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| Date | Title |
| Feb 26, 2004 | Lowell |
| Feb 27, 2004 | Emotional Night |
| Mar 18, 2004 | Hello Atlanta |
| Mar 18, 2004 | Z93 and Styx Rock Atlanta Hard Rock Cafe |
| Mar 22, 2004 | Did You Know? |
| Mar 27, 2004 | Life Is A Beach |
| Apr 01, 2004 | Does This Look Like A Man Who's Ready To Go Back On The Road? |
| Apr 09, 2004 | No, Your Honor, I Said I Was Going To TAMPER With Her |
| Apr 10, 2004 | Thank You Tampa/St. Pete |
| Apr 15, 2004 | Let's Get This Engine Started |
| Apr 26, 2004 | Styx 1st To Record At Chess Studios 2120 S. Michigan In 15 Years |
| Apr 27, 2004 | We're Here! This Is The View From My Room |
| Apr 29, 2004 | Johnnie Johnson Speaks at 2120 News Conference |
| Apr 29, 2004 | Chicago Tribune |
| Apr 30, 2004 | Hey Memphis! |
| May 03, 2004 | Getting Close |
| May 06, 2004 | Thank You Cleveland, Hello Indianapolis! |
| May 07, 2004 | Styx Follows VH1 Outing With Headlining Tour |
| May 08, 2004 | Giving New Meaning To The Term "Front Men" |
| May 11, 2004 | VH1 Music First |
| May 15, 2004 | Texas Views |
| May 16, 2004 | Houston Ruled |
| May 18, 2004 | Albuquerque, We're Here, We're Caffeinated, and Ready To Rock! |
| May 19, 2004 | Thank You Alarqueque |
| May 19, 2004 | Luke AFB, Thanks For The Hospitality |
| May 20, 2004 | VH1 Music First |
| May 25, 2004 | Greetings From Colorado |
| May 28, 2004 | JY: Styx On Tour |
| May 28, 2004 | Hello, Salt Lake City |
| May 29, 2004 | 2120 Signals New Era For STYX |
| May 29, 2004 | Thank You Idaho Falls, Idaho and Hello George Washington |
| Jun 05, 2004 | LA Times On Eric Clapton's Monumental Weekend |
| Jun 08, 2004 | Ronald Reagan |
| Jun 19, 2004 | Jay Mouton Reviews Chatanooga Show |
| Jun 20, 2004 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jun 23, 2004 | Hello, NYC! |
| Jun 23, 2004 | Todd Rips It Up In NYC |
| Jun 25, 2004 | VH1 Music First |
| Jul 04, 2004 | Hello, Ohio |
| Jul 07, 2004 | What A Difference A Couple of Days Make |
| Jul 07, 2004 | New Member Of The Family |
| Jul 09, 2004 | Aidin Vaziri insults Styx and Styx Fans |
| Jul 10, 2004 | Hot Springs, Arkansas, you Were Awesome |
| Jul 11, 2004 | Making Up Was Easy To Do |
| Jul 12, 2004 | Spokane |
| Jul 15, 2004 | So Long Spokane |
| Jul 21, 2004 | We'll Be Right Back |
| Jul 22, 2004 | Does This Look Like A Man Who's On Vacation |
| Aug 03, 2004 | Styx at the Vic |
| Aug 07, 2004 | Hello Colorado |
| Aug 07, 2004 | Ole' Ole' Ole' Oh Lay Thah!!! |
| Aug 08, 2004 | Rockin' At The Buffalo Chip |
| Aug 14, 2004 | The Dells Sure Rang Our Bells |
| Aug 15, 2004 | Nick Rogers reviews Styx in Springfield, IL |
| Aug 20, 2004 | Hello Boise |
| Aug 22, 2004 | Greetings From The Road |
| Aug 24, 2004 | Suiting Up For The Show |
| Aug 24, 2004 | Alaska, YOU Are Awesome!!! |
| Aug 26, 2004 | We Love Alaska |
| Sep 10, 2004 | We Are Here, Are You? |
| Sep 11. 2004 | We Are Still Here, Encore! |
| Sep 15, 2004 | Hello Montana |
| Sep 15, 2004 | Montana Rocked! |
| Sep 17, 2004 | Hello, Washington State |
| Sep 17, 2004 | Puyallup, WA, Rocked In The Rain |
| Sep 18, 2004 | Massula ROCKED Hard! |
| Sep 24, 2004 | Albuquerque Was A Smokin' Gig |
| Sep 25, 2004 | Unleashed In Henderson... |
| Sep 28, 2004 | Back On Our Heads |
| Sep 28, 2004 | SMILE/Thank You Alpine and Vejas! |
| Sep 30, 2004 | Saratoga Ruled! |
| Oct 01, 2004 | When In Ventura, Do What The Venturas Do! |
| Oct 06, 2004 | Today In The Life |
| Oct 08, 2004 | Hello From Konocti Harbor |
| Oct 15, 2004 | Styx Is In Rama, Mama! |
| Oct 16, 2004 | Gowan in Gowanville |
| Oct 23, 2004 | Hola De Puerto Rico |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Loose Lips, Synch Ships |
| Oct 26, 2004 | New Orleans In October... |
| Oct 28, 2004 | New Orleans, Updated |
| Nov 18, 2004 | Inmates Running The Assylum at 135 Stations |
| Nov 21, 2004 | If It Weren't for Flashbacks, We'd Have No Memory At All... |
| Nov 22, 2004 | Styx To Play Christmas Party |
| Nov 27, 2004 | Styx Rocked The Boat |
| Dec 04, 2004 | All Star Jams |
| Dec 06, 2004 | Styx To Play Christmas Party |
| Dec 07, 2004 | Q104 Christmas Bash Was A Smash |
| Dec 09, 2004 | Back In The Studio |
Hello NYC!
