We have currently lost track of all dates and days, so now each update will be by country instead of day.

We left Qatar and headed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Our first show was at Al Dhafra Air Base. After we arrived at the base, we were given the rest of the day off. We were all in bed by 8 p.m., and got about eight of nine hours of sleep. It was so nice.

The next morning, we got a tour of the base. First off, we went to the K-9 section. They brought out a German Shepard and showed us all the tricks he could do, including the chasing and attacking modes he went into. They asked for volunteers so Josh and Adam both put on the arm sleeve and let the dog latch onto them. Both admitted that you can feel the teeth all the way through that thick sleeve.

Next, we went to visit some airplanes — KC-10, AWACS and a U2. We then went to EOD, which showed us all their toys they use when called out for a bomb. We got to play with a few of them, and Adam put on the bomb suit. Then the Army came and picked us up from the AF side, and took us out to the Patriot missile site. Gotta say that was pretty impressive.

After all that, we all went and took a nap (so rock star of us, huh?). The show was fun, good crowd and we gave out a lot of CDs. We got a girl from the crowd to come sing The Ramones with us. This was the first night we did two shows, we were asked to also do an acoustic show at 1 a.m. The base had acoustic guitars we could borrow, so Adam, Shaun, and Jacob played for about another hour. Adam was so tired he was fighting off falling asleep during the songs. During the three hour break between sets, we watched Tony Stewart win the All-Star race that was going on in Charlotte.

The next day we flew to Dubai! Although this tour is sponsored by Armed Forces Entertainment the show in Dubai was gonna be a USO show. On the way to the hotel we got to see the largest building in the world, which was cool. The architecture in that city is amazing!

We found a Irish pub right outside our hotel to get some food. Then we started drinking... Shaun got an abortion for $6. An "abortion" is a shot consisting of Baileys, Amaretto and Grenadine. And Shaun just couldn't pass up the opportunity to buy a shot by that name. Poor Jacob was the only one to get carded. They actually played Weird Al Yankovic while we were there, which we all thought was funny.

Then we went to check out the bars in our hotel. We came across one that was having a band so we decided to check it out. Devin had to teach the bartender how to make a Jaeger Bomb and an Irish car bomb. The band consisted of a singer and one guitarist, they played along with a programmed beat. It was entertaining at least. They were really cool and said they had been playing there for three years straight. They mostly played classic rock, so we all sang along and had a good time with it.

We have noticed there are a lot of Filipino bands around here. We saw one Filipino band later that night (it was a long night) that had one of the best guitarists we have ever seen.

The next day, we played a show for the guys and gals on the USS Boxer. Supposedly this was the group helping out with that Pirate situation awhile back. We did two sets that night, the first was kinda slow, then things really picked up for the second set. It started to get rowdy, people on the stage singing "Sweet Home Alabama." They wanted an encore so we decided to try "Smells Like Teen Spirit," we actually halfway pulled it off. Nobody cared though, the crowd was rockin' out. Some were just singing along, some were in a mosh pit and one guy smashed a chair right in front of everybody...

Afterwards, we met some of guys/gals and gave away some CDs and actually signed a guy's ass. Not sure why, but thats what he wanted so we did it. Shaun bought the new Green Day CD for our 45-minute ride back to the hotel. Definitely recommend getting it, although Shaun lost his the very next day at the airport.

Thats it from UAE, next up is two shows in Bahrain...