February 2013 Journal Entry
Hey Everyone,
Well, before embarking upon my next big touring adventure, I thought I would drop a line and get up to speed on the past few months. As you know, the release of “Classic” in Canada came in November, to a whirlwind of cross country promotion. I was able to take a lot of much needed time to myself to reconnect with my regular life in October, so by November, I had recharged and was ready to get out there and let the folks know about one of my proudest recording achievements to date. After nearly 20 years since I started my first studio album, it’s always exhilarating to finish another one, however this one was special to me in so many ways. Family, Opry, Tootsie’s, and a tribute to the artists that inspired me. Having Reba, Dierks, Jann, Tanya, and Dean share in that joy brought it all together in so many ways, and reminded me once more why I began this love affair with country music 30+ years ago in the first place. I never tire of speaking about my family’s musical history, living room jams, my grandparents’ stories about playing in the Montreal clubs with Johnny Cash and George Jones, and my Grandpa’s all night bender with Little Jimmy Dickens back in the day. Maybe it was two drinks, but by the time the story made it to me it became an “all night” card game or something- you know how that goes. Little Jimmy just smiles and nods when I talk to him about it…not surprised if he doesn’t really recall…but Nanny and Grandpa talked about it for years just beaming with pride…that’s all that matters. 
After the cross country appearances on numerous morning news shows, mall events, club signings, store singings, and radio visits we headed back into reality and the holidays. I slept for about 3 weeks straight and woke up in time for Christmas dinner. Ok I may be exaggerating just a tad. I spent the holidays with family, and old friends in Canada, just visiting, watching a little football, sleeping, eating…you know, the usual.
Immediately following the holidays I met up with the band in Toronto and rode to play a show at Casino Rama in Orillia, ON. It had been since late August that we had done a show as a band, and of course that made us a little nervous. We debuted our new fiddle player and harmony singer Ali Raney at that show and she knocked it out of the park…we all had an absolute blast and it was like we never took a break. Saw a few fan club members after the show and had a fun time with them. I then flew out to Los Angeles to meet up with Dean Brody for a video shoot for the next single “I’m Movin’ On”. The weather was freezing, super windy, and cold, but…sunny, go figure. They all blamed the “Canadians” for the coldest day in LA in 20 years. It’s always our fault, eh? Dean was just a pro and sweet as could be and I really appreciated him taking the time to do the video with me. We had the same director (Margaret Malandrucculo) as the “Gypsy Boots” video, which I loved, and this one also turned out great.
I played the Opry in January again, and we did “Two More Bottles of Wine” from the Classic record which was a blast. The band is rehearsing a whole new show for the upcoming Spring tour that will consist of most of the songs from Classic, and some really cool audio/visual aspects as well. We are very excited to get to play so many new songs in this set. It will have its own dedicated segment in the show, for the most part, and I am pumped about it. I normally don’t do a slew of songs from a new album but this one is different as so many of these tunes are already familiar to so many people. If you hate country music, this ain’t the show to come to. We will be doing the Opry again on March 5th before hitting the road for the tour, and I will be signing copies of “Classic” after the performance.
We are booking a few US tour dates for the summer, and mostly the late fall. Please be sure to stay tuned to the tour page and facebook for details as we will announce them as soon as possible…..I do know there is Michigan, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Washington in the works, and many more to come in October-November.
I hate to end on a sad note but we have lost some near and dear friends and fan club family members recently. Bob Dhorman, and Michelle “Blue” have both recently left us, unexpectedly, for their next mission. It makes me think, and really treasure you all that much more, knowing when I see you could be the last time, as none of us are invincible…it brings my heart joy to know that I made some small difference in someone’s life through the gift I was given, that formed new bonds and friendships, and that is what being on this planet really is about. Loving one another, and bringing joy to another soul.
