Anna Phoebe, violinist for TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA's west coast company, recently issued the following update:

"I am absolutely EXHAUSTED but cannot believe we only have ONE SHOW LEFT!

Milwaukee was INCREDIBLE!!!! Met up with my friend Greg Bauer who i hadn't seen since i was 11 years old and spent 4 months in Ann Arbow - CRAZY seeing him after 14 years! Absolutely brilliant!! We got to hang out for a bit at the end of his show - SOO much fun!!!!!!!

OOOH Milwaukee show was FANTASTIC!! We had Buck Dharma from BLUE OYSTER CULT sing 'Don't Fear the Reaper' with us - BRILLIANT!!!! What a nice man!!

Today we did TWO shows again!!! Both went really well - although i did have a can of red bull between the two..and a little nap in my bunk. It's funny - i think it's because we have the last show we are suddenly all allowing ourselves to realise how tired we are - But in another way it definitely gives the show more of an edge!!

Been busy trying to pack. URGH. I have accumulated SOOOOOOO much STUFF in the last few months....it's so weird to think that we're all going home in a couple of days!!! (although a week today I shall be arriving at Bangkok airport heading to a beach on a remoted island....bliss!!!!!)

I'm going to miss everyone so much! But next year is going to be GREAT - I can feel it - and in only 10 months we'll be back in NY for rehearsals for the 2007 tour! Paul O'Neill and Al (Pitrelli)want me to fly out to record on the Nightcastle album , which should be finished this year - fingers crossed!! And I am thinking of flying out to Jane and Al's o'2L show in Cleveland for St Patrick's day.....Angus might come out and we might all do a few songs together! That would be amazing!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone who has been to the TSO shows, to everyone who has bought a Gypsy CD and to everyone who actually reads this blog :)"

Anna xxxxxxxx

To check out audio samples of Anna Phoebe's work go to this location.