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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 |
New Orleans in October...
FLORIDA THEATRE
JACKSONVILLE, FL
OCTOBER 26, 2004
At Cafe Du Monde after an afternoon video shoot. Photo: Jeanne Shaw
Greetings from the Big Easy,
We rolled into town around 9:00 AM this morning after an overnight drive from Jacksonville, FL. We're still buzzing from the show there last night. The Florida Theater is one of the best sounding theaters in America, having undergone not one but 2 major renovations in the last 20 years. From the opening chords of "Blue Collar Man" we were smiling not just because of the thunderous welcome we were getting from our beloved fans, but it just sounded so (here's how we like to describe the sound) warm, bright and woody with just the right amount of ambiance. Even the audience sounded good to our ears. We had one of those nights with virtually no adjustment time. From the first note we were off and running and we never looked back. "I Am The Walrus" seems to have a life of its own and even in a town like Jacksonville where the local radio programmers have not made up their minds to play it, the fans went crazy for it, as if it was a Classic STYX song from one of our multi-platinum albums from the 80's. In city after city in America, there are these program directors who are stepping up and putting it on the air, despite the trends at radio for the last ten years to not let programmers add what they believed in by the corporate guys upstairs who are riding FM radio into the ground. I am simply amazed that anyone dares to do this in today's radio halls. Perhaps it is the success of satellite radio that is bringing a glimmer of hope back to the hearts and minds of so many great radio talents who have been suppressed for far too long. Anyway, I digress, but with starry eyes nonetheless.
But what really made our night in Jacksonville was what 38 Special bass man Larry "L.J." Junstrom brought to our bus. In the dressing room in San Juan LJ promised to turn us on to the best Bar-b-que in Florida, and dang if he didn't. It was great seeing him and the fine little young lady he brought with him backstage before the show. LJ's a true Southerner when it comes to hospitality and we were the on the receiving end of it big time last night. When we climbed aboard our bus there were several massive containers and when I started peeling them open I realized what it was. It was only Chuck, Lawrence and me on the bus for the first 5 minutes and Lawrence being a Vegan wasn't interested, but Chuck and I dove in. I don't eat red meat but I was first to grab a drumstick from the container of chicken. It was tasty beyond words. Chuck took to the chicken, the pork and beans, and the ribs and by the time everyone else trickled in there was some serious "Mmmm-ing, Oh man-ing" and "You've got to taste this!" going on. From Todd, JY, Ricky, Daniel, Suzy and JY Young, Jeanne, George and me, THANKS LJ. We mean it. You are the Shizzle!
We spent the day shooting some video and stills to use for a video we'll be putting together for "I Am The Walrus" in the next couple of weeks. New Orleans is one of our favorite, and one of the most distinctive locations in the country and we could hardly get from one block to another without finding great stuff to photograph. The people were very cool and happy to see us in their city. Several street performers introduced themselves and told us what big fans they were. Everywhere shop owners and workers came out to see us and say hello. It was a magical day.
Now we're back in our rooms with some sore doggies but some great footage.
I hope we see you tomorrow at the show. We're in great spirits and ready to Rock This Town BIG TIME.
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