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Five years since its debut, justin furstenfeld of blue october will continue his impassioned and captivating an open book tour with dates through february 18th. The open book tour also gives furstenfeld the opportunity to share stories regarding his struggle with addiction, depression and relationships along with playing an. Blue octobers justin furstenfeld shares open book struggles in. He started the rock band the last wish in the late 80s while in his early teens, and they released. This edition contains almost 100 more pages than the 2nd edition. His oneman show an open book is a transparent look at his life, his mistakes and his victories. Blue october salford lads fall 2018 tour tee black tour dates on back of tee are subject to item availability.
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Last week, blue octobers main man justin furstenfeld brought a very special, intimate event called an open book tour to three uk cities, performing songs from his latest record songs from an open book, which features 12 breathtaking acoustic tracks such as black orchid, hate me or fear, followed by emotional and inspiring stories behind. Blue october tickets blue october concert tickets and. Best known as the frontman for multicharting postgrunge stalwarts blue october, justin furstenfeld was born in houston, texas and attended the citys high school for the performing and visual arts. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
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