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Summer Update from James!

Hi Everyone,

I'm kicking myself I didn't do another one of these sooner as there has
been so much to take in over the past couple of weeks. Ok lets start
with the most exciting part. Meeting The Rolling Stones! We played our
first gig in Munich with them where we were put in a dressing room a
good ten minutes walk from the stadium. We'd no chance of getting
anywhere near them(or so we thought). Hannover was a different story.
We had two days off in the city which were spent bowling,eating and
drinking mostly. We did get a bit of exercise in, playing water polo in
the pool and riding in a pedalo on the lake. Female fans of Benny Byrne
will be pleased to know he wore a very fetching pair of superman undies
for his water polo bouts! Then came the show. The crowd response in
Hannover was much better than Munich. At times it felt like our own
show. Then after our set we were ushered down to the stones dressing
room. Following a pretty anxious wait we were greeted by the four
legends. Sir Mick said he was a big fan of the band and even bought the
first album! Keith was pure rock n roll. Charlie was very quiet but no
less polite and cordial. Ronnie was full of life greeting us with a
jovial 'How ya doin lads.Everything alright for ya' we did a quick
picture with them which will definitley be one to show the kids and the
grandkids and they went straight on stage. As the first chimes of
'Jumping Jack Flash' echoed around the stadium it suddenly dawned on us
what a special moment that was. Now all we need is a support slot with
David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen! That was'nt our only brush with