SAVATAGE / TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA / DORO guitarist Chris Caffery has checked in with the following TSO update:

"Merci Montreal!!!

Holy @$%%%!!!!! This was the best crowd I have ever seen onstage with TSO.

We came out for a final curtain call after the end of the show. It was insane. I wish everyone could see what we saw tonite. They were absolutely incredible. A chant of T-S-O...echoed thru the arena.

I saw quite a few Chris Caffery/ Savatage shirts in the crowd.

It actually felt more like a Savatage concert in Europe than a TSO show. This is in no way meant badly to the TSO crowds we see on a daily basis, u r amazing. But this just left me speechless!!! After 'Requiem' I stoood there and could not talk for 5 minutes because the crowd would not stop yelling. I have never seen that before. It was making every hair on my body stand up and almost brought me to tears because here we were so far from home on Thanksgiving and this crowd made it so special.

Afterwards I got to the bus and everything was there I needed for my sandwich! The turkey, stuffing, gravy, rolls, onions, cole slaw, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes...

This was truly a Thanksgiving to remember.

Once again Merci Montreal...we will be back!!!"

Peace!!!

C

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

November

23 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center - 8:00PM
23 - Ottawa, ON - Scottbank Place - 8:00PM
24 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum - 8:00PM
24 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center - 8:00PM
25 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena - 3:00PM
25 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena - 7:30PM
25 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena - 3:00PM
25 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena - 7:30PM
26 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre - 7:30PM
27 - Salt Lake City, UT - Energysolutions Arena - 7:30PM
28 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center - 7:30PM
28 - Toledo, OH - Seagate Convention Ctr. - 7:30PM
29 - Toledo, OH - Seagate Convention Ctr. - 7:30PM
30 - Lansing, MI - Breslin Student Center - 8:00PM
30 - Vancouver, BC - GM Palace - 8:00PM

December

1 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena - 3:00PM
1 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena - 8:00PM
1 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena - 3:00PM
1 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena - 8:00PM
2 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arenav3:00PM
2 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena - 7:30PM
2 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden - 3:00PM
2 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden - 7:30PM
5 - Albany, NY - Times Union Arena - 7:30PM
5 - Colorado Springs, CO - World Arena - 8:00PM
6 - Albany, NY - Times Union Arena - 7:30PM
6 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center - 7:30PM
7 - Atlantic City, NJvBoardwalk Hall - 8:00PM
7 - Wichita, KS - Kansas Coliseum - 8:00PM
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