November 19, Külturebühne Lihn, Filzbach, Switzerland

Rock and Roll Scripture: It’s the last night of our tour, we’re gonna rock you through the roof just wait and see The Stray Cats So there it is – the last gig. It sounded good from where I was standing. We finished ‘The Girl with Jesus in Her Eyes’ at the same time having [...]

November 18, Rössli, Stäffa, Switzerland

Rock and Roll Scripture: Soon we’ll be away from here, step on the gas and wipe that tear away The Beatles Penultimate gig and, honestly, I’m ready to be done. To be sustainable for any period of time I would have to structure a tour a little differently. Exhausting work, summoning up the commitment, night [...]

my beautiful reward

i thought i would weigh in on this roaming narrative. i’m kevin, and i’ve been singing songs to her again. this lovely muse who hearkens to me, with her perfume and flashing eyes. why does she meet me here in these mountains? doesn’t she know how my heart breaks for her? it’s ok though, it’s [...]

November 17, Restaurant Landhaus, Jenaz, Switzerland

Madlene and Andy presided over the festivities last night, and Madlene cooked us a terrific meal, starting with a vegetable bisque that was, in a word, transcendent. Beautifully articulated, you could distinguish the vegetables and taste their freshness. Following that was a spicy beef stirfry served with fried rice and samosas – kind of an [...]

November 16, Overtime Bar, Arosa, Switzerland

Rock and Roll Scripture: I’ll be somewhere down the road turning into a memory Chris Mills I have never heard of Arosa, even though it is apparently a ski destination of some reputation. Maybe Donald Trump knows about Arosa, but I’ve never heard of it. What I can say is this – the road ends [...]

November 15, Alte Mühle, Scharnitz, Austria

The prevailing opinion was that this gig was ‘Awesome’, but the sampling size was, admittedly, very small. We had a couple return visitors at this gig – Veronika and Stephanie took us up on the invitation we extended to them while in Innsbruck. And, after all, we had a debt to repay… I like Alte [...]

Waiting to play…

… and I’m struck by how much I miss the wife at home

November 14, Illertal Cowboys Clubhouse, Illerberg, Germany

Rock and Roll Scripture: So long, the clocks are wrong the circuts have shut down Kevin Meisel Day two of limited or no internet access – sorry for the poor posting schedule. Later today we’ll be back in Switzerland where everything is better (except maybe the beer, but I’ve been stockpiling that in my liver [...]

November 13, Dolder 2, Feuerthalen

Ahhh, Dolder 2, a home away from home. Kevin and Alex have played here every tour (5 in all) including three with me. Our host, Tom Luley, long blond pony tail and all, treats us very well (when he isn’t otherwise oocupied chasing the skirts), and the audiences are attentive and receptive. We stayed across [...]

November 12, Die Tonne, Laupen

AKA HOLY CRAP WHAT A GREAT NIGHT Dinner Fucking terrific. That’s all. Best meal yet. Thank you Tanja! Gig Killed it. Again. After Drinks with Christian, Tanja, Tom, and Tabea. Laughing… like, a LOT. Single malt (Glendronach 12 – never had it before… a Highland from Forgue, Aberdeenshire, a scant 10 miles from my namesake [...]