October 6, 2009

We just finished a four day run. We are all pretty tired out… the flu has been going around the bus and we have all had it. We have had a few folks get pretty angry because we havent been able to sign autographs after the shows. We will try to get to you all when we feel better.

The shows have been going great in spite of what you may be reading here on the forum by a few hecklers and whiners. I sometimes feel like Rodney King and ask “can’t we all just get along?”

Fact is – The fans are excited to see us, and the meet and greets have been a huge success. We played House Of Blues in Chicago last night and it appeared to be a sell out.

I am amazed at the distance some fans have traveled just to see us. We have had people flying in from all over the world… New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South America, and Europe, as well as travel from across America. It is truely humbling.

Stryper has some of the greatest and most dedicated fans in the world!! Thank You !!!!

We as a band are having the greatest time. It feels like we are just starting out for the first time. Morale is high and it shows when we play live.

See ya soon,

TG

September 19, 2009

WOW WHAT A SHOW!!! NYC WAS A BLAST!! It’s amazing how much the audience reaction contributes to a concert. Last night was the best show of the tour so far. The crowd was awesome! And the band played better because of it. Thank you NYC.

We finally have our backline finished. The Yellow and Black stripes have been added to the guitar and bass cabinets, completing the Stryper “look” we expect to see. Thanks goes out to Rick and John from the crew for spending their day off in the paint booth.

Sorry the promotor pulled out of the Poughkeepsie show. We may make up the date later on in the tour.

We are off to Asbury Park for the Stone Pony show tonight.

See ya there,

TG

September 15, 2009

A new Stryper pre show moment backstage at the HOB in Boston 9/11/09. (Photo By Irene Kelly Gaines)



The tour has finally kicked off and we are getting back into the swing of things. The meet and greets have been wonderful. It’s been great to hang out with some of the greatest fans in the world.

The Boston show was a blast, as was Clifton Park and Hartford.

Now we are spending a couple days off in a secret location ;) .

See you in Poughkeepsie

TG

September 2, 2009

Rehearsals are going well. We have been in the studio rehearsing for about a week and a half now. Still fine tuning the set…. I think the fans will appreciate the song selection. The set will run about an hour and a half and will feature a good combo of both old and new tunes.

We have been having a great time hanging together and catching up. For me it’s like a homecoming. Just a little over a week now until 9/11 in Boston. We are pumped and can’t wait!

Until then,

TG

August 24, 2009

Got up and had breakfast, Michael met up with us and we went to the rehearsal hall to set up. Spent all day setting up our gear and waited on deliveries to arrive. Oz and myself went over a few tunes.
A good friend of ours accepted Christ while we were setting up. We were blown away. All I can say is that God is doing a great work here. It’s like a new beginning. We sense the heavy presence of the Holy Spirit. Can’t wait to see what is instore for the rest of this tour if this is just the first day.

Covet your prayers,

TG

August 23, 2009

Robert, Oz, and myself flew into Boston on Sunday. Good flights all the way around. Got a rental car and made our way to the hotel which will be our home for the next 19 days.
We met up with clothing designer Ray Brown who flew in from London to get fitted for our new stage clothes. NO SPANDEX!! These costumes look killer. Can’t wait to hit the stage in them. Stryper is going to look really cool this tour.
Had a late dinner and turned in.