1-18-08 Zurich Switzerland: 2239 hrs. It’s almost the end of the night off. The first four shows of the year are done and so far, all is going well. The audiences have been fantastic and I think I have been pretty good up there. Today I walked all over the city and went into some record stores. There are some serious vinyl stores here. I didn’t find anything but it was good to get outside and see things. We will stay here for another couple of hours and then around 0100 hrs. tomorrow for the show in Frankfurt Germany. It’s great to back in Europe again. I have spent a lot of winters here over the decades so there’s a lot of memories that come up. In Munich the other night, I saw an old agent who used to book a lot of shows for me many years ago. Just hearing his voice made me remember all the time I spent on those tours. We used to spend weeks in Germany. Those were very good times and some really good shows. The first time I played in Switzerland was about 25 years ago. It wasn’t a very good time but things got better later on. I was told that at one point, Lenin spoke on the stage I was on last night. I checked the Youtubes and couldn’t find it. I am glad to be back on the road. The down time was a drag.