2/2/2004 OH , Lana What Have You Done !!! Well it was certainly interesting , touring again that is !! We set off with our new line -up ready to rock and rock we did . With Rod ( Two-Dollar ) Hoe and Sucko , the rhythm section from hell and new kid on the block , David ( Junior ) Gild dazzling all and sundry with his keyboard virtuosity , Marky and myself had a quick wake up call in that although we love doing the acoustic shows our hearts are still in live , loud ,  rock and blues !! All the gigs were great fun and thanks must go to our great crew of Rod ( Muffin ) Chater , Luke Kliska , Cameron ( from Warrnambool , who jumped on board to help out when we were one crew member down ) , and of course the ever reliable Ram at the helm of Lana our tour bus . After 10 gigs Lana decided to blow a rear main seal on her engine and we rolled into Marla Roadhouse 480 kms south of Alice Springs with a trail of oil following us , end of motor , end of tour !!!! I have got to say that from that point onwards we were very humbled by the help and love we received from so many of our friends around the country . Firstly Greg and the crew from Marla Roadhouse , who put us up free of charge and was such a great help to me re-organising the rest of the tour ( 11 people to find beds for and storage for our stage gear and PA system ) . Ali Cobby-Eckerman , who drove down from The Alice to get us back to the airport . Also huge thanks to Graeme Reynolds who loaned us a car to get back to Marla to pick up our stage gear in time to start the Anderson , Taylor and Wood tour . Ram and myself drove for 27 hours staight to get back to Marla , only to be told when we got there that the tour had been postponed for a week ! We were not impressed ! Huge thanks also to KDL Transport in Adelaide for transporting our huge PA rig all the way home from Marla to Melbourne without a scratch on it , thanks Kim you are a legend !!! What can we say about our mate Geoff Howard ( co-owner of The Palace nightclub in Melbourne ) who although would have been concerned about his PA,s welfare , showed only concern for our predicament and our welfare , you truly are one of us Geoff !!! Thanks also to Rhonda Benbow from BP at Port Augusta , for putting myself and Ram up on our way back home to Melbourne , way to go girl ! Lastly Paul Rice , words cannot express our gratitude for helping us to get Lana home again Paul , thank you just seems so inadequate mate . It has been a hectic start to the year for us but it can only get better from here . I almost forgot Glenn from Disibio Transport and Hayden from Reliance Workshop in Alice Springs for their help also . So its back to reality , on tour with Matt and Angry again , while we plan our " SAVING LANA TOUR " to be held sometime in March / April 2004 . Watch out for tour dates to be announced.

Below is an archive of The GIANTS Newsletters A SAD DAY FOR THE BAND STILL IN BUILDING MODE BACK FROM TOUR AND READY TO ROCK January 2010 Australia Day 2010 Roll on 2005 ALIVE AND KICKING ASS !!! Vale Mike Halby WE'RE BACK . . . . . . . . . BACKWARDS and FORWARDS THE GIANTS MELBOURNE CD LAUNCH! Look Out Were Back ON THE ROAD AGAIN IT NEW YEARS EVE FROM VIC TO TASSIE AND BACK AND FORTH WHERE DO WE START ? AT LAST WE ARE OPENING !!!!!!!!! MAY DATES FOR THE GIANTS AND THE PRINCES OF PLEASURE WE ARE BACK FROM EUROPE !!!! ROLL ON 2006 April News 2010 ROCKTOBER 2004 THE RECLINER ROCKER SHOW HITS THE ROAD IN APRIL Anderson,Taylor and Wood 2009 HAPPY NEW YEAR 1 MONTH LATE!! BACK TO BASICS IN MELBOURNE STARTING WITH A BANG !! MARCH / APRIL NEWS Giants Info . . . At Last !! JULY DATES FOR THE GIANTS and PRINCES OF PLEASURE OH , Lana What Have You Done !!! THE SAVING 'LANA' TOUR - MARCH 2004 BACK TO BASICS !!!! WOW !! IT'S ALL HAPPENING !!! THE GIANTS ON THE ROAD THE GIANTS TO ROCK IN MELBOURNE AGAIN !!! TOUR DATES FOR SEPTEMBER Yes we are still ALIVE!!! BACK TO BUSINESS BACK HOME IN MELBOURNE OCTOBER DATES . . . . . . BACK ON THE BARSTOOLS FOR A WHILE !! AUGUST 2004