Let me start by saying, since when did the California highway patrol have planes with radar detectors catching people speeding? We were very taken aback when the highway trooper said, "The plane caught you back there. I don't know how much your fine will be." Plane? I felt like the Joker in the Tim Burton Batman when he sees Batman use all his fancy batgear to save the day and he says "He stole my balloons! Why didn't somebody tell me he had one of those...things!"

Yes, we in the Vincent Black Shadow got pulled over not once, but twice in the first two days of driving in the USA on this tour. The first one happened in Oregon, in which the five-0 caught me speeding in a construction zone. Those of you who have been there, you know this means the fines get doubled. Thankfully I avoided this $500 price tag and just got the standard $250 thanks to a very kind highway trooper (I could hear the classic Bruce Springsteen song from the album "Nebraska" playing in my head..."Please Mr. Trooper, please don't stop me, please...." Too bad I couldn't do the class to avoid paying it, but what can you do

So the next day, Tone is behind the wheel, and after my warnings of it being 55 when towing a trailer, suddenly we get yanked by the blue meanies again (well black and white meanies) only this time, as I stated initially, we were informed that it was a plane that caught us, he was just doing the dirty work. Well now that just aint fair. That's like getting punched in the dark... by the cops.

And I'm also annoyed, because once again Hollywood has lied to me. According to the most excellent movie "Super Troopers", I thought Highway Patrol was all about jokes, drugs and booze and not actually giving tickets. Apparently not. 

I suppose I can bring my complaints straight to them when we are in Hollywood on Saturday Nov 1st (best segue ever!) to perform at the Knitting Factory.

Tomorrow is our Halloween night show with Calabrese and Nim Vind and other guests. Despite the fact that Cassie is sick (I think it is her tour tradition), I think it shall be a rocking show. So boys and ghouls of all ages, if you live in the Phoenix, AZ area come on out to the Phix (1113 Grand Ave) tomorrow, dress up and enjoy some great music.

We have awesome, new, Cassie-designed, merch at the shows in the form of shirts and posters, and we also have our brand new album, El Monstruo for sale at ALL shows. So if you don't have it and want it, just come out to a show and grab it from us there...we need the money to pay these stupid speeding tickets!

-Robbie