturday 4/21: University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Cole Field House, 1pm

Sunday 4/22: George Washington University, Washington, DC, The Smith Center, 4pm

The 90-minute presentations will include remarks by David, a short performance by Crow, clips from An Inconvenient Truth, humorous clips from top comedians, and a dialogue with students.

"The more I learn about global warming, the more I know that we all have to do something to be a part of the solution. I am thrilled Laurie & I have the opportunity to go on the road and combine our efforts to educate the next generation on how they can make a difference," said Sheryl Crow.

Philips has partnered with the Stop Global Warming Tour to support this national call-to-action. As part of the Philips "Simply Switch and Save" campaign, the company will offer every student who attends the tour a free compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb, in an effort to motivate them to switch to more energy-efficient lighting options.

"Sustainability is an integral part of Philips activities and we believe in adopting environmentally-friendly practices such as the Stop Global Warming College Tour," says Paul Simonetti, Director, Brand Communications, Philips. "By asking consumers to simply switch at least one traditional light bulb with a more energy-efficient one, together we can make a difference in the overall reduction of harmful greenhouse gas emissions and help make the world a more sustainable place to live."

In addition, stopglobalwarming.msn.com launches today. The new site created with MSN uses rich media and in-depth information to extend the Stop Global Warming Virtual March to the MSN network of 465 million users. The site will provide day to day coverage of the Stop Global Warming College Tour, offering exclusive behind the scenes video, interviews from the road, posts from an embedded blogger and solutions that consumers can use to combat global warming.

Stopglobalwarming.msn.com will also work to foster a community of concerned citizens using MSN properties, such as MSNBC environmental news message boards, and a Windows Live Messenger theme pack from StopGlobalWarming.org, to empower users to show their support in the fight against global warming.

"At MSN, we believe that the Internet is going to change the world," said Joanne Bradford, corporate vice president and chief media officer at MSN. "We're excited to extend the Stop Global Warming Virtual March to the MSN network of 465 million users and empower consumers to make a difference and help protect our environment."

In celebration of its second annual May green issue, ELLE Magazine, along with its guest editor Laurie David, will host the tour's official kick-off party on April 5th, 2007 in Los Angeles with special performances by Sheryl Crow and KT Tunstall.

"Laurie David has almost single-handedly changed the debate on global warming. She and Sheryl are setting out not just to raise awareness but to engender in people a sense of personal responsibility for the environment. We are thrilled to support them in that effort," said Roberta Myers, editor-in-chief of Elle Magazine.

The tour will conclude on April 22nd, 2007 at the George Washington University Smith Center where special guests will join the two for a celebration of Earth Day. The following day, Crow & David will deliver the clear, resounding message of millions of Americans - from those they meet on the road and those who have joined the virtual march - directly to the halls of Congress: Americans want immediate federal action to stop global warming.

The bus tour is also a partner with the leading environmental organization the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). For more information, visit www.stopglobalwarming.org, a project of the Tides Center, or stopglobalwarming.msn.com.

Apr 7th Stop Global Warming College Tour Blog: More Events Leading Up to.... | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:46:00 GMT

My previous installment was made some time ago. Since then a week has flown by. It was a week that I spent in Nashville, doing my best to document the recording process and placing the finishing touches to the SGWT.

At the end of the week, the recording team sat down to dinner amidst thunder lightning and a metallic radio voice announcing a tornado warning. We were able to listen to 7 very near completed songs. Nothing less than amazing.

The next day we flew to LA on an early Southwest flight. Tim came in from Atlanta and that afternoon the three of us met at Sheryl’s in order to rehearse the words and music for Big Yellow Taxi which Sheryl is considering playing on the tour. We were able to get the lyrics and music from the internet in less than five munutes. Years before that would have meant a trip to a record store, some attentive listening to the track, a pencil and an eraser. Surely our life is better because of the ability of doing things like this? It’s similar to the question: Are we all healthier now that we drink so much more ‘purified water’ than ever before? Not sure where the evidence of either can be found or assimilated- but in the last month the facts and figures proving that global warming is attributable to human causes were made clear. That we DO know. The speculation should be over and the SGWT tour is a vehicle to enable Laurie David and Sheryl explain how and why and what to do to help. If everyone works together, and we mean everyone in the grandest sense, then the inevitable effect of global warming will be the equivalent to a car running into a wall at 5mph rather then where we are headed now at 50mph.

Later Sheryl performed a few old favorite songs at a function sponsored by Elle. In some ways you could say it was a launch of the Stop Global Warming College Tour. Laurie said a few choice and effective words about the state of our world and how important it is to take action to stop the acceleration of this environmental condition. Surely we must all see that as a necessary step to, without being too dramatic, save the world. The media are no longer ignoring it and in fact Laurie (now seated in front of Sheryl and myself on the plane to Dallas as I write) stated that with the way the momentum is gathering, the cause to Stop Global Warming may soon supercede that of the Civil Rights Movement which successfully abolished hard line racial discrimination.

It can be this big.

It needs to be.

CH

Mar 29th Stop Global Warming College Tour Blog: Preparation and Events Leading Up To | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:27:00 GMT

A new chapter started today at 3:45am with the quiet tones of KPIG radio broadcasting from Freedom, CA.

The first task is to get to Nashville and on landing pick up a a hi-def video camera, a bass amp, a rental car and a Starbucks. Not necessarily in that order and as long as I am not hampered by an uncanny ability to get lost in the Metro Nashville area I hope to get settled, at least by sundown.

I’ve been asked to film Sheryl working in her studio with some fairly important people. Some we’ve met before etc. Progress in the recording department has been steady. Two weeks ago in a four day break in between comittments the band flew in and they recorded six tracks. More than one of them stand apart from the rest, with melodies and sharp life observant lyrics that Sheryl is known for.

More recently Sheryl has a different team on hand and the results have the potential to be more than just interesting. Anyway the idea is to capture it on film, both moving and still, and we’ll see what happens with it.

In the meantime, instead of writing this on the plane to Nash I should really be trying to finish off the tour itinerary for the Stop the Globlal Warming Tour. I should have been at my desk all yesterday sweating my eyeballs out, but instead personal matters got in the way-sometimes that happens and I’ll tell you- it’s not all bad.

Setting up the STGW tour has been the most work intensive project I have ever had the pleasure to be involved in. Usually it’s nailing a tour down is quite a straightforward task. Fussy and I get given a list of dates and how much money there is to do it. It's like a game really. We usually have one big meeting with Sheryl where she outlines her desires and expectations and then we all go off and do our jobs and before we know it we’re landing in NYC, or Tokyo or the Black Hills South Dakota, itineraries in hand and friendships restablished.

This tour however has many more factions involved whom have never worked together so resulting in the need for some elaborate communication skills which I have to say, at least in my case, were a little rusty. The booking agency, the PR consultants, sponsorship hunters, the National Resources Defense Council a documentary (if you, will rockumentary) team all needed to be on the line.

Points had to be clarified amongst everyone that had never been on my radar before. More questions were being asked than I had anticipated. What’s Laurie going to talk about and for how long? What will Sheryl talk about, or should she? How can we attract the attention of an audience quickly, sharply and make them realise that there is a serious problem? How can it be made to be damn entertaining as well? Can we use the image of George Bush replacing all the lightbulbs in the White House with CFL’s or filling up Airforce One with biodiesel? Does that cross the partisan line? What does partisan mean? Exactly how much power is drawn from the halogen lights in the tour bus? Is it less than CFL’s? If not, can we fit them into the bus sockets?

Part of Laurie’s speech is embellished with the use of images on screens behind her. Can clips from an Oscar winning movie be used? What songs should be played as the audience walks in? Should we give out free CFL lightbulbs before, after the show or not at all? Should the busses be moving advertisements with the tour name emblazoned upon them, and what does it cost, and how long does it take to do and would it be as tacky as Girls Gone Wild.

After working in a comparatively telepathic environment for the last 12 years, the required participation in numerous conference calls came something as a culture shock to me. Nevertheless we participated, listened, made rare comments, and went back to doing our thing, confident that, despite a few concerned calls, we are a seasoned team who really know what we were doing. We just don’t talk about it that much.

Soon we will find out if that really is the case at all.

CH

Press Regarding Stop Global Warming College Tour I | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:26:00 GMT

Posted by CH

March 28, 2007

Sheryl Crow and Laurie David bring “Stop Global Warming College Tour” to Loyola

(New Orleans)— Activist and Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow and global warming activist Laurie David are bringing the StopGlobalWarming.org "Virtual March” concert tour to Loyola University New Orleans.

The show is scheduled for April 12, 2007, at 8 p.m. at The Republic. Use of the venue is being donated for free by owner Robert LeBlanc, a Loyola business alum. Six hundred tickets will be available to Loyola students, staff, and faculty with a valid Loyola ID, beginning Wednesday, March 28, at 12:30 p.m. in the Student Activities Office in the Danna Center. Any leftover tickets will be made available to other local college students on April 11, 2007.

Members of the press are invited to attend a press conference to be held on Loyola’s campus the afternoon of the show, 4 p.m., April 12. Crow and David will take questions and talk about their tour and mission.

The 90-minute show at The Republic will include remarks by David, a short performance by Crow, clips from An Inconvenient Truth, humorous clips from top comedians, and a dialogue with students. The group will hold a press conference that day at 4 p.m.

The multi-city tour begins April 9th and will travel across the Southeastern United States in a bio-diesel bus to a ten other schools, Southern Methodist University, Texas A&M, Louisiana State University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Florida, Middle Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia, University of Maryland, and George Washington University. The goal is to motivate college students to become part of the movement to stop global warming and demand solutions from themselves, their schools, and their country. The tour will conclude on April 22nd, 2007 at the George Washington University Smith Center, where they will celebrate Earth Day.

StopGlobalWarming.org is a call to action for Americans to voice their concern about global warming. Over 675,000 individual “marchers” from around the country, including 31 U.S. legislators, mayors, and governors, have joined the virtual march to acknowledge immediate the impact of global warming and to demand solutions to the problem. The movement has galvanized support from leading scientists, political and religious leaders, corporations, and individuals. During the two-week tour, college students, university leaders, faculty, and staff will be encouraged to join the virtual march.

Loyola University New Orleans is a Jesuit-Catholic institution with a total student enrollment of 4,724 including 800 law students.

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Win a Fender Telecaster Signed to You by........Sheryl Of Course | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:24:00 GMT

Sheryl will be lending her dedicated autograph to a Fender Telecaster guitar which is to be auctioned as part of the 7th Annual Jim Himelic Memorial Golf Classic Auction taking place on April 20th at the Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa

If you are interested in acquiring something exclusive like this- read below and find out how.....

The Jim Himelic Foundation is a grassroots organization established by Jim’s family and friends after he courageously lost his battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in February of 2000.

More commonly referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” this degenerative disease has no known cure, and only limited treatment is available for current ALS patients.

The goal of the Jim Himelic Foundation is to help contribute to the many ongoing fundraising and research efforts that are determined to “Eradicate ALS.” Through our annual golf tournament, dinner, and silent and live auctions, JHF seeks to raise ONE MILLION DOLLARS to help create a new neuromuscular research facility, with a strong emphasis on finding a cure for ALS, at the University of Arizona. To date, the one-day event has raised $440,000. However, for the Jim Himelic Foundation to be successful in achieving its goal, much more support is still needed.

This year, the 7th Annual Jim Himelic Memorial Golf Classic and evening festivities will be held on April 20, 2007 and takes place at the beautiful OMNI Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa located in Tucson, Arizona. For more information regarding this year’s golf tournament and/or to obtain a registration print-out, please visit the 2007 Tournament page.

Pollstar Article on The Global Tour | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:39:00 GMT

can be found here:

http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=7816

Press Regarding Stop Global Warming College Tour IV- Boston Globe | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:34:00 GMT

Posted by CH

Bill McKibben warned about global warming in 1989. In January he started www.stepitup07.org, a movement to organize rallies in hundreds of American towns and cities to take place April 14. (Globe Staff Photo / Michele McDonald)

Early critic of warming steps up activist role

By John Donnelly, Globe Staff | March 19, 2007

HANOVER, N.H. -- The Dartmouth College crowd filled one auditorium on a cold afternoon this month, and spilled into a second with a big screen. The draw was Bill McKibben, one of the country's leading environmental writers and activists, who was talking about the perils of global warming.

But after the audience applauded his call to build a climate-change movement, one supporter challenged him.

"We're preaching to the converted here," said Kevin Peterson , 46, a program officer at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. "How do you get to the other 95 percent of the folks who drive SUVs and couldn't care less?"

The question framed one of the most difficult issues for McKibben and other environmentalists now rallying to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are gradually warming the earth. Global warming remains an orphan cause, not yet attracting the swell of protesters who have gathered to protest wars in the past.

"Only if the choir sings five times louder is there any chance we'll get" federal legislation to help stop global warming, McKibben told the Dartmouth audience. "It's important now to get everyone in the choir to sing at the top of their lungs."

His timing may be right: Congress is considering more than a dozen global warming bills, Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" just won an Oscar, two global oil companies are investing in wind energy, and several corporations are backing legislation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

A youthful-looking 46, McKibben was among the first to sound the alarm about global warming in 1989 with "The End of Nature." But after that book and nine others, he no longer seems content with just issuing warnings. He wants to lead people into action.

McKibben, along with five Middlebury College graduates and a current Middlebury student, are organizing a one-day extravaganza on April 14 , Earth Day, called Step It Up. Their goal is to stage more than 1,000 global warming-related events in the 50 states; by late last week, the Internet-powered movement had counted 937 events around the country.

"We've got to have more people working on this issue," McKibben said before the speech at Dartmouth. "We've heard the science, the economics, even the policy proposals. The only part of the movement we haven't had is the movement itself. We've wasted 20 years."

No global warming event on the scale of Step It Up has ever occurred. The closest example, according to McKibben, is a five-day walk he helped organize last summer from outside Middlebury, Vt., to Burlington, which by its last day had gathered 1,000 participants.

The Step it Up activities will highlight the dangers of a rapidly warming earth, including ski mountaineers in Wyoming descending the shrinking Dinwoody Glacier ; demonstrators painting a blue line through downtown Seattle to illustrate how far the rising seas could penetrate; and Vermonters hauling sap from a maple sugar bush that is producing much earlier than usual.

Similar events are underway: an Interfaith Walk for Climate Rescue began Friday in a snowstorm in Northampton, Mass. McKibben spoke at the beginning of the walk, which will end in Boston on March 24.

Organizers hope at least 1,000 people will gather for a rally at Copley Square in Boston. On April 9, musician Sheryl Crow and Laurie David , the Hollywood producer of "An Inconvenient Truth," will begin a 12-city campus tour.

McKibben's lifework can be traced back to high school in Lexington. His late father, Gordon , was a journalist for The Boston Globe , and McKibben also took up the profession, writing sports stories for the Lexington Minuteman. He later joined his school's debate team and became a state champion.

Studying at Harvard, he became editor of the Harvard Crimson, and landed a plum journalism job, writing "Talk of the Town" items for The New Yorker, after graduation.

McKibben has been writing magazine articles and books ever since, including the just-published "Deep Economy," a hopeful manifesto that encourages communities and regions to produce their food and energy. Many of his books are organized around arguing a central point or theme, a skilled debater's tactic.

Speaking to the Dartmouth gathering, McKibben acknowledged that his skill with words doesn't necessarily help him lead an environmental movement. "I'm a writer," he told the audience. "I like to spend time in my room writing."

These days, McKibben is flying around the country, rallying people. This week, he will visit Berkeley, Calif.; San Francisco; Seattle; and Hamilton, Mont. Next week, it's Madison, Wis.; Milwaukee; Minneapolis; and Pasadena, Calif.

"He has gone from sitting in his room writing to standing in front of a crowd, trying to use his abilities and knowledge to bring people along with him in an almost physical way," said his wife, writer Sue Halpern. "The sense of urgency he feels now about climate in particular makes him feel he needs to go out and shout from the mountaintop and street corner, and see that it has an impact."

McKibben's lifestyle and his home, which is situated on land once owned by Robert Frost, is a testament to his commitment. The house is powered in part by solar panels, he drives a hybrid car, and the family once committed to eating only locally produced foods -- which activists say is a way to avoid commercial agriculture businesses, which use environmentally damaging chemicals and techniques.

This month, on a rare day off, he indulged his love of Nordic skiing and participated in a 50-kilometer ski race around the northern half of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. "It was wonderful," McKibben said.

"If he didn't particularly love winter, the specter of global warming might not have cut him as deeply to the core as it has," Halpern said. "If you say the word ski to our dog, he does 360 [spins] in anticipation. The same thing practically happens with Bill. The idea that winter is disappearing is so fundamentally disturbing to him."

At the end of his talk at Dartmouth, McKibben met with a group of 15 people who were planning a local Step it Up activity around Hanover.

Bethany Fleishman , 26, who works at Dartmouth Medical School's toxic metals research program , told him she was "worried that the whole thing would be a series of photo ops." Others said they wanted the effort to lead to something lasting.

McKibben told them to make sure they had "good press locally" and to invite all local legislators. "Besiege their offices with invitations," he said.

He described how each event around the country would send in photos, which would be posted online at stepitup2007.org . Then he laughed. He was sounding quite organized.

"Things are slightly out of control," he said. "In a nice way."

John Donnelly can be reached at donnelly@globe.com.

Press Regarding Stop Global Warming College Tour III | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:25:00 GMT

By NATHAN CRABBE

Sun staff writer

Singer Sheryl Crow and climate change activist Laurie David will visit the University of Florida next month as part of the Stop Global Warming College Tour.

The 90-minute event will include a short performance by Crow, remarks by David, clips from the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" and a discussion with students.

The event will be April 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the O'Connell Center. It is part of an 11-campus tour across the Southeast to bring attention to the issue of global warming.

The tour is one of several environmental events being held in Gainesville in the week leading to Earth Day, April 21. The Fifth Avenue Arts Festival is being moved from its usual dates in May to fall on Earth Day this year and will have more of an environmental focus, said organizer Nkwanda Jah.

Increasingly hot weather in May forced the event to be moved, she said. Ironically, the weather created the Earth Day connection that gives an opening for public education about global warming.

"It allows us an opportunity to do a lot more education," Jah said.

Scientists say power plants, factories and automobiles are releasing carbon dioxide and other gases that cause the warming of the Earth. Climate change is causing rising sea levels and could have other catastrophic consequences, according to experts.

The two-week campus tour will be used to encourage people to join the Stop Global Warming Virtual March (www.stopglobalwarming.org). More than 675,000 people from all 50 states have joined the virtual march, including UF President Bernie Machen.

The Philips Lighting Co. will provide students attending the tour with a free compact fluorescent light bulb. Compact fluorescent bulbs last up to 10 times longer and use about one-fourth the electricity of incandescent bulbs, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Crow is a Grammy-award winning singer and songwriter. David is the founder of stopglobalwarming.org and the wife of Larry David, co-creator of the NBC show "Seinfeld" and star of the HBO show "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Dedee DeLongpre, director of the UF Office of Sustainability, praised David's commitment to stemming global warming.

"What she's doing is great in terms of bringing attention to the issue," she said.

Nathan Crabbe can be reached at 352-338-3176 or crabben@gville sun.com.

GLOBAL WARMING TOPIC OF SHERYL CROW VISIT

Singer Sheryl Crow and global warming activist Laurie David will bring their ''Stop Global Warming College Tour'' to UAB on April 13. The 90-minute program features a speech by David (founder of stopglobalwarming.org) and a few songs by Crow. The evening also includes a Q&A session with the participants, who are traveling from city to city on a hybrid (Wrong-it's bipdielsel powered!-Ed) bus. Tickets will be free and will be available beginning Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. at the UAB Ticket Office, 1400 University Blvd. There is a limit of two tickets per person per day.

http://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/node/3641
NEWS: Stop Global Warming Tour comes to Vanderbilt April 18
Submitted by Allison Smith on 03-19-07, 4:01 pm | Updated on 03-19-07, 4:24 pm
Global warming activist Laurie David and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow will come to campus Wednesday, April 18, on their Stop Global Warming College Tour.
The event, which is only open to the Vanderbilt community, will be held at the Student Life Center. Tickets are free and will be available to Vanderbilt students beginning Saturday, March 31. Only one free ticket may be picked up per student with a Vanderbilt identification card at the Sarratt Box Office. Beginning Saturday, April 7, tickets will be available to Vanderbilt faculty and staff.
The event is sponsored by the Vanderbilt Programming Board's Music Group.

Press Regarding Stop Global Warming College Tour II | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:21:00 GMT

Sheryl Crow, Regina Spektor to visit GW in April

By: Brandon Butler
Senior News Editor

Posted: 3/29/07

GW will welcome two musical performing acts to campus this spring within almost one week of each other.

Grammy award-winning artist Sheryl Crow will perform in Smith Center April 22 as part of the Stop Global Warming College Tour. GW will be Crow's last stop and free tickets will be available to students, faculty and staff who have a valid GWorld.

Also announced Wednesday is that Regina Spektor will headline this year's Spring Fling, the annual outdoor concert sponsored by Program Board. The Moscow-native Spektor has risen to fame in the last three years with her album "Begin to Hope," which was released last year and hit No. 20 on the Billboard 200 records chart.

Director of Media Relations Tracy Schario said both events point to GW's ability to attract high-caliber acts.

"GW is unique in that here we are in an urban environment and there are so many events that students can go to off campus, yet we still have an incredible array of politicians, entertainers and performers that we bring to the University and that come to the University," she said.

Crow is touring with environmental activist Laurie David, who served as a producer for Al Gore's Oscar winning film "An Inconvenient Truth" and is also comedian Larry David's wife. Crow will end her 12-campus tour April 22.

Schario said representatives from the tour contacted GW and other area Universities and opted for a stop in Foggy Bottom.

"From a University perspective, we welcome the tour," she said.

The tour's major push is to increase publicity about global warming, which Schario said is an issue important to many GW students.

"We have a number of student groups that are champions of green issues and so from a student perspective, it definitely helps them raise their visibility for what those students are doing to keep GW green," she said.