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season, and I hope to get to see some of your faces out in the crowd in March and April. I will not be doing autographs after these show as of now. The last tour lead me to laryngitis, and cancellations as the night after night of singing, and cold air killed my voice midway through the tour, so I am really going to pace myself this time, and limit talking. It’s gonna be so much fun and we can’t wait to get out there.
ps- To the nice people who brought dog toys to the last show for the pups…..thank you. They lasted 3 minutes and 40 seconds.
Take good care of yourselves everyone….
TC
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hey terri hope all is going well —-great songs I have been able to catch up too
By way of good friends that share high tech gizmos …some people have all the luck . I share your songs with the girls when I do get to see them. our love to you as always!!! love KC in CO
Terri,
It was awesome to see you tonight in Chatham. I am a 43 year old who works part time and is back in college after over 24 years. I have the soul income in a household of 4 of us. Going back to college and graduating this year was a huge dream that i have accomplished and seeing you in concert was another one. To have them both come true at the same time is amazing. You are the first big music concert I have attended and hoping next time I will get a chance to meet you in person. You are a fabulous person and you are a truly great entertainer. I can hardly wait to attend another one of your concerts!!! You Rock!!!
saw a facebook post/announcement from the venue that you will be in Bettendorf, Iowa in June. (must have been one of the shows “in the works” that you referenced) I am super excited. It’s been a loooong time since you have been to my neck of the woods. Last time I saw you in person was Fan Fair (when it was still called that) in 01. I remember being at the celebrity softball game, it was the year after you broke your nose, so you came out in a goalie mask. anyway, i’m absolutely in love with “Classic”…can’t stop listening to it and can’t wait to see you this summer! – i’m super excited if you can’t tell.
take care
-Jessica
Hi! In April 2012, you played in Corner Brook, NL. My mom and I are fans and we had tickets to your concert. My mom was so excited about it! Unfortunately, she developed cancer and had to travel out of province for treatment the same time you were here so we missed your concert. My mom has since passed away but be the next time you are back this way I will be there! Love your music!
thank you for coming to Williams Lake in march! most excellant watching a hot chick play a guitar and sing her buns off.
Terri – Please come and play a show in eastern TN! Would love to see you here! Have a great Spring! Jen
Tc..I just love reading your shares with your experience,strenghts and hope. I feel like I right there on the road with you. Can’t blame you for cutting it short after the shows. Being an entertainer myself without a voice you don’t have a tool, no job or money to buy those road snacks. I am grateful you signed all my stuff in blackoak..:)..hope to see you in California to..take care of. yourself..nrd
Hello. I hesitate to write this because it is rather personal.. but I know it is my responsibility to touch other people with my story, and Terri Clark is a part of my story, so I wish to express my gratitude.
I am a recovering drug addict. I used for about two and a half years.. they were the darkest two and a half years of my life. Today I celebrate six months of recovery. That is quite a big deal for me.
I often think about the things that keep me from falling down again.. what and who inspire me. I was thinking about it this morning, while listening to some great songs by TC. One of them is beautiful and broken. This particular song reminds me of my best friend, who loved me through my addiction.. and really helped me get on my feet. This song is what inspired me to stay clean on so many days when I felt so completely broken.
I also am learning to play guitar, and when I start getting uncomfortable in my skin… I play. I also listen to music a lot. It inspires me, calms me, relaxes me and reminds me of what is important. TC is in all of my playlists…
I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you, very much for putting yourself out there for those of us who need gentle reminders of what is important. To be courageous and strong in the face of something that can be devastating. No fear is also a song that inspires me when I am scared of my own failure, and my own success. Thank you for that. Please be well. Be safe and continue doing what you do best..
-dianna
Your smile is the prettiest & sexiest thing you can wear TC… Hope to see you soon… Band & all… Personal trainer or personal security??? Thank you for you babe… 2V*
Just bought my tickets (4) for your April 15th show here in Montreal. Haven’t seen you since the Brome Fair …so that’s going back awhile eh (10 yrs ) …promoting your show to all my friends . Really looking forward to it . If you are in the mood for some local bluegrass come on down to the Shaika Cafe if you are in town on a Wed evening. TR
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You have touched my soul …. I love music !! I can’t imagine being on this planet without it
” music really is good for the soul ” ! Thank you for what you do … You are one of my favorites . You have a catagious effect on people that just draws them in !!! Happy,happy , happy .
