LAST MEETING BEFORE I LEAVE

It's 10.30 AM on Friday. I am flying home in seven hours. I just got back from having breakfast with my longtime friend Jim Cook and his partner Marcia.

I met Jim back when we were preparing for the first ever JUBAL USA TOUR. He's a great guy! He organized our stay in Michigan to kick off our tour in the USA both times, and definitely gave us the best welcome anyone would only dream off. Everything was organized to perfection!

I met with him this morning and we talked about our plans for the 2011 USA TOUR with the corps. He's already excited about that!

We already know that in order to qualify for the DCI Open Class Championships week we will have to compete in the seeding show in Michigan City on the Monday of Championships week. Well, Michigan City is only 2 hours from here. Jim co-hosts a show in the Kalamazoo area on the Friday night right before that, and the concert event he started with us in Paw Paw on the Saturday. So plenty of opportunities there.

We don't know where the DCI Tour will have us perform first. If that's anywhere in the Chicago area, we might opt for crashing in Michigan to start with for a few days just like we did in 2002 and 2006. It's another two years from now, I know, but it's never too early to get things started.

Enjoy,

HK