Thank you Sheridan and Kamy Lye

I'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Sherry and Kamy Lye for giving me the opportunity when I was 19 years old to play keyboards in their band. It was an experience of a lifetime for me to play with them and travel all over Europe. I would not be where I am today if not for the two of them. I have fond memories of those years and I learnt a lot about music, being a pro, learning to cook and getting along with people. Things that no music school in the world can teach you. You guys including Najo and Sandrina are like my own family and I love you guys. Thank you for everything!

Hussain

Enjoying my time at home!

Loving my time at home with my lovely wife Marita and all of our furry friends. It feels so good to be home! I've had some time off to get over jet lag, and I've got into the swing of things, fixing things around the house and finishing Georgia Barrretto's CD! Hoping to have it mixed by the end of this week. I barely have a week off before we hop on another flight back to Europe. The band is sounding very tight these days as we have been playing often. looking forward to playing with the guys again.

Flying home!

It is now 12.30 pm and we will be going to the airport in about half an hour! Tonights gig was spectacular! The sound and the crowd was amazing and the band played their asses off! We welcome Keiko our sound lady back, she is the best monitor engineer on the planet and she makes it sound like a record on stage and Keith Rice does a faboulous job at the FOH board.

I want to thank my dear friends Sheridan, Curtis and Juergen for driving all the way to come and see us, it was very special seeing them. I love you guys and thank you for the support.

Peace

Gig in Tuttlingen / New drummer

We are playing in Tuttlingen tonight. looking forward to the gig as the venue is in an old castle. This has been a fun two weeks of touring, we used a new drummer on this run. His name is Aaron Haggerty, he is from San Francisco and is only 21 years old , but plays with the depth of a seasoned pro. He learnt our show in a couple of weeks and is doing a great job driving the band.

Tuttlingen is a beutiful town, very green , quiet and quaint. I could live here!
It,s got lots of great bakeries and the town has an amazing pizzeria. Al McKay treated the band to dinner last night and the food was delicious. We drive to Frankfurt tonight and fly home in the morning, Yeah! Looking forward to seeing Marita and our furry friends at home! Yeah, there is no place like home.

Picture taken at the Tuttlingen show, from left to right Jurgen, myself, Sherry and Curtis

Tunisia/European tour July 2005

It is the 19th of July and we are on yet another European tour with the Al McKay all stars! We played Tunisia, Corsica France and Germany. Today is a well deserved off day as we played five days in three countries and five. cities! We are on a bus on our way from Ulm to Tuttlingen. My good friends Sheridan Lye, Curtis and Juergen are coming to visit me tomorrow. I am looking forward to seeing them as I haven't seen them in a few years. The weather in Germany has been great. We play in Tuttlingen tomorrow and head home on thursday. Looking forward to going home on thursday