Have fun on your tour… I hope you come back to The Woodlands, Tx… Please bring your band… Thank you for you… Personal trainer or personal security I am in hottie… Be safe in your travels… 2V*
Terri, You are an Amazing Person! I got to meet you in Coquitlam at Long and Mcquaid (yes I was one of the crazy’s haha and my sister). You have been my idol since I was 14. I am bringing my daughter to your concert on the 17th of March, she wants to be a “country singer just like you”. It will be her first concert ever and I am glad I get to share your music with her. I really love “I’m Movin’ On”. Keep being awesome!!!!
Can someone please help me. I have sent a message in the help area, but I haven’t heard a reply. I renewed my membership 3 weeks ago and I still don’t have access to the online content. I log in and try and enter the discussion board but it kicks me to the registration page. any help is welcomed. Thanks, Jess
Send an email to info@terriclark.com and tell them your problem, and the trouble you’re having.
Terri,Ive always enjoyed reading your journals.Its so exciting to hear of all your journeys.Never think you never make a difference to anyone,because you do.Youve pulled me out of some rough patches…really,you have.Maybe not personally,but you have.You are truly an inspiration to me,and IM sure of many.Keep up the terrific job you’re doing.I thank God every day,that you followed your dream of country music.You are the real deal!!!Thank you again.
Does this mean I can’t get your autograph at the Deerfoot Inn in March?
Thanks Terri for sharing your story. I can’t wait to see you in Brantford, ON.
Thank you for your heartfelt journal entry. I hope my area will one (or a few) of your tour stops in the fall. It would be nice to see you again…and I’m not lucky enough to see you half as much as so many others are. So, I hope that tour bus will be headed my way a few times (PA, NJ, NY, MD etc).
Yay! I can’t wait to see you play the Opry on March 5th.
thank terri for the update sorry for the lost of the family member…love the new C D hope the rest of you are doing fine.
Yo TC,
glad to hear you are still pumped about doing your music! Hope to get to see out here in California on your upcoming dates. As you have touched many with your music and just being you, I count myself lucky to be one of them. Thanks for doing what you do, as I surely love going to your concerts and ‘hanging’ out with you and your music! Gettin to see you repeatedly is just a plain kick in the ass! Take care, and hope to see you soon!
love from ole
Kyle (toadcorp)
Hey, can I ask you fans a dumb question? When an artist plays the Opry, do they play their entire show, or just a few songs, or how does that work exactly? I’m wondering if it would be worth making travel plans to see Terri on the 5th, or if I should wait for her regular tour to come near me. (CHICAGO, Terri, if you’re reading this and you need tour date ideas!!!).
The Opry is normally two or three songs, per artist appearing that night, not a full concert ever.
Thanks, Karin!
Thanks for your update – I am going to see you March 8 in Abbotsford…this will be my 4th time in the same room with you….saw you in Vegas with Reba and Brad, in Dawson Creek at the Encana Events Centre and at the Red Robinson Theatre in Coquitlam…I am sooo looking forward to seeing and hearing you…be careful with your voice – I understand no autographs – but one day I will get to meet you….
Summer
Hey TC ~
Have left soooo many reviews/comments of my own on several different pages helping to spread the word that Classic is your best accomplishment since the start of your career (which I have been a loyal fan since then). You really knocked it out of the park with this album and you definitely deserve an award for this endeavor – Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ and Swingin’ Doors are by far my favorite cuts off this album because it shows your raw, gutsy vocals, as well as your talent for arranging these “classics” but yet making them your own and it goes without saying that you can sing the phonebook my friend, but you are most definitely a country girl and I LOVE it!!!! Hope to see a “Classics Volume 2″ very soon!!
Take care and be safe~
#1 Fan Forever~
Jo
I love love love your cd “Classic” and I can’t wait to see you in Moncton!!!
