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DAY 6
I lied… I am back already because the London
show was so great in every way that I had to tell you about it in
case you weren't there! (which, of course, most of you were not!!)
The Mean Fiddler (London Astoria 2) is right in the heart of London
and so we all arrived by train and underground/taxi so we didn't
have the nightmare of parking. Except Yatta of course… the
gear had to be loaded in (downstairs) and so Moon came along to
help with the vehicle. (thanks Moon!)
We had a relaxed sound check and the crew at the venue is so professional
that we were very well prepared for the show. After that we went
to the pub to meet Jens (our European agent) and his wife Nadja,
Martin and Marion, Don McKay (boss of Mystic and our UK agent) and
there, surprise, surprise, was Bernie Reichert making one of his
now famous surprise cameo appearances!!! This of course made the
whole feeling of the night better and we were in good spirits.
This was to be only our 16th show and that is hard to believe. The
band keeps getting better and better and it certainly feels like
a band that has been around a lot longer than 16 shows. I'd have
to say that we are very, very blessed and I am constantly giving
thanks for all of this! Our pre-show routine is very simple (as
are all things with this band/organisation) and we always take about
10 private minutes before the show to just chat between ourselves
and encourage one another. I always take time to pray because that
is important to me and I am always amazed at the answers these prayers
receive!!
Anyway, we made it to the stage on time and played better I think
than we have played before! The crowd was great and the enthusiasm
in the room was so high you could feel it. Yes there were some familiar
faces and we are always grateful for that. Your support is what
keep us going! Unfortunately we didn't have much time after the
show because they always clear the building as fast as they can
for their late night shows but we did shake some hands and then
had a little while to meet a lot of our fans around the corner at
the pub before we had to rush to the station to catch the train
home!!
Highlights of this evening were the way the band played (even Dave
was happy with his playing!!!), the great and very positive reaction
to the new arrangements of "Lady in Black" and "Stealin'"
and a beautiful piece of art that was given to me before the show.
To Lucy (who, I think, came all the way from Israel) I can only
say a humble "thank you". The illustration depicts some
of the words from my favourite song "The Return" and it
will hang on the wall in a very special place!!!
Well, today we're off to Rotherham for the last show of this leg
of UK dates (we have more in June) and, as this is a kind of festival
show, we are expecting it to be different and interesting!! I'll
give you a full report tomorrow when I wrap up this whole trip!!
Take care and God bless…
Next day...
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