According to a University press release Wednesday, Crow and David will be joined by country music stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.

Program Board's Concerts Chair Zach Pentel, who is also a Hatchet arts writer, said Spektor was their first-choice act.

"We're extremely excited," he said. "She's a rising star in the music industry who keeps selling more and more records every week and is on VH1 almost every day."

Spring Fling will have a different schedule this April compared to previous years, Pentel said. The festivities will be part of four days' worth of events with Spektor headlining the weekend in a University Yard concert on the evening of April 14.

"Regina will attract a pretty broad and vibrant audience because she appeals to so many different genres," he said.

Spektor is most famous for songs including "On the Radio" and "Fidelity."

"Our philosophy emphasizes the quality of the act as the number one concern," Pentel said.

Last year Talib Kweli headlined Spring Fling, while two years ago Lloyd Banks took the stage. Fall Fest acts of previous years include hip-hop artist Common last fall, Robert Randolph and the Family Band last year and Pat McGhee two years ago.
© Copyright 2007 GW Hatchet

Lady C: On Tour....and meanwhile back at the Ranch..... | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:50:00 GMT

Sheryl's most favorite horse 'Lady C' is actually on a tour of her own and will appear at the Breyer Celebrity Horse Showcase at the 2007 Ohio Equine Affaire April 12th to 15th in Columbus Ohio

For more info Click Here
and here

And then.....some extra pics

CH

Stop Global Warming College Tour Press Update | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:25:00 GMT

Laurie David & Sheryl Crow Announce “Stop Global Warming College Tour”
Activist & Singer-songwriter to Mobilize College Students around Global Warming
Duo to Bring Message from Americans to Washington, DC on Earth Day 2007

Los Angeles, CA – Following reports of overwhelming scientific consensus that the globe is definitely warming, humans are definitely causing it, and we must act now to solve it, global warming activist Laurie David and Grammy Award winning singer-song writer Sheryl Crow announced today that the stopglobalwarming.org “Virtual March” is hitting the road.

The multi-city tour will begin on Monday, April 9th at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, and continue on to 11 universities across the Southeastern United States in a bio-diesel bus to motivate college students to become part of the movement to stop global warming and demand solutions from themselves, their schools and their country.

The multi-city tour will continue on to select cities including: College Station, TX; Baton Rouge, LA; New Orleans, LA; Birmingham, AL; Gainesville, FL; Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; Chapel Hill, NC; College Park, MD and Washington, DC.

The 90-minute presentation will include remarks by David, a short performance by Crow, clips from An Inconvenient Truth, humorous clips from top comedians, and a dialogue with students.

“History proves that college students have the ability to be the driving force in large-scale social change and now -- more than ever -- is the time for students across the country to become global warming activists,” said Laurie David, founder of stopglobalwarming.org and author of Stop Global Warming: The Solution is You!

“The more I learn about global warming, the more I know that we all have to do something to be a part of the solution. I am thrilled Laurie & I have the opportunity to go on the road and combine our efforts to educate the next generation on how they can make a difference,” said Sheryl Crow.

The tour will conclude on April 22nd, 2007 at the George Washington University Smith Center where special guests will join the two for a celebration of Earth Day. The following day, Crow & David will deliver the clear, resounding message of millions of Americans – from those they meet on the road and those who have joined the virtual march – directly to the halls of Congress: Americans want immediate federal action to stop global warming.

Stopglobalwarming.org is a call to action for Americans who want their voices counted about their concern for global warming. Over 650,000 individual marchers from all 50 states including 31 U.S. legislators, mayors and governors, have joined the virtual march to acknowledge that the U.S. is feeling the impact of global warming right now and to demand solutions to the problem. This historic movement has galvanized support from leading scientists, political and religious leaders, corporations, and individual marchers. During the two-week tour, college students, university leaders, faculty and staff will be encouraged to join the virtual march and have their voice counted as the bus rolls through their campus.

Information about the bus tour can be found at: http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/, a project of the Tides Center.

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At the Houston Rodeo | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:47:00 GMT

Sheryl, one of 20 artists in 20 days, played the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ to an audience just short of 50,000 people on Wednesday Mar 7th. It was something of a landmark for Sheryl to be able to comeback and make good the very first engagement she had to cancel after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

The show which took place in the middle of Reliant Stadium which itself was turned into a dirt floored rodeo ring, was a set of all the hits played from a stage which turned around like one of those old fashion birthday cake stands-so giving everyone in the stadium a view at some point, no matter where they were sitting.

However the real unique part of the show was how Sheryl entered the stage, and that was on her horse. Lady C had been trailered in from Nashville via Imagine A Horse at Red Horse Ranch near Austin, TX for the event. At the strike of 9pm the lights dimmed, pyro went off and Sheryl and Lady C entered the ring, did a loop around the edge of the arena and stopped near the edge of the stage. Lady C, with encouragement from Sheryl and trainer Sue De Laurentis reared up, pawed or should I say 'hooved' the air, and then took a modest bow.

It wasn't a slam dunk that Lady C wouldn't take matters into her own hooves and bolt at the sound of 50,000 people cheering or the first close range disposable camera flash, so when Sheryl swung her leg over the saddle and slid off Lady C to head to the stage, there was a collective sigh of relief from those of us 'in the wings' so to speak.

With all the lights off, and the spotlights blinding her from all angles, Lady C did well, especially considering that in those conditions she could hardly see and was stepping into the virtual unknown.

Ironically it was about the same experience for the rest of us.

Set List:
CHANGE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REAL GONE
PICTURE
FIRST CUT
HAPPY
STRONG
DO
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
ROCK AND ROLL

Many thanks to Graeme Langden and Nancy Davis-Langden who's help in coordinating not only our usual logitics but also everything horsey related was entirely invaluble and made a potential alien environment for us humans most acceptable- those two individuals and our drivers and security on site did Houston proud.

Thanks also to Suzanne Brack who was instumental in acquiring and allowing us to use the accompanying pictures.

And finally a mention must go out to Sue De Laurentis and Allen Pogue from Imagine A Horse based at Red Horse Ranch in Austin, TX. They put theory into action when it comes to building a "truly outstanding relationship" between the owner and the horse. Without them Lady C would not have been there and most certainly would not have been any where near as unique compared to every other animal in the building.

CH

Sheryl Crow is the cover of SELF magazine | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Visit Self.com now to see the video of Sheryl's cover shoot for SELF magazine, or pick up the March issue, on newsstands now, to read the full interview.

Stop Global Warming College Tour Announced! | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:08:00 GMT

Laurie David & Sheryl Crow Announce “Stop Global Warming College Tour”
Activist & Singer-songwriter to Mobilize College Students around Global Warming
Duo to Bring Message from Americans to Washington, DC on Earth Day 2007

Los Angeles, CA – Following reports of overwhelming scientific consensus that the globe is definitely warming, humans are definitely causing it, and we must act now to solve it, global warming activist Laurie David and Grammy Award winning singer-song writer Sheryl Crow announced today that the stopglobalwarming.org “Virtual March” is hitting the road.

The multi-city tour will begin on Monday, April 9th in Dallas, Texas, where the duo plan to shine a harsh CFL light on the Dallas-based TXU Corporation, which is trying to fast track 11 dirty coal burning power plants. Texas already dumps more CO2 into the atmosphere than any other state in the nation and TXU’s plan would more than double that.

The activist & entertainer will visit 12 cities across the Southeastern United States in a bio-diesel bus to motivate college students to become part of the movement to stop global warming and demand solutions from themselves, their schools and their country.

The multi-city tour will continue on to select cities including: College Station, TX; Baton Rouge, LA; New Orleans, LA; Birmingham, AL; Auburn, AL; Gainesville, FL; Atlanta, GA; Charlottesville, VA; Nashville, TN; Chapel Hill, NC; College Park, MD and Washington, DC.

The 90-minute presentation will include remarks by David, a short performance by Crow, clips from An Inconvenient Truth, humorous clips from top comedians, and a dialogue with students.

“History proves that college students have the ability to be the driving force in large-scale social change and now -- more than ever -- is the time for students across the country to become global warming activists,” said Laurie David, founder of stopglobalwarming.org and author of Stop Global Warming: The Solution is You!

“The more I learn about global warming, the more I know that we all have to do something to be a part of the solution. I am thrilled Laurie & I have the opportunity to go on the road and combine our efforts to educate the next generation on how they can make a difference,” said Sheryl Crow.

The tour will conclude on April 22nd, 2007 at the George Washington University Smith Center where special guests will join the two for a celebration of Earth Day. The following day, Crow & David will deliver the clear, resounding message of millions of Americans – from those they meet on the road and those who have joined the virtual march – directly to the halls of Congress: Americans want immediate federal action to stop global warming.

Stopglobalwarming.org is a call to action for Americans who want their voices counted about their concern for global warming. Over 636,000 individual marchers from all 50 states including 31 U.S. legislators, mayors and governors, have joined the virtual march to acknowledge that the U.S. is feeling the impact of global warming right now and to demand solutions to the problem. This historic movement has galvanized support from leading scientists, political and religious leaders, corporations, and individual marchers. During the two-week tour, college students, university leaders, faculty and staff will be encouraged to join the virtual march and have their voice counted as the bus rolls through their campus.

Information about the bus tour can be found at: www.stopglobalwarming.org, a project of the Tides Center.

Sheryl Commits to the Save Our Selves Concert July 7 | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:24:00 GMT

Sheryl will take part in this ground breaking event.

Here is everything we know about it....so far.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 15, 2007

AL GORE, KEVIN WALL, PHARRELL, CAMERON DIAZ LAUNCH UNPRECEDENTED CAMPAIGN, CONCERT TO COMBAT CLIMATE CRISIS
“Live Earth” Concerts in All 7 Continents to Reach Global Audience of Over 2 Billion

Los Angeles, CA – Detailing a historic effort to engage billions of people across the globe, Kevin Wall, Al Gore, Pharrell Williams, Cameron Diaz, and the MSN Network today launched Save Our Selves (SOS) – The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis. The announcement was made at the California Science Center.

SOS is designed to trigger a global movement to combat our climate crisis. It will reach people in every corner of the planet through television, film, radio, the Internet and Live Earth, a 24-hour concert on 7/7/07 across all 7 continents that will bring together more than 100 of the world’s top musical acts. Live Earth alone will engage an audience of more than 2 billion people through concert attendance and broadcasts. MSN has partnered with SOS to use its reach to make the Live Earth concerts available across the globe. The Live Earth audience, and the proceeds from the concerts, will create the foundation for a new, multi-year global effort to combat the climate crisis led by The Alliance for Climate Protection and its Chair, Vice President Al Gore. SOS was founded by Kevin Wall, who won an Emmy as Worldwide Executive Producer of Live 8.

“Our climate crisis is the paramount challenge facing humanity. SOS is more than a global distress call. SOS will give the world the tools we need to answer that call with meaningful action. The most important part of SOS is how individuals, corporations, and governments respond,” Wall said. “Our climate crisis affects everyone, everywhere, and that’s who SOS is aimed at. Only a global response can conquer our climate crisis. SOS asks all people to Save Our Selves because only we can.”

“In order to solve the Climate Crisis, we have to reach billions of people. We are launching SOS and Live Earth to begin a process of communication that will mobilize people all over the world to take action,” Gore said. “The Climate Crisis will only be stopped by an unprecedented and sustained global movement. We hope to jump-start that movement right here, right now, and take it to a new level on July 7, 2007.”

“At MSN, we have the worldwide audience and the technology stage to help unite a global community around SOS and Live Earth,” said Joanne Bradford, corporate vice president and chief media officer of MSN. “Anyone around the world with an Internet connection will be able to come to MSN to view not just the concert events, but also an extensive collection of interactive media that will entertain, educate, inspire and ultimately drive change.”

Wall announced 25 of the 100 top musical acts that have answered SOS’s call and are performing at Live Earth. SOS is also engaging other celebrities, CEOs, athletes, academics and government leaders to engage their constituencies. Please see that attached list of 25 artists.

“More than 100 artists are performing at Live Earth and they’re all headliners. That’s what it takes to engage billions of people. We’re not just engaging fans of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg, or the Foo Fighters and Faith Hill. We’re engaging them and everyone in between,” Wall said. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the response from the artist community and are feverishly working out the logistics for all of the bands that want to be involved. Today we are announcing just the first 25 and will soon be announcing even more headliners who, for contractual reasons, cannot be announced today.”

The campaign’s identity is based on SOS, the international Morse code distress signal: three dots, followed by three dashes, followed by three dots. SOS is the most urgent, universal message we have, and SOS will use that signal as a continuous distress call to prompt individuals, corporations and governments around the world to respond to our climate crisis with action.

“SOS is creating an unmatched communications platform to take on an unparalleled crisis,” Wall said. “Our message must saturate the globe if we’re to succeed, and we will. In the US, we’re partnering with NBC-Universal and its networks. On satellite radio, we have SIRIUS and XM. In the UK, we’re partnering with the BBC. In Japan, we have a historic partnership with two broadcast partners. We have already secured television, Internet and wireless coverage in 120 countries, and the rest are soon to come.”

Wall announced that Live Earth concerts will take place in the Brazil, Shanghai, Japan, Johannesburg, London, Sydney, and the Eastern United States.

Live Earth will be broadcast worldwide on MSN, which was the first sponsor to answer SOS’s call. MSN is one of the world's most popular Internet destinations, and as such will allow the SOS campaign to have a global reach. MSN has services in over 42 markets and 21 languages, and more than 465 million people around the world visit MSN each month. Beginning today, people can go to http://liveearth.msn.com and begin participating in the global movement, and on 7/7/07, to watch the Live Earth concerts.

Live Earth is being produced by Control Room, of which Kevin Wall is the CEO. Control Room has produced and distributed more than 60 concerts since its founding a year and a half ago featuring Beyoncé, Madonna, Green Day, Dave Matthews Band, Keith Urban, James Blunt, Snoop Dogg, the Rolling Stones, among others. Its multi-partner network provides a global reach for live offerings through broadband, television, digital movie theatres and mobile phones throughout the U.S. and the world.

Live Earth will implement a new Green Event Standard that will become the model for carbon neutral concerts and other live events in the future. The Green Event Standard is being developed in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Commission to create a way for venues to be LEED-approved.

Thank You Everyone! | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:17:00 GMT

Dear Most Awesome and Generous fans,

I can't tell you how much your generosity has once again touched me and my community. The birthday gift of contributions made in the name of the Delta Children's Home is the most precious gift I could receive and I am deeply grateful.

I am working on a new record as we speak and am really enjoying the process. I hope you will enjoy the outcome.

Much, much love and gratitude,

Sheryl

Help Stop Global Warming: 5 Things You Can Do. #1 Join the Virtual March | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:58:00 GMT

Citing the importance of Saving the Planet we have hijacked some content from the excellent website of the Stop Global Warning campaign.

Check it out: StopGlobalWarming.org

Learn More

The results are in and the reality of global warming is beyond dispute or debate. It’s not just an environmental issue. It affects ours public health and national security. It’s an urgent matter of survival for everyone on the planet — the most urgent threat facing humanity today. It’s going to take action from you and all of us working together.

The first step, Join the Virtual March

The second step, Keep reading below, and share this with friends.

Global warming isn’t opinion. It’s a scientific reality. And the science tells us that human activity has made enormous impacts to our planet that affect our well-being and even our survival as a species.

The world’s leading science journals report that glaciers are melting ten times faster than previously thought, that atmospheric greenhouse gases have reached levels not seen for millions of years, and that species are vanishing as a result of climate change. They also report of extreme weather events, long-term droughts, and rising sea levels.

Fortunately, the science also tells us how we can begin to make significant repairs to try and reverse those impacts, but only through immediate action. That’s why we urge you to join us. The Stop Global Warming Virtual March is virtual but its purpose is real. By spreading the word and sharing this with others, our collective power will force governments, corporations, and politicians everywhere to pay attention.

What is Global Warming?

The Earth as an ecosystem is changing, attributable in great part to the effects of globalization and man. More carbon dioxide is now in the atmosphere than has been in the past 650,000 years. This carbon stays in the atmosphere, acts like a warm blanket, and holds in the heat — hence the name ‘global warming.’

The reason we exist on this planet is because the earth naturally traps just enough heat in the atmosphere to keep the temperature within a very narrow range - this creates the conditions that give us breathable air, clean water, and the weather we depend on to survive. Human beings have begun to tip that balance. We've overloaded the atmosphere with heat-trapping gasses from our cars and factories and power plants. If we don't start fixing the problem now, we’re in for devastating changes to our environment. We will experience extreme temperatures, rises in sea levels, and storms of unimaginable destructive fury. Recently, alarming events that are consistent with scientific predictions about the effects of climate change have become more and more commonplace.

Environmental Destruction

The massive ice sheets in the Arctic are melting at alarming rates. This is causing the oceans to rise. That’s how big these ice sheets are! Most of the world’s population lives on or near the coasts. Rising ocean levels, an estimated six feet over the next 100 years or sooner, will cause massive devastation and economic catastrophe to population centers worldwide.

The United States, with only four percent of the world’s population, is responsible for 22% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. A rapid transition to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources will combat global warming, protect human health, create new jobs, protect habitat and wildlife, and ensure a secure, affordable energy future.

Health Risks

Malaria. Dengue Fever. Encephalitis. These names are not usually heard in emergency rooms and doctors’ offices in the United States. But if we don’t act to curb global warming, they will be. As temperatures rise, disease-carrying mosquitoes and rodents spread, infecting people in their wake. Doctors at the Harvard Medical School have linked recent U.S. outbreaks of dengue fever, malaria, hantavirus and other diseases directly to climate change.

Catastrophic Weather

Super powerful hurricanes, fueled by warmer ocean temperatures are the “smoking gun” of global warming. Since 1970, the number of category 4 and 5 events has jumped sharply. Human activities are adding an alarming amount of pollution to the earth’s atmosphere causing catastrophic shifts in weather patterns. These shifts are causing severe heat, floods and worse.

Five Things We Can All Do

Join StopGlobalWarming.org. Together our voices will be heard!
Spread the word, share the learning. Send this link to family, friends, and colleagues. Share why this is so important.
Change begins at home. (See the list home-related Action Items)
Put the heat on your elected officials.
The power of the pocketbook.

Sheryl in St Louis Apr 28th at the Bob Costas Benefit Concert for Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:19:00 GMT

Join Sheryl on Saturday, April 28 in St. Louis at the Fox Theatre.

Sheryl will be headlining the Bob Costas Benefit for Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. Tickets are $100, $75, $50, and $35 and may be purchased by calling (800) 269-0552 or online at www.glennon.org.

Dinner packages are also available.

Glennon Medical Center's 'Firsts' Include:

Hospital in Eastern Missouri to receive the Missouri Quality Award.
Children's hospital to belong to a health system winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Hospital to provide Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) west of the Mississippi River.
Electronic infant cardiac/breathing monitors in the region were developed in hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
First living-related liver transplant and the first split liver transplant in Missouri.
First infant kidney transplant in Missouri.
In Missouri, and one of only five centers in the nation, capable of offering transcatheter closure of heart defects using a "button" device.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in St. Louis and first to establish a dedicated Neonatal Transport Team.
Cleft Palate, Genetics and Neurofibromatosis clinics in the state.
Pediatric Sleep Disorders program and Lab in St. Louis.
Hospital in the region to provide fully trained pediatricians in the Emergency Department 24 hours a day.
Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in the state
The only dedicated Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit in Missouri.
The only hospital in region to establish a Cord Blood Bank and one of the first four in the nation.
Poison Control Center in the Missouri and the third busiest in the nation.
First board-certified medical toxicologist in the St. Louis region.
To develop the PACTS/PALS for Life course which includes the principles of pediatric advanced life support and the reality of trauma. The program has educated more than 3,000 physicians, nurses and paramedics from 18 states.
Knights of Columbus Developmental Center and only interdisciplinary evaluation/treatment team for children with developmental disabilities in the region.
Multidisciplinary comprehensive Hemophiliac Treatment Center in the Midwest established in 1963. Was also first to establish a Pediatric AIDS Center.
To have one of only a handful of pediatricians in the nation certified in sports medicine.
And only multidisciplinary Myelomeningocele Clinic in eastern Missouri.
Multidisciplinary Elimination Disorder Clinic for children.
To perform a laparoscopic node dissection for Genito Urinary cancer in a child.
First to set up molecular DNA testing of the most inherited form of mental retardation (Fragile-X syndrome) in Missouri.
And only center in Missouri to engage in both pediatric and neonatal nitric oxide studies and subsequent protocols.
To perfect a new radiology technique which shortened X-ray exposure and reduced radiation risks in children.
To operate and direct the research projects of the Missouri/Illinois Hemophilia Diagnostic and Treatment Center.

Stop Global Warming-NOW | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:09:00 GMT

In a piece published by CBS 11 News (Dallas) it has been revealed that Sheryl plans to tour in April- but in a unique format- and there is a vital message.....

Read about it here:

http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_026211907.html

Sheryl Joins Line Up for Jan 31st Show: Beat it Wally-Musicians Fighting Cancer | Sheryl Crow | News

hudtm — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:25:00 GMT

After more than a little juggling Sheryl was able to clear her calendar in order to be able to attend and play at the live show in Glendale, CA on Jan 31st. The proceeds of the event are to financially help Wally Ingram, prospective cancer survivor, husband and father of one.

It is sure to be a casual and dare I say it, fun, night with luminaries such as Garbage, Jackson Browne, Bonne Raitt- to name just a few....see the rest of them at www.wallyingram.com. This is really a musician initiated event and I am sure it will be a unique experience for all who get to be there.

Sheryl is drafting in Tim Smith and the rumor is that drums and bass will be handled be none other than Wally Ingram (health and strength permitting) and Tad Wadhams- both of course, one-time members of the Sheryl Crow Band.

To recap: It's on Wednesday January 31 at 7:00 PM at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA.

Tickets are on sale now at the Alex Theatre box office, at 818-243-2539 starting at noon each day, and 24/7 at http://www.alextheater.org/events/07_0131.html . Reserved seating tickets are $85 and general admission tickets are $65. There is no service charge for these tickets.

