Ray Dorset:
Guitar, Harp, Kazoo, Lead vocals
Tim Green: Guitar,
Slide Guitar, backing vocals
Toby Hounsham: Keyboards
Matt Round:
Bass Guitar
James Davis: Drums
Jarvis:
Sound
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On Stage: 8:10
Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black -
Alright, Alright, Alright - Dust Pneumonia Blues - Lady Rose - Feels Like
I'm In Love - Baby Jump - Party Land - In The Summertime - Just Can't Say
Goodbye
Off Stage:
8:50
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Traveled: 1310 km
The last weekend of our vacation we wanna make special,
so we make our journey to Winnenden near Stuttgart in Germany, my
daughter stays home "I've been in the car enough this vacation" she
said, and she's right because we have bin in the car for 3500 km 'till
now. We left home at half past eight this morning. "Fuckin'' hot on
this saturday not realy a pleasure to drive that long (no airco in the
car), halfway up
Germany the temperature rised up to 37 C°.We
arrived Winnenden around half past two, the local area was easy found.
"We're invited by Mungo Jerry" we told the ticketdesk, no
problem and we get two free tickets. Looking around the sportstadium for
Ray but he left just a hour ago after his performance with some
childeren. We get into town searching a hotel, we found the hotel where
Mungo Jerry booked, Toby was just coming down stairs and after we shaked
hands we got the key from our room and first thing to is taking a shower. Ray past us while we're having a beer in the bar
just around six, Ray invited us to come with him in the car to the
stadium for the evening gig, backstage entree was secured After some
stuggle about the equipment the band started just after eight. As usual
in Germany I had problems with the security about making photo's, the
first photo's I made on the left side of the stage, after I moved
backstage to the right side the security told me I had made photo's
enough, after I made complains "I'm with the band" and showing
him my backstage pass his face turned into green and said
"enough" and he wanna took my camera, "no way" I
said and I left the front of the stage to get to the other side of the
fence, here I made the rest of the photo's with a very angree security
in the corner of my eyes. The gig was brilliant !! the boys are in very
good shape. Ray's guitar strap broke halfway Lady Rose but another
guitar was quickly hanging on his shoulder. After the gig Ray left, he
need some sleep because had a plain to catch in a few hours, we had some
beers with the rest of the band and we left the area, while walking to
the car the zipper of Tim's guitar-bag burst and Tim's guitar bumpt half
on my feet and half on the street, some serious scratches on the bottom
of the guitar, the zipper was easy repaired, "the stupid zipper
burst" said Tim while he open the trunk of the car, four complete
strangers looked back in the car and Tim realised he opend the wrong
car, after we found the right one we realised the car was to small for
all of us so Nienke and I walked to the hotel in just a half an hour. (also
on stage this afternoon: Kelly Familiy, Normahl and Caroline Escolano)
We had some beers and food with the band (except Ray) 'till bedtime.
Next morning after breakfast we said goodbye to the band (Ray left the
hotel already 'round three am) and made our ride back home, again very
hot weather, We arrived home around halfpast six pm, al wet from sweat,
and 1310 km on the odometer. Looking back to a very nice weekend, thanks
to Ray and the rest of the band for a wonderful time.
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