If you watch the videos I posted called Rock a Mile with Lonn Friend in the You Tube thread, he has a clip with Katie Agresta so she was on the road with them back then. She is a vocal coach. That gives me every reason to believe he would have a vocal coach on the road with him now if he did back then.

The other thing that got to me was Jon talking about how much physical pain he was in years ago after a show. If it was so bad so long ago, how much worse must it be for him now? So, it would seem to me that he does tour because he loves touring and singing for he masses if it wears him out so badly. It must be a real labor of love. One more reason I think they should go for smaller venues so he wouldn't have to make such broad moves and be such a "showman." An intimate venue would allow him to just be laid back and more casual with the audience.