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98 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • F A L L 2 0 2 2 eled to Japan and playedTokyo when, due to the outbreak of COVID, they were called back to the U.S. From there, it was back to Eastwood’s home base in Paris to play the first two dates of that leg of the tour in early March, only to be sidetracked again when COVID shut down trav- el and touring for an extended period of time and Eastwood and his wife, Cynthia, opted to return to the U.S. Ever the optimist, Eastwood smiles and says, “We got a chance to visit,” of his family, which all live in California. He spent time in his home- town of Carmel, and the family was all together for father Clint’s big 90th birthday in May of 2020. “We had wanted to do something really special for his birthday like a big gathering,” Eastwood says.While that was not to be, given the circumstances, he’s grateful the whole family was able to be together nonetheless. Then it was a bit of a roller coaster, he says, getting back to touring in France and salvaging some beloved annual European venues during the summer of 2021, as a few festivals began to open back up and the band was able to play Eastwood (pictured with band mates Quentin Collins and Brandon Allen) is happy to be back on stage, playing to live audiences. On tour this spring, they took the stage in the South of France at Salle Juliette Greco in Carros. (Above left) The album cover for the 2019 album “Cinematic.” (Center) Eastwood’s 2017 release “In Transit.” (Right) Eastwood in the studio in France, mixing “Cinematic.” Photo: Fausto Marci/Alamy Stock Photo