...and then there was one...

Tours all seem to go the same way for me to be honest. The first week feels like forever, and then all of a sudden the last show is upon us. This is the case once again as i sit in the back lounge of my comfy tour bus as we get ready to roll to Las Vegas and the MGM Grand for our final show on this leg. We did a couple multiples in the major Canadian cities, had some seriously triumphant hometown shows in Vancouver, and now prepare to blow the lid of the MGM in Vegas.
I must say the first sold out show in Vancouver at the Rogers Center was subject to a very classy move by Mr. Buble. He turned around and donated all the profits from the show to the BC Children's HOspital. A very classy move by a classy born and raised Vancouverite.
The highlight for me of course on this last run was having my mom come to the show in Calgary. It was as noted below a dream and goal of ours, and it was particularly nice to have it work out. Another highlight was off the bat in Montreal when i first caught back up with all my tour mates after being away for the entire last tour. You dont realize how amazing your road family is until you have to leave them.
I am thankful for all that has happened to me as of late, and thank you all for it...

Alright Vegas, here i come!

Craigers

Magical Somebody?

While on the road....

Somebody makes my bed and cleans my room
Somebody makes me dinner
Somebody does my dishes
Somebody gives me money for a daily allowance
Somebody does my laundry
Somebody drives me to work everyday
Somebody provides me with my daily itinerary
Somebody fills my fridge up with cold beer

I still have yet to find this magical "somebody" when I am not on the road....

Its true..i do have my own place...

I was originally not going to come home while here in Vancouver and instead just stay downtown at my hotel. However after arriving here this afternoon i decided it would be nice to reacquaint myself with my little place by the beach and perhaps do some laundry. So now i am here, in my little studio apartment, with boxes still packed from the move back in June. It still feels like home despite the fact that i have spent a grand total of 8 nights here......
For the record i get my camera back tomorrow and plan on making up for lost time with taking and posting photos....
thanks for your patience...

Words to live by

In relation to the last post on goals and dreams I thought i would share the following words to live by. My mom recently posted a few clippings in a journal she gave me , and i must say we should all live by each sentence in the following inspirational messages....

If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
if you like to win but think you can't.
It's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost.
For out in the world we find.
Success begins with a fellow's will.
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are.
You've got to be sure of yourself before
YOu can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man.
But soon or later, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.



The Dilemma

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk rejection.
To place your dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken , because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love.
Chained by his certitudes , he is a slave. He has forfeited his freedom.
Only a person who dares to risk is free.


The following is the hospital message at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary.

Within this temple of medicine
A place of hope and faith
May all be granted
The wisdom to comprehend
The courage to face
The grace to surmount
And the compassion to lighten
The Voyage of life.


how amazing are these three passages....

Goals....

During the past 2 months that my family has been going through the effects of a subarachnoid hemorrhage (aneurysm) that my mom suffered on June 22nd, we have stressed the importance of goals and the efforts to achieve them.
I asked my mom to write down a list of goals, with the sky as the limit, and one of those goals was to make it the Michael Buble show last night in Calgary. Well we can cross that one off the list as it sure came true last night. Thanks to my sister, brother in law, aunt, cousin, my niece, and most of all my mom! I was quite possibly the proudest son there could be when i was walking around backstage arm and arm with my mom. To some of you this may seem cheesy, but when you are going through something as serious as this has been, stating goals and dreams , and then working towards achieving them , is a very big thing. It offers hope to realize you can accomplish what you set out to do. My road family is very important to me, and last night i was able to show everyone just what their thoughts , prayers, and words of encouragement did.
It was a dream come true last night for me, and one i will never forget.
Thanks Mom, i am so very proud of you!

Mama I'm Comin Home...

Our little "Crazy Love" Tour is in Saskatoon tonight and upon conclusion of the truck pack we will roll on west to Calgary for two days off, followed by two show days. This will allow me the opportunity to visit with my mom, whom i have not seen since I left on August 1st. I am looking so forward to walking in the door of her room and seeing her smile, and i know she is equally as excited.

Hogtown

In keeping with the theme that all shows are equal and receive the same professionalism as every other one from me, tonight and tomorrow we are in Toronto. Now Buble is currently the biggest Canadian act, and Toronto is the biggest Canadian city. Some say that the city of Toronto, or hogtown as it is more affectionately know, is indeed the center of the universe! So all things considered tonight is a big night for all of us. To properly prepare for the evening i have setup shop in the back lounge of our tour bus and am writing this post. Ha! I have learned over the years to treat every show the same way. Whether it is Wichita or New York City. Every fan and every city deserves the best that i can give in order for my artist to give his best.....
wish me luck!

Milestone...

It has taken almost a year, but i have finally surpassed 20 followers....
keep reading and signing up folks....

Back in the saddle....

or at least back in my stage left rolling chair!!
So I am comfortably situated in my bus bunk as we head to Ottawa after our first two shows in Montreal.
I absolutely love Montreal and showed no signs of rust in getting back behind my console. I know my show pretty damn well and missed no cues either night and received some great compliments from MB ...tonight in-particular was a really good show for me! Tomorrow is a big day for me as i spent 5 years growing up just outside of Ottawa...i have alot of friends from those days that will be stopping in to see me and to see the show.
I have recently taken possession of my new camera lens but you will all have to wait till after our Vancouver shows for me to take any pictures as I am currently without lens and shutter at the moment.
This posting is a little scattered but just thought i would express quickly how great it is to be back on tour doing my part to put on the best possible show i can. My road family is like no other and i am very very fortunate to have them in my life. Although i miss my mom like mad at the moment i know that she is going to be coming to my show and it is in fact only about a week till i am back in Calgary...
till the next time...

Craigers

Are You Happy?

With only one life to live its important to be happy.
Are you?

Now boarding....

As I sit here in the Calgary International Airport, awaiting my flight home to Vancouver to board, I cannot help but to feel a wide range of emotions. I guess most of all i feel a little overwhelmed with all that has gone on this past six weeks. Part of me feels like I am running away from my family when i may be needed the most, and part of me feels it is indeed time to return to my life and work on achieving a balance between my family here in Calgary and my life on the road and in Vancouver. As I prepare to refocus my energy and attention back towards myself and my career I am taken back by the events of the past six weeks. I am not nearly a strong enough writer to accurately put into words what my mom and our family went through during this time. I do take comfort in knowing that i am leaving Calgary exactly where i wanted my mom and all of us to be at in terms of the recovery stage. My departure does not come with a whole host of unanswered questions or with things up in the air.
its basically time to get on this flight and begin the next part of the journey....i do so missing my sister, my neice, my brother in law, and most of all my mom.
Two weeks till i am back here in Calgary and my mom and family come to the Saddledome to see the production i am so proud of, and my road family who supported me so much during this time.