No wonder Chris went right back to sleep when he heard the reviews for the Tucson show. When he finally got up he was moody and definitely not interested in spending the rest of the afternoon relaxing with me. Instead he shut himself in the room, leaning over his guitar.

That was my cue to give him some space and instead spent the afternoon shopping with Mel and Sean. The twins are off on a holiday with Griffin's elder sister and her kids so its just me, her, Bella and Sean. And of course we spend most of the time at stores like Baby Gap and A Childrens Place. We still aren't as close as we once were but I did enjoy hanging out with her. Its nice to get to talk to someone who knows what its like to be married to someone in the music business.

Especially when they get bad reviews. And that's what's bugging Chris. To quote the reviewer:

Last night's show pointed out the obvious: Griffin McNeal is the future of the genre while Chris Gaines is most definitely the past. McNeal's energy and obvious charisma and talent carried the show while Gaines struggled to keep up with both his guitarmanship and vocals. He sounded strained and weary in head-on comparison with the energetic Irishman who had the crowd in the palm of his hand from the get-go.

Ouch! I really wanted to point out that it was only one reviewer's opinion but I knew better than to even try. Chris needs to work through this himself and no amount of ego stroking on my part is going to help. But he always does like a challenge.