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September 27th 2003
The drive to Tula was only 112 kilometres but the
roads were the worst yet!! We've had a masseuse at the shows for
Fabian who is suffering a pinched nerve in his shoulder but today
I think we're all going to need it!! Still the bumps and pot holes
do help me type some interesting words… you should have seen
this before I corrected most of the mistakes!!
As I write this we are approaching Tula so there will be more later!
Once again we ran into local promoter problems only this time it
was the hotel. There were no poster problems… there were no
posters!! Suspicious that!! Anyway the hotel wasn't fit for my dogs
but there was no option so we spent as little time as possible there.
I know that these promoters and agents etc. are still relatively
new to all of this and I am happy to be a bit of a guinea-pig but
they just don't seem able to tell the truth about anything or to
respond to a challenge. I have made good use of this experience
though and now have a team in place that will manage the Moscow
show and all future tours. Our riders are all being translated into
Russian so we will eliminate a lot of the problems (and the associated
stress) and at least reduce them to a manageable level.
I know that most of you won't get the opportunity to go to this
part of the world (and even less of you to perform!) but I would
encourage you to go if you get the chance. It IS different and it
can be difficult but it is worth the time and trouble. It will certainly
make you think and it will help you to appreciate the world in which
you live.
Sound check was relatively trouble-free and the big theatre was
about 90% sold out so we enjoyed the show a lot and, judging by
the reaction, so did the fans. A lot of them came to the post-show
autograph session and we went to dinner feeling good.
It was very, very late when we got to the flea-pit hotel and we
slept for a few hours before resolving to leave as early as possible
for Moscow and our last show!!
Next
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