1997 Elton John World Tour

Elton John 1997 week 7

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Fly to LA

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We all flew back from LA (or wherever we spent the break) to met up in State College, Pennsylvania. For most of us, this involved a Midday flight out of LA, to Detroit, and a connecting flight to Harrisburg, PA, where the bus picked us up and took us the

Week 7

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This week’s diary will have to be something of a retrospective look, as things have been so hectic since we got back from our break that I have hardly had time to catch my breath. With 4 gigs in 5 days and overnight drives after all of them, I hope

5 day break in LA

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We now have a 5 day break in the tour schedule, and I decided to join the rest of the band back in LA for the days off.This has mainly come about because Guy Babylon’s wife, Cathy gave birth to a son a week ago, and Guy needs the time

Elton John 1997 week 6

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Flight to LA

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Phil took us all on the bus to the airport…. and THIS time, we didn’t call him to come back and fetch us.The flight to LA is from Minneapolis, so we had to fly there first. I had a 1st class upgrade which Carolyn had given to me last night,

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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I managed to sleep for a bout 2 hours, before I finally came to my senses. We left for the gig at about 5pm. I was shattered. Elton was there not long after us. He’s in good shape, despite a slight cold. The gig was tremendous – once again the

Evansville, Robert’s stadium

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I’m still very tired after the trip from Fargo. After breakfast, I went down and did 30 lengths of the pool, and a few weights, and instantly felt better. We checked out of the hotel, and took the bus to the gig… about 20 minutes away. Another fabulous audience. Elton

Day off: Evansville, Indiana

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I did very little today. In fact I slept until 1pm, got up, had a swim and a workout, to loosen up, and then I went back and lay down to have a read, but found myself dozing off again. We’re in the same hotel as the crew, so in

To Evansville, Indiana

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Well, we’re flying to Evansville… as it’s a 1,000 mile drive. So Phil, the driver, took us to the airport and then started on his lonely journey! Fargo airport is small… REALLY small. There are 4 gates. And they only open the security screening area when a flight is due