An explanation for the European Tour cancellation appeared in a story posted yesterday on the MTV News site. >From <http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1435456/20001228/story.jhtml>: ---- Sunny Day Real Estate Welcome Baby, Cancel Tour The holiday season has brought both good news and bad for Seattle post-grunge rockers Sunny Day Real Estate. The bad news is that guitarist Dan Hoerner said the band has cancelled a one-month European tour, which was to kick off in February. Hoerner said the band had to use funds earmarked for the tour to wrap up a legal matter involving a management firm SDRE had considered hiring but never signed with. Putting a positive spin on the news, Hoerner said the band is ready to begin pre-production work on a new album, and the cancellation allows the group to start on the project sooner than expected. On a personal note, Hoerner got more good news last week - he and his wife welcomed their first child, son Rowan Jude Hoerner, born December 17. Hoerner also recently delivered a new book via his publishing company, Clearly the Underdog. Hoerner's "The Little Monkey Chronicles" - which features illustrations by Chris Thompson - is available through www.danhoerner.com. ---- -CB
