DAY FOURTEEN Always so much to be done!! Today I have to get it all done before the game starts!! But the bummer was that the game was on pay-per-view here in Germany so we couldn't find it until Bob (our bus driver) drove half way around Hannover and eventually found a little karaoke bar in a small village where we could watch… and we won!! Great way to start the day and then we went to The Blues Garage in Hannover where tonight's show is. I have played here before with John Lawton and it was good to see Henry and Ramona again. The venue is small with a tiny stage (so no opening act of course) but it has a great "feel" to it and we were all looking forward to playing. Of course we were hoping for a good crowd. Germany's football game was this morning and they won, so the world cup is not a problem but business in general is down in Germany because of the economy and things like high unemployment. Of course it doesn't help that in many cases the posters arrived so late…… so it's fingers crossed… We love a full house!! More than anything though, we are investing in the future of Free Spirit… which looks very good indeed. In the afternoon I was able to finish the video introduction for the "Making of Running Blind" DVD. Now I'll send it out so Dave can edit it, and we'll get it on the site as soon as it's done. Another fantastic gig and a lot of happy people too!! Oliver and Markus made the journey from Hamburg which was very special. Ade did manage to blow up part of Henry's brand new PA system towards the end of "Easy Living" but it just became part of the show!! I am very encouraged by the way people react to the new band and to the new arrangements of some of the old songs and with only two shows to go I am already looking forward to the next leg of Europe in September/October. After the usual after-show celebrations it was 2am and time to get on the bus for the ride to Augsburg. This will take about 9 hours so we'll spend most of it sleeping!! Next day...

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