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