7 week Usa Trip (pics from the first 3 days)

[cjhillman]

Just thought i'd post up some photos of my USA trip. Its my frist time over here and i'm on tour playing 32 shows through out a lot of the USA. So far we've played Colorado, Albuquerque and now in Phoenix.

I can't belive how many classic there are just about the citys.

I didn't put all the photos up but here are a few.





These guys in Albuquerque seem to cruise up and down the street all day. Some great car mods....




I'm going to try and find one of these grils for my Focus




Chris

[stealthstylz]

LOL course they were driving up and down all day they were probably drug dealers. Albuquerque has got a massive gang problem, one of the highest rates of crime in the US lol.

[cjhillman]

yeah it was quite a strange place...

[rld14]

If you make it to the NYC area let me know...

[cjhillman]

we are in NYC but i don't think for long. we hit LA for a couple of days from tomorrow. our dates are on www.billybragg.co.uk

[simes]

Mar 27, 2013 9:16:45 GMT cjhillman said:

we are in NYC but I don't think for long. we hit LA for a couple of days from tomorrow. our dates are on www.billybragg.co.uk

That's quite a few dates, are you on a bus?

Most I ever did was 10 dates in 12 days across Europe.

[unitybonez]

Its called cruising. Its what lowriders do....i doubt Rollers only would be happy of being associated with drug deals. Just sayin

[bazzateer]

Met BB about 25 yrs ago when he found one of his neighbours had died in their flat. Seemed a nice guy but was a bit 'out of it' with shock as I recall.

[cjhillman]

Bill is a great guy! having so much fun playing Guitar and Pedal Steel Guitar etc for him. Such a nice guy and a pleasure to work for!

he's had a load of radio promo to do today, so me and the band have been out in LA in a new Ford Mustang soft top... amazing, it all new to me. this line of work. I'd put a pic up but you can probably all imagine what it looks like. it was black with a V8.

[brc76]

I am up in Boston, there is not much classic material on the roads up here, it tends to melt with all the salt....

[rld14]

Oh wow, you're playing in NY on April 27th, I'm going to try and make it.

As the only person in the NYC area with a Vauxhall Velox I'm double curse word off that the cars aren't running... What better car to drive to a Billy Bragg show?

[PhilA]

Musical tours seem to avoid New Orleans. It's not flooded any more. That was years ago


--Phil

[cjhillman]

rid14 if you can make it down thats cool! I'd sort out a guest list, but its so difficut as they used them for press etc.. thats whats happend in LA anyway. I'm hoping New Orleans is a possible in the future. If we do well i'm sure we'll be back

I might have to turn the Escort into a lowrider now after this trip. maybe put a V4 in it to get a V8ish vibe haha

[rld14]

Mar 28, 2013 20:46:48 GMT PhilA said:

Musical tours seem to avoid New Orleans. It's not flooded any more. That was years ago


--Phil

I heard Justin Beiber was playing there

(Ducks and runs for cover)

[murdock]

looking sooooo good! Giving me itchy feet to get back over there!

(and buy that Mustang Coupe!)

Ian

[rld14]

Mar 29, 2013 0:27:34 GMT cjhillman said:

rid14 if you can make it down thats cool! I'd sort out a guest list, but its so difficut as they used them for press etc.. thats whats happend in LA anyway. I'm hoping New Orleans is a possible in the future. If we do well i'm sure we'll be back

I might have to turn the Escort into a lowrider now after this trip. maybe put a V4 in it to get a V8ish vibe haha

Oh don't trouble yourself for me . It would be a treat to see you guys play regardless.

And I'm sure we can figure out how to stuff a V8 in that Escort