Right on the border with Mexico, El Paso is a town that has a lot of pawn shops and I spend the afternoon with Tony, looking at the guns for sale. Most of them look like the sort that would blow up if you tried to fire them!! Muskets, dueling pistols, old Colt 45’s ­ and all of ‘em covered in rust and dust. Makes me wonder who actually buys them. Maybe a lot of the bank robberies in the big cities would be solved by a visit to the pawn shops of El Paso!! Matt, Mike and myself get the runner at the show to take us to a discount Chippewa Boot Store and we all get really nice boots at ridiculously low prices and by the time we drive back to the venue, its time to warm up and get onstage. The arena is seated at the sides and flat on the floor ­ they hold the county Rodeo’s here ­ and from the first note of Rise, I know I’m going to have a bad gig. The guitar is out of tune. I swap guitars halfway through the song and try to get into the show, but in Rain, a wireless cord goes down. I swap guitars again, and carry on, but in Fire Woman, I have a wireless battery go down!!! All in one show. Again I swap mid-song, and get through to the end of the show, but we are all tired, and it shows. Six shows in seven days, including a 750 mile drive to get to El Paso. Its too much, and we leave the stage, run to the bus, and we pull out immediately. No autographs, festivities or parties tonight. Everyone just wants to get back to LA as soon as possible and rest up for the last few shows in California.

Rise
In The Clouds
Lil' Devil
Peace Dog
My Bridges Burn
Take The Power
Rain
Edie (Ciao Baby)
The Witch
Breathe
The Saint
Fire Woman
Sweet Soul Sister
Wild Flower
She Sells Sanctuary
War
Nirvana
Love Removal Machine