The Alex Theatre is located at 216 North Brand Blvd. in Glendale, CA. The show will start promptly at 7:00 PM, and is produced in association with the Guacamole Fund.

Feb 9th and 10th Wally Ingram Benefit in Northern California | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:39:00 GMT

ANNOUNCING: A Benefit For Wally Ingram with Stockholm Syndrome featuring Dave Schools, Eric McFadden, Jerry Joseph, & WALLY INGRAM plus Special Guests.

Wally’s Angels present The Wally Llama Love-In, a benefit for Wally Ingram's recovery from cancer with Stockholm Syndrome featuring Wally Ingram, Dave Schools, Jerry Joseph, Eric McFadden & Danny Louis for two shows in San Francisco, California at The Independent on February 9th & 10th, 2007. This promises to be an EPIC weekend and we expect tickets will sell out quickly. Tickets are currently available at The Independent box office or ONLINE for both shows for $25 (General Admission), $40 (Friends of Wally Tix - GA Access/ Includes a Commemorative Poster), $100 (VIP - VIP Access/ Includes a Signed Commemorative Poster and Horderves). At Wally’s request, a portion of the proceeds will go to Sweet Relief Musician’s Fund.

Ticket Information: http://theindependentsf.com/

Please come to support Wally by buying your tickets.
Thanks for all you support!
~~Wally’s Angels - Cecy, Pamela, & KR

For even more information go to: http://www.wallyingram.com/

Jan 31st. Wally Ingram Benefit in Southern California | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:38:00 GMT

Drummer Wally Ingram, who has performed & toured w/ Jackson Browne, Sheryl Crow, David Lindley and many others is suffering from throat/neck cancer. Butch Vig has organized a show to benefit Wally happening in Los Angeles on Jan 31st. If you are in the area, come down, enjoy great music and support Wally.

GARBAGE, the MARTINIS with JOEY SANTIAGO & DAVID LOVERING of the PIXIES, BONNIE RAITT, KEB'MO', VICTORIA WILLIAMS & TOM FREUND, the SECTION QUARTET, FREEDY JOHNSTON, and the KNOW-IT-ALL BOYFRIENDS, will appear in a special Musicians Banding Together to Fight Cancer benefit for Wally 'Llama' Ingram, with various artists and surprise guests, January 31 at 7:00 PM at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA.

Tickets are on sale now at the Alex Theatre box office, at 818-243-2539 starting at noon each day, and 24/7 at www.alextheatre.org . Reserved seating tickets are $85 and general admission tickets are $65. There is no service charge for these tickets.

The Alex Theatre is located at 216 North Brand Blvd. in Glendale, CA. The show will start promptly at 7:00 PM, and is produced in association with the Guacamole Fund.

http://www.wallyingram.com/

Help the Fans With Their Annual Charity Drive for Sheryl's Birthday | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:57:00 GMT

Every year since 2001, the fans have run what has become known as the Birthday Drive - a charity drive in honor of Sheryl's birthday and for one of her favorite charities - the Delta Childrens Home, in her hometown of Kennett, Missouri. Over $65,000 has been raised since 2001. Every year there has been a grand prize for a lucky donor. This year it's a Gibson Acoustic Guitar - Sheryl Crow Signature Edition. If you'd like to contribute, check out the Fan Forum.

Sheryl Crow & Jack Ingram ‘If It Makes You Happy” Charity Single | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:33:00 GMT

As many of you know, on Sheryl Crow’s recent 2006 summer tour she and rising star Jack Ingram would perform a duet version of ‘If It Makes You Happy”.
Each night during this duet the audience was on their feet singing along from the first note to the last. We captured this electric moment onstage and this version is now available exclusively on iTunes. Because of Sheryl’s fight with breast cancer, all the proceeds will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Click here to buy it now!

Sheryl Crow DVD - Wildflower Live From New York | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:50:00 GMT

Just in time for the holidays, you can pick up Sheryl's Wildflower Live From New York DVD today. The DVD features 'Run Baby Run', 'Good Is Good', 'If It Makes You Happy', 'Always On Your Side' and more! Click here to buy it now.

Thank You for the Summer | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:26:00 GMT

Hi folks!

Well, this summer has been the best ever. It really has been. I can’t remember having as much fun on any tour as this one. I can’t express to my band and crew how much they mean to me but also how much I enjoy working with them. Great people! The best!

By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the pics of the last night’s antics. Needless to say, we cracked ourselves up…. not so sure about John! Hopefully, he saw the humor in a bunch of lanky rock musicians wearing diapers and giant animal heads. And, of course, let’s not forget my bikini-clad twirling routine behind John while he played “Daughters.”

We had a great time with John and his band. We didn’t get into the ping pong wars that I thought we might but truth be told, my band is much too serious to be able to enjoy a casual game of ping pong… it’s every man for himself in that field of competition.

On a more serious note, I can safely say I have never felt so much love as I did this summer. The fans came out in full force with abundant heart and soul. It is the first time in my career as a touring artist that I wanted the lights up enough that I could see the faces in the crowd.

I can’t tell you how deeply grateful I am to you for your support. I will be starting a new record soon and I am hoping the process will be speedy. I think it will because I have a lot to sing about!

See you soon..

Love,

Sheryl

Hopefully pics to be added over the next week or so

The Story of Rex and His (Cow)Heart | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:46:00 GMT

On September 18th this year, (in fact the day of the first Red Rocks show) Chuck, Rex, and I made our much-anticipated visit to see Dr. Chris Orton at the University of Colorado teaching animal hospital. It was time for Rex’s one-year check-up after having a faulty aortic heart valve replaced with a bovine tissue valve.

(Back-story)

When Rex was about 3 months old, at a routine check-up, Dr. Griffith in Austin, our vet at the time, discovered that Rex had a heart murmur that resulted in what was diagnosed as a faulty heart valve. His heart was leaking blood one side was larger than the other. After weighing the options of whether to allow him to live out his life until he had congestive heart failure which might be months to a couple of years, or whether we would pursue surgery, we opted for the latter. After researching our options, we learned that between Texas A&M and Colorado State, that CO state was having the best, if not the only success with these kinds of procedures with a doctor by the name of Chris Orton.

After waiting until Rex was almost full grown, he had his surgery in August of last year (2005). The surgery involves replacing the leaky heart valve with one of three types of valves: pig, bovine, of synthetic. At the time, Dr. Orton felt that the bovine was showing the most promise in people so we went with that, with the knowledge that getting through the surgery would not be as difficult for Rex as getting through the weeks following.

So, here we are, a little over a year after Rex, the wonder dog’s surgery. We were all wondering how much he might remember when was brought into the waiting room. Well, needless to say, Dr. Orton walked into the room and Rex practically jumped into his arms. (Rex had spent 3 weeks there recuperating and being watched so he most obviously won some hearts). Not only did he recognize Dr. Orton, but many of the doctors, including Rex’s anesthesiologist, Dr. Ann Wagner, and residents who had been there were excited to see him. He was the rock star of the day!

Still our nerves were on high until Dr. Orton could look him over to see how the valve was holding up. Through the halls, as we walked to the exam room, Rex was big dog on campus, literally, with everyone stopping to give him hugs and kisses.

The campus there is one of the best teaching Veterinary hospitals in the world and the advancements in research that has been done there have changed the way animals are treated. Chuck and I were so impressed by the dedication of the doctors as well as the students there.

We met up with Dr. T.J. Morrison (cardiology resident) and Heather Robinson (senior veterinary student)

who took us into the exam room and laid Rex up on the table, shaved his chest, and began ultrasounding his heart muscle. Much to our delight, the valve looked good, which was fantastic news since Rex was only one of 3 dogs out of five who have successfully had this surgery.

Dr. Orton gave us a tour of the hospital where we visit the cancer ward for dogs. I loved the attitude of these doctors because it was their belief that if the dog is happy and being loved that he will respond better to the treatment. So, when we walked in to the cancer area, there were all these dogs running around, some shaved in places, some with cones on their head, all happy and playful. It was interesting to me, as well, seeing the radiation machine and how similar it looked to the one I got to know intimately. The dogs undergoing radiation even had the same “tattoos” to line the machine up with that I had!

All in all, it was an amazing visit. I could tell Rex was happy to see the good folks that took such great care of him.

See you next year, Dr. Orton. Ruff ruff!!

Back Row (L to R)

Dr. Ann Wagner (Rex's anesthesiologist)

Heather Robinson (senior veterinary student)

Dr. T.J. Morrison (cardiology resident)

(The pic may not be up immediately due to a seemingly infinite technical problem)

Oct 12th Tampa Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:07:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
FAVORITE MISTAKE with John M
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
REDEMPTION DAY
STRONG ENOUGH
WALK AWAY with Marjorie Fair
HAPPY
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
bonus track!
ROCK AND ROLL
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VERSION 1.0
THURS OCT 12TH 2006
tampa, fl

Oct 11 West Palm Beach Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 04:55:00 GMT

ANYTHING BUT DOWN
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
IT DON’T HURT
REDEMPTION
HOME
STRONG ENOUGH
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
*****
HAPPY
ROCK N ROLL

FINAL VERSION 1.0
WED 11TH OCT 2006
west palm beach, fl

Oct 9 Birmingham, AL Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:33:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
REDEMPTION DAY
I KNOW WHY
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
***********************************************************************************
VERSION 1.0
MON OCT 9TH 2006
birmingham, al

Oct 8 Nashville Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:40:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
FAVORITE MISTAKE with John Mayer
ANYTHING BUT DOWN
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
IT DON'T HURT
REDEMPTION DAY
HOME
STRONG ENOUGH
STOP DRAGGING UR HEART with Keith Urban
HAPPY with Keith Urban
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
************
REAL GONE
ROCK N ROLL
VERSION 2.0
SUNDAY OCT 8TH 2006
nashville, tn

Test Results | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:41:00 GMT

To: ALL

Sent: Oct 3, 2006 11:27am

From: Sheryl

Clear!!

Sep 29 Concord Set List and Pics | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 17:54:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE
FAVORITE MISTAKE
ANYTHING BUT DOWN
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
IT DON'T HURT
REDEMPTION
HOME
STRONG ENOUGH
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
********
HAPPY
ROCK N ROLL
*******
concord, ca

Sep 28 Irvine (LA) Set List and Pics | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:20:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
FAVORITE MISTAKE...with John
ANYTHING BUT DOWN
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
REDEMPTION DAY
HOME
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
***********
VERSION 1.0
WED SEP 27TH 2006
irvine, ca

Sep 27 San Diego Set and Pics | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:49:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE
FAVORITE MISTAKE
ANYTHING BUT DOWN
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
IT DON’T HURT
REDEMPTION
HOME
STRONG ENOUGH
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
**********************
HAPPY
ROCK N ROLL..but couldn't play this as we had reached the 1030pm curfew time....

FINAL VERSION 1.0
TUESDAY 26TH SEPT 2006
san diego, ca

Sep 26 Podcast #3 Up in the Pacific Northwest | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:40:00 GMT

http://web.mac.com/cjhudson/iWeb/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html

Sep 24 Portland Set List and Pics | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:39:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
ANYTHING BUT DOWN
REDEMPTION DAY
GOOD IS GOOD
HOME
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD or ROCK AND ROLL
sheryl took an audience poll to decide which...r'n'r won...
*******
VERSION 1.0
SUNDAY 24TH SEPT 2006
portland, or

Sep 23 Seattle Set List. Band and Marjorie Fair Pics | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:40:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
ANYTHING BUT DOWN
GOOD IS GOOD
MAYBE ANGELS
REDEMPTION
HOME
STRONG ENOUGH
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
**********************
HAPPY
ROCK N ROLL
*********************************
SATURDAY 23RD SEPT 2006
seattle, wa

I lost of bunch of Sheryl pics.....but here are some of the band and our special guests Marjorie Fair.....

Sep 22 Vancouver BC Set List and Pictures | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:41:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
MISSISSIPPI
GOOD IS GOOD
IT DONâ??T HURT
REDEMPTION
HOME
STRONG ENOUGH
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
**********************
HAPPY
ROCK N ROLL
************************
VERSION 1.0
FRIDAY 22ND SEPT 2006
VANCOUVER, BC

Red Rocks Shots from John Mayer's Webmaster: Katie Friesema | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 08:49:00 GMT

or should I say mistress.....highly, perhaps overly qualified Katie is out on the road day by day overseeing all things weblike. She borrowed a lens and shot some pics and I thought I would share them....

Podcast #2- A Denver Red Rocks Experience | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:14:00 GMT

http://web.mac.com/cjhudson/iWeb/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html

Podcast #1- Maybe Angels | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:49:00 GMT

Purely experimental

http://web.mac.com/cjhudson/iWeb/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html

Sep 19 Denver #2 Set List, Notes, Pics...all in one. UPDATED | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:33:00 GMT

CHANGE
HAPPY
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
FAVORITE MISTAKE..with John
MISSISSIPPI
REDEMPTION DAY
GOOD IS GOOD
FIRST CUT
STRONG ENOUGH
HOME
REAL GONE
STEVE MC QUEEN
SOAK
WINDING ROAD or ROCK AND ROLL (SC WILL CALL)
(Ended up being Winding Road)
***********************************************************
VERSION 1.0
TUESDAY 19TH SEPT 2006
denver, red rocks #2

OK- it's been a while, but then again we had a well needed break. The tour reconvened in Denver which as you can see from the Monday pics- was a stellar day. Amy Ralske joined us as the new cello and by all indications it appears to be a seemless absorption of talent.

Everyone was happy with both Denver shows. Especially the second where the general consensus was we got some sound issues sorted out. As usual it only took communication from all sides to tie it all togehter. I have been sent out a few times to judge the quality of the sound. I might not be the best ears for it, but I can tell you that I hear everything very well. Personally I find there is nothing more frustrating than seeing someone on stage investing their soul in musical creativity but not being able to hear it. It can be a guitar solo, a flashy guitar rhythm, a backing vocal or a whole string section. However, as regards Sheryl shows, I believe I can hear and feel it all. A few people who matter commented that the sound was improved tonight....to me it's always been good...but I am glad everyone is happy.

Sometimes when tours have been on the road for an extended period a 'tour madness' can set in. This is a virtual virus which can affect any number of the touring party. The symptoms of which are a general malcontent mixed in with sharp pointed views, illogical theories, mood swings, paranoia embellished by an increase in smoking or drinking or eating or all of the above. Molehills are made into mountains etc.etc. I know it like the back of my hand. Luckily, and I think that I am right in saying so, our personnel are grounded enough to be devoid of any of these symptoms and so the sky did not fall. Good job Bruce Knight and of course Chance and all in the sound world for the tweaking.

The air is quite thin here for us sea level loving people. At one point during the show one of the band requested oxygen...but in the end did not partake.

Rex got a full medical while he was in the area and he passed with flying colors. The diet has done him good.

Sheryl had oodles of family and friends on hand at all times...she barely had 20 seconds to herself as she fulfilled her personal obligations and promises....she kind of likes it that way though.

New York based James Hellman joined us to fill in for the departing Rick. If you go to see Eric Clapton on his current tour (stretching thru to March '07) you will see that he is now taking care of Doyle Bramhall II.

Mat Kearney is gone and Marjorie Fair are here. If you want a taste of what they are like download 'Empty Room' or 'Hold On to You' from iTunes. Those are the first songs that Sheryl heard from them, and soley why they are with us now.

Red Rocks is still a beautiful venue which defies anyone to really capture what it's all about with just the use of a camera.

As Sheryl came off stage she asked to be reminded to
-tell Bruce to 'crank Peter's guitar in Hard to Make a Stand'.
-ask James to double check that the harmonica doesn't have a loose piece in it as she almost choked on something during Real Gone.
-and something else which I have already forgotten and so I look forward to the pain of remembering.

I reminded myself never to go over the depths of stage right and take pictures as, unbeknownst to anyone else but me while I was trying to get in a position to catch Sheryl and 'the red rocks' I almost stepped on her offstage guitar footswitch which would have plunged her guitar into silence in mid Strong Enough. That would be something that even I, the great oblivious sitter on my walkie talkie button resulting in complete Crowtourwide compulsory listening of my declarations of love to Rex, would have found very hard to live down.

That's kind of it really.

We are done for 2 days. Sheryl has a breast cancer related function to attend, after which we will be on our way to Vancouver, sadly the only Canadian metropolis we will attend on this tour.

We'll see you there O Vancouverians....or should it be 'ites'? CHANGE&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;HAPPY&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;HARD TO MAKE A STAND&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;FAVORITE MISTAKE&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;MISSISSIPPI&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;REDEMPTION DAY&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;GOOD IS GOOD&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;FIRST CUT&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;STRONG ENOUGH&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;HOME&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;REAL GONE&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;STEVE MC QUEEN&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;SOAK&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;WINDING ROAD or ROCK AND ROLL (SC WILL CALL)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;(Ended up being Winding Road) &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;***********************************************************&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;VERSION 1.0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;TUESDAY 19TH SEPT 2006&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;denver, red rocks

Sep 18 Denver #1 Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:43:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
MISSISSIPPI
GOOD IS GOOD
IT DONÃ¢Â?Â?T HURT
REDEMPTION
HOME
STRONG ENOUGH
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
**********************
HAPPY
ROCK N ROLL
********************************
FINAL VERSION 1.0
MONDAY 18TH SEPT 2006
denver, red rocks #1

It's All About You: Lorenza Ponce | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:49:00 GMT

Name: Lorenza Ponce
(Forgive me for butting in, but for those who don't know....her last name is pronounced 'ponsay' CH)

City: New York, NY

With Sheryl since: Storytellers Fall of 1998. Although, I played on the Tomorrow Never Dies session, but she didn't know me then.

Job: Violinist/string mistress

How the Hell did I get into this line of business? Full details please.
I studied classical violin but all I ever listened to was Van Halen, so I decided to move to NY and see if I could have any luck as a violinist in a rock band. Luckily, I started taking voice lessons, because my teacher happened to have a student that was looking for a violinist for her band. I joined her band. It just so happened that this girl's manager represented a Japanese artist named Kitaro, who was this really famous new age keyboardist. Kitaro needed a violinist for his 1994-95 world tour. I was invited to audition and got the job. That was a trial by fire lesson in touring and how the business works, and I got to see the world. After you do something like that your name gets out there so it makes it a lot easier to everything.

In My Player Now: Anything But Down, because I have to write a string arrangement for it.

In My Pocket Now: I don't carry anything in my pockets. My jeans are too tight.

Last thing I ate: Noodles in China Town

Who I kissed last: Matt (not Brubeck!....the other Matt...her beau...)

Last movie I watched: Alien V. Predator. Again

Worst thing I did at School: A friend and I got drunk after string juries and passed out on the lawn of the school of management. It started raining but we were too drunk to move so we just laid there with umbrellas over our faces.

Best thing you did there: Graduated

What I don't know about my job: When the next one is coming.

Favorite Sheryl show to date: Opening up for the Rolling Stones at Wembley

Favorite Sheryl memory that's not a show: We used to live around the corner from each other so it was always Starbucks and shopping.

Favorite Restaurant: The Bear in Woodstock

If you had a choice of who to share a long flight with- who would it be:
One of my sisters

Where do you Live? NY

Favorite thing to do: Hang out in Woodstock with Matt

What is Your Most Treasured Possession: My money stone.

Favorite motto or quote: "I'm a jet setter, man. Everywhere I go it's a swingin' time." Ringo Starr

Sep 10 St Louis Set List and Pics | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:44:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
FAVORITE MISTAKE with John Mayer
FIRST CUT
MISSISSIPPI
GOOD IS GOOD
IT DONâ??T HURT
REDEMPTION
HOME
STRONG ENOUGH
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
**********************
HAPPY
ROCK N ROLL
******************************
st louis, mo

Sep 10 St Louis Notes and Pics...always Pics | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:59:00 GMT

9:00am We are up. Sheryl goes off to records a PSA about stem cell research and later has lunch with Claire McCaskill and after doing a bunch of other stuff...eventually she comes back with a present for me. A bobble head of Rex.

5:10pm Dinner of Asian style. Very tasty.

5:56pm Sheryl checks in with John to make sure he's going to play with her tonight in Favorite Mistake. All her family is here- it would be awesome if he could....she knows he has a 5am call for a TV show...but he's all for it.

6:22pm Mat Kearney comes in to the office to thank everyone for taking care of them while they have been out. Fussy and the boys took them under their wing. We love opening acts as so many of us have worked as one. Selfishly, and this is not our 100% modus operandi you never know where the openers will go. Both Fussy and I ended working for one of our openers, Semisonic. It was probably one of the most satisfying jobs I have ever had working for them. I mean it....

6:30pm Mat commences the last show for him on this tour.

6:51pm Mike and I go onto to backline bus looking for meaningful conversation.

6:52pm Mike and I leave bus.

734pm John's on stage

7:45pm I go out to shoot some pics of John's show. Take some pics of David Ryan Harris who pretends to shoot me with his guitar. Wonder if I have annoyed him on this tour- or is that just his way. All my shots end up being too dark. John's skin always comes up golden when I shoot real dark. It's awesome.

8:15pm Word goes on throughout radio land- we have one hour left til show time.

8:22pm Sheryl comes into production office to grab Rex....says she's going out to the bus to get ready. She's on at 9:15pm.

8:30pm Fussy announces he has discovered a nation which has discovered a new use for sheep.

8:42pm I get a free Mat Kearney CD from Dave thier tour manager. I know I will play it.

8:44pm I hear Sheryl in hallway shouting for Rex.

9:05pm Give S a 10min warning.

9:08pm Everyone is in the band dressing room to bid Matt Brubeck a fond farewell. This is his last show with us. He now has a semi-real job and this was all the time he could spare to spend with us.

9:13pm Everyone heads to the stage.....S makes a last dash to the ladies

9:15pm ish Jet starts pumping through the PA...the show commences..

2:51am I got lost in the hectic world of...our world. It's not that crazy...all of you have the same shit happening in your worlds. Sometimes work flows fast and sometimes it don't. I can't help thinking that ours flows swiftly....continuously....A lot has gone on since 9pm...but it's all good...as they say. I'm typing this in the hotel while listening to Ben Harper's "Waiting for You" and it goes... "Politics. It's a drag. They've got one foot on the grave and one foot on the flag" Holy---that's brave....

