Tour Diary - Byron!

From Sarah, blogger extraordinaire (also because I'm not talking to save my voice, but still on a huge high after Travelling Man was played on Triple J on Thursday night!) Once again we've piled into the magical van of the Mannoire and we're heading to Byron Bay for the first gig of our tour. It's been an interesting week for myself & Mannie, as he is battling the flu & I lost my voice completely toward the end of our gig at the Meadowbrook Hotel last Friday. This week has been very touch & go with chest & throat infections & a stern lecture from my doctor that I'm not allowed to speak at all (something I've *tried* to stick to!). I've been acutely aware through my medicated haze that, as lead singer, unless I get well the tour is off. No pressure, hey? Fortunately, after a week off work & lots of rest, the cocktail of medication I've been on is finally working and I should be ok to sing tonight. I haven't attempted to sing at all this week, but I got busted by Bridge yesterday singing Eddi Reader's song Perfect & I hit the high notes at the end, a very good sign! We're performing at the Railway Hotel tonight - I'm so excited as I've never been to Byron before. We just passed the official You Are Now Entering NSW sign, woo hoo! Time to go and shift in my seat before my behind goes numb (I do love the van, but the back seats aren't the most comfortable things to sit on). One of us will blog from Byron later on . . . I'm going to try to bribe Mannie into blogging, wish me luck! :)