First off, we want to thank everyone who signed the petition last night in Benton Harbor, and again we want to thank the college for all their help.

Tonight our petition tour continues across the Great Lakes to Illinois once again. This week marks the last time Al will playing the state on his tour, with three shows scheduled almost right in a row...and we'll have volunteers at every one of them!

First it's back to the Chicago metropolitan area, where Al is playing the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Alexis will be at this show (and the other two Illinois shows coming up, for that matter), so please look for her in order to sign the petition!

And of course, again, we still need volunteers for the following concerts....

October 3 Medicine Hat, AB Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre
October 4 Lethbridge, AB ENMAX Centre
October 5 Lewiston, ID Nez Perce County Fairgrounds
October 6 Yakima, WA Central Washington State Fair
October 7 Napavine, WA Napavine Amphitheater
October 9 San Luis Obispo, CA Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center
October 11 Fresno, CA The Big Fresno Fair
October 13 San Diego, CA House of Blues
October 16 Phoenix, AZ Arizona State Fair
October 17 Albuquerque, NM Santa Ana Star Center
October 20 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre

If you plan on going to any of these, please sign up today!

Finally, we wanted to express our sympathies to the family of fellow Al fan Christopher Brackner, who took his own life last week. Rest in peace, Mew.