I would like to thank Tim Gaines of Stryper http://www.myspace.com/timgainesmusic for posting this itinerary on his website.

As I read it I was flooded with great memories.

After reading it, I wanted to do the same and post my time spent with them here for you to see.

This is where I joined in with Stryper and started playing keyboards for them.

If you look closely at each date you will see a different city, state/location for each show.

After 1 week of being on the road, it was impossible to know where you had been the day before. The mind cannot comprehend that kind of continual relocation.

Being a home body now, I can tell you where I was most any day last week, but when you wake up in a different town every day, you have to look at an Itinerary to see where you have been and even to know where you were going next.

I retired as keyboardist from Stryper in June of 1986 to stay home and nurture my relationship with Evie and raise my daughters ;)

3 things I have done right in this life...

#1) Accepted Jesus as my Savior

#2) Married Evie

#3) Left the greatest band I ever played with to raise Shar & Desi and love Evie.

 
What a wonderful adventure this life has been... and the ADVENTURE CONTINUES!

 August begins my first show with Stryper
01. 08-23-85, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA.

 
September Begin Soldiers Under Command Tour
02. 10-05-85, Pacific Ampitheater, Costa Mesa, CA.
03. 10-07-85, Concord Pavillion, Concord, CA.
04. 10-09-85, Capitol H.S. Auditorium, Boise, ID
05. 10-11-85, Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, CO.
06. 10-12-85, Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, CO.
07. 10-14-85, Lloyd Noble Auditorium, Norman, OK.
08. 10-15-85, Old Lady Brady, Tulsa, OK.
09. 10-17-85, The Sherwood, Indianapolis, IN.
10. 10-18-85, The Odeum, Villa Park, IL.
11. 10-19-85, J.P. Auditorium, Minneapolis,MN.
12. 10-21-85, USN Centennial Hall, Lincoln, NB.
13. 10-22-85, Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO.
14. 10-24-85, Kansas City Opry House, Independence, MO.
15. 10-25-85, Catillion, Wichita, KS.
16. 10-27-85, Kulas Auditorium, J.C.U., Cleveland, OH.
17. 10-28-85, Orr Auditorium, Westminister College, New Wilmington, PA.
18. 10-29-85, Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH.

 
November
19. 11-01-85, Royal Oak Theater, Royal Oak, MI.
20. 11-03-85, Mason Concert Hall, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
21. 11-05-85, Superskate 7, Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
22. 11-06-85, Salty Dog, Buffalo, NY.
23. 11-08-85, The Ritz, New York, NY.
24. 11-09-85, E.L. Loews, Worcester, MA.
25. 11-11-85, Nassau Community College, Long Island, NY.
26. 11-12-85, Mt. Pleasant High School Auditorium, Wilmington, DE.
27. 11-13-85, Warner Theater, Washington D.C.
28. 11-15-85, War Memorial, Trinton, NJ.
29. 11-16-85, McCasky High School Auditorium, Lancaster, PA.
30. 11-17-85, Syria Mosque Ballroom, Pittsburg, PA.
31. 11-18-85, Hara Arena, Dayton, OH.
32. 11-20-85, Cellar Door, Richmond, VA.
33. 11-22-85, E.C. Glass Auditorium, Lynchburg, VA.
34. 11-23-85, Coluseum Auditorium, Greensboro, NC.
35. 11-24-85, Park Center, Charlotte, NC.
36. 11-26-85, Florida Theater, Jacksonville, FL.
37. 11-29-85, State Fair Grounds, Tampa, FL.
38. 11-30-85, J'ai L'ai Fronton, Ocala, FL.

 
December
39. 12-02-85, McAlister Auditorium, New Orleans, LA.
40. 12-04-85, Ritz Theater, Corpus Christi, TX.
41. 12-05-85, Majestic Theater, San Antonio, TX.
42. 12-06-85, Coliseum, Houston, TX.
43. 12-07-85, Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX.
44. 12-09-85, Civic Auditorium, El Paso, TX.
45. 12-10-85, Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM.
46. 12-11-85, Pride Pavillion, Phoenix, AZ.
47. 12-13-85, Universal Ampitheater, Los Angeles, CA.

 
1986 - Soldiers Under Command Tour Begins

 
February
48. 02-26-86, Baker High School Auditorium, Baker, OR
49. 02-27-86, River Park Opera House, Spokane, WA
50. 02-28-86, Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA.

 
March
51. 03-01-86, Benson Auditorium, Portland, OR.
52. 03-04-86, Pioneer Theater, Reno, NV
53. 03-06-86, Civic Center, Sacremento, CA.
54. 03-07-86, Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA.
55. 03-08-86, Warner Theater, Fresno, CA.
56. 03-09-86, Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA.
57. 03-12-86, Artemus Ham Hall, Las Vegas, NV.
58. 03-13-86, Civic Center, Oxnard, CA.
59. 03-14-86, California Theater, San Diego, CA.
60. 03-15-86, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA.
61. 03-17-86, Saguaro High School Auditorium, Tucson, AZ.
62. 03-19-86, Convention Center, Amarillo, TX.
63. 03-21-86, Civic Center, Pasadena, TX.
64. 03-22-86, Montagne Center, Beaumont, TX
65. 03-24-86, Airline High School Auditorium, Shreveport, LA.
66. 03-25-86, Centroplex, Baton Rouge, LA.
67. 03-27-86, State Fair Arena, Birmingham, AL.
68. 03-28-86, Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, SC.
69. 03-29-86, Center Stage, Atlanta, GA.
70. 03-31-86, Civic Center Theater, Lakeland, FL.

 
April
71. 04-01-86, War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
72. 04-04-86, Musical Moon, Tallahassee, FL.
73. 04-08-86, City Auditorium, Rome, GA.
74. 04-09-86, War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, TN.
75. 04-10-86, GMA Dove Awards, Nashville, TN.
76. 04-11-86, Horace Mann High School Auditorium, LittleRock, AR.
77. 04-12-86, Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, TX.
78. 04-14-86, Baldwin Hall Auditorium, Kirksville, MO.
79. 04-15-86, Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH.
80. 04-16-86, Memorial Hall, Louisville, KY.
81. 04-18-86, Palace Theater, Albany, NY.
82. 04-19-86, L'Amour, Brooklin, NY.
83. 04-23-86, High School Auditorium, Montclair, NJ.
84. 04-25-86, Agoura Ballroom, Hartford, CT.
85. 04-26-86, Satalite, Cookstown, NJ.
86. 04-27-86, Channel, Boston, MA.
87. 04-30-86, Pioneer High School Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI.

 
May
88. 05-01-86, Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI.
89. 05-02-86, Bismark Theater, Chicago, IL.
90. 05-03-86, Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, MN.

 
Each tour was 10 weeks long (or  2 1/2 months each).