TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA violinist Anna Phoebe has checked in with the following update:

Colorado Springs x 2 and Denver

"What a week! Had a GLORIOUS couple of days off - absolute bliss!! Went to a couple of great sushi places near Cherry Creek district in Denver...Tazu and Hapa - both YUMMY. Except I stupidly ate some raw clam (it just looked SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good!!!!!!!!!!) and surprise!surprise! woke up the day of TWO shows being sick. Serves me right. No sympathy required.

Felt really crazy doing matinee show on a WEDNESDAY!!!! But both audiences were fantastic, especially the evening performance! We definitely all felt the altitude (something like 6,000 feet above sea level??) and I definitely felt it running around the stage and the arena! I thought I was about to pass out at one stage! We had an oxygen tank side of stage which was helpful! :) I was SOOO impressed with all the singers - especially Kristen who ran around the arena hitting all those super high notes for 'Queen Of The Winter Night' - AMAZING! I'm sure she held that long high note even LONGER than usual!! Kristen ROCKS!!! We weren't the only ones feeling the altitude - the trusses with the moving lights were dripping oil onto the stage- something about the air pressure affecting it in some way.

SO - for all those of you who happened to be at the evening show and saw Angus fall - he is A-OK. I think he has a bruised butt and there is a huge chunk of wood now missing from one of the tips of his white Flying V, but other than that, all is good! I just saw him go down as we were running through the arena during the encore trying to get back to stage before the end of the song, and WHAM! - he slipped and fell HARD on his back!! As I ran up the steps centre stage I saw him lying on there - with the HUGEST grin on his face - and I just couldn't stop laughing....half out of complete nervousness, and then when I saw him get up and he was OK, I just couldn't stop laughing because it just looked so hilarious and cartoon-like!! But it DEFINITELY makes me nervous about running around! By the end of the show there's snow, soda, chips, arms and legs in the aisles - and when you have a spotlight on you, you really can't see anything!

Last night was the Denver show - the altitude felt a whole lot better! And the crowd was 12,000 people - SOOOO many bodies under one roof!! OOH - I have to say a big thank you to Robert and the people at the Apple store who helped me out with my new computer - thank you! And thanks to people who brought my Gypsy CD - and thank you for the advent calendars!!!"

Love,
Anna xxx

Tour dates for the east and west coast TSO companies are as follows:

December
8 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center - 3:00PM
8 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center - 8:00PM
8 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - 3:00PM
8 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - 8:00PM
9 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center - 2:30PM
9 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center - 7:30PM
9 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center - 3:00PM
9 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center - 7:30PM
12 - Greenville, SC - Bi Lo Center - 7:30PM
12 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center - 7:30PM
13 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena - 7:30PM
13 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum - 7:30PM
14 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center - 8:00PM
14 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum - 8:00PM
15 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena - 3:00PM
15 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena - 8:00PM
15 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - 3:00PM
15 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - 8:00PM
16 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center - 3:00PM
16 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center - 7:30PM
16 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center - 3:00PM
16 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center - 7:30PM
17 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse - 7:30PM
19 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum - 7:30PM
20 - Memphis, TN - Fed Ex Forum - 7:30PM
20 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center - 7:30PM
21 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Center - 8:00PM
21 - Charlotte, NC - Cricket Arena - 8:00PM
22 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center - 3:00PM
22 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Coliseum - 3:00PM
22 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Coliseum - 8:00PM
23 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Center - 3:00PM
23 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Center - 7:30PM
23 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center - 3:00PM
23 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center - 8:00PM
26 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center - 7:30PM
26 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills - 3:00PM
26 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills - 8:00PM
27 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - 3:00PM
27 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - 7:30PM
27 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center - 3:00PM
27 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center - 7:30PM
28 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena - 8:00PM
28 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center - 3:00PM
28 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center - 8:00PM
29 - Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena - 3:00PM
29 - Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena - 8:00PM
29 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena - 8:00PM
30 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena - 3:00PM
30 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena - 7:30PM
30 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center - 7:30PM
31 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena - 9:30PM
31 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena - 3:00PM
31 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena - 9:30PM

January
3 - Erie, PA - Erie Civic - 7:30PM
3 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center - 7:30PM
4 - Moline, IL - Mark Of The Quad - 8:00PM
4 - Syracuse, NY - OnCenter - 8:00PM
5 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center - 3:00PM
5 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center - 8:00PM
5 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena - 3:00PM
5 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena - 8:00PM
6 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena - 7:30PM
6 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center - 3:00PM
6 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center - 7:30PM