Sep 9th Chicago Set List with Pics | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:38:00 GMT

CHANGE
HAPPY
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
FAVORITE MISTAKE with John Mayer
MISSISSIPPI
REDEMPTION DAY
GOOD IS GOOD
FIRST CUT
STRONG ENOUGH
HOME
REAL GONE
STEVE MC QUEEN
SOAK
ROCK AND ROLL
***********************************************************
FINAL VERSION 1.0
SATURDAY 9TH SEPT 2006
chicago, il

Sep 8th Indianapolis Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:58:00 GMT

CHANGE
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
SOAK
FAVORITE MISTAKE with John Mayer
MISSISSIPPI
REDEMPTION DAY
NO-ONE SAID
GOOD IS GOOD
FIRST CUT
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
WINDING ROAD

Sep 8th Indianapolis Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 08:01:00 GMT

My hair hurts and my teeth itch and that's all I'm saying about last nights festivities. OK I'll tell maybe just a little more. Sheryl threw a 'getting to know you better' affair in the hotel bar which was a great success. Everyone was there from our band and crew, as well as everyone from the John Mayer and Mat Kearney camps, even Rex turned up to sniff the floor for scraps. You can always count on Sheryl wanting to make sure everyone gets on well with everyone else, works well together and in the end has fun.

I remember section: A&M records in a paranoid attempt to ensure that both Sheryl and all of Blues Traveler got on well during the brief co-headline tour we did with them (which in fact Sheryl opened) they threw a dinner party in Atlanta at a Japanese restaurant in a hotel that used to be called the Nikko. It took 3 different credit cards to pay the bill and supposedly we drank 3 gallons of sake. We all had an awesome time- the funny part was there was never an issue regarding the relations. It is the same with us and John, but any excuse for a party.

Not much else to report- sitting on the bus looking at a crashed out dog and noticed Conan is already over and we're on to Carson Daly. Getting near Chicago and the roads are rough.

Changed up the setlist today. I noticed a wishlist set from mvand5757 on the Fan Forum and I kind of stole his ideas, lost a few songs so it would fit into about 75 mins and showed it to Sheryl who was warm to the idea. We had to change the overall order to accomodate for guitar changes etc. but in the end Sheryl liked playing it. I wasn't entirely comfortable instigating a different idea- but I was lucky.

There is talk about working in Anything But Down into the set, but Lorenza needs to write a string arrangement first. It will be by the second leg (starting Denver) before it will be ready.

Watched Mike play ping pong for a bit. Not really a great spectator sport.

Sheryl and I ventured out into wide world where you all exist and watched some of David Ryan Harris's set on the Side Stage. Very good. Awesome three piece with JJ on drums and David LaBruyere on bass- all three of them are in John's band. We hung out as long as we could before Sheryl began to get recognised. Make sure you make a point to see them when David's solo project plays only 2 more shows in Chicago and St Louis. They are on early just after doors open. http://www.myspace.com/davidryanharris.

We watched Lorenza on Fashion Rocks once I worked out how to get the local channel on the bus TV.....she was playing with Bon Jovi. After watching the whole show while working on this, there was no doubt in our minds that they were the best thing on it.

Sheryl brought up the whole 9/11 deal concerning the fact that ABC are intending to show a documentary which by all accounts seems wholly inaccurate. We signed the petition and then put up the link in the main page- so check it out. http://pol.moveon.org/abcdoc/

Stopped by and checked out the t-shirt display while out front taking pics. I think we have the best ever shirts now.

That's it really. Only 2 more shows to go.

Chris Hudson

Sept 8th Sian Balogh Journal Entry: What Else You Should Know About Steve Irwin | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:20:00 GMT

Sian Balogh our Production Assistant wrote a journal entry about her impression of the recent passing of Steve Irwin....

It goes like this...

September 4, 2006

Wow! I woke up this morning and was told some very sad news: Steve Irwin had been killed by a stingray off the coast of Queensland. What can I say other than I am floored by this terrible news?

I had the unique opportunity to meet Steve, his wife and their young daughter two summers ago while in Brisbane, Australia. The party I was traveling with was invited to visit his zoo with a chance to meet Mr. Irwin himself. It was such a gracious gesture, when we arrived we had a personal tour guide and got to see parts of the zoo that the general public doesn't get to see. During one part of the day, we were taken in to a grassy area and were allowed to pet dingos, a Tasmanian devil, an alligator, koala bears, a boa constrictor and a wild tiger. Absolutely amazing!

The best part of the entire visit was being able to be in the same room with Steve and listen to him talk about his life and his passion?? wildlife and wildlife conservation. Many people think that Steve didn't really do anything for wildlife conservation; that he was just a larger-than-life t.v. personality with no heart and a fat bank account. I must admit, I thought that too, until the moment I met him.

He told us that almost every penny he earned from his television show and the merchandise sales that it generated went in to the zoo, its medical facilities, and he bought large parcels of land in Australia in an effort to preserve the country's natural wildlife and habitat. His zoo specializes in providing medical attention for and rehabilitating injured wildlife with the goal of eventually reintroducing them to the wild. He spoke with such passion he was still Steve Irwin but there was a genuine life and spark behind his eyes. I was in the presence of someone who was following his heart's true calling and letting it manifest itself in such a generous, passionate and dedicated way. I was so inspired by him.

Unfortunately, I write this today as a kind of purging and reflection upon that seemingly random occurrence in my life. And yet, when I think about it more in depth, that small moment imprinted itself on me and makes me now realize how great of a loss is in Steve's death. Wildlife conservation has lost one of its pioneers and friends.

~ Sian ~

Sep 6th Detroit Set List- Now featuring Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:16:00 GMT

CHANGE
STEVE MCQUEEN
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
MISSISSIPPI
GOOD IS GOOD
REAL GONE
IT DON'T HURT
REDEMPTION
NO ONE SAID IT WOULD BE EASY
STRONG ENOUGH
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
**********************
HAPPY
ROCK N ROLL
***********************************************************************************
VERSION 1.0
WEDNESDAY 6TH SEPT 2006
detroit, mi

Notes:

Woke up in a parking lot again. Weather good. Sheryl made a dash for eggs in catering while I gatecrashed the backline bus and Soya (Tim Solyan) taught me how to make a cappucino on their machine. Wondered around the venue with Rex. Met Chance (real name Mathew) up on the lawn with his laptop thing- he was setting the 'eq' (read bass and treble) for the lawn speakers while the band soundchecked. Both of us noted the fact that most lawn speakers at these venues are subjected to the elements all year round- they are not necessarily in the best shape.

Took Rex for a long muddy walk. He's developed a new annoying habit. If one is in a room working or engaged in any kind of activity which does not actually involve him as being the center of attention- he will sit up and yelp at you. Even if he has just eaten, pooed, peed had a massage and pedicure he's still not satisfied and has no hesitation in telling you so. 'He just won't stop shouting at me' Sheryl said as she came to drop him off with us so she could go for a run. This is not a particulary relaxing trait of his, especially if Fussy, Sian, Amber and myself are in the production office trying to get some work done. I tried depositing him alone in the Sheryl's dressing room- but that drives him mental. He starts whining like a baby and everyone around me looks at me as if I just ran over their grandmother. In the long run however he's worth it and I put it down to just being one of the things to put up with for having such a great dog amongst us.

Earlier Sheryl and band sat on stage together and discussed the out front sound with Bruce the Sound Engineer and then worked on Real Gone, Neighborhood, Redemption Day and if I remember rightly ran through No-One Said it Would Be Easy. The latter was actually in the set the other night but at the last minute, while on stage, she switched to the more familiar Home.

Tonight in Detroit half way through No-One Said Sheryl wandered around in a little circle mouthing to everyone on stage 'Strong Enough'....at least that's what Rick told me she was doing. My interpretation was 'look at me I'm a goldfish', but I am not privy to the stagecraft or sign language utilised in order to keep a good show rolling. Quickly the boys scratched Wildflower, prepared the guitars for Strong Enough and let Brian (lighting operator) and Bruce (sound) know all about it.

Spirits were buoyant backstage as you might be able to tell by the black and white pics. These show you what goes on in between songs the main set and encore. Amber makes sure that drinks are laid out along with towels, cigarettes (sadly) for the smokers and a set list to refer to..everyone gathers sound for a fastrack concentrated discussion about the show so far and Sheryl will give a confirmation of what the encore songs will be....these brief meetings are almost always happy and positive affairs.

I remember when I first did this for them..well for Sheryl anyway...as she and myself are the only ones still here. Even Scout is gone. It was my first day with Sheryl on the HORDE festival. Sheryl was playing on the 2nd stage at Fiddlers Green in Denver. Wally Ingram, Tad Wadhams, Scott Bryan and Todd Wolfe were the band. They came off stage to see me, the new guy, standing next to a table with five bottles of water and a towel each. I could tell by they way they looked at me they thought I was insane. Once they realised it was for them they were incredibly grateful and I kind of knew right then that I would be OK here. That's one of the secrets to this gig- try and think what they want before they want it. At the end of the day one is just a glorified butler.

You can only go so far though. My favorite question of all time came from a member of an Irish punk band who, on crawling from his bunk at the crack of lunchtime inquired. 'Hud? Am I hungry?'

Selfishly I told him he wasn't so I could get back to work- and that's what I am going to do right now.

Chris Hudson

It's All About You: Chris Cardona | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:32:00 GMT

Name: Chris Cardona. aka c-doze. aka c-dawg aka c.

City: Born in Pittsburgh PA.

With Sheryl since: '06 baby.

Job: Stringo #3.

How the Hell did I get into this line of business? Well, 20 years into it I'm not really sure I've quite made it a business yet. The playing started at about 3 and I can't seem to get into any other more reputable line of work so here I am wondering what I'll be up to next year and playing some rock & roll. Mainly I've stayed
alive with a combination of good fortune and great friends and enough talent to keep me in the game. Please.

In My Player Now: Bach, Zep, Mingus, Dre, and plenty of Sheryl...

In My Pocket Now: A guitar pick, a lam (his pass-ed) and a money clip.

Last thing I ate: Fish taco and a brownie at catering. Not at the same time.

Who I kissed last: Michelle. Yes. She's hot.

Last movie I watched: I don't know(only watched the last half) but it starred Robbie Benson and Paul Newman among others...pretty sappy Showtime crap.

Worst thing I did at School: High school: the list is sooo long. Everything from forged sick notes to changing the grade for my Shakespeare class on my report card (D to a B). Juilliard: the list is sooo long. Lots of time spent in stairwell E...

Best thing you did there: met some of the worlds great musicians and brought my game way up as a result.

What I don't know about my job: The set list. Until it's printed that night.

Favorite Sheryl show to date: Every show has it's memories. I love watching the band play Rock & Roll...Sheryl could not be hotter than when she's channelling Robert Plant and Tina Turner simultaneously.

Favorite Sheryl memory that's not a show: Singing terrible harmony to an Elton John tune on the bus with Sheryl and the band at the top of my lungs. And laughing a lot...

Favorite Restaurant: Chez Pannise.

If you had a choice of who to share a long flight with- who would
it be? My grandmother who passed away a while back and who I would love to have a chance to catch up on my crazy and wonderful life.

Where do you Live? (n)NYC. That's near NYC. In small hamlet of Tappan. Pop. 7000. Home of Tito Puente...

Favorite thing to do: Cook or eat or (deleted but you can guess-ed). Not necessarily in that order...

What is Your Most Treasured Possession: My family, my ax, my home.

Favorite motto or quote: Love, love, love... maybe John Lennon said it.

Sep 5th Cincinatti,OH Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 06:35:00 GMT

CHANGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE with John Mayer
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
REAL GONE
STEVE MC QUEEN
REDEMPTION
HOME
I KNOW WHY
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
SOAK
WINDING ROAD

Indianapolis Schedule Switcheroo | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:20:00 GMT

This was not a change in plan more a case of operator error....so if you are going to the Indy show and you have been referring to our information...much apologies and please amend your personal schedule with the below in mind...

Mat Kearney:   7:00 - 7:30pm
Sheryl Crow:   8:00 - 9:15pm
John Mayer   9:45 - 11:00pm

Sep 5th Cincinnati Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:10:00 GMT

Sep 3 Bristow,VA and Sep 4 Cinc,OH Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Notes for Bristow. Well, again, I just wrote a bunch of what I thought were charmingly witty words mainly about me and my own perception of being on this tour when I inadvertently deleted them. But no matter. Disregarding the theory that such an instance indicates that the words did not actually deserve to be read I will soldier on and tell you that I was insisting that I should have said that I like being in charge of 'cocking up' the set list rather than just co-ordinating it.

Case in point- at the Bristow gig I had Happy in twice which would have been quite interesting. I am making so many mistakes these days I feel like George Bush, which would be funny if it were not 1) a political joke which considering I know nothing about politics must have only been there to indicate the exact opposite...then again isn't that what current politics is about? Deception? or 2) true. What?

Being a little sensitive about the set list I can usually sense when something in the show is not going how it should. Having been around these songs for a while it's not hard to tell when certain lyrics or notes are casually juxtaposed. It's an odd sensation. Try this. Pick up the phone and dial your most favorite phone number without looking. Even though you do not know the exact tones of each key you will know when you hit the wrong digit because the sequence of tones is wrong- you don't know that you know the 'tune' of your phone number but you know when it's wrong. It's kind of like that. If you speed dial everything then ignore previous paragraph.

But nothing exactly like that happened in Bristow. Instead...I was down in the front taking pics when SC was about to launch into Mississippi and I saw with my own eyes Peter shoot a worrying look at Mike and Mike shrugging his shoulders and then Jeremy, having detected some insecurity in the ranks, instantly looked insecure. F**k! I thought. I messed up the set list again! My fear was that Sheryl thinks it's one song the band think it's the other. Unable to bear watching a potential musical car crash I could do nothing other than grab my cameras and slink away.

In the end it was fine.

One day I'll get over it.

Fast forward to today and apart from discovering that I have been spelling Cincinnati wrong for my whole life, (I prefer Cincinnatti myself) there is little earth shattering information to report.

We pulled into Cinc, Ohio at around 830am.

Fussy and the crew invited Sheryl to the Reds vs Giants baseball game. 20 of them, including most of our team and some of the Mayer camp attended and they had a great time. The Cincinnati Reds really took care of Sheryl et al and they were given the hospitality of a box and fed themselves on hot dogs and beer. It was a positively All American Labor Day, although everyone was a little taken aback by the overwhelming negative crowd reaction whenever Barry Bonds took the plate.

All I really wanted to do was lay face down on the bed for the rest of the day, but instead I declined to join in the baseball festivities and dragged Rick out on a 50 mile (ok....37.2) bike ride along the Ohio river. We managed to get just about to the end of a road called 8 West when we stopped short on witnessing the unmistakable sound of repetitive gunfire. Considering our geographical placement (rural Kentucky) and our current outfit (wussy lycra and spandex on equally wussy thin wheeled bikes) we made an about turn and headed back to civilization relatively quickly and thus unharmed. Perhaps I am mixing KY with AL but my naive European bred mindset could not prevent my head playing a Quicktime movie of a bunch of hillbillies bearing down upon us armed with shotguns and mounted on one of those jacked up primer colored oversized wheeled spotlight appended 4x4's looking like bad guys from a Chuck Norris TV movie. Somewhat alas, at least for the credibility of this journal, it was not to be.

Rex was reasonably well behaved. He experienced his first taste of 'ant' today. While walking in the glorious green lawn that lays between the two brand new stadiums of the Cincinatti Reds (baseball) and the Bengals (football) he couldn't believe his luck when he came across an (at least) 2 day old partially consumed bologna sandwich lightly dusted with frenetic and swift moving black ants. It must have been the sensation of their numerous tiny legs on his tongue which caused him to at first shake his head as if to rid himself of a bee on his nose- however he overcame the discomfort in seconds and did his best to choke the entire sandwich down his gullet, ants and all. Only the swift moving and deeply delving hand of myself managed to retrieve the disgusting object which I threw away...unfortunately not far enough, for Rex, revelelling in his unleashed freedom...dived for it once more forcing me to repeat the process again. Why he just didn't bite my hand and tell me to go to hell in dog language I don't know.

Unless I come up with any other sparkling memories I might get this done for the first time ever before 1am. As I write however, my blackberry is buzzing and dancing across the desk. Sheryl is sending me some more links she would like added to her website. As we engage in some bb to bb banter I note from the Rooming List that we are actually in adjoining rooms....whether we are 6000 miles or only 6 feet away we still entrust our gadgets to do the talking. I don't think either of us would have it any other way, it seems we get so much done, with so little words and equal little room for unceartainty, with just a few thumb clicks.

For example...

To: Chris Hudson
Sent: Sep 4, 2006 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: Link

www.joyfulheartfoundation.org
www.cloudfoundation.org
Greta's link????
http://www.gretagaines.com

Thanks and g'nite

Now....if only a bb could walk a dog.

It's All About You: Matt Brubeck | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:32:00 GMT

Name: Matt Brubeck

City:   Toronto

With Sheryl since:    On and off since 1999

Job:   cellist and tall guy extraordinaire

How the Hell did I get into this line of business?
I was born into a family in the music business. I've played the piano since 5 and the cello since 10. I didn't realize there were any other career options till I was nearly an adult, and by that time it was too late!

In My Player Now:
Monk and Coltrane, Gillian Welch, Beck, Wailin' Jennies, Radiohead, Iron
and Wine, Arcado String Trio, Thomas Mapfumo, Bartok String Quartets. You know, those kinds of things.

In My Pocket Now:
Uh...my laminate and some Tylenol.

Last thing I ate:
Tylenol?

Who I kissed last:
My lovely wife Diarmid and my adorable son Roscoe

Last movie I watched:
As many West Wing episodes as possible so I can delude myself that there are intelligent, caring people running the White House.

Worst thing I did at School:
I was pretty well-behaved: does sneaking into the dining hall to guzzle chocolate milk qualify?

Best thing you did there:
Played my cello through a wah-wah pedal (runner up for worst thing I ever did at
school)

What I don't know about my job:
I'd really l like to know what Tim Smith sounds like when he sings the bridge
to "Do Ya" at sound check, but I can't hear him. Can anyone help me out?

Favorite Sheryl show to date:
I am enjoying all the shows, but I think our recent Philadelphia show was particularly strong. I also really liked playing Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit concert a few years back.

Favorite Sheryl memory that's not a show:
Well, not really a memory, more a perception. While I can indeed play the cello, I suspect that Sheryl really hired me because she likes my Mick Jagger imitation.

Favorite Restaurant:
Banzai Sushi in Berkeley, California. The food is great and sushi chef seems to be the happiest man alive. He always listens to Reggae music.

If you had a choice of who to share a long flight with- who would it be?
My dad. He is a great storyteller with a seemingly endless supply of stories to tell.

Where do you live?
In the countryside outside of Toronto

Favorite thing to do:
Catch pond creatures with Roscoe (and put them back of course)

What is Your Most Treasured Possession:
Some really tall, old trees, a wonderful cello and piano, and of course my "Hi Matthew" autographed picture from Captain Kangaroo.

Favorite motto or quote:
"It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'
Express Yourself!"

Hey, maybe we can cover this song?!

Sep 3 Bristow, VA Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:01:00 GMT

CHANGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE with John Mayer
FIRST CUT
MISSISSIPPI
GOOD IS GOOD
REAL GONE
IT DON’T HURT
REDEMPTION
HOME
WILDFLOWER
STRONG ENOUGH
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
**********************
HAPPY
ROCK N ROLL
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VERSION 1.0
SUNDAY 3RD SEPT 2006
bristow, va

Sep 2nd Camden, NJ Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:02:00 GMT

A quick look out of my living room (read bus front lounge) window reveals a somwhat familiar yet unsettling sight. Familiar in the sense that there are 7 red semi trucks all in a row, unsettling because the rain was lashing down. It was quite a widepsread storm. There was no tennis to be had anywhere on TV. New York was shut down. But although most of the roads leading to the venue were in deep water there was little or no chance of their being a cancellation. The lawn looked less than inviting as sheets of rain swept across it....but by 7pm there were some 1200 people camped out ready and willing for the show.

There was to be no biking today, nor antiquing. Most of the time was spent on the bus reading, working, or writing or thinking. 5pm signaled time for a jog. Tim and Sheryl, against the warnings of the local security went for a run outside the perimeter of the venue. As they left they were redirected - their initial plan had them headed into and area of, shall we say, undetermined safety standards. All ended well though and within 30 mins they were back.

Little else to report. Just prior to the show there was yet another impromptu celebration re: Entcho's green card, after which they hit the stage at 800pm.

After the show Sheryl and I rode the band bus for an hour or so we watched some Dave Chappelle show episodes with most of us crammed at the front of the bus. The Rick James and Prince episodes were premium rated.

We did a bus swap at a truck stop some 20 miles outside of Philly and as far as I know we all hit the sack.

Sep 2nd Camden, NJ Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 02:01:00 GMT

CHANGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
REAL GONE
IT DON'T HURT
REDEMPTION
HOME
I KNOW WHY
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
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VERSION 1.0
SAT 2ND SEP 2006
camden, nj

Battling the Cancer (and how to) and Loving the Horses (an updated article) | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 13:19:00 GMT

We had to make a little adjustment regarding what kind of Omega's are good for you (see in bold) so I thought we would bump it up...

Hi Everybody,

Well, we are back on the road as of a week ago....and it feels real good! It is so great to be back with my amazingly loving (and fun) band and crew. Everyone in Scout tours is feeling pretty blessed that we get to do what we do for a living and that cancer didn't stop that from continuing.

I can't tell you how much your love, support, prayers, cards, letters, well wishes, and e-mails have meant to me during these last few months. I can safely say my life has changed in every way. I feel keenly aware of how precious and fleeting life is and I hope I will never forget what the experience has taught me....who I am, who I want to be, who I can never be again. It was a hard time but I'd rather have the really hard stuff than to never know what I know now.

