Whitesnake here in my hometown today.  Going to head to the show and hang out with the guys and shoot the show.   Talk with Doug Aldrich late morning about doing some pics but the weather is a bit warm at about 110 degrees and really frickin' windy so we decide to nix an outdoor shoot.  He and the guys just aren't used to this kind of heat with humidity.  Head on out to the hotel downtown and hang out with Uriah for a couple of hours before going down to the venue.

Grab some dinner with Chris Frazier in catering and chat with him a little.  A little bit later Lord Coverdale summons me into his dressing room and we get caught up.  Every time i've seen him recently it's been on the fly so it's good to sit down and take time to chat.  Amusingly he asks me "how the hell do you manage the heat here?"  to which I promptly reply "a generous daily application of baby powder to ones undercarriage".  Shoot the guys getting ready and get pics of them in the dressing room doing vocal warm ups with David and then head out front to wait for the show to start.  See my photographer mates Rick and Taylor there in the photo pit.  My friends Vanessa and Melissa are at the show too, they did the San Antonio show last night as well, they are devoted!

By the time the band hits the stage it's more humid than ever and the wind is full at it but the guys put on a valiant show and brave the relentless breeze.  The crowd were a bit tame at this show and it took DC a while longer to get them riled up and singing along but eventually they got with it.  A good show given the circumstances and horrible heat.  Hung out with the guys for a little while after the show and then decided to nix shooting Judas Priest and called it a night.

A few pics from the show.

My 25th birthday today.....yeah right!    I feel older than I actually am but that's probably just all the editing Def Leppard and Man Raze images that I've been immersed in for the last three weeks..  Finally got it all finished though.    Last year on my birthday I woke to a hurricane threat, six inches of water flooding my courtyard and a knackered refrigerator that clapped out during the night so I figure that I'm ahead this time.  Just got the new Iphone 3GS as my Blackberry started in it's death throes the last couple of weeks so I thought I'd treat myself which is something I never do.  Daisy seems fascinated by it for some reason and has been learning along with me....

Spoke to Joe Elliott who wished me a happy birthday etc, it's his 50th in a few days and he's going home for a short break in the tour.   Going out for a quiet meal and am then going home to crack the seal on a new bottle of Aberfeldy.