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SUNDAY 15TH
Slept well and got up late. We were
told that breakfast was served until noon but of course it wasn't!!
But we were served some stuff… none of us could read a thing
on the menu… and that was cool!
Russia is a great country that's developing fast and will one day
be a major influence in this world of ours (you've said all that
before… ed) though there are still little things that are lacking
like signs in other languages!! It's quite daunting to be in a Russian
airport for a domestic flight and when I flew to Samara I could
only pray that I was on the right plane… but I am getting ahead
of myself now!
Show day and we all wanted to wipe out the memory of Friday so we
got to sound check at 3pm… missing the Italian Grand Prix in
the process (big deal… ed)
everything was cool and Mikael and Vitaly, the local promoters,
their staff and Richie who had booked this show had done a great
job… all we needed now was an audience!
The Lensoveta Theatre is a theatre in the grand eastern style designed
for symphony and opera with four tiers of seats… and it was
completely packed!! even the orchestra pit!!
This was one of the best shows if my life… so completely fulfilling
and I came off the stage with tons of flowers… I felt like
Rudolf Nureyev (you should be so lucky… ed). Then the "gauntlet"
of fans wanting pictures and autographs before we made it to the
restaurant for dinner.
This was a great night and I could only hope that there was more
of this to come…… a night for giving thanks… and
I did!!
Next day...
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