I want to tell everyone a little bit about my cancer. I was diagnosed February 20th after a routine mammogram showed some calcifications in both breasts, which is not
unusual for women my age. However, when the mammogram showed signs that the calcifications might be forming a pattern, it was suggested by the radiologist that I come back in 6 months instead of a year. It was my OBGYN, Nancy Goldman, who called and said, "Why wait 6 months. If this is anything, let's get a jump."

All this to say, yes, if I'd waited 6 months, who knows. Perhaps chemo, perhaps worse. We'll never know but why not take the situation into your own hands and begin diligently getting mammograms or ultrasound.

The other aspect to this story is that if you have dense breasts such as mine, it can be virtually impossible to detect anything by a simple self examination. That is why I feel so strongly about encouraging all women 35 and over to get yearly mammograms or if there is a history of cancer on either side of your family, not just breast but any cancer, that starting your yearly mammogram even earlier than
35 is recommended simply to create a baseline. Early detection is the best prevention.

We are very lucky on this tour to have a wonderful chef named Pia cooking for us. She met with my nutritionist, Rachel Bellar, to find out what are some great ways
to fortify the body, at the same time incorporating cancer preventative measures.

My encologist set me up with Rachel shortly after I was diagnosed. Rachel is at the forefront of nutritional studies in the area of disease prevention and overall wellness. Here are some good tips you guys can incorporate into your daily living:

Don't drink water from a bottle that has been sitting in your car. Heated plastic
will bleed toxic substances that can be carcinogenic.

Don't heat or freeze in plastic for the same reason. Heat in glass.

Do NOT cook in olive oil at high heat. This too is carcinogenic. It is fine to saute in olive oil but if you are browning or frying, use canola oil.

Spices that are cancer preventative, particularly prostate and colon cancer, are cinnamon and tumeric.

A high omega-3 diet consisting of fish, colorful vegetables,
high fiber foods have proven to be cancer preventative. In Asian and Eskimo cultures, the rate of breast cancer is shockingly lower.

Whenever you have a choice, go with color...brown rice instead of white, sweet potato instead of regular, sea vegetables like kale, kelp, seaweed are great, beets, spinach, broccoli...all these vegetables that are bright in color are high in fiber, anti-oxidants, and nutritional value.

Fiber is a big topic in overall good health. It is believed that we should have 30-35 grams of fiber a day. If you look at the fiber content of raisin bran, specialk, granola, etc, you'll find they each have 3-4 grams of fiber and they are high
in sugar content. You'd have to eat 10 bowls of raisin bran a day to fulfill the daily requirement of fiber! So, check it out... There are 2 cereals that have high fiber content (15 grams) and no sugar. Ok, they both taste a little like rabbit
food but a couple of bowls and you are set for the day. They are Fiber One and Simply Fiber. Throw in some blueberries, which are high in anti-oxident, a little crunchy granola, a teaspoon of cinnamon and you are set!

Eat organic only! Herbicides and pesticides in meat and veggies mask as estrogen. Not good, particularly if you have estrogen positive cancer like I did. But simply not good period. Organic is easy to find if you live in a city but recently, Walmart has become the biggest carrier of organic foods so no excuses!

These are a few easy practices we've incorporated into our touring life. I will have a link on the website soon to Rachel's site. There is a lot more to know!

Now to switch horses...

Sally, my sweetheart Tennessee walking horse, who was my daily companion after each of my radiation treatments, just gave birth Thursday morning at 4 am to a little black and white pinto filly. She is called Star because she already is an attention getter with her markings but also she has a little white star on her forehead. Her registered name is Sally's Delightful Surprise. Her father is Delightful Town Painter
and he lives outside of Austin, which is where Sally is originally from. We were very surprised to find out she was pregnant so Star was definitely a Delightful Surprise.

We are really looking forward to the late summer tour with John Mayer. He is super nice, uber-talented dude, BUT....can he play ping-pong! We shall see.

I'm looking forward to seeing you guys this summer. Thanks for being the best fans
in the world!

S

It's All About You: Michael Rowe | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:03:00 GMT

Find out more about the people behind Sheryl.

Name: Mike 'Hammond King' Rowe.

City: London.

With Sheryl since: 1998

Job: Still not sure, but involves tea making, wah wah pedals, table tennis and playing keyboards and bass.

How the Hell did I get into this line of business? Deep breath. Played piano since I was 2. Basically noodled around since. Played keyboards with lots of bands in the informative teenage years. Went to university studied economics, shunned this for music. Got into session and touring work with infamous British bands, then alacazam: meet the legendary Tim Smith and his poor table tennis serve. Hey presto: Shezza enters my life. It has never been the same since.

In My Player Now: 'A Camp', 'The Feeling', 'Mike Rowe Greatest Hits'.

In My Pocket Now: '$122.48', receipts, tour laminate, fluff, crumbs.

Last thing I ate: apple fritter at starbucks.

Who I kissed last: Very lucky lady in London called Caroline. She still can't believe her luck.

Last movie I watched: 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' Series 5 Episodes 6 & 7. Queen live DVD. Both on the bus. Last night.

Worst thing I did at School: Pottery (ceramics). I was rubbish. Also was very sick on the back of the school bus having attended a rollercoaster. Was nicknamed 'Pukey-Rowe' for quite some time - this shaped my early luck with the opposite sex. Realised that there is more to life than qualifications.

Best thing you did there: Suprisingly large amount of qualifications, lots of sport and not smoking. Realised that there is more to life than qualifications.

What I don't know about my job: how to play quietly.

Favorite Sheryl show to date: The other night (forget the name of the place - chris can you help. Saratoga Springs). Shepherds Bush, London, supporting rolling stones (Chris - you know the date-June 8th 1999 ch). We had hired equipment and really played well.

Favorite Sheryl memory that's not a show: Go-karting 2006 (he won-ch), table tennis games in general, Sheryls birthday at her house 2006, various parties, group meals with band and crew.

Favorite Restaurant: Nobu, in Dallas. Was there for my birthday last year with the gang, scooter ordered fantastic food, and if my memory serves me well, a few of us went out for 'after dinner treats'. 'Banners' in Crouch End, London (my local), my mum and dad's (but not for the food - very poor).

If you had a choice of who to share a long flight with- who would it be: A stranger/Pamela Anderson/ Stephen Fry/Thom Yorke (Radiohead)/God/Jesus if they were available and didn't talk about themselves too much/ Larry David/Homer Simpson and anyone who didn't snore too much and spill his/her drinks. Probably rules out Homer Simpson.

Where do you Live? Crouch End (nee angeles), London, N8, England.

Favorite thing to do: Be with family/friends.

What is Your Most Treasured Possession: Family, friends and me. Then Ducati motorbike, flat, studio and fingers.

Favorite motto or quote: 'Cheers old mate', 'Sweet as' and 'How can they afford that?'.

Sep 1 Darien Lakes Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 20:07:00 GMT

CHANGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REDEMPTION
HOME
WILDFLOWER
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
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VERSION 1.0
FRI 1ST SEP 2006
darien lakes, ny

Sep 1 Darien Lakes Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 06:24:00 GMT

I was in the secluded safety my dark coffin-like cacoon of my bus bunk when I was awoken by a male voice near my ear. 'Hello. Hud. Hello?' I have to admit it's been a long time since I was awoken to a female voice in close proximity, but Oh My God I thought. Has it come to this? Fortunately not. Somehow I must have rolled over on my blackberry and hit redial, and Geno was the last guy I spoke to and luckily he was in my phone and not my bed.

We had left Manhattan around 2am the night before. It had taken a while for Sheryl, Pam and Greta to get out of Flushing where they had been watching the electrifying Agassi vs Bagwhosit match. Quite incredibly Sheryl had gone from watching a re-run of the Agassi Blake game to seeing him live within days and at one point had been in awe of the fact that she was within 6 feet of Serena Williams. A few days ago we had watched the 2005 Agassi Blake re-run on the bus and I confess that I thought it was live and had even dragged Sheryl into my taudry world of stupidity. We were so captivated that I was shouting at the TV like my Dad shouted at Nixon and we made Chuck pull over for fear of missing a vital point. Little did we know whatever point we thought was so important had actually been decided a year ago. It was kind of like being on the edge of your seat waiting to see if Edison will actually invent the lightbulb. Shows you how much I really know about what's going on outside this tour.

Darien Lakes. 9:34am. Weather: Coolish, dry. Not bad. Dog walking potential: unlimited fields of....fields. Breakfast: oatmeal, granola and triple shot capp. Simply Fiber and decaff for SC.

Did some antiquing in nearby Clarence Hollow and drove away with a few not too heavy items. Warehouses were big, musty and looked like movie sets complete with bear rugs, street lights and grandfather clocks.

3pm soundcheck consisted on focussing on some bass rumble the band havd been experienced particularly during Favorite Mistake. Did not hear or any complaints after the show- so assume problem solved.

Other interesting points.
The show was fine. John didn't make a Favorite Mistake appearance as he had a previous engagement with his fan club. The Nordlead keyboard took a major hit during changeover and needs to be repaired. In time for tomorrows show would be most prefereable. I don't think Mike knows about it so it will be interesting if he reads it here first. Or not. Rex escaped the Production Office and was caught chomping down some pastries in catering. Earlier this morning he snatched a jelly donut straight out of a mans hand. Later, while we all sat in the front lounge of the bus, he managed to liberate Chuck's ham sandwich from a wrapped paper bag and a double layer of Saran wrap. All within earshot of us, and we didn't even notice. We have the first Dog Illusionist in our midst. In other news for some reason bags of marshmallows kept appearing on stage. We hoped it was some form of local appreciation. Don't tell us if it isn't.

As I write, 1:06am, SC is long gone to bed, Conan is interviewing LL CoolJ, Rex is sleeping off Chucks ham sandwich, an increasingly hungry aforementioned driver just asked for the rest of his dinner, a bag of Cheetos and a granola bar, and my prunes and walnuts are not really cutting it. I bet the band bus is full of chicken wings, we were near Buffalo after all, tomorrow it will be Philly cheeseteaks. It's like Porky's over there. Lot's of people, food and booze, each their own character with their own particular traits. Jeremy is quickly developing a rep for eating lots and then passing out on the couch.

It's just the facts here boys.

Aug 30th Jones Beach Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:02:00 GMT

I was on the phone talking to the Buffalo hotel just making sure they had the right rooming list and arranging for them to put Friday's daysheet in each keypacket when my attention was caught by a walkie-talkie squawking something about 'Wildflower' and there only being '15 minutes left'.

There was an urgency in the tone that I did not like. I ended my conversation put the phone down and heard Fussy reply something like "She has 15 minutes left. Tell her 3 songs." I didn't get it. I couldn't understand how in hell we were so near the end when in reality we were 2/3 through the set. It couldn't be. Here at Jones Beach you have to be done at 11pm or you have to pay an extra $3500 for the privilege of playing until midnight. We should have been no where near that limit- but the clock said 10:45pm and we had at least 30mins of songs left.

One of my favorite things to do is help get set list together. By no means take that as meaning I create it, but after soundcheck I present the previous nights list to Sheryl and she adds subtracts or adjusts as she sees fit, sometimes with band consultation, sometimes not.

Originally I had a 75 minute list in my hand but Sheryl corrected me- as we were headlining we were able to play a full 90mins. That was the agreement made between us and Camp Mayer. From the start John was always keen to play 90, but a lot of places have late starts and strict curfews which meant you cannot fit in 2 x 90 min sets and a support band. So it was agreed that the general rule of thumb would be that whomever opened would play 75 mins and whomever closed would be able to play 90. The caveat to all this was: except in venues with hard curfews.

Jones Beach is notoriously one such place. But of course I forgot all about that part. Even though I had printed and distributed the set to everyone, twice, (I later reprinted with added notes that John was to play on Mistake and Jetliner) no-one picked up (and neither should they have) that I was putting a square peg in a round hole.

We post schedules all over the place, in band dressing rooms, catering, offices- I used to even place them on the back of stall toilet doors-you know they'll definitely read it then. However you could have burnt the schedule on my retina and I wouldn't have paid much attention for as far as I was concerned- we were closing. We were 90.

But as I sat there in the office looking at the schedule and read Sheryl Crow 9:45-11:00pm no matter how I tried to make it work, it still came out as 75mins. I asked Fussy why that had happened and he re-iterated the whole 'except in venues with hard curfews clause' which of course made total sense to him. "But I thought it was 90."I said. "We're closing. I gave them a 90 minute set." He then proceeded to take his pen to the showtime sheet and said something like "You see Hud, you subtract the 9 and carry the 2 and then...." his voice trailed off in a smile. Whatever he was doing, it wasn't making me feel any better.

All I knew is that I sent Sheryl out on a New York stage, one of the most important of the tour, with an insurmountable task. Play 18 songs in 75mins. Unless you are The Ramones, forget it, it's not going to happen. Sheryl's songs average on 5 mins a song. (18x5=90).

Fussy had a damage control plan already in operation. He had told Rick to tell Sheryl she only had 15 mins left. That meant she had time enough for 3 songs whereas she would look down at her set list and see 6.

Not for the first time, I tried to imagine myself in her place. On this occasion I was her in front of a New York audience doing her best to pull off the best show she can, and then Rick whispers to her in mid guitar change something that makes no sense at all. Right at the home stretch of the set, where the best songs lay, she has to drop some? Finish early? Change them? Rearrange them? WTF? I didn't want that to happen to her. But it already had.

As I came to my senses I realized the solution too late. Forget about the $3500. If it meant Sheryl could play every song in the set and be oblivious of my mistake and it would only cost us that much then I didn'care- I would be prepared to pay for it myself...even better I would find somewhere else in the tour to save $3500 and then we would all go home happy- even you guys.

Eventually we put that idea into operation. Fussy whipped onstage in between songs and told her not to worry about it and go ahead with the set as it was.

So they came off stage with the plan to return with the dropped songs. The overall mood of everyone coming off stage was a little cool, but I think it was accepted that the buzz-kill of the mixed messages was not insurmountable, but then, to our complete surprise the lights came up. Full blast and bright.

The auditorium, instead of containing a dark mass of expectant audience waiting for Happy or maybe even Rock and Roll instead consisted of a fluorescently lit departing mob of people resigned to the fact it that the show, whether we liked it or not, was over, and the first thing on their minds was where there their car keys were rather than lost in the expectancy of the ultimate encore. The moment was well and truly gone. Only a certain tall bald headed gentleman seemed to stand still staring at the stage in disbelief.

Apparently Brian our lighting operator is getting the brunt of the blame for telling the house lighting guy to flip the switch. Usually it's Fussy and only Fussy that gives such commands. But in the heat of the moment with the Jones Beach tech telling you that the show must end now he probably got flustered and OK'd the lights. That's just my guess.

At the end of the day if they only had had 15 songs to play instead of 18 then all would have been well. That's where the problem had been created.

As this was all going down I realized that, at least in our world, I was watching history in the making. As the band stormed off into the dressing room, some in disgust, some in disbelief, I accepted that this would be that Jones Beach show and, man, let me tell you, I felt like a piece of shit. The word 'amateur' was thrown around. Maybe I am.

And I felt pretty bad about it all. I cannot gauge what has been lost. A show that could have been outstanding in one's mind or a show that ended just a few songs short from being earthmoving. It could be a yard or it could be a millenium. I will never conduct such an event so I will never know the potential of what could have been lost- yet I know that I am surrounded by people who will have more than one chance to be in the position to get there again.

And then I thought of that plane crash and those families that must have been related. And the boys in Iraq, or the brave parents of a child who has just been born right this minute who isn't all what they had hoped he or she will be. And I stand back and look at what happened here and I know that each and everyone of you are all going through or have already experienced your own Jones Beaches. In fact I realize that I am the lucky one as my faux pas at least has a landmark name and in the end no one human or animal in the making of this clusterfuck was neither harmed or injured. Maybe my goldfishlike short term memory retention will let me learn something from this. So I say to all future similar clusterfucks- bring it on.

Er...or not.

Aug 30th Jones Beach Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:20:00 GMT

CHANGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
FIRST CUT
FAVORITE MISTAKE with JOHN
JETAIRLINER with JOHN
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
GOOD IS GOOD
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REDEMPTION
HOME
WILDFLOWER
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
SOAK
WINDING ROAD

What You Need to Know About Dioxins (Updated with Notes from Gregg Dempsey) | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:09:00 GMT

One of the benefits of experience both good and bad is that it often can make you stop short and reassess your situation with the aim of finding out how something happened and if it's good, how to make it keep recurrring or if it's bad how to prevent it happening every again.

In the case of Sheyl's recent battle with cancer we are talking of course about prevention.

Part of being able to fight the disease was the ability to prepare herself in every way possible and while investigating how to do this she came across was the previously unknown dangers of dioxins.

Rolf Halden, PhD, PE, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences and the Center for Water and Health explains:

Dioxins are organic environmental pollutants sometimes referred to as the most toxic compounds made by mankind. They are a group of chemicals, which include 75 different chlorinated molecules of dibenzo-p-dioxin and 135 chlorinated dibenzofurans. Some polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) also are referred to as dioxin-like compounds. Exposure to dioxins can cause chloracne, a severe form of skin disease, as well as reproductive and developmental effects, and more importantly, liver damage and cancer.

We always thought dioxins were man-made compounds produced inadvertently during the bleaching of pulp and manufacturing of pesticides like Agent Orange and other chlorinated aromatics. But dioxins in sediments from lakes and oceans predate these human activities. It is now generally accepted that a principal source of dioxins are various combustion processes, including natural events such as wild fires and even volcanic eruptions.

Today, the critical issue is the incineration of waste, particularly the incineration of hospital waste, which contains a great deal of polyvinyl chloride plastics and aromatic compounds that can serve as dioxin precursors. One study examined the burning of household trash in drums in the backyard. It turns out that these small burnings of debris can put out as much or more dioxins as a full-sized incinerator burning hundreds of tons of refuse per day. The incinerators are equipped with state-of-the-art emission controls that limit dioxin formation and their release into the environment, but the backyard trash burning does not. You set it ablaze and chemistry takes over. What happens next is that the dioxins are sent into the atmosphere where they become attached to particles and fall back to earth. Then they bind to, or are taken up, by fish and other animals, where they get concentrated and stored in fat before eventually ending up on our lunch and dinner plates. People are exposed to them mostly from eating meat and fish rich in fat.

In an article published by the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Dr. Halden was asked: What do you make of this recent email warning that claims dioxins can be released by freezing water in plastic bottles?

RH: No. This is an urban legend. There are no dioxins in plastics. In addition, freezing actually works against the release of chemicals. Chemicals do not diffuse as readily in cold temperatures, which would limit chemical release if there were dioxins in plastic, and we don’t think there are.

So it’s okay for people to drink out of plastic water bottles?
RH: First, people should be more concerned about the quality of the water they are drinking rather than the container it’s coming from. Many people do not feel comfortable drinking tap water, so they buy bottled water instead. The truth is that city water is much more highly regulated and monitored for quality. Bottled water is not. It can legally contain many things we would not tolerate in municipal drinking water.

Having said this, there is another group of chemicals, called phthalates that are sometimes added to plastics to make them flexible and less brittle. Phthalates are environmental contaminants that can exhibit hormone-like behavior by acting as endocrine disruptors in humans and animals. If you heat up plastics, you could increase the leaching of phthalates from the containers into water and food.
What about cooking with plastics?

RH: In general, whenever you heat something you increase the likelihood of pulling chemicals out. Chemicals can be released from plastic packaging materials like the kinds used in some microwave meals. Some drinking straws say on the label “not for hot beverages.” Most people think the warning is because someone might be burned. If you put that straw into a boiling cup of hot coffee, you basically have a hot water extraction going on, where the chemicals in the straw are being extracted into your nice cup of coffee. We use the same process in the lab to extract chemicals from materials we want to analyze.

If you are cooking with plastics or using plastic utensils, the best thing to do is to follow the directions and only use plastics that are specifically meant for cooking. Inert containers are best, for example heat-resistant glass, ceramics and good old stainless steel.

Here are some good guidelines:

? Only use cookware that is specially manufactured for use in the microwave oven. Glass, ceramic containers, and all plastics should be labeled for microwave oven use.

? Plastic storage containers such as margarine tubs, take-out containers, whipped topping bowls, and other one-time use containers should not be used in microwave ovens. These containers can warp or melt, possibly causing harmful chemicals to migrate into the food.

? Microwave plastic wraps, wax paper, cooking bags, parchment paper, and white microwave-safe paper towels should be safe to use. Do not let plastic wrap touch foods during microwaving.

? Never use thin plastic storage bags, brown paper or plastic grocery bags, newspapers, or aluminum foil in the microwave oven.

Reference: FSIS Web site: www.fsis.usda.gov

Gregg Dempsey, site moderator, is no stranger to this topic and posted these other interesting facts on the forum:

Phthalates are a key ingredient in garden hoses - like you might have in your yard. This chemical keeps garden hoses reasonably soft and pliable. But you know that nasty taste you get if you drink from the hose? That's a phthalate taste. Not good for you. Don't drink from the garden hose.

Also, in the United States, drinking water is regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1976. Similar laws apply in Canada and Europe. Even though you might not like the taste of tap water, it is far more consistent and safe than bottled water. In my opinion, bottled water should be treated like milk. Refrigerate it until you plan to drink it; discard it after about 2 weeks. Drinking water in bottles in the US is unregulated. Joe Bob can start up a bottled water company. The best container for water is unfortunately the one that is no longer used - glass.

Gregg.

Aug 29th Boston Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:01:00 GMT

On the bus now heading out of Boston after an extended day and have just been wrestling with the site trying to understand how to put up the set list. We pulled into Boston at 4am this morning after a fairly extensive recording day in NYC finishing that song for the Home of the Brave movie.

Got a lot of pics up, as can hopefully be seen. Itâ??s kind of rubikscubetastic but Iâ??m getting it. I think. Having said that, as I write I have a bunch of pics from Holmdel which are loaded up and are supposed to be able to be seen but they are in some weird limboworld. The ones that are actually visible are full size right now but in a couple of weeks they will be reduced to thumbnail and youâ??ll be able to click to enlarge and there may even be some captions. Itâ??s taking ages and I try not to get website envy by looking too much at Mayerâ??s. Incidentally he played tonight on Favorite Mistake...the solo bit that Mike usually plays. It was good, really good. Kind of Clapton inspired.

