St. Petersburg
Wow...where do I start....First of all any impressions you may have had about Russia will be quickly forgotten when you get there.The city of St. Petersburg is just incredible. The architecture, the people and the culture are very cool here.
We arrived on Sunday afternoon and were met by our tour manager Alex who took us not to the hotel....but to our own apartment!-Yes! A three room apartment with full kitchen, washing machine, etc.This is a bands dream come true when on the road. The apartment was right in the city center with lots to do and see.

The gig was at the famous MONEY HONEY club which started ten years ago and is devoted to live rockabilly and psychobilly.The club is like a “hard rock cafe” of rockabilly with various artifacts displayed on the walls.

That night the place was packed and the crowd reminded me of how the scene was in the late 80’s (wild and crazy!)The fans there especially liked the older Quakes stuff like Psychobilly Jekyll& Mr. Hyde and Pack our bags and go etc.Special thanks to the Barbulators for opening!

After the show, many people stayed to talk to us and take pictures. There was a lot of people who came from Moscow and all over to see us and we made some good friends.

Monday was the day to see the city and do some shopping. I was particularly interested in finding Russian Quakes bootlegs, which I found a few very cheap.
You couldn't possibly see everything there is to see in St. Petersburg in one day- you would need a few weeks- there are so many museums and other historical places along with cool clubs and shops.

In the evening we returned to money honey to hang out and watch the bands and we ended up getting up on stage and playing a few songs and then jammed with Kirill from SCARY BOOM. We went to see the opening of the bridges afterwards. At night the open all the bridges to let the big ships through and its kind of a tourist thing but it was cool.

Tuesday, our last day...In the morning Alex took me to the place that sells police uniforms so I could get my own official Russian police gear ha! ha! I wanted to put it on and ask people for their passports on the train!

We then went to St.Isaacs cathedral where you could see a full 360 degree view of the city from the highest point.We also visited the Peter and Paul fortress, the first fort that founded the city of St. Petersburg built in 1703 by Peter the Great.
Most of the time when you are on tour ,you never get to see anything because of the schedule.We want to thank Alex for taking the time to show us around and for being one of the best promoters I have ever dealt with.
Thanks to all the fans in Russia- I cant wait to come back again, Paul