Thank you Kim for posting your awesome photos from Clearwater show and sharing them with all of us.  I thought mine were okay until I saw yours!  I'm hoping he is going to go back on the road in the U.S. after his European trip(s).  I'm ready to take a trip and see the show again.  I enjoyed it that much.  The small venues he is playing in really showcase him and the band, and he seems to enjoy playing for a smaller audience for a change.  I sure saw him smile more at this show than any of the other shows I've been to.  If he does continue the tour, and you are a big fan like me and plan to travel to another show, I would love to connect with another fan at the show.  I'll keep you posted if I hit the road and find out if you do the same.  I am actually from Clearwater.  Since had pictures from the Jacksonville and Clearwater shows,  I am curious where you are from.  Are you a Floridian or did you fly in from another state for the shows.

Take care, and thanks again for the pix.  I am having prints made at Walgreens tomorrow for my mellencamp book.

LynnB68

Hi Tony - John's Clearwater show was without a doubt the best show of the 5 times I've seen him.  You announced his European Tour schedule.  Do you know if there will be any more U.S. appearances after the European leg of the tour.  I'm already saving up for a road trip if so.  It is worth it if I can see the show again.  FYI, I was the one who invited my "first" boyfriend of 40 years ago, who I had not seen is almost as long, to fly down from New York to go to the show.  He was so blown away by the show that he and his 26 yr old son are going to John's 3/28 "talk" appearance in NYC.  You helped hook me up with tickets from a girl in Sarasota who could not go to the show - seats were 7th row! - and I am sending a T-Shirt to her as a thank-you.  I can't thank you enough for all your help.  The 40-year gap between New York "Jim" and I is "gone" thanks to John Mellencamp!

I saw the preview for the show last Sunday and it should be a great hour to listen to John sing and talk.  I watch Private Sessions almost every Sunday morning.  The interview setting is different from most of the ones you normally see on TV.  I live in Clearwater, Florida and the show airs Sunday mornings at 9AM on A&E.  You can probably go on line and google A&E, and they should have the schedule posted so you can find out when the show will air in your town.