Finland

Wow- The Helsinki Radisson is really a home away from home. I love
this city, and feel like I could spend some time here. It was a great
coincidence that my good friend Lauri Porra also had 2 days off here
while on tour (with his band Stratavarious). Perfect- old friends
drinking at the local rock bar and jamming some hangover bass duet
explorations, complete with ladies around to cheer us on- for 2 days!
Lauri's bass playing is amazing and we're very similar in many
aspects, but his compositional skills are excellent! Love the new
album Lauri. Keep up the great work!

Reindeer tastes gooood!

The gig was in a remote city- Oulu. Nice big club. Afterwards, us and
a bunch of fans took over a baron nightclub that was in the downstairs
of our hotel. DJ Doug Aldrich on the mic and the dancefloor.
Definitely a great hang. My friend Yvgeny came all the way from St.
Petersburg to see us, so I let him and his hot friend crash in my
room- it's the least I could do after the great personal tour of St.
Pete last year. I'm glad we had a lot of fan-friends there to make
this otherwise sleepy town a happinin' hang. Off to Sweden.

Here's a slideshow and some vid clips.

PS: My friend Lauri is a bassist/compser who also plays in the band Strativarius. The bassist we were listening to is Adriano Campagnani from Brazil.