As for a set rating Sheryl was quite sure about the fact that she sucked. I worked this out by witnessing her enter the dressing room and announcing to no-one in particular. â??I sucked! It was like spinning plates. All nightâ? She was met with noises of reassurance that that was not the case. Everyone else admitted that they just couldnâ??t â??get into itâ?? but no one could explain why except for Jeremy who said he had someone in his earphones telling someone else where to place a very heavy object. Some nights appear to be magical and play themselves, and other nights just arenâ??t. It happens.

One canâ??t help questioning how and why I am able to spend so much time messing around with this. Isnâ??t a tour manager supposed to...like...er...tour manage? The truth of the matter is I have been gifted with a very strong team of people around me Chris Fussell, Amber Calhoun, Sian Balough, Chuck Coorts and now Jared our ex SAS full time security officer. None of these people I could do without- one way or another they mesh with each other to make most days run smoothly.

Matt White played on the side stage. Heâ??s definitely got some good songs. I took a couple of shots, but they sucked.

Mat Kearny is absolutely worth getting there early enough to see. There are at least two singles in his 30min or so set and that reminds me I need to do the showtime grid....actually I just checked and noted that I donâ??t need to....all that info is now on the Tour Dates section. Check it out so you donâ??t miss Mat Kearney or Marjorie Fair when they join us. The side stage bands are sandwiched between the first main stage band and either John or Sheryl depending on whoâ??s on first that night. Hope that makes sense.

Todd Wolfe called today. Heâ??s well and working as hard as ever with his Blues Project. You veterans out there will know who I am talking about. For those who donâ??t....check him out on www.toddwolfe.com.

On the drive we have watched the Agassi vs Blake match which was awesome. We had to get Chuck to pull over to stop the satellite blanking out everytime we went under a bridge. Those guys were not crap. Every shot was at rocket speed. Sheryl is a big Agassi fan so the results were what she wanted to see. Now we are on the final episode of Long Way Round so itâ??s kind of distracting.

As we head to Jones Beach it pouring rain again, Sheryl slipped off to bed, Scou....I mean Rex is out for the count and Chuck is quietly swearing at errant truck drivers.

Systems normal then.

Aug 29th Boston Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:03:00 GMT

CHANGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE- with John Mayer
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REDEMPTION
I KNOW WHY
CHANCES ARE
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
***********************************************************
VERSION 1.0
TUE 29TH AUG 2006
boston, ma

Aug 27th Holmdel, NJ Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:37:00 GMT

Woke up and the view all around is flat and shiny black asphalt. We’re in a parking lot somewhere in New Jersey and it’s raining. I think that as we slip into the hum of the routine these journals will become slimmer and slimmer. The days begin to blend into one another there are less spikes of interest that the memory is capable of identifying as...er...memories.

The antique stores in Red Bank, NJ got relieved of some cool pieces of furniture and then we just made it back in time for soundcheck. That went on unitl 4pm during which a certain Who song got an intense work out and hopefully it will surface in the set during one of the ‘headline’ shows.

Luckily in my absence of any kind of creative thought we had someone else come in a write a behind the scenes journal of what it’s like to be on tour. The difference between myself and the aforementioned journal writer is not only the fact that she is female but there is almost forty years difference between us. The daughter of our multitalented lighting designer, Paul Guthrie joined us for a few days and even though she is well below the double figure age you will see she has no problem expressing herself. It also shows how far the Sheryl organisation has been around....her parents first met on a Sheryl tour at least 9 years ago. If we were to tell Paul back then that he was going to marry our merchandiser and in a handful of years there will be someone on the road writing a journal and referring to him as ‘Dad’ as much as I would like to say that he probably wouldn’t have believed me, realistically he most likely would have stubbed out his Marlboro red he no longer smokes, looked at us straight in the eye I say ‘I know’. He’s kind of like that.

Anyway- here’s what she has to say and note- she wrote this...wasn’t just dictated...

It was early. I woke up feeling not even close to happy – pretty grumpy. Mom had to drive us to the place Dad was working because we were going on the tour bus. Me and Dad would go on the bus and Mom and Pabs would go have a little trip with the camper van. So anyways Mom drove us, stayed for about 2 minutes then took off. I checked out the bus – it’s pretty cool. So we went out where Sheryl was playing and made Pooh Bear a house out of: water bottles, duck tape pen and a big card board box. And I went on the lap top then I had some lunch and watched some television. After that it was time for dinner and after that it was time for the show. Sheryl got on stage but I was tired so I saw 4 songs then I slept till the end of the show then I went and watched TV then I went to bed.

I woke up finding me in a pitch black bunk. I woke up Dad and we went to the front lounge and watched television and it was dark so we opened the shades and it was beautiful country. We looked out after a while we stopped – we were there! More people woke up and we said “hi” then we got dressed and went to brush our teeth and Dad took a shower. Dad worked for a little bit then we went and saw Sheryl on her bus. Then we had some lunch. Then Dad had to work again. I was bored because there was no satellite. And you know what that means, no internet and no TV. So I was bored out of my mind. So Dad worked a little more then we went on a walk. Then it was time for the show. After the show I went to bed.

Next Day. OK. Ummm….aaaahhhh… well first we got up and had some breakfast then we took Rex (Sheryl’s dog) for a loooong walk and then we came back did a little work and lunch. And we went back to work the seats right next to us had one of those doors that swang back and forth so I’d play on that when Dad was working. Then I lost my jacket and it got picked out while I was on the lap top. But we found it. And then we watched TV. Then we had some dinner. Then we went to the show and again I fell asleep. When I woke up it was 12 in the evening. I was really crabby and I cryed I di not know what was wrong with me. So I cuddled up with Dad for a little bit then I went to the lap top then I went to bed.

Last day on the bus! Well I woke up and hung out then had some crummy breakfast then hanged out for a little while then I had some lunch.

Aug 27th Holmdel, NJ Set | Sheryl Crow | Diary

chrishudson — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:52:00 GMT

CHANGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REDEMPTION
HOME
WILDFLOWER
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
*******************************
VERSION 1.0
SUN 27TH AUG 2006
holmdel, nj

Aug 26th Hartford, CT Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

chrishudson — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:37:00 GMT

CHANGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
GOOD IS GOOD
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
I KNOW WHY
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REDEMPTION
HOME
WILDFLOWER
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH- no stools- 'Daughters'
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO
SOAK UP THE SUN
WINDING ROAD
**********************
SAFE AND SOUND
JETLINER
ROCK N ROLL
***********************
VERSION 2.0
SATURDAY AUGUST 26TH 2006
hartford, ct

Aug 26th Hartford, CT Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

chrishudson — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:53:00 GMT

The Sheryl contingent consisting of herself, Rex and me have adopted a different routine on this tour. Instead of driving to the next hotel after the show, we are running with the crew and head straight to the venue, parking up, and remaining on the bus. It’s kind of like camping, although housed in a modern tour bus like ours it’s as much camping as moving from whisky to beer is classified as not drinking.

You don’t want for much on this bus- except for maybe a more stealthy early morning departure off of it. This morning, for reasons I have yet to find out, Rex’s and my exit from the bus was announced by the alarm going off. Of course to match it’s size this bus has a large horn and it lets go in repeated blasts. My first 21st century (wo)man reaction is of course to immediately retreat into the bus and hide behind the curtain. However, the continuing din and sight of some of our crew walking by with their hands over their ears indicated to me that my cunning plan was not working. Luckily Tim K one of our crew drivers rescued me by keying in the combination of the door lock and we were treated to some silence. Technology Strikes Part II.

It’s kind of early and the lights are loading in before anything else which makes sense as they go up in the air first. I see some action over on the backline bus and head towards it as I remember they all are part owners of the most powerful cappucino machine known to man. Well at least to me. The backline boys are the guys who are in charge of the amps, drums, keys- the stuff that makes the noise. Rick looks after Sheryl, Billy takes care of Peter, Soya sets up the drums (and tunes them, not an easy task) for Jeremy, Ed is over in electronic world overseeing Mike, Andy the great thrower of the bass at the end of each show is Tim’s guy. His nick name is The Fan because, that’s what he is. In fact he’s a fan to such an extent the feeling is that if Tim passed out, he could step right in ....and you lot might never know it.

It’s a little after 9am and a good friend of ours steps onto the bus with a great greeting from the boys. The reason why this tough crowd holds him in such high esteem becomes instanty apparent when he heads straight to the ice box and casually opens a cool Mexican beer. He explains that it only makes sense to him as for years he would have to drive overnight from one show to another so the only time he could relax and have a beer was when he finally arrived in the morning.

I picked my jaw up off the floor and we all launched into our personal drunken stories. The winner was a description of one gentlemen who after drinking enough to put a small horse to sleep awoke in the middle of the night in his hotel room with an intense desire to relieve himself. No doubt still drunk, he stumbled into what he thought was his bathroom- unfortunately the bright light and the ominous click behind him signified the fact that he had actually wandered into the hotel hallway and was now locked out of his room. Naked. We laughed so hard that I never found out how he got back in...

So what else happened...Rick, Sheryl and I finally got the bikes out- I did a quick ride into town to reaquaint myself with a Starbucks then came back and Rick and Sheryl went out themselves while I caught up on work.

Dinner was fantastic as ever. We have a company on the road with us. Dega. They are there everyday....familiar faces with formidable food. Let me tell you- it makes a big difference to have consistent good food and more importantly it’s good for Sheryl who has been advised to eat a wide selection of fresh and organic meals, something not normally available when the concert hall is the one providing the catering. Of course we are all benefiting from it. I feel almost guilty and constantly remind myself I must ride hard in the morning but rarely do...

Then, bombshell. 630pm and it looks like John Mayer can’t do the show. He can talk but he cannot sing. To double check the diagnosis a doctor comes to the venue under police escort and he or she confirms that he should not perform tonight. Sheryl has the choice of not playing at all or extending the set. It’s a no brainer really so we take a look at the set and add Hard to Make a Stand, I Know Why, Vegas and Safe and Sound. Where Has all the Love Gone makes a brief appearance but it gets dropped quickly. Schedule is re-set and Mat Kearney plays a little longer and Sheryl goes on at 915pm.

At 9pm everyone is hanging out in the dressing room and there is a last minute idea to include a Mayer song in the set....or at least a piece of one....a run to the bus for her iPod and a grab for lyrics from a website later and Peter and Sheryl have worked out how to shoehorn a piece of Daughters into Strong Enough....and at 918pm they launched into Change.

Got some awesome pics....but again...problems with the site. The real story is that I use a Mac and Internet Explorer is the only browser would let me post pics. The second part of the story is that since the screen on my old G4 voluntarily detached itself I had to get a new duel Intel MacBookPro and it doesn’t like IE. HQ is trying to update the system to cope with the new machine.

John Mayer Reluctantly Bows out of Hartford Show | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:25:00 GMT

Although he had been doing his best to rise above a niggling throat problemm, in the end John Mayer finally had to cancel his portion of the evening as it was confirmed that he does in fact have laryingitis.

Sheryl is extremely sympathetic and has elected to play a full set this evening.

It is beleived that almost 24 hours of rest should be enough for John to resume his committments of the tour starting in New Jersey tomorrow.

It goes wthout saying that all of us at Crow Towers wish him a swift recovery....

Aug 25th Satatoga Springs Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

hudtm — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 06:11:00 GMT

"No one can hear you scream from the bathroom" That was Tim's comment as he described how he released Sheryl from the confines of the high tech bathroom on the bus. The doors on the aforementioned vehicle are air assisted. My 7 year old best described them as Star Wars doors. Normally, they slide silently either this way or that. Normally.Technology can turn on you sometimes though, as Sheryl found out when she was unable to escape from the small compartment. Luckily Tim was nearby heard her calls for help and got her out. We are working on the doors...everything else is great.

The "As I Write" Section
00:40hrs on the bus watching "The Long Way Round" the doc of Ewan McGregor and his pal riding motorbikes literally around the world. Heavy rain attacks the windscreen as Chuck brakes for a toll and a bottle of Red Stripe drenches this keyboard but luckily it seems to be skmhalkfnaâ??a[va[jfdbv[bqerb..working.

The war touched us today. As Sheryl and I were doing some antique shopping only a few miles away from the Saratoga Springs venue we contemplated going as far as Schuylerville until Kathy our driver discouraged us. "There is a funeral there today for a soldier who died in Iraq. Traffic is bumper to bumper." We were both kind of stunned. Living where we live- it hasn't touched us like this. I later discovered that the soldier was on his second tour of duty in Iraq when his life was stopped by a bomb or a bullet. 7 days later he came home to stop traffic in his home town. Since the war started in March 2003 there have been 2,609 other similar memorial events.

Ironically only a few hours before Sheryl finished a demo of a song for a movie entitled Home of the Brave The plan is to record the final version next week. The movie which follows three soliers as they attempt to adjust to life back in the States after lengthy tours in Iraq stars Samuel L. Jackson and is slated for release late 2006.

After the show I received some criticism from Sheryl about my seemingly careless show quality rating system. Yesterday I calculated after over hearing their own comments on the performance that the show was about an 8 of 10. "More like a 6!" she insisted pointing out that it was herself that brought down the scoring.Tonight however she was comfortable and confident with a 9.

There were quite a few technical problems with the lights which resulted in the show started a little later than planned, hence the encore only consisted of one song Rock and Roll.

Tomorrow in Hartford will be the first show in which Sheryl plays first. If you are going- be there by 830pm or earlier if you wish to catch Mat Kearny.

Hereâ??s when and where Sheryl goes on in your neck of the woods

Hartford 830pm
Holmdel 8:00pm
Boston 7:30pm
Jones Beach 945pm
Buffalo 730pm
Philly 8:00pm
DC 915pm
Cincinnati 730pm
Detroit 915pm
Indy 945pm
Chicago 730pm
St Louis 915pm
Denver 915pm
Denver 730pm
Vancouver 945pm
Seattle 915pm
Portland 730pm
San Diego 915pm
Irvine 800pm
Concord 915pm
Sacto 915pm
Shoreline 730pm
Houston 915pm
Nashville 945pm
Birmingham 730pm
West Palm Beach 915pm
Tampa 730pm

I'll try and put together a more detailed schedule including John and the openers timings in a few days.

Aug 25th Saratoga Springs Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

chrishudson — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:48:00 GMT

CHANGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
HARD TO MAKE A STAND
GOOD IS GOOD
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN
REDEMPTION
HOME
WILDFLOWER
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO-SOAK
WINDING ROAD
**********************
ROCK N ROLL
**********************
FRI AUG 25TH SARATOGA SPRINGS V1.0

Aug 24th Pittsburgh, PA Set (with notes) | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:23:00 GMT

CHANGE 4 on floor strht in- ext out
NEIGHBORHOOD-drms 2 bars gtr/4bars hey lets
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT-bdown a desc riff twice as long
MEMBERS ONLY
GOOD IS GOOD
REAL GONE
STEVE MCQUEEN- no cars straight in
REDEMPTION
HOME
WILDFLOWER
STRONG ENOUGH
HAPPY
ALL I WANNA DO-SOAK
WINDING ROAD
*********************
JET AIRLINER
ROCK N ROLL
*********************
THU AUG 23RD PITTSBURGH, PA VERSION 1.0

Aug 24th Pittsburgh More Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:05:00 GMT

This was the first show of a tour we had been anticipating for...jeez it seems like years....yet all of a sudden there I am at the front of the stage taking pics of John Mayer.

We are in Pittsburgh at the very first show.

I have to admit the preparation has not necessarily been filed under the description of extreme. Sheryl flew in an overnight flight from Kona straight to rehearsals and it has been kind of 'game on' from there. Having said that...unllke John, who as I wrote is on his way for an unholy hour appearance on the Today Show we are not at the cusp of an album launch and the songs and the routine are instilled into the subconscious of each and every one of us. This becomes apparent after the first hour of rehearsal and any anxiety is figuratively tossed out the window.....even though the band rehearse until 11:30pm that night, it is more fun than work.

This is being written at approximately 2:11am and we are on our way from Pittsburgh to that horsey town of Sarawotsit Springs.

Elated by the relative success of the first show of the tour we all convened on Sheryl's bus for a little pow wow of the friendly kind to dicsuss the ups and downs of the show. All in all, my perception is that they gave themselves an 8. Hard to Make A Stand had originally been in there right after Happy, but Sheryl chose to drop it to keep up the momentum. The Jetliner lyrics need to be nailed and we have a better idea for the start of the show...and the overall presentation will be subjected to a few little tweaks here and there.

That's kind of it from behind the scenes. Rex lays at my feet, out for the count paws twitching....Chucks cell rings...another driver wondering out where he is in the journey....the wind whistles....the bumps rumble and my bunk calls to me.......Hey! Loser! Get to bed!

PS I have some (at least what I think are) great pics....but the site won't let me put them up...

Saratoga Notes | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Admin — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:07:00 GMT

This was the first show of a tour we had been anticipating for...jeez it seems like years....yet all of a sudden there I am at the front of the stage taking pics of John Mayer.

We are in Pittsburgh at the very first show.

I have to admit the preparation has not necessarily been filed under the description of extreme. Sheryl flew in an overnight flight from Kona straight to rehearsals and it has been kind of ‘game on’ from there. Having said that...unllke John, we are not at the cusp of an album launch and the songs and the routine are instilled into the subconscious of each and every one of us. This becomes apparent after the first hour of rehearsal and any anxiety is figuratively tossed out the window.....even though the band rehearse until 11:30pm that night, it is more fun than work.

This is being written at approximately 2:11am and we are on our way from Pittsburgh to that horsey town of Sarawotsit Springs.

Elated by the relative success of the first show of the tour we all convened on Sheryl’s bus for a little pow wow of the friendly kind to dicsuss the ups and downs of the show. All in all, my perception is that they gave themselves an 8. Hard to Make A Stand had originally been in there right after Happy, but Sheryl chose to drop it to keep up the momentum. The Jetliner lyrics need to be nailed and we have a better idea for the start of the show...and the overall presentation will be subjected to a few little tweaks here and there.

That’s kind of it from behind the scenes. Rex lays at my feet, out for the count paws twitching....Chucks cell rings...another driver wondering out where he is in the journey....the wind whistles....the bumps rumble and my bunk calls to me.......Hey! Loser! Get to bed!

Further Side Stage attractions on the Sheryl Crow John Mayer Tour. | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Admin — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:10:00 GMT

On certain dates listed below you will find not one, but two other artists deserving your attention.

As already published Mat Kearney will open on the main stage from Aug 23rd to Sep 11th and Marjorie Fair take their place on the second leg of the tour for all dates in between Sep 17th to Oct 12th.

In some facilities there are extra side stages on which you will be able to witness the talents of:

DAVID RYAN HARRIS (who is actually John Mayer’s guitarist!)
http://www.myspace.com/davidryanharris
in Pittsburgh, Indy, Chicago and St.Louis

and

MATT WHITE
http://www.mattwhitemusic.com/
in Boston, Nashville, Birmingham, West Palm Beach and Tampa

and

BRENT DENNEN
http://www.myspace.com/brettdennen
in Seattle, Portland, Concord, Sacto, and Mountain View

Sheryl Crow on Larry King Live 8/23 | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Watch Sheryl Crow on CNN's Larry King Live on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at a special time, 8 p.m. EST.

For more information, please visit www.cnn.com/larryking

2 New Tour Dates: Red Rocks#2 and Darien Lakes (New Date & Time for DL Pre-Sale) | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Two new dates have been added to the Sheryl Crow/Mayer tour.

Fri-Sep-1-06 Darien Center, NY
Darien Lakes Performing Center
9993 Allegheny Road
Darien Center,
NY 14040
Tel:585-599-4641
Pre-Sale: 12PM EST FRI 21ST JUL
Public On Sale:10am EST Sat-Jul-29
Pre-Sale Link Here
Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center Info
Darien Lakes Ticket Info

Tue-Sep-19-06 Denver, CO
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
18300 West Alameda Parkway
Morrison, CO 80465
Tel: 303-295-4444
Pre-Sale: 12PM MST (DENVER TIME) TUE 18 JUL
Public On Sale: 10am Sat-Jul-22
Pre-Sale Link Here
Red Rocks Info Here
Red Rocks Ticket Info Here

Fri 14 Jul : Atlantic City Set | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:41:00 GMT

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
LETTER TO GOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
I KNOW WHY
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
MISSISSIPPI
HOME
HAPPY
REAL GONE
WHERE HAS LOVE GONE
ALL I WANNA
CHANGE
***************
SOAK
WINDING
ROCK AND ROLL
***************
VERSION 1.0
FRIDAY 14TH JULY 2006
atlantic city, nj

Thu 13 Jul : Norfolk, VA Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:32:00 GMT

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
LETTER TO GOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
I KNOW WHY
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
WILDFLOWER
MISSISSIPPI
HOME
HAPPY
REAL GONE
WHERE HAS LOVE GONE
ALL I WANNA
CHANGE
***************************************
SOAK
WINDING
ROCK AND ROLL
*******
VERSION 1.0
THURSDAY 13TH JULY 2006
norfolk, va

Special Guests on the Sheryl/John Tour Are... | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Two different artists will be able to claim Special Guest status on the up and coming tour.

From Thu Aug 24th in Pittsburgh to Sun Sep 10th in St Louis we have Mat Kearney

From Mon Sep 18th in Denver to Thu Oct 12th in Tampa Marjorie Fair will join us....note they will also join John Mayer on his Atlanta dates Oct 13 and 14...Sheryl not included on those two...

