#21.
01-21-06 Surfer's Paradise Australia: 2239 hrs. In
the hotel room. Today we flew here from Auckland. I ran into Iggy
at the airport and talked to him briefly as well as Stooges drummer
Scott Ashton. I haven't seem Scot in a long time.
It's a
Saturday and it's a day off. Sure is strange not doing a show
on a Saturday night but that's the way the shows are falling.
I found out something
interesting tonight. Apparently, this tour was to have a bit of a
different line-up. Tool was supposed to headline the thing with the
Pixies going on before them. The White Stripes were third on the bill.
The Stooges were a last minute add.
I walked up and
down the streets here and saw a lot of people, mostly young. This
a vacation and hang out spot. I have been up here for shows many times
before.
I saw a brief
report on the problems Australia is having with these white power
"Australia First" idiots. No country is free of this kind
of thing but it's sad to see it here. Humans can be such a letdown.
Here's an article about it: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17870098-29277,00.html.
There's
nothing happening outside tonight besides loud people. I am going
to get some reading and writing done and wait to get to the venue
for the show. Looking forward to seeing the Stooges.