We woke up in Emmen en outside the sun was shining!
Great day to get back on the road.
Next stop: Amsterdam The frontman of The Drawbacks hitchiked to amsterdam on our bus. We first thought that the GPS gave us the wrong directions but as we went back for petrol and came back to that spot we drove a bit further than the gypsy camp we drove through. This big gate opened up and a different squad area we arrived in that connects to a harbor. Probably the biggest squad I ever been to. I've seen a big one in Slovenia on the Antillectual tour last year but this is quite bigger to be honest. Anyway, a warm welcome from Burke, putting up the gear, great food, weird support act (free jazz soundscapish stuff). We played a nice show... Felt more like practice. After the show there was a jamsession band which featured the old bassplayer from Daybreak, Thin Air (last period) which was a pleasant suprise. Some english sailor offered us to sleep on the boat and me and Joe slept in the van in the harbor next to the boat.
The next day we had tea on the boat and headed off the citycenter to grab a bite, coffee, do some sightseeing and ofcourse: shoppin'! Me, Joe, Ben and Andrea stranded in a nice australian restaurant and enjoyed a proper english breakfast. Joe got totally wacked because the waitress spilled his diet coke all over his pants. BAM drinks for free, that is how we roll. Later Joe and I headed off for envelopes and stamps, as the people over in Amsterdam are as fuck. Made me realise why I still don't like that city so much. So, done shopping, Andrea got on her plane and we are back in the van. Off to Chemnitz. Because it's another day off we had to camp somewhere in the middle of the journey. At the moment every penny that goes out is a penny spend and not coming back. This is the point where you realise how important every show is and if a show gets cancelled (like the one in Hamburg) it effect the finances for the rest of the tour. The camping cost more than we thought as the website said it would be cheaper. We rushed our way to get there as we arrived 10 minutes before closing. To finish this day we held a midnight BBQ. I couldn't sleep (ice cold feet was one of the reasons) so I took a walk, phoned Elcke for just a talk and getting things straight in my head... and I was off to sleep.
Waking up in a cold van but the sleep got me warmed up again, we took off for the last 3 hour drive to Chemnitz. We got there way too early and with some luck we bumped into the bartender so he showed us the bandhouse. We checked out the citycenter and got back to the venue to set up the gear and merch and sat down for the famous Subway to Peter meal. Fried mushrooms! God, how darn lovely are those fried mushrooms. Loads and loads! Tonights show was good! Nice turn up, good merch sellings and nice drinks afterwards... and ofcourse the traditional shnaps. A goodnight sleep and shower ahead.
The next morning Ben, Joe and me went out to the citycenter to do breakfast at Backhaus, some souvenirs shopping, clothes for me and get the fuck on the internet. Haven't been on for 3 or 4 days... owh what a pity haha. So coffee, internet... Bamn! On the way back we did some grosseries and chilled with eachother for the rest of the night. A big massive thank you to Subway to Peter for letting us play, the great food and letting us spent two night at the bandhouse. I wanna come back here more often if that is possible. Love for Chemnitz. Tomorrow my first Swiss gig ever and from what I heard, it's a big show. Stoked!
Texting till 4 in the morning... Got up at 9. We cleaned the bandhouse in Chemnitz, did some grosseries and we were off to Swiss! This 9 hour drive made me so darn tired. But it's worth it. At the time of writing am in the dressingroom with descent wifi. We enjoyed a very good pasta made by Nathalie's mom. The venue is very cool and it's very pleasant already.
To be continued...
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