Click on a date to read JV's account...

November 23 - "We are finally going to a place that is new for me. I have never been to Ireland before. I am really excited about seeing this island country."

November 19 - "They were yelling and screaming from the moment the band took the stage. It was an incredible feeling. I felt like the Beatles at Yankee Stadium."

November 17 - "You guys know that I am stalling right now don’t you.. I could have gone with the story, but I am trying to build expectations. Is it working? Well! Is it?"

July 15 - "Tony LaRussa the manager for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, hooked us up with golf at this great public course."

July 12 - "Bruce is trying to talk Sonny and I into wearing a pair of his grandfather's golf pants."

July 11 - "Bruce is always finding little ways to challenge the band and last night may have been the best one yet."

May 16 - "I am in tears and Bruce is on the other end of the line howling."

September 16 - "So we are getting on a plane that is run with double A batteries."

September 15 - "I love hearing what you guys think of the show and your take on what is happening on the stage."

August 26 - "But now it's time for all good little super heroes to put the cape back in the closet:-) But hey! Don't be a stranger."

August 25 - "As you can tell. This was a silly night.  And we love silly."

August 24 - "As I've said before, you are not the only ones being entertained."

August 22 - ""We all agreed shortly after the show that this was a top five Noisemakers show of all time."

August 15 - "Tonight was one of those nights that I would not want to wish on a snake. Whatever could go wrong went wrong for me."

August 13 - "We played a small but great venue here in Charlotte. I will call it The Mighty M. because I am to tired too remember the name:-)"

August 11 - "Hello! Talk about feeling wanted. I heard my name being screamed almost as much as Bruce's."

August 9 - "Right at the time I was supposed to come in, I took a deep breath and in flew a big juicy bug:-( I freaked out and messed up the intro."

August 5 - "I'm finding McDonald's men's rooms about the only place a super-hero can use to change into my super-hero duds:-)"

July 23 - "The only problem that I have with people sitting behind us on those boats is this. They have a great view of our butts.:-("

July 22 - "It's just a joke okay! I don't want to get any angry letters from two dollar hookers."

July 20 - "This is nuts. I think the king of the bug world is sending out little bug scouting parties to scout my ass."

July 19 - "I know that some of you might think that I am nuts. And you are right."

July 18 - "This thing is huge and I am going to fight it to the death. So guess what I did? Come on, just one guess."

July 17 - "Bruce thought that half the crowd wished he would shut up and play too:-) (That's what he told me to write)."

July 15 - "On the bus after the show we had soul night. Soul night came from my ipod."

July 14 - " I wonder if the animals like our music? Would the zebra do a jig?"

July 13 - "Before the show Bruce came to everyone and asked what songs we all wanted to do this year"

July 12 - "Get ready.... Take out those party shoes... dust off that good pair of pants..."

July 4 - "Thanks for your time and energy. I am very humbled and thankful that you allowed me into your lives."

June 14 - "I am still running around looking for pieces of brain."

May 6 - "The bartender of our hotel in WPB was very generous with the Jack Daniels."

May 5 - "I have to remember to tell the drummers what is coming next, what Bruce wants and when the end is coming. This is a hard job."

January 2006 - part two. "I go after the cable girls on stage, the camera men and women. I will jump onto the sub-woofers. It’s nuts."

January 2006 - part one. "I must have looked a mess, because she handed me a box of tissues to dry myself off with."

December 13 - "'Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!' What do you think?"

November 15 - Stomach Advisory - *** You might not want to read this story if you have yet to eat! ***

October 28 - "There are times when it gets so bad that I will take all of my possessions to the stage with me, just to keep an eye on them"

October 11 - "And now the cop takes me back to the van...."

September 29 - "I should have just sat back and dug on the scene. But no! I had to think bad thoughts."

September 24 - "I've seen concerts before and I've played on major stages. But this was different."

September 15 - "It's like crack, and I am a golf crack whore. :-D"

September 5 - "After our set, we all realized that this was the last show of the tour."

September 4 - "Tomorrow is the last show for a while, and this is a bitter-sweet moment in every tour."

September 2 - "When we look out at the crowd and see a person just bumming, it's funny. That just makes us play harder. "

September 1 - "Even today when I'm grossed out by a room, I will shower with my shoes on."

August 30 - "'Okay', I say, after being informed of the song choice. We are about to blow the roof off this joint. "

August 28 - "I’ve got one last bow; I’ll stand on the piano. Yes, I’ve always wanted to take a bow on top of a piano :-)"

August 27 - "I would love to hear a tape of this show. We had our moments. And now it is time to... what the hell? Wait a minute!"

August 26 - "Everyone is watching and all of our mouths are open in awe."

August 25 - "I'm back,  and I've got something to say"

August 23 - "Yes! The pink wig was back. But there was a twist."

August 21 - "First, it is before noon, and second, this is something that I’ve never heard of."

August 20 - "I could see my shadow on the house and I started thinking about Count Dracula (not in a bad way, it was way cool)."

August 19 - ""What happened?" he asks... I should tell him the truth, I think to myself..."

August 18 - "Now keep in mind, when Bruce mentions the name of the song, everyone on my side of the stage groans with fear."

August 2 - "For those that don't know what the term "jacked up" means, here is an explanation. Jacked up: a hood term for RUINED. She cannot fix it."

July 31 - "Well, while at sound check today, we were just messing around and it happened!"

July 28 - "How did the early pioneers do it? A horse and wagon, are you kidding me?"

July 27 - "Now the only problem with performing at the zoo is, we cannot do a soundcheck."

July 26 - "It’s 1:37 AM and I can still feel them crawling on my head. Damn you Sonny!:-( "

July 25 - "I'm a musician with a horrible golf swing and it's hot (Why did I agree to this?)"

July 24 - "I sit on the stage in the American Indian position play a few notes and split..."

July 23 - (Part two) - "Hey Sonny, after the second or third song tonight, let's chant, 'dak! dak! dak!'"

July 23 - (Part one) - "I throw more rocks. Yippee! A direct hit. He's dead (at least that's what I thought). That will teach him to mess with me."

July 21 - "One of the great things about Bruce is his playfulness. But, that is also a scary part of this job."

July 20 - "For some reason we find the word "STOMP" on his shirt funny. So, in true Hornsby fashion..."

July 19 - "Here is an example of a day off for me..."

July 17 - "I'm afraid of sand crabs and I don't like sand on my feet..."

July 16 - "But, on the special shows, it can be crazy good. This was a crazy good show."

July 15 - "Tonight was the first show on our "little" summer tour and it feels so good to be back in the saddle".

July 5 - "So we are tired, mad and hungry with no hotel rooms ... can this trip get any worse, I ask myself?"

July 1-4 - "So, here I am with my bass in a soft case arguing with a airline manager, gate agent and security check point person about my bass."