Here it is in a list:

Thu-Aug-24-06 Pittsburgh, PA Mat Kearney
Fri-Aug-25-06 Saratoga Springs, NY Mat Kearney
Sat-Aug-26-06 Hartford, CT Mat Kearney
Sun-Aug-27-06 Holmdel, NJ Mat Kearney
Tue-Aug-29-06 Boston, MA Mat Kearney
Wed-Aug-30-06 New York, NY Mat Kearney
Sat-Sep-02-06 Philadelphia, PA Mat Kearney
Sun-Sep-03-06 Washington, DC Mat Kearney
Tue-Sep-05-06 Cincinatti, OH Mat Kearney
Wed-Sep-06-06 Detroit, MI Mat Kearney
Fri-Sep-08-06 Indianapolis, IN Mat Kearney
Sat-Sep-09-06 Chicago, IL Mat Kearney
Sun-Sep-10-06 St Louis, MO Mat Kearney

Mon-Sep-18-06 Denver, CO Marjorie FairFri-Sep-22-06 Vancouver, BC Marjorie Fair
Sat-Sep-23-06 Seattle, WA Marjorie Fair
Sun-Sep-24-06 Portland, OR Marjorie Fair
Tue-Sep-26-06 San Diego, CA Marjorie Fair
Wed-Sep-27-06 Irvine, CA Marjorie Fair
Fri-Sep-29-06 Concord, CA Marjorie Fair
Sat-Sep-30-06 Sacramento, CA Marjorie Fair
Sun-Oct-01-06 Mountain View, CA Marjorie Fair
Fri-Oct-06-06 Houston, TX Marjorie Fair
Sun-Oct-08-06 Nashville, TN Marjorie Fair
Mon-Oct-09-06 Birmingham, AL Marjorie Fair
Wed-Oct-11-06 West Palm Beach, FL Marjorie Fair
Thu-Oct-12-06 Tampa, FL Marjorie Fair
and Oct 13 and 14 Atlanta, GA (with John Mayer only)

Live Nation Pre-Sales Happening NOW | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Live Nation, the Sheryl Crow/John Mayer Tour promoters, have their on pre-sale organised.

Pre-sales starts: Wednesday June 12th at 10:00 am local time.

Pre-sales end: Friday July 14th at 5:00 pm local time

Password is: Sheryl Crow unless otherwise specified.

Thu-Aug-24-06 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pavillion on sale now
Pitts Presale

Fri-Aug-25-06 Saratoga NY Saratoga performing Arts Center on sale now
Satatoga Pre-sale

Sat-Aug-26-06 Hartford New England Dodge Music Theatre on sale now
Hartford Pre-sale

Sun-Aug-27-06 Holmdel NJ PNC Bank Arts Center on sale now
Holmdel Pre-Sale

Tue-Aug-29-06 Boston Tweeter Center for The Arts on sale now
Boston Pre-Sale

Wed-Aug-30-06 Wantagh LI Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on sale now
Jones Beach Pre-Sale

Sat-Sep-02-06 Philadelphia Tweeter Center at the Waterfront on sale now
Philly Pre-Sale

Sun-Sep-03-06 Washington DC Nissan Pavillion 7/15/06 10:00 AM
DC Pre-Sale

Tue-Sep-05-06 Cincinatti Riverbend Music Center 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Cinc Pre-Sale

Wed-Sep-06-06 Detroit DTE Energy Music Theatre 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Motor City Pre-Sale

Fri-Sep-08-06 Indianapolis Verizon Wireless Music Center 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Indy Pre-Sale

Sat-Sep-09-06 Chicago First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Chicago Pre-Sale

Sun-Sep-10-06 St Louis UMB Bank Pavillion 7/15/06 10:00 AM
STL Pre-Sale

Mon-Sep-18-06 Denver Red Rocks Amphitheatre 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Red Rocks Pre-Sale

Sat-Sep-23-06 Seattle White River Amphitheater 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Seattle Pre-Sale

Sun-Sep-24-06 Portland The Amphitheater at Clark County 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Portland Pre-Sale

Wed-Sep-27-06 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Irvine Pre-Sale

Fri-Sep-29-06 Concord Sleep Train Pavilion 7/16/06 10:00 AM
Concord Pre-Sale

Sat-Sep-30-06 Sacramento Sleep Train Amphitheatre 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Sacto Pre-Sale

Sun-Oct-01-06 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre 7/16/06 10:00 AM
Shoreline Pre-Sale

Fri-Oct-06-06 Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Houston Pre-Sale

Sun-Oct-08-06 Nashville Starwood Amphitheater 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Nashville Pre-Sale

Wed-Oct-11-06 West Palm Beach Sound Advice Amphitheatre 7/15/06 10:00 AM
West Palm Beach Pre-Sale

Thu-Oct-12-06 Tampa Ford Amphitheatre 7/15/06 10:00 AM
Tampa Pre-Sale

Birmingham Oct 9th Show Pre-Sale on July 12th 12pm | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Mon-Oct-09-06 Birmingham, AL
Verizon Wireless Music Center
1000 Amphitheater Rd
Pelham, AL 35124
Tel; 205-985-4900
Pre-Sale: 12PM WED 12TH JUL Public On Sale: Sat-Jul-15
Birmingham Venue Info Here
Birmingham Ticket Info Here

Mon 10 Jul : Ottawa Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:29:00 GMT

Click here to watch a video of the stage setup from the show (Requires QuickTime) shot by lighting designer and operator: Paul Guthrie.

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
LETTER TO GOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
I KNOW WHY
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH

MISSISSIPPI
RIVERWIDE
HAPPY
REAL GONE
ALWAYS
ALL I WANNA
CHANGE
*******************************
SOAK
WINDING

ROCK AND ROLL
*******************************
VERSION 1.0
MONDAY 10TH JULY 2006
ottawa, ont

Sun 9 Jul : Manchester, NH Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 15:26:00 GMT

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
LETTER TO GOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
LIFETIMES
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
WILDFLOWER
MISSISSIPPI
HOME
HAPPY
IT DON’T HURT
REAL GONE- SC WILL CALL
ALWAYS
ALL I WANNA
CHANGE
*********************************
SOAK
WINDING
SAFE AND SOUND (added)
ROCK AND ROLL
*********************************
SUNDAY 9TH JULY 2006
manchester, nh

Sat 8 Jul : Fenway Park, Boston (with Dave Matthews) | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:23:00 GMT

CHANGE
GOOD
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
STEVE MCQ
HAPPY
STRONG
REAL GONE
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
ROCK AND ROLL

VERSION 1.0
SATURDAY 8TH JULY 2006
boston w/dm-#2

Sheryl and Band on The Today Show Wed Jul 12th | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Sheryl will be doing 3 songs starting at 8:35am

Today Show Official Site

Get this:
Watch the Today show anytime after 11 a.m. ET on your computer Click on Today Show Netcast

Fri 7 Jul : Boston Set (with Dave Matthews Band) | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:28:00 GMT

CHANGE
GOOD
MISTAKE
FIRST CUT
STEVE MCQUEEN
HAPPY
STRONG
REAL GONE
SOAK
WINDING ROAD
ROCK AND ROLL

VERSION 1.0
FRIDAY 7TH JULY 2006
boston w/dm-#1

Tue 4 & Wed 5 Jul : Toronto (Rama) Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:03:00 GMT

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
LETTER TO GOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE-no strings
FIRST CUT
I KNOW WHY
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
WILDFLOWER
MISSISSIPPI
HAPPY
IT DON’T HURT
REAL GONE
ALWAYS
ALL I WANNA-no strings
CHANGE
****************************
SOAK-no strings
WINDING-no strings
ROCK AND ROLL
****************************
VERSION 1.0
TUESDAY 4TH JULY 2006
toronto, on

Tue 27 June : Atlanta Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:00:00 GMT

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
LETTER TO GOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE-no strings
FIRST CUT
I KNOW WHY
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
WILDFLOWER
MISSISSIPPI
HOME
HAPPY- with Cheyenne
IT DON’T HURT (S WILL CALL)
REAL GONE
ALWAYS
ALL I WANNA-no strings
CHANGE
*****************************
SOAK-no strings
WINDING-no strings
ROCK AND ROLL
*****************************
VERSION 1.0
TUESDAY 27TH JUNE 2006
atlanta, ga

Sun 25 Jun : Huntsville Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 14:54:00 GMT

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
LETTER TO GOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE-no strings
FIRST CUT
I KNOW WHY
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
WILDFLOWER
MISSISSIPPI
HOME
HAPPY- with JACK
REAL GONE
ALWAYS
ALL I WANNA-no strings
CHANGE
*************************
SOAK-no strings
WINDING-no strings
SAFE AND SOUND
ROCK AND ROLL
*************************
SUNDAY 25TH JUNE 2006
huntsville, al

Sat 24 June : Memphis Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:52:00 GMT

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
LETTER TO GOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE-no strings
FIRST CUT
I KNOW WHY
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
WILDFLOWER
MISSISSIPPI
HOME
HAPPY- with JACK INGRAM
REAL GONE
ALWAYS
ALL I WANNA-no strings
CHANGE
*********************************
SOAK-no strings
WINDING-no strings
SAFE AND SOUND
ROCK AND ROLL
*********************************
VERSION 2.0
SATURDAY 24TH JUNE 2006
memphis,tn

Thu 22 Jun : Austin Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:54:00 GMT

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
LETTER TO GOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE-no strings
FIRST CUT
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
CHANCES ARE
MISSISSIPPI
HOME
HAPPY- with JACK INGRAM
REAL GONE

ALWAYS
ALL I WANNA-no strings
CHANGE
***************************************
SOAK-no strings
WINDING-no strings
SAFE AND SOUND
ROCK AND ROLL
***************************************
VERSION 2.0
THURSDAY 22ND JUNE 2006
austin, tx

Wed 21 Jun : Corpus Christi Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:58:00 GMT

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
PERFECT LIE
FAVORITE MISTAKE-no strings
FIRST CUT
I KNOW WHY
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
STEVE MCQUEEN
HAPPY- with JACK INGRAM
REAL GONE
IT DON'T HURT
WHERE HAS ALL THE LOVE
ALL I WANNA-no strings
CHANGE
***************************************
SOAK-no strings
WINDING-no strings
ROCK AND ROLL
***************************************
VERSION 1.0
WEDNESDAY 21ST JUNE 2006
corpus christi, tx

Tue 20 Jun : Dallas Set List | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:39:00 GMT

RUN BABY RUN
HARD TO STAND
MAYBE ANGELS
GOOD IS GOOD
LETTER TO GOD
FAVORITE MISTAKE-no strings
FIRST CUT
PERFECT LIE
VEGAS
STRONG ENOUGH
MISSISSIPPI
HOME
HAPPY- with JACK INGRAM
REAL GONE
IT DON'T HURT
WHERE HAS ALL THE LOVE
ALL I WANNA-no strings
CHANGE
***************************************
SOAK-no strings
WINDING-no strings
SAFE AND SOUND
ROCK AND ROLL
***************************************
VERSION 1.0
TUESDAY 20TH JUNE 2006
dallas, tx

Tue 20 Jun : Notes from Dallas | Sheryl Crow | Diary

jason — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:00:00 GMT

The risk of setting your phone alarm on vibrate is that it may very likely buzz itself right off the beside table and slide into silence under the bed. Hence the 10:30am where-the-hell-am-I followed by- am I late? First things first I check my blackberry to find notes from Sheryl. 736am: R u up? 923am: u up? My guilt kicked up a notch. Methinks her alarm was far from electronic and more than likely a four legged friend with a cold nose looking for a playmate.

Dallas and a day off on Monday had lead to dinner at Nobu. We pretty much always order the same stuff...if you really want to know: Lychee Martini's (not everyone partakes), yellowtail sashimi, rock shrimp tempura, miso, seaweed salad, sashimi salad and the treasured blackened miso cod. It's like candy. As we talk we reminisce about how many Nobu's we have been lucky enough to visit. We agree that the London branch has been the site of many favorite evenings, but perhaps the best Nobu related experience occurred when Sheryl opened for the Stones at Wembley. While they launched into Honky Tonk Women we scrabbled around in a quickly disassembling luxury tent, the site of their pre-show party, saving all high class left over Nobu snacks before they hit the dumpster. It was kind of like finding money in the street. At the end of the day we are just ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Back in Dallas, show night, we found ourselves running parallel with an important basketball game. Dallas vs Miami. Before the show we created a plan to broadcast the dying minutes of the game on the big screens...that is...if Dallas were ahead. We kept Sheryl informed state of play by watching the game and radio-ing the scores to Rick who gave her the info as he changed guitars. Sadly, Miami prevailed and our planned nailbiter local basketball triumph was set aside for another day and another time and with the show done....it was overnight to Corpus Christi.

Canada Promo Action- UPDATED with...er...dates. | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:00:00 GMT

For the first time in 5 years (what the?!) Sheryl will be visiting Canada to get back in touch the fans of the North.

You can see, hear and read about her through these mediums: Hope to have actual dates of airing or publication by Monday.

Radios
Mix 99.9 Morning Show- live on Tuesday 29th Nov
CHUM FM 104.5 live on Tuesday 29th Nov

Both CHUM FM 104.5 and MIX 99.9 are completely LIVE
CHUM at 7:50 AM
MIX 99.9 at 8:30 AM.

EZ Rock and CFRB are to tape and will air later in
the afternoon.

Print:
Toronto Sun - Wednesday November 30
Toronto Star - Wednesday November 30
Canadian Press - Wednesday November 30

TV
Entertainment Tonight Canada - Tues Nov 29
CMT Canada - TBC
CTV eTalk - Tuesday November 29
TQS Flash TV - Wednesday November 30
Star TV - Week of December 5
Fashion Television - TBC
680 News -Tuesday November 29

Much More Music 'Music On Demand' - LIVE - Tuesday November 29 @ 5:00 PM eastern

Much More Music 'Intimate & Interactive" - LIVE - Tuesday
November 29 @ 7:00 PM eastern(approx 60-80 fans) with a 6-song acoustic performance.

You can get involved with the Intimate and Interactive show scheduled to go out Tues 29th Nov but going to their website.

http://www.muchmusic.com/

Scout. 1989-2005 | Sheryl Crow | News

Admin — Wed, 04 May 2005 21:14:00 GMT

After a long illness, Scout, Sheryl’s dog and close companion, passed away on Tuesday night May 3rd 2005.

Not only is his exact breed a kind of a guess (lab mix) but we’re also in the dark about his age. He was already about 4 years old when Sheryl saw him in a temporary weekend dog pound on the street somewhere in West Hollywood circa 1993. He came with his name, a collar and little else. He was not an easy dog to get to know. I personally invested hours and hours of attention just to get him to recognise my existence, and I think, eventually, he began to like me.

On the other end of the scale was his love for Sheryl. It was unconditional- well almost. When we had been to such far flung places as Japan where he was unable to travel with us, on Sheryl’s welcome return back into his life, it would take a moment for her to thaw that thin layer of disapproval for having been abandoned rather than included as part of the touring entourage. He was not stupid and he did not like to be left behind.

In the States, when we toured by bus, he joined us as part of the team. He was Sheryl’s shadow…at all times...from being at her feet during soundcheck, dinner, or press interview to laying with her in the bunk in the bus on the overnight rides. Sometimes he would even have his head next to hers on the pillow. On the occasion that he would get too hot and be unable to sleep he would get up and go to the front of the bus to keep our first driver, Bernie, company. While one was taking the inevitable nocturnal trip to the bathroom it was a comforting sight to see Scout sitting dutifully at the front, staring ahead into the dark, the only movement either being from the window wipers or Bernies hand occasionally giving him a pat on the head.

At first it was a challenge to get Scout into hotels. Before the first avalanche of Grammys most people had not heard of Sheryl, never mind Scout, and we were given none of the preferential consideration that we would later enjoy. We often found ourselves sneaking him in through underground parking lot entrances or any other way to avoid the wide open exposure of the lobby. Of course all this covert behaviour was lost on Scout who just trotted along with us, tongue hanging out. Our careful stealth planning was often later for nothing when he revealed his existence by his usual announcement of room service arrival: a wild flurry of loud ferocious barks. Of course when Sheryl opened the door the game was up. She was with dog and the room service attendant was....sometimes no where to be seen....often making haste back to HQ with a report…followed by stern phone calls from them, pleas for consideration from us which once fell on deaf ears and lead to the entourage indignantly checking out and sleeping in the bus. Again, Scout just trotted along with us, tongue etc. Rumors that we once pretended that he was a working seeing eye dog with his owner brandishing a white cane, cannot be confirmed.

After Sheryl won some Grammys, Scout’s standing changed almost instantly and he was guest of honor at the Ritz Carltons, Sheryl's room often pre-furnished with special dog bowls with his name on them. Not that it changed him a bit. He wasn't spoilt. Just give him a pigs ear and the company of Sheryl and that's all he needed. Those were pretty much his only desires. That is of course not counting the fact that he seemed to enjoy a good dog fight which was about the only aspect of his character that was maybe a little disarming. If you were a guy dog and you were near Scout, then you had to watch out. He just didn’t like the guys and it didn’t matter what size. Once while staying at my house he took it upon himself to take the next door neighbors much maligned Jack Russell, Sparky, by the neck and fling him six feet in the air with the flick of his head. It was frightening, and as far as the non-Sparky-owner neighbors were concerned, glorious. He was the king of our street after that, and he was only visiting.

Ladies, however, were OK in his book. Even although his ‘family jewels’ had been taken away against his will he didn’t seem to care or show that he felt the loss. It was only in the last few years that we found out why. A smart Hollywood vet discovered that although he had been relieved of the usual quota of two testicles early in his puppyhood- there was indeed another still in existence proving that Scout certainly was a special dog.

But he wasn’t only involved in touring. Invisibly and silently Scout has been on every album that Sheryl has ever put out. As on tour he assumed his position at her feet from as early as the Tuesday Night Music Club days. He's been at the late night recording sessions that Sheryl is renowned for, and sat shot gun as they drove home through the near empty streets of Hollywood in the early hours of the morning. He’s attended the mixes and the masterings, and even a few poignant high powered meetings, the outcome of which have defined Sheryl's career.

He actually was there at the beginning, well before the rest of us. He even made it to Woodstock. The second one that is.

I will never forget, when Sheryl had to leave the tour for a video or something, Scout hung out with me that night in my hotel room. When I woke in the morning and opened my eyes my vision was filled with a black nose, snout and brown eyes staring at me in the face. As his eyebrows twitched rhythmically up and down he looked at me expectantly and I heard the thump, thump, thump, of his tail on the bed. Good morning…uh…time to pee- he seemed to say. It was moments like these that I really felt he was much more than just a dog. To Sheryl and a small collection of specially chosen humans, he was a canine brother, a confidante, a soul mate, a walking companion, a protector, a fellow movie watcher, a listener, a sharer of snacks, and above all a woman's (and some men's) very best friend.

God speed Scout.

We love you.

CH

January 17, 2001 - Travel to Caracas Venezuela | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Sheryl_Crow — Wed, 17 Jan 2001 14:30:00 GMT

We took an early flight out of Buenos Aires to Caracas via Sao Paulo. The
picture you see of us is in the lounge in Sao Paulo. We're waiting for our
connection to Caracas. It was a smooth flight, well, at least the second leg
was. The first flight was bumpy and the pilot must have been an ex fighter
pilot. He swung the plane hard left and right as he came in to land.

When traveling on South American airlines you notice that they don't waste
their time trying to enforce the rules when it comes to keeping people in
their seats after the plane lands. If the plane stops at any during its
journey to the gate-that is taken as a sign that everyone may immediately
jump up and occupy the aisle. No amount of jostling around them around on the
rest of the way to the gate will make anyone give up there place in line and
sit back down. The airline staff don't bat an eye. Whereas on other airlines
I have seen band members screamed at for not buckling their seat belts or
threatened with immediate ejection when a stewardess reckoned a shirt on a
hanger was a 3rd carry-on, you need not worry about such enforcement on these
airlines. In fact as I write this on our overnight flight to Rio, we are
accelerating down the runway with a thrust of jet engine. The safety film is
still up running on the big screens and there is a passenger in the bathroom.

So, Caracas. We arrive in the dark of night. We have at least 3 extra
security guards with us at all times. Wearing black flak jackets they are
both taller, wider and heavier than their counterparts from Argentina. They
are quiet and concerned about us and they lead us straight from the plane to
the vans. Sheryl, Rob & me in the mini van, the band in a reasonably healthy
looking white Dodge and the crew in an old funky brown van shaped thing with
a deep burbling exhaust. It would have been no surprise to see Huggy Bear at
the wheel. Now, this is more like South America.

From the airport to the city it was one constant climb for 45 minutes.
Looking from the back seat you seemed to peer upwards through the windshield.
You can see the dark mountains looming above you. A huge wall of black. Then,
20 mins later the freeway curves it's way between two large humps of black
and around the corner the sides of hills are lit by a million pinpoints of
light. It looks awesome, and there are oohs and ahhs. But I know that the
reality of it all is that what we are looking at is a huge shanty town full
of what Mike our Venezuelan translator describes as the "poor class." The
streets seem to be lit by strings of bare bulbs (anyone recall the bridge
scene in Apocalypse Now)? And it does look pretty. From the freeway it looks
like a beautiful vertical night sky. Yet you know that deep inside the fabric
of that scene, things may not be so serene. Perhaps Matt's description is
more accurate- DeathStar.

We arrive around 8:30pm. The hotel is amazing. Vast brown marble lobby,
mirrored ceiling, half moon shape bar with a huge gold coffee machine. We
meet the local record company personnel, Lina, Mladen and Raymond who invite
us to dinner. Fussy (our production manager) vows to go down to the venue to
check it out, but it appears there are problems and they are running way
behind. A Venezuelan promoter dude gets a call on his cell and looks worried
and shouts. It appears some students have been holding a sit-in demonstration
within the stadium thus preventing progress in setting up the stage sound and
lights. It's getting more South American by the minute. Wow. Student
demonstrations. Riots? Tear gas? Molotov cocktails? A military coup? What are
they upset about? The reckless bullying authority of the government? No,
well, actually, they think that the carpeting protecting the grass from the
audiences stamping feet might kill it off. Ah, a true football nation. Later
the promoter gave his demonstration to high ranking students that the grass
will in fact survive. That would be an interesting meeting. He must have done
well as all goes ahead.

An hour later all 17 of us sit down to a dinner of local flavor. Perhaps not
the most fancy place, no walls to the street and fluorescent strip lighting,
the many small plates that arrive at the table bear some exciting tastes from
octopi to black beans to corn pancakes. Armed with bottles of the local brew
Polar Beer, Sheryl starts up the chorus of Happy Birthday, for it is her
sound engineers birthday. David Eisenhauer, he's been on the team longer than
anyone, is 30 today.

