Tonight's gig was the Ideal start to the tour, I have played the Wageni on two previous occasions without the band and they were special nights. This night was even more special. We seriously lost our hearts on the burning sands in front of a really passionate crowd [especially for a monday night, but to be honest..they were a great crowd for any night].
We have a great van with a DVD player and CD and all that jazz....The only problem is...none of it actually works so we are reduced [or elevated to..depending on your outlook] channelling an ipod through the speakers of a Stylophone...It actually gives the tunes a Vinyl feel and mixed in with the sounds of the Autoban its a very unique sonic experience.
Our first stop of the Day was at some radio station..We sang we 'We Want Blood' i played guitar and sang the main bit, Kenny played tambourine, Brian played Stylophone [really earning its keep today] and everyone, including Gary sang backing vocals. It was Mondo's first ever time singing...and it was live on Radio.. A Star Is Born.
The gig was a great run-out for us, we kept it fairly uptempo with the exception of Death Threats and Come Over To The Darkside, the latter was my favourite of the night along with newish tune 'Whores Of Baltimore'. In the van home we had the Stylophone speakers at full tilt to the tunes of Strokes, A Lazarus Soul, Robert Wyatt, Staples Singers, Beechwood Sparks and more. Good Times!!
Next gig is in the former East German town of Chemnitz at a famous old punk haunt called 'Subway To Peter' the name fascinates me. Apparently they have their own home brew Vodka with Garlic in it and its customary for touring rock n roll bands to sample its delights. To be fair it cant taste much worse than Vodka without the Garlic. I have a lot of respect for Vodka, it tastes like i would imagine death to taste like, if it had a taste.
hoooooooooooooor
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