From my limited experience of being 'on the road' I can say I did not enjoy it. Great when you are actually playing but everything else is a pain. Travelling/soundcheck/hanging around...not good. Worst of all, which I guess Suzi has not done for a long time, is carrying the equipment in and out. Once did a 400 mile round trip to play at a university in Cambridge. That tested our friendship! LOL and the van broke down on the way back. we had to wait to be towed home. Still have a flyer from that somewhere. If I can find it I'll scan it and show you.
Back in the days, I wrote lyrics for a Belgian band called LiNK and I surely remember all the hard work behind a concert in a pub, in front of 25 beer drinkin' people. Was it all worth it ? Do not know, but we still have the fond memories of "Keep on Rocking, my friend"
Here you go with selection out of the first CD, Waiting for the Boats to Come http://www.mediafire.com/file/7m2ta446ibbvrtg/Waiting_for_the_boats_to_come.zip/file
I think it's about a little boy biking very early in the morning to go to school, and feeling the emptiness surrounding him in the misty countryside. The little boy has grown seriously older but can still have such feelings from time to time when the grey clouds get to the ground.
Very nice one. I mostly appreciated Suzi's honest description of life on the road. Thanks !
ReplyDeleteFrom my limited experience of being 'on the road' I can say I did not enjoy it. Great when you are actually playing but everything else is a pain. Travelling/soundcheck/hanging around...not good. Worst of all, which I guess Suzi has not done for a long time, is carrying the equipment in and out. Once did a 400 mile round trip to play at a university in Cambridge. That tested our friendship! LOL and the van broke down on the way back. we had to wait to be towed home. Still have a flyer from that somewhere. If I can find it I'll scan it and show you.
ReplyDeleteBack in the days, I wrote lyrics for a Belgian band called LiNK and I surely remember all the hard work behind a concert in a pub, in front of 25 beer drinkin' people. Was it all worth it ? Do not know, but we still have the fond memories of "Keep on Rocking, my friend"
ReplyDeleteexcellent! do you have a link to LINK?...Titus (at work so not logged in)
DeleteHere you go with selection out of the first CD, Waiting for the Boats to Come
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mediafire.com/file/7m2ta446ibbvrtg/Waiting_for_the_boats_to_come.zip/file
with Front Cover
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It is really good Derek. Third World Smile is my favourite
ReplyDeleteWhat's with the Derek thing?
ReplyDeleteI think it's about a little boy biking very early in the morning to go to school, and feeling the emptiness surrounding him in the misty countryside. The little boy has grown seriously older but can still have such feelings from time to time when the grey clouds get to the ground.
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