THE NY MiGPIES

Last weekend, Anzac weekend, was a fantastic, hectic time. The weather in NY was sensational. It was like summer suddenly appeared out of nowhere and kissed our skin with its warmth and the promise of good times ahead. From Thursday night at Eight Mile Creek, to the 2 gigs on Friday at The Australian to Saturday’s Dawn service at Battery Park, the NY Magpies event at Pier 66, to the Sunday Anzac Ceremony at Rockefeller Centre’s Anzac Garden, I was busy singing anthems, jamming with Luke Dolahenty, sampling Anzac bickies, meat pies, sausage rolls and Aussie Beer, running around like a headless chicken…AND LOVING IT!! So proud to be Aussie at the moment. It was as though NY had gone totally Down Under and Americans were in the minority group. Wall to wall Aussies and Kiwis!



However with beauty of the blossoms in the trees comes the torment of the pollen invading my eyes and my nose… for those of you who have never suffered hay fever, you are lucky. It can whack you in the face and render you useless for days, if not weeks. I have been dosing up on my meds to combat the onslaught, but there are still those days where nothing works. The activities in the weekend, coupled with the pollen destroyed me! Am only now feeling normal again.



I have to say how awesome it was for so many people to come to my usual Eight Mile gig last week and jam with me. Norman, Kylie & Justin came and blew us away. I was even more blessed by a visiting Aussie superstar, Guy Sebastian. He was the first winner of Australian Idol, I guess our Kelly Clarkson, but this Guy just gets better and better and he totally blows me away whenever he opens his mouth, not to mention that he plays guitar and piano and is super cool. Playing with him and Luke that night was what musical dreams are made of. I went to see him play his regular gig at Drom on Monday night and yet again he blew me away. Suffering hay fever himself, his set composed killer originals and a couple of awesome covers, yet you would never know he was suffering a cold or hay fever. If that’s him when he’s sick… wow. Anyway, do yourself a favour and catch him at Drom every Monday at 8pm.



I am about to pack up for my gig tonight at the creek, and also have been preparing for my forthcoming trip to the UK for the QUEEN Symphonic concerts. Very excited, but have to be sure to stock up on Claratin.



Hope you are enjoying the glorious change of season wherever you are.



Always love,



MiG

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NY MAGPIES ANZAC DAY 2009 PARTY & ANZAC DAY 2009 @ THE AUSTRALIAN

In true Aussie fashion the Magpies share their national pride with the greater NY community, hosting their annual ANZAC Day event, which brings together hundreds of expats and Americans alike for a day not only of remembrance but also celebration. For more information or tickets please go to www.nyfooty.com. The event starts at 1pm, but MiG will be playing with Luke Dolahenty at 7pm.









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Spend ANZAC Day at The Australian with lunch, dinner, 2-up (don't tell!), Aussie movies and more. Great food and drinks. Aussie music playing all day and night. For more information please go to www.theaustraliannyc.com. MiG will be playing with Luke Dolahenty at about 9pm onwards.










For more details please visit www.mig-music.com TOUR page.

SHAHEEN!

I have to say how proud I am to see Shaheen Jafargholi whip the world into a frenzy with his amazing talent. I worked with this 12 year old 2 years ago when we toured the UK with THRILLER:LIVE!, and had no doubt he was a star. You have to hear him sing! BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT this year has got to be the most sensational so far, and I am so hoping people get behind this amazing young man and make him the star he already is.

I also have to say how excited I was to see Thelma Houston carve up the AMERICAN IDOL stage tonight. This diva I worked with in FAME around Australia about 10 years ago, and she blew us away then. She is an amazing human being in every sense of the word, and man can she SING!!! I love you Thelma!!



I hope you are all well and happy and living every moment of your life.



Always love,



MiG

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ANZAC DAY 2009

MiG will be singing the national anthems of both Australia and the United States at the The Anzac Day Dawn Service in New York City this Saturday, 25 April 2009 at 6am at the East Coast Memorial, Battery Park, New York City. For more details on this please click here.

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Stripped

MiG will jam with Justin Moore & Kylie Edmond and then perform his own acoustic showcase with Luke Dolahenty at New York's Sidewalk Cafe. No cover charge. Check out www.mig-music.com TOUR page for details.