From…Another Northern Girl…lol
Absolutely love all your music, play it all the time. My all time fav is “Northern Girl” It describes me to a “T”.
Thanks you for all you do for us!
Hugs
You are a class act. Always have been and always will be!
Have been a fan from 1st album and own all of them . Enjoy all the comment and road quips too . Still awaiting my copy of “Classics” which I preordered , looking forward to hearing each and every one . I ordered from the 2nd email listed but it has since been compromised , so i am using my older email. Always a pleasure to hear new tunes and see you perform so I’m hoping you’ll be in Utah or Wendover soon so I can once again be at the greatest show ever .. : )
Terri your amazing…full of energy and life and eager to get things done..and you did ! Now we have your new release of Classic in Canada,and its amazing like you .love your Journal and thanks for sharing such private moments with us your fans I too met little Jimmy many years ago in Calgary and also sang on stage with him ..He then took off this hat from his neck and gave me a little silver cowboy hat …Which I just recently gave to an all time friend Aaron Pritchett…I was lucky enough to see you at 107.1 Country in Abbotsford while you were doing your promotion of your new release..Classic C.D. you are so beautiful and you signed my red cowgirl boots and I was lucky to get a picture of you as well .thanks to Curtis .It was one dream off my bucket list. to see you so upclose and personal….Thanks so much …a lovin fan Tannis..look forward to seeing you in Abbotsford …
Terri, thank you so much for posting a message. I love that you do that and are so closely connected to us, your loyal and devoted fans. It is one of the many reasons I have been a fan since your first album. You inspire me every day to chase my dreams and to never give up on them. So thank you for that and for all that you do. Your are truly a beautiful person and you have a beautifully luminous soul. I am grateful to have known you and your music as a fan for so long. I look forward to hearing the new album. I hope to see you on tour this year. Take care and rest your angelic voice of your.
TC Thanks for Your words!!! MOST of all THANKS for your MUSIC!!!! Enjoy V Day!!! HOPE your adding BOSTON to those dates!!!! Need my LIVE TC & Band FIX!!!!!!!
You’re awesome! I don’t need to say more.
Thanks for the heartfelt journal entry. I love hearing what you have been up to. Sounds like you had a wonderful Holiday with your family. I am looking forward to hearing where you are playing in the US. Would love to be able to make a show. Try getting here on the East Coast, preferably Pittsburgh if you can! Take care of you and yours!
Hey TC,
Thanks for the update. It was great seeing you in Rama. I can’t wait to fly to Calgary to meet up with good friends that I never would have known if not for you.
That was a beautiful tribute to Bob and Blue…it brought tears to my eyes. Especially loved this…
“…it brings my heart joy to know that I made some small difference in someone’s life through the gift I was given, that formed new bonds and friendships, and that is what being on this planet really is about. Loving one another, and bringing joy to another soul.”
You are in a million.
Take care and see you in March,
Cindy Lou
Thanks TC! Hope to see ya somewhere in MN this year.
Thanks so much for Remembering Bob and Michele “Blue” in your Journal entry.
…Shaunda (Queen). I met alot of people through the years at your shows and fan club parties so thank you for your music that brought them into my life. Some I may never see again but others I talked to whenever we could and Blue was one of them. queen and me will miss her so much.
It is because of you that I met Blue in 2002 at tootsies waiting to see Brenda Best. There was a bunch of us that made plans to meet up that morning and after standing around talking for a while, my future best friend walked through the door at Tootsies
Have fun on your next tour TC and always remember the good times we’ve had with you..24
Nice journal entry, TC! Thanks for the update…I look forward to catching you out on tour this year!
thanks for the update
Thank you for the breath of fresh air today, Terri. Great journal posting. And thank you for your kindnesses in light of our recent “family” losses. We are a family, for sure. Hugs.
Thanks for the update Terri! See you in March.
Thank-you so much for the wonderful new journal entry, TC!
I can’t wait to see you again next month!
Take care!
Karin