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DAY 5
So much for days off!! I spent
most of it sorting out the Russian dates which had to be re-scheduled
due to "technical" difficulties!! And now Europe is really
coming together so it's non-stop really! Do any of you have the
same trouble typing that I have?? One of these days I am going to
send an e-mail without correcting it and see if anyone can understand
the gibberish that my fingers create!! I have to face the fact that
the only thing I can work properly is a B3 I guess!! HA!
Tonight is Southampton and it will
be Gipsy's first concert (he is five months old now so he qualifies!!).
But first I have to pick up Andy. Dave and Pete will meet us there
as they live kind of on the way!! For those of you who don't live
in the UK, we had to go on the M25 motorway and, as usual it was
a 100-mile car park!! Why can't the English build roads properly?…why
can't ANYONE build roads properly? Of the things I hate the most,
one is getting lost and the other is being late (I don't care too
much for metal coat hangers either but that's another story!!) and
we were a little bit late getting there but all was well and sound
check went very well!
The Brook has a very small (and quite
high) stage but the brick and wood keep the sound tight and we were
pleased with the way it sounded. The other thing is that the people
at The Brook are wonderful so to Bryn and his staff we say a big
thank you!
After dinner (Bryn brought Indian food in) we relaxed for a bit
and at 9:20 we went on stage. Again… not a huge crowd but they
made a big noise and we enjoyed the gig a lot. It still amazes me
how the band improves little by little every night and I am enjoying
learning how to sing and how to train my voice which I suppose I
should have done a long time ago!! But I am getting more confident
and even trying to do things that my singing heros do. Sometimes
it works, sometimes it doesn't, and maybe that's the way it is for
all singers… I don't know! We just want to do the best we can
so everyone leaves with something they didn't have when they came
in (No Rod… not a headache!)
I suppose I should mention the highlight of the show which was when
Gipsy made a surprise appearance on the balcony (I thought he was
locked in the dressing room!) and sang/barked along with Dave's
guitar licks (hmmm?… doggy term there!) during the intro to
"Stealin'"!! It was a light and funny moment which everyone
seemed to enjoy a lot!! I was a proud father too!
And so we met a lot of good people after the show including the
Taylors who made their way over from the Isle of Wight and missed
their last ferry! This is fun… now if I could just figure out
how to make money doing it!!
Back to base, arrived at 4:30am with just enough time to write this…
see you again after the weekend's shows!!
Next day...
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