Once again Me and Jon opted for extra sleep instead of a shitty hotel breakfast.Believe me,listening to Jon choking and snoring through the night and having to punch him or hit him with a pillow will force anyone to opt for extra sleep if you can get it.
On the way up,I buried myself in my book,"Operation Certain Death",about how the SAS, SBS and the Paras kicked the arses of Sierra Leone rebels "The West Side Boys" in 1999.
We got to Glasgow in good time and started to go round in circles despite Martin and Jon apparently knowing exactly where they were going.So ending up in couple of dead ends must have been all part of the plan.We eventually got to the ABC and yet again,Scottish crew didn't disappoint.They are always ready and waiting,and will always take the heaviest gear first and sometimes even take it out of your hands so you don't have to carry it!
We set the gear up and then blasted one of our (Reign of Fury) new songs,World Detonation, over the P.A.It sounded awesome!9 mins of pure metal blasting that loud will always sound awesome!
After a good sound check,I sampled the new Chinese takeaway next door.Wok to Walk.There's nothing better than having a Chinese takeaway next to the venue.10 out of 10.
Jon disappeared to watch the football and I read my book until gig time.Rock n Roll!
Another good gig, which featured D.V. crawling under the drum riser for "Under the Floor".Now and then D.V. will have these unpredictable moments.I remember at one gig,someone asked Captain before the show for tips on how to grow an apple tree.Captain had given an apple core to this kid at a previous show and the kid took it home and planted the seeds.Captain waited until stage time to ask D.V. on behalf of the kid on how to grow it properly.D.V. then started giving the kid advice down the mic,for all to hear for the next few minutes.Very random!
Here's a few shots of the show:
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| For someone who doesn't like drums much,he likes to get close to them |
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| D.V. emerging from under the drum riser during "Under the Floor" |
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| 35th Anniversary shield |
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| Jon trying to get the guitar back before Captain breaks it |
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| Happy Talk anyone? |
After the show,once again the Scottish crew did most of the work.I briefly went back to the dressing room to find Pinch doing "Strobe Illusions" in there.Of course,I had a go.Google it!Basically,tripping without drugs! Then we went back to the hotel.Me, Martin, Jon and Monty had a drink but I could hardly stay awake so I went back to the room and Jon retired shortly after.Again,the beds were stupidly close together!Only this time,we couldn't move them.I don't understand it.We have a twin room so there is 2 beds.That's because we don't want to share a bed obviously (well I don't but Jon might).So why would you put the 2 beds that close together.Another night of punching and hitting Jon with a pillow to stop his choking and snoring again.
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| Too close for comfort! |
Travel day home in the morning.That should be a laugh,not!
Magic Dave
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