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April 23rd 2004
It's not far from Hamar to Skien but, again, we
drove through the mountains and back through Oslo to get there so
it took a while. In between checking out the awesome views along
the way we were all taking naps trying to catch up on sleep and
stopping occasionally to stretch our legs and feed Igor whose appetite
is apparently insatiable!!
Arriving in Skien, we went straight to the venue. I was looking
forward to this one because I had done it a couple of years ago
with Free Spirit and I was looking forward to working with Morten
Olsen again!! Morten and Jill have become good friends over the
years and it was great to see them both… we even got to meet
Morten's mum who is much better looking than he is!!
Apart from a small glitch in the front-of-house mixer (which Richard
soon fixed) sound check went smoothly. We spent some time fixing
some small things in the show and then we went to grab a quick bite
before going to the hotel. There was a brass band festival in town
at the same time so not only was there a lot of music going on but
hotel rooms were hard to find, so some of our guests were struggling
with that!
It was good to have a little time to relax and prepare for the show
and spirits were good. Morten and Eddie from Universal took the
trip down from Oslo as did my good friend Finn from Radio 1. The
guys from GEC were there too, the venue was packed and we were ready!!
Petter decided to announce us tonight, he wound the crowd up a bit
and it was a really great show, the best audience singing so far!!
The band is getting tighter and tighter and more confident every
night so we are having more fun as we go along and that's important.
With a gruelling schedule like this, it's really tough if you're
not enjoying it but we are and the tour in general is going well
and, it seems, surprising a few people!!
We had an early start the next morning so celebrations were confined
to a quick drink in the dressing room and invitations had to be
politely declined. I may not be the most disciplined person but
my real priority is to be fit for each show and to rest my voice
as much as possible… I'm thinking… SLEEP!!
All in all a great night… one to be truly thankful for!!
Next day...
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