Greetings from the East Coast of the good ol' U.S. of A.! It's durn good to be back in the states again where we speak the lingo and know where to go to eat - no more guessing at the menu, for a spell anyway! I say for a spell because I'm actually getting ready to head back over there for the Eddie Spaghetti European Family Holiday Tour 2009. That's right, I'm packing up the increasingly pregnant wife and my 8 year old boy and we're heading over the pond once again for some solo dates and we can't wait! We're really looking forward to spending the first part of this summer together, road-tripping it through Europe, stopping where ever we like, seeing whatever we want to see and doing some great shows in between.

But first things first - we must finish our current tour, which is chugging along quite nicely. We're doing a version of the Big Show on this run, which means that we're doing some country as well as rocking the house down to the ground each and every night. So make sure you come out and see us if we're close to where you're at. It's going to be well worth your time.

We recently were in England for a festival date where we shared the stage with none other than American rock icons, X, who were AMAZING as per usual, cramming their extensive history into a blistering 45 minute set was no small feat but they did it with style. Here's a phone-photo of me and John Doe after the show -

He's still looking good!

Also on the bill were the Breeders, who were awesome as well, and we had the pleasure of having the wonderful Ms. Kelley Deal join us onstage for a rousing rendition of "Hungover Together", which she totally nailed. Here's a picture of my lovely wife and Kelley's twin sister, Kim Deal from backstage after we played.

And speaking of my lovely wife, she's currently incubating our second child, which is also coming along quite nicely. A little too nicely really, our little bundle of joy is measuring about 5 weeks bigger than she should be, so she's going to be a whopper. We may have to have her out of there before our September 9th due date if she keeps up this kind of growing! Oh, and have I mentioned that it's going to be a girl? Yep a (not so) little girl is coming into the Spaghetti household and we're glad, damn glad! Here's a picture of her cute little profile while still in my wife's ever growing belly -

So that's what's been going on around here. I hope to see you all out here on the road real soon. The shows have never been better, so I recommend you come out and see one. All right? All right!

Eddie Spaghetti from Boston, 5/24/09

Greetings my fellow people of impeccable taste. This is coming to you straight out of England where we are about to rock the Newcastle-tonians. Newcastle-ites? I dunno, whatever they're called, they're gonna get rocked. Hard. This tour has been a super good time and we're looking forward to hitting Ireland in a couple of days. (In fact, by the time you read this we may just be there.)

Hey, do any of you have one of these new-fangled X-Box thingies? Well, we just got one on the bus here and I gotta tell you - it's no wonder I don't have one of these things at my house. They are addictive! And they look so realistic, it's like you're watching TV. We've just been playing one game, the Tiger Woods golf game and it is so much fun, I can't believe it. It makes getting things done kind of difficult because it is so darn addictive. But I'm taking time away from the links to write you all a little message about what we've got coming up.

Starting in May, we'll be back on the road in the good ol' U.S. of A.! That's right, if you're lucky enough to be living on the east coast, chances are we're gonna be somewhere near you. So keep your eyes peeled for a listing in your area. Also in May we'll be heading back to the UK to do a festival called All Tomorrow's Parties. Which this year is being "curated" by the Breeders and I guess they wanted a taste of The Greatest there. Then we're back in the states to finish up a round of east coast dates at the end of which, I'll be jetting down to Atlanta to do a solo gig there, and then I'll be home for about a day before I pack up the family and we take my solo act back over the pond to Europe. You can see the dates below, I reckon, but it's going to be a lot of fun, traveling with the family all around Europe and we at the Spaghetti household are all looking forward to it.

After that it's straight into Southern California for this year's Hootenanny Festival and then a string of west coast dates, so as you can see, my calendar is pretty much filled throughout the summer. And that's a good thing, because with the baby coming in September (which we now know is going to be a girl, by the way. Yay for us!) I'm gonna need to get all the work in I can before I take the month off for retraining of Daddy-ness. I may be a little bit rusty when it comes to having a newborn in the house again, but I'm really looking forward to it. She's gonna be a treat!

Well, that's all I have for now. Try to keep a loose eye on our website for details regarding upcoming shows near you. I've gotta go get up in some bangers and mash now. Yummy stuff for sure!

-Eddie Spaghetti, April 18, 2009, Newcastle, England.