Sheryl gets into some deep conversations with the local record company staff
wanting to know more about this place we have never been to before. We have
been warned that Caracas is a highly dangerous place. Knowing this, it made
the piles of trash in the streets and the dark quick moving shapes in the
unlit parks look more ominous than perhaps they really were. Even the Oasis
boys had said they were not adventurous in their travels.
Hotel-van-restaurant-van-hotel-gig-hotel was all they did. Apparently
Venezuela suffers an unemployment rate of some 20% and a complicated
political problem that was lost on me. Fatigue and Polar beer began to kick
in.

Our bodyguards usher us into the vans and we make it back in safety.

To sleep.

tcs

Words and images: Chris Hudson

January 16, 2001 - Show Day - Buenos Aires, Argentina | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Sheryl_Crow — Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:29:00 GMT

Morning was spent by most people walking around town shopping. Little, transportable things were bought, no furniture was purchased this time-believe me it... happened.

Probably what we will remember most about the day was the fact that Sting had his knapsack stolen from his dressing room. Allegedly, someone with a backstage pass strolled right past the security, sought his bounty, and walked out. Now, we have been constantly reminded to be aware of theft and other personal crimes in this vast continent of South America. Until this point I had retained an open mind. But after hearing the news we had 3 security guys stationed on our dressing room door and I walked round with all the passports stuffed in my underpants.

Soundcheck completed we made our way to catering in a room hidden within the bowels of the stadium. A choice of chicken or lasagna or home made spaghetti. The caterer was proud of his available variety selection and seemed a bit crestfallen when all 9 of us ordered lasagna. The common practice in these countries is to be wary of fruit and vegetables which might have been cleansed by water that was less than clean-so we tend to stay away from salads. Why we order the same thing I don't know. Safety in numbers perhaps.

After dinner we were hanging out in the dressing room, a third floor concrete box with a fan and a large open window which looked out into the street. Sting came by the dressing room to visit Sheryl. We all commiserated with him over his loss of his personal knapsack. "Yeah" he said and then turned and leant out our window shouted to the city of Caracas "Give me my bags back!!" But that was the most angst he revealed of the matter. At least to us. I remember on one tour we played at the Fresno State Fair and Sheryl shed her jacket half way through the show and handed it to the guitar tech at the time. He placed it right next to the guitars. It wasn't there at the end of the show. It had been a one-off from some spiffy designer. Irreplaceable. We were really pissed off, our spirits were broken and we had an utter distaste for the city and the inhabitants of Fresno.

But there were some good people there. The thief was a young girl who not only informed everyone at school of her dastardly deed, but supposedly she paraded the jacket around. We had it back within a week. Her friends were disgusted and turned her in. We can only hope that somewhere in Buenos Aires there are some people who know the villain and will let the right people know who he is.

But back to the show. Sheryl played and hour and although at the beginning of the set the small stadium was bathed in sunlight and half empty, within 20 minutes or so it was dusk and bustling. The general opinion from the record company and everyone else who saw the show was that it was great. The band came off stage buzzed. Sting met Sheryl as she came off stage. He had been watching most of the show from the wings. He was very complimentary. We turned round and bumped into Noel Gallagher from Oasis. There was a lot of "cheers old mate" as Mike (who played with Oasis for a while) shook hands with his old boss.

We hung out in the dressing room for a bit and then said our good byes to the record company personnel and beat a hasty retreat back to the hotel. We noticed on one of our many diversions (our van driver was lost) that there was a large police presence but they distributed themselves in rather an unusual way. The cops weren't on street corners or lazing around in black & whites watching drug dealings. Instead you would see them standing alone in the middle of wasteground under an overpass, or sitting on a motorcycle almost concealed by parked cars. We couldn't work out whether they were hiding or observing.

Apparently the crew went a different way and came across some sights in the street that had their eyes popping out of their heads. It wasn't the best side of town, which made the overheard quote "I don't think you could say that they were actually wearing anything", a little more understandable.

Onward to Caracas, Venezuela.

tcs

Words and images: Chris Hudson

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January 15th - Buenos Aires, Argentina | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Sheryl_Crow — Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:27:00 GMT

We are on the road again, if just for a short while. Back in September last year when Sheryl first heard about the offer to appear at Rock in Rio, her first reaction was to ask for more. In the end two additional shows were added on. Buenos Aires, Argentina and Caracas, Venezuela, both outdoor concerts opening for Sting.

The action packed South American tourette looks like this:

Tues 16 Jan Show Day with Sting. Buenos Aires
Wed 17 Jan Travel Day
Thu 18 Jan Show Day with Sting. Caracas
Fri 19 Jan Travel Day
Sat 20 Jan Show Day @ Rock in Rio. Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young.
Sun 21 Jan Travel Home

At 8:10am this morning we touched down in Buenos Aires. It was overcast but this would soon give way to blue skies and 32¬ºF. Tough to hear if you live "back East" in the US. It had been an uneventful, if long, journey. But, by midday we were in the hotel and by 1pm, by the pool.

In the afternoon Sheryl did a couple of hours promotion for local TV and news and then Universal, Sheryl‚Äôs record company invited us to dinner. The place was called "Happening" and it lived up to its name. A great night was had by all. Good wine, good company and good meat‚Ä¶.all different kinds of meat, from all different part of .......the cow. Yes, even from there.

There was no doubt that everyone was glad to see each other. That emotion, fuelled with some fine Argentinean red, had some people just gushing with "I love you man‚Äôs" that could be heard all the way back to Nashville.

First show tomorrow, and we're ready for it.

The Central Scrutinizer

Words and images: Chris Hudson

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August 26, 1999 - Bonner Springs, KS | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Sheryl_Crow — Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:25:00 GMT

Bonner Springs, KS

Today started out very ominously with lightning cracking in the sky as we drove to the venue for sound check. When we arrived in torrents of rain it was clear that the check would be postponed and after waiting around for a while and the weather clearing a bit, realized there wasn't going to be enough time before the Village Stage started up. So off to catering and an afternoon of preparing to sit in with various artists.

Sheryl was very excited about sitting in with the DIXIE CHICKS. She sang on YOU WERE MINE and said afterward that she thought that was one of the best songs written recently. Peter played on GO with the INDIGO GIRLS which he's been doing for a while now. Amy asked the other day if Matt and I would play on GALILEO so we went through it before their set and had a ball being out there on the front line with them!

Since Adele has been back this week there has been a daily yoga class which has been fabulous. It's always a problem finding a spot to do a class... today we used the dressing room which was a bit inconvenient for those not participating. There was quite a lot of traffic during the class. One suprising moment occurred when the door opened and suddenly I was being attacked by wet tonges of 2 very rotund "wiener dogs" as I was lying on the floor. It was clear that Jim Bogios' mom had arrived!! After a brief roll around on the mat with them we got back to our ahsanas. Not only did Jim's mom bring her dogs, but Granny came along too. Meeting them really helped us all understand Jim a little better. Granny is pretty spicey... just ask Pete!!!

The rest of the evening after our set (which was great by the way) was spent chatting with the DIXIES and keeping track of "wandering wiennies". The fattest one gave Deborah Cox and band a start when he dashed into their dressing room after Deborah's very tiny pooch!! Disaster was averted when Jim made a flying tackle and saved the day (a chance for some action since the ping pong was rained out today)!!

This is Mary signing off diary duty for today. CHEERS!

August 22, 1999 - Toronto | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Sheryl_Crow — Sun, 22 Aug 1999 14:25:00 GMT

Toronto

Well, we're almost at the end of the tour, and the Lilith 'entourage' found itself in Toronto. We played the same venue, last night, so there was no soundcheck, allowing us to be frivolous with our spare time

In the afternoon, Sheryl, Tim, Adele and Mary went to see the 'Cirque de Soleil' -- which if my French classes serve me correctly means 'the cucumbers of the village square.' They evidently were amazed by the whole event. They went backstage afterwards and met all the acts and had a great time. As we speak, Tim is throwing Sheryl into the air, whilst Adele is spinning on her pony tails. Will the gigs ever be the same?

The rest of us either slept or went shopping. I went for coffee with the Tour Manager and was amazed when he offered to pay for both the coffees AND the biscuit. Jim rang home to his friends in Richmond and organized his tennis matches for when he returns home. Peter combed his chops and tuned his hair.

However, the real event of the day happened at the gig itself. The Artist formerly known as Prince attended. He flew in from Minneapolis especially to see Sheryl and, of course, me. He was very friendly and we all bombarded him with questions concerning his life and music, as we are all fans of his. Sheryl managed to persuade him to play with us on 'Every Day is a Winding Road,' which was absolutely stunning. We slowed it down and funked it up. The Artist walked casually out and the crowd went wild. He played some wonderful bits of guitar, sang and basically, performed amazingly. After the gig, we all agreed that it was an experience to be remembered and it was a great honor and pleasure to be playing with him on stage.

After we all played on Sarah's last song, we jumped onto the tour bus and filled the air with reruns of the event. The bus drove through the night to Milwaukee and we all dozed off, although Jim Bogios (It's pronounced "bowjus" by the way (tm)) woke me in the middle of the night with his sleeptalking about his hometown 'Richmond' or was it Hercules, CA?........

A great day.

Mike Rowe

August 19, 1999 - Chicago, IL | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Sheryl_Crow — Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:24:00 GMT

We arrive into Chicago at 3am in the pouring rain after seemingly being bounced airborne in our individual bunks. The roads are pretty bad coming into Chicago. Arriving at a hotel at that time in the morning is at best, highly unpleasant. If you are lucky enough to have been sleeping then you are in a deep sleep and not ready to be woken up for anything.

I got up, went outside and pulled the luggage out from under the bus leaving it on the sidewalk for everyone to grab as they go to their rooms. Tim, our driver, is always good enough retrieve our prepared room keys from the front desk so all anyone has to do is get up, grab their key, grab their bag and get to the room.

Some people grab more than that. Jim will always grab some cereal or fruit or anything in order to stop himself from ordering room service. Sheryl grabs Scout, his dog food and a selection of little bags full of her stuff to do. Matt & Mary never forget their cello & violin. Tim his leather knapsack, a birthday present from his family, he is never without it. Peter always has a guitar or some sort. Currently, Mike contains all his immediate worldly possessions in a shopping bag. At the start of the tour it was a just an ordinary grocery bag. Later he moved up to a paper Diesel bag which was bright red and very up market for him. However he has most recently degenerated to a silver Urban Outfitters bag which only after 2 days is already falling apart. At least you always know where he's been shopping. Adele, our yoga instructor friend, when she is with us, will take in her huge massage table and a bag of yoga mats. Generally everyone always grabs a bottle of water. Water is always readily available on our bus. Water is good for you. It's a 90’s thing isn't it? Drinking water. We all drink much more than our parents ever did. But is everyone is that much healthier? I don't think so.

Road Trivia
Inside our little key envelope is: a key to the room, a rooming list so you know where everyone is, and a daysheet telling you of the planned activities for the next day. Stuff like, Sheryl's promotional activities, when we will check out of the hotel, who is playing at Lilith that day and where we are going next day plus other news such as the big event in September we can't tell you about or stupid stuff like the weather. It's often all in vain as, believe it or not, some people don't bother reading it and ask me questions all day anyway. Best question I have ever had. "Am I hungry?" Note: it was some other band.

Meanwhile back at the bus in Chicago, Peter had not alerted to the commotion and was still fast asleep. Everyone else had grabbed their stuff and gone. As I walked into the hotel I noticed his lonely suitcase on the sidewalk waiting for him. It occurred to me that he hadn't got up. I ran back on the bus to wake him up. That done, I said goodnight to Tim, and walked into the hotel only to see Tim slowly pulling away. I ran over grabbed open the door and got him to stop. I had neglected to tell him Peter was still on the bus, he didn't realize that, after I said goodnight he figured that was it. Tim stopped and we both looked down the long dark hallway to see what Peter was up to. It looked like he wasn't there until slowly we heard a groan and saw the silhouette of his mane of hair raise up from the floor. He had actually been standing up when Tim hit the anchors. He'd fallen flat on his ass. No serious injuries just a bruised "butt bone" as he calls it.

So we skip soundcheck that day and don't check out ‘til 5pm. Traffic is hideous on the way to the World, the largest amphitheater in the USA. It takes us twice as long as we had planned to get there. Sheryl frets as she misses Susan Tedeschi’s performance on the B-stage. It is Susan's last day on Lilith and Sheryl had wanted to watch her set. Sheryl invites Susan to play and sing on Happy. She does a great job.

On the way to the gig conversation veers on to all sorts of stuff. Why we shouldn't eat the potato chips we are all eating. Wallflowers. When is their next record coming out? Lance Armstrong-now there's a story. He knows one of the Wallflowers. Guitarist I think. Jim talks about a video he saw in which a woman fascinates herself with dead bodies. We later realize that this is the video the director of the Lilith documentary gave to us to watch as an example of her work. What does it all mean?

There were a million people at the gig, at least it seemed like it. My notes regarding the set read: Strong Enough-acoustic guitar seems to come up late in front of house. Sarah really good. Headphone levels were weird. 55mins.

Usual hanging around after the set. Everyone looks forward to the finale where members of all the bands get on stage and jam a Dylan song. It's a bit chaotic at the moment. The rumor mill says that there are some people who get hold of guitars and then find out they don't know the song and hence can only go plink-plonk plink-plonk much to the consternation of the people who know they could play the song but are handed a tambourine instead. They console themselves by looking very sternly at the unknowledgable muso knowing that had they had their instrument of choice they would show them what for. As they say it's all in the taking part- as always the finale is a rousing end to another great night.

We run to the bus and are escorted out of the area by Chicago's finest.

That was Chicago.

And another thing………

Ligging: this is rock and roll expression defining the act of hanging around aimlessly without anything to do.

To all of you out there. None of us have ever, or will ever, contact any of you directly. This is for your own good. If you have had someone contact you over the web claiming to be somebody involved in our world-ignore it, don't even reply to them, for it is not any of us. Such a person is or will be misrepresenting themselves as being part of our organization. Do not believe a word they say.

In the meantime, be careful out there.

TM

August 18, 1999 - Indianapolis | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Sheryl_Crow — Wed, 18 Aug 1999 14:22:00 GMT

After an overnight drive from Cleveland we arrived at our Indianapolis hotel bleary-eyed but all revived by the time we departed for Deer Creek at 1pm in the usual punctual manner. On the way we looked at some videos of directors Sheryl is considering for a new video.

We had a good working sound check with Dave Eisenhauer (sound engineer) and Matt sussing out a feed back problem that came up in Matt's setup in Cleveland. Matt called the problem correctly when he suggested that Tim's amps which are directly in front of him had affected his DI box.

Tim gave me some helpful hints on a guitar lick in AM I GETTING THROUGH and we rehearsed a couple passages with Jim before setting off to lunch and an afternoon of ping-pong. I found a moment to tear myself away from the action where for the most part Mr. Bogios was dominating and got together for a fiddle jam with Martie from the DIXIE CHICKS. It was especially fun when Matt came into the jam with his cello!

Meanwhile back at pong Jim and Sheryl gave a promising volley. Competition died down into conversations with Liz Phair band members which led to a change in the set list to include their performances in our set. Sheryl rocked the house with her bad girl leather skirt and Bowie T-shirt not to be out done by long tall Pete Stroud's color coordinated turquoise shirt and matching cowboy hat!!

After the show there was an impromptu party to celebrate Lilith Staff member Courtney's birthday and to have a last minute hang with the departing Lilith artist Liz Phair and band.

We had a great day and were very ready to hit our bunks for the overnight trip to Chicago.

Mary Rowell

August 17th - Cleveland, OH | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Sheryl_Crow — Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:21:00 GMT

Cleveland, Ohio

Hello everyone... this is Peter Stroud, signing in for my first installment to the tour diary. Another fairly usual routine day on the Lilith scene. We played at The Blossom Music Center outside of Cleveland in Cuyahoga Falls. A nice outdoor amphitheater that serves as home to the Cleveland Orchestra. Hardwood stage and ceiling, nice natural surroundings. Definitely one the nicer venues on this tour. ("zzzzz"...alright, I'll try to be more interesting).

The day started with it's usual pattern of checking out of the hotel and heading to the gig for soundcheck. Today's soundcheck was jam day as we blundered through hits of yesteryear - ELO's "Evil Woman" and Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love' and "White Room". Sometimes we work, other times we break the routine playing cool stuff like Stones, Who, Faces or scary stuff, like our "Foreigner" day that took place earlier in the tour...ahem.

Rest of the afternoon was lazy...mediocre catering for lunch... ping-pong matches continued with Jim, Tim, Mike, Jerry (our video projectionist), and the drummer from The Dixie Chicks who seemed to put a little whoop-ass scare on our man Jim. All of a sudden, I saw a little fear in his eyes like his throne may be threatened. It was nice to see the reigning champion challenged! For all I know, and most likely, Jim still kicked his ass. I played video golf with Rick, Tim's guitar tech, an excellent real-life golfer who smeared me on the video screen as well. Sheryl, Tim, Mike and Scout napped in the dressing room...very sweet looking. Later Sheryl kept up with her yoga regimen and Tim serenaded us on the dressing room piano.

All right...finally, it's showtime! Always the daily pay-off. We dusted off "Run Baby Run", one we haven't played in a while, featuring a ripping cello solo by Matt. Sheryl always wails on that song. Sarah McLachlan joined Sheryl for "Strong Enough" and Sarah's drummer, Ash, continued his nightly "Ricky Riccardo on the bongos" on "Everyday Is A Winding Road." Opinions of the evening's performance varied with each band member, as it always does from night to night. You never know what a show is going to be like before you step out onstage and it's different for each of us. It can great for some and totally suck for others. It depends on your mood, your in-ear monitors, the gut-bomb you ate for dinner, who knows. You may be in a sour mood when you walk out and end up having a great night. After each show we'll either be reelin' and partying, generally happy and content, or sulking and analyzing. To me, tonight's show was a low-rider...solid and rockn'. Overall, the band's take on this show ranged from 'very good' to 'could be better'....Am I telling you guys too much??...ahem...The show was GREAT!!

The night closed with the final jam at the end of Sarah's set, Dylan's "I Shall Be Released." Sheryl sang and played accordion, and the rest of us piled onstage with our respective instruments. Mike doubled on keys with Liz Phair's keyboardist, Jebin, looking dangerously similar to Prince & The New Revolution's Lisa and her shadow (remember the "Little Red Corvette" video?) Singers onstage that night included Sarah, Sheryl, Liz, Deborah Cox and The Dixie Chicks.

After the encore, we ran offstage to the bus for our police escort out of the venue in order to beat the traffic. Total rawk. Later on during the drive to our next destination..a truck stop with a Wendy's..err' whoops!...another late-night gut-bomb.

Well, there you have it. Thanks for reading and hope you are enjoying our shows on Lilith. We're having a blast, to say the least. As the dairy continues...

August 15 & 16, 1999 - Detroit & Cleveland | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Sheryl_Crow — Sun, 15 Aug 1999 14:20:00 GMT

Sheryl's Tour Diary Detroit Show Day Sunday 15th Aug

This is our second gig in Detroit. Sunday night-the day the Lord hath made for rock’n’rolling? Hmm. Well. This gig seemed to me to kick Day One in Detroit's butt-at least it did for me. After avoiding another day of ligging at the gig, energy was up. A rousing version of Sweet Child o’Mine and an excellent rendition on Sarah's part on Strong Enough.

We spent the 3-hour drive to Cleveland eating questionable pizza and watching Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose, which I’d never seen. Some very funny bits which Tim is working on perfecting.

Cleveland Day Off 16th Aug

Nothing quite as rewarding as the completion of laundry, particularly at the local Laundromat to the background entertainment of Jerry Springer followed by Rosie O’Donnel. Tim and Matt and I spent a housewife like afternoon followed by my sashay through the mall adjoined to our hotel.

Spent the remainder of the day in a verbal war with my new label about a video that looks like may never happen.

Evening at the Cleveland Indians Vs. Texas Rangers baseball game where the Indians got an old fashioned butt licking, unfortunately.

I am glad to get out of town before the Klan meeting on Saturday. Welcome to the dark ages.

Sheryl.

August 12 & 13, 1999 - Pittsburgh, PA | Sheryl Crow | Diary

Sheryl_Crow — Thu, 12 Aug 1999 14:19:00 GMT

Ah.... our weekly Thursday day off. Your writer, Tim awakens after an overnight drive in Pittsburgh. Sheryl and I begin the day with a meeting to discuss a very big show being discussed for September- I can't say more about it yet, but a very famous bloke called the hotel here this morning to discuss. A walk is decided upon, but after a few blocks, a Saks Fifth Ave. is discovered, and we fall into a black hole. 2 hours pass, and we reappear, bags in tow (all are Sheryl's by the way....)

Sheryl has planned a dinner tonight for the band and crew, we all arrive at the Italian place at 7:45, and a round of shots is ordered by our Queen Bee. All participate except for young Jim who is still feeling the effects of last night's wig wearing par-tay.

Dinner is wonderful, much is discussed and debated as usual, and bones are retrieved for Scout. Afterwards, Vegas our guitar tech has arranged a private room at a club called the Metropole. We walk the 8 blocks or so-which is fine for us boys, but tough on the high-heeled Ms. Crow. Techno music is quickly and thankfully replaced by THE ROLLING STONES on the found jukebox, and Sheryl takes her place at the pool table.

We prepare to leave for the show the next day with the news of Scout throwing up 16 times overnight due to the richness of the bone we gave him.... At the gig we see our friends from Liz Phair's band, watch Queen Latifah, and fall into a trance as we all watch a KISS documentary on VH1. So, the tone is set for our show, and Sheryl now possessed by the spirit of Paul Stanley, takes the stage with the rant-" CAN YOU HEAR ME PITTSBURGH?" Much rock is made, and we stay to play with Sarah, then run to our bus for the next town-DETROIT ROCK CITY!!!!!!!