Sword Swallowing To The Hilt: April 2009

Looking forward to Freedom Experience @fxtour in Hattiesburg, MS on Saturday. If you're in the area, come on out! www.freedomexperience.com

Just landed in Huntsville after a 32 minute flight from Atkanta. Sure beats a 4 hour drive!

Just landed in Atlanta, heading to catch next flight to Huntsville.

Back at Syracuse airport boarding my flight to Atlanta. Fun show for a great audience last night, enjoyed playing whistle w Ceili Rain again

Just landed in Syracuse NY. Looking forward to hanging out with my buddies Bob Halligan, Linda & Liam, and playing with Ceili Rain again!

Boarding flight in Detroit for Syracuse - I always love the walkway at this airport with all the music and colored lights. Very relaxing.

Leaving Huntsville for Detroit - supposed to be a bumpy turbulent flight... No reading for me!

Heading to Huntsville airport in the rain, then on to Detroit and NY this afternoon.

Still waiting for my luggage and swords to arrive from yesterday's flights, so I can unpack, wash and repack for tomorrow's flight to NY.

Been up nearly 24 hours and looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight!

Landed in Birmingham AL. Had a wonderful time in Denmark, lots of great nre friends, but it will be nice to be home for a day!

Leaving Chicago O'Hare for Birmingham AL. Got up before 5am; 3 flights over 20 hours is wearing on me! Lookin forward to being home 1 day!

Landing in Chicago O'Hare after 9 hour flight from Stockholm. Now on to pick up bags, wade through customs/immigration, & run to next flight

at Arlanda airport in Stockholm Sweden waiting for my flight to Chicago.

Heading to the Copenhagen airport to head home way too early in the morning

Had a great day in Copenhagen seeing the Little Mermaid, watching changing of the guard, walking Strøget, & meeting old friends at the zoo!

Getting ready to eat my last delicious Danish sm�rg�sbord breakfast in K�benhavn (Copenhagen) before doing more Dutch documentary interviews

Getting ready to eat my last delicious Danish smørgåsbord breakfast in København (Copenhagen) before doing more Dutch documentary interviews

On train from Kerteminde Denmark back to Copenhagen, just passing through the Viking city of Roskilde. Tired... Long day!

Ready to step onstage and perform the first interspecies sword swallow with porpoises at the Kerteminde Marine Research Station Denmark.

Just finished a fun show at Odense R�dshuset city hall, now arriving at Marine Research Center in the cute fishing village of Kerteminde DK

Just finished a fun show at Odense Rådshuset city hall, now arriving at Marine Research Center in the cute fishing village of Kerteminde DK

We even have our own int'l papparazzi traveling with us - a Dutch doc film maker doing an academic "Spinal Tap" documentary on us.

Traveling from Copenhagen after a delicious Danish sm�rg�sbord for a morning show at Univ of S Denmark in Odense

Traveling from Copenhagen after a delicious Danish smørgåsbord for a morning show at Univ of S Denmark in Odense

Another great show in Copenhagen tonight at Lundbeck Auditorium - great audience, lots of fun! To bed now for early trip for tomorrow shows

Just finished performing at Ripley's Believe It or Not Copenhagen and presenting them a sword. Now visiting Tivoli Gardens and Str�get

Just finished performing at Ripley's Believe It or Not Copenhagen and presenting them a sword. Now visiting Tivoli Gardens and Strøget

Exploring the hidden basement collection of the Danish Zoological Museum with the head curator looking at whale skulls & mermaid skeletons!

Time for COFFEE, a good Danish smørgåsbord breakfast, & some exploring & geocaching around Copenhagen before TV press conference at Ripley's

Getting moving after 9+ hours of much-needed sleep and hoping this bout of malaria is over and behind me. Happy Int'l Malaria Day today!

Getting ready to hit the sack after a very long day performing around Denmark

Had a blast on Danish TV in Copenhagen! Got the anchor & Danish movie star to pull out the sword! Just checked into hotel & going to dinner.

Is at TV2 Copenhagen doing the Danish national TV show "Go' Aften Danmark".

Just arrived in Copenhagen, looking for TV studio.

Heading down for a delicious Danish sm�rg�sbord breakfast in Aarhus Denmark.

Heading down for a delicious Danish smørgåsbord breakfast in Aarhus Denmark.