BEACON THEATRE
NEW YORK CITY, NY
JUNE
23, 2004
Photo: Krista Wallhagen
Hello Friends,
It's the morning after our Beacon Theater concert and we're still here in Manhattan. We're staying to attend a party at the Hard Rock tonight. Peter Frampton will be there with his band as well as all the people we've been working with on these dates the Hard Rock sponsored the past month and a half. Before the party, some of us are thinking of going to Christie's to see Eric Clapton's guitar auction that so many have been looking forward to. Interest has grown beyond the point of guitarists wanting to own one of Clapton's guitars. They have now taken on the proportions of investment pieces. It should be very interesting to see who the bidders will be. As nice as it would be to see another guitarist continue to let music breathe through Clapton's "Blackie," his prized black Fender Strat, it has already given us all such joy in Clapton's hands that it now deserves the elevated status of a global treasure and should be protected and preserved as such.
How wonderful is it that even in these crazy times of uncertainty, that art still reins supreme in the hearts of men and women?
Last night we were greeted by a Chaplain and his mother and sister who were STYX fans. They were there to enjoy an evening with STYX before he ships out to Iraq. It was clear to all of us the risk this young man is taking, putting himself in harm's way perhaps more than the average person in uniform there in order to provide spiritual support for them. We applaud his courage and conviction and will keep him in our thoughts and prayers.
Our show last night came to be in the ride over to sound check. We just came off a long hard run of shows and it would have been tempting to play our regular set we're doing with Frampton and Nelson. But because we had a longer window of time, we decided to extend it, but in a way that would be fun and fresh for us. Since we had such a good time playing some covers in Dallas, we decided to put Jimi Hendrix's "Manic Depression" and Lennon's "I Am The Walrus" into the set as well as the full version of "Crystal Ball."
When we arrived for sound check we found that several key lighting instruments had gotten roughed up badly in the drive from Pittsburgh and were being repaired by our techs. That and a few other snags had put the crew's load in and set up schedule off considerably, but with the help of the local crew we were making up for it as quickly as possible. We did our rehearsal as our crew continued to catch up, focusing and line checking as we went over the added songs briefly and as we pulled "Crystal Ball" from the medley and replaced it with "Sing For The Day." It was a rather drastic change in the set and the medley in particular, but we were enjoying the challenge. During the show it went so smoothly you'd have thought we spent hours putting it all together when really it was a last minute change, but that's the beauty of this band. We've been playing so much lately we are a well oiled machine, a team that is intuitive enough that we can basically lock wills together to get through whatever comes up.
We were all blown away by JY's performance of "Manic Depression." He was lost in it. Not lost like "Where am I?" More like lost in the joy of it all, riding the wave like he was channeling Hendrix himself. It was a beautiful thing to witness. We went right into "Walrus" and Lawrence picked up where JY left off, carrying the band through the lush landscape of John Lennon's masterpiece. The key to this song is the phat, deep groove and even though we were very excited to be playing it, everyone showed great restraint keeping the tempo right where it belonged, making it unbelievably heavy. The audience was with us all the way and it was as much a treat to see the wave of their excitement growing as it was to be performing it. I have a feeling it wasn't be the last time we'll play these songs...
Well, I could go on, but I think breakfast sounds like a better idea. If I go to the auction, I'll let you know how it went...
Rock on...
TS
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