Pigeon John - 3/7/08 - MG and The Land of Pirates

We were pulling into Riverside when my phone began to ring. I knew who it was and what that call pertained to. I have an evil twin brother named MG The Visionary. You do not want to meet him. We cannot tour together. If we did, I’d be Axl and he’d be Slash and my Northridge home would be on some table in some casino in some state. I waited while my Sidekick rang. After three calls and six texts, I answered. “Dude, due to technical difficulties, you have to let me go on right before you, bro.” I paused. “Why?” I knew why. “Cause, bro, I don’t want to go on too early. Plus, you know I’m gonna pull at least 50 people, and they all show up late, you know that!” I didn’t. I said yes, of course, because that’s what the girl in a relationship does. MG pulled around seven people, all on his list, and performed till 1:30am. I played for 20 minutes, but spent my time walking the smooth dry and dangerous sidewalks of Phoenix with my band, Peter Daily and Davey Rockit. It was their Art Walk first Thursday and around 10,000 people cruised the street popping heads in and out of venues and art shops. We met our friends and talked loud and in slow motion and we waved our hands a lot. The show was ultimately a success. MG did kill it and I fell in love with the city and her particular pirates again. The men are all Mel Gibson in the Thunderdome and the women are very sharp and will cut you if asked politely.