Arrived at Billund Denmark. Now to find my bags and catch a cab 1.5 hours to Aarhus just in time for tonight's show... If I can stay awake!

Landed in Copenhagen, made it through customs/immigration, found my next flight 1 km away, & rechecked my bag. On flight to Billund now.

Just boarded my flight to Copenhagen. I *love* SAS flights - nice seats, service... Going to enjoy this flight!

Enjoying a Polish sausage at Chicago O'Hare and practicing my Danish with 2 elderly Danish ladies while waiting for our flight to Copenhagen

Just finished an awesome show at FX in Texarkana with @brockgill http://mypict.me/5Xz

We're halfway through FX Freedom Experience show. I'm up at the top of the 2nd half after intermission. Getting ready to step on stage...

Getting ready to go on Freedom Experience @fxtour in Texarkana with @brockgill, @djpromote, @whoiscz, and others!

Just finished Atlanta High School assembly in Texarkana with @whoiscz and BMXer Dylan Sparkman. http://mypict.me/5sr

Going to do a school assembly at Atlanta High School in Texarkana with hophop artist @whoisCZ and Outcast BMX biker Dylan Sparkman @FXTour

studying Danish in the sun in Texarkana TX

Eating Mexican at Ta Mollys in Texarkana with @Lindsey_Fire, @Gresham, @TimByrne, @JacobwithaJ on @FXTour

Just landing at DFW. Getting ready to find my next flight to Texarkana for Freedom Expression. Follow on Twitter @fxtour

Packing up & heading out to FX Texarkana, a week Ig Nobel tour in Denmark, MYC Syracuse NY, & FX in Hattiesburg MS www.freedomexperience.com

Running up to Nashville to meet up with some of my friends from America's Got Talent @danieljens the soldier singer, Sarah Lenore, & others

Only a couple days until FX Freedom Experience in Texarkana... Come if you're in the area! http://ping.fm/OAROm

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Only a couple days until FX Freedom Experience in Texarkana... Come if you're in the area! http://www.freedomexperience.com

Moving slowly this morning, but lots to do today and a beautiful day to go do them, so another cup of coffee and time to get moving!

Packing for upcoming extended trip to Nashville, Texarkana, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and finally home! Who booked all this!? Oh yeah... moi...

Watching Law & Order with my wife and getting ready to head home to bed!

Wishes everyone a HAPPY EASTER! Getting ready to take a rooster in to church & do jury duty this morning! Yes I go to a very creative church

Just had a beautiful cremola qrtrhorse filly with big blue eyes! Very big, sweet & gentle, grandaughter of YellaFella the million$ stallion.

Having a delicious birthday dinner with my beautiful wife at Outback Steakhouse, my favorite place for birthday dinners!

Treating myself to a birthday lunch in Charlotte SC before heading home to Birmingham

Had a great time in Dallas, great to see so many old friends and make new ones! Heading to DFW airport to catch my flight home to Alabama.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes! I'm overwhelmed that so many are thinking of me today! Thanks! It sure makes it a special day!

Preparing for tonight's show at Prestonwood Baptist in Plano, TX. If you're in the Dallas area, come tonight at 6pm!

Am in the nicest hotel room ever! After 3 weeks of little sleeping on floor, looking forward to this wonderful bed! Can't keep my eyes open!

Just had a delicious Texas black angus steak dinner with my host & his wife - great folks, great meal! Yum! Now I'm getting sleepy!

Our new little filly was getting weak yesterday and unable to get up to nurse, but vet came out and she's doing better today! Yeay!

Enjoying a beautiful sunny but windy afternoon in Plano, Texas.

Waiting at Birmingham airport; flight is delayed 45 minutes. Typical lately. Seems I haven't had a flight actually go as scheduled in years!

Felt SO good to finally sleep in my own bed again last night - only thing missing was my wife in AZ. Now running to catch a flight to Texas

Got horses fed. Mama Libby & new baby filly are doing well. Looking forward to getting back to normal & getting ready for trip 2 TX tomorrow

So excited that Libby FINALLY had her baby at 4am! It's a FILLY! Bay chestnut, NO socks, with only a small star. Mama & baby are doing well!

Ok, sounding like a broken record here but getting ready to spend another night doing mare watch hoping we FINALLY have our 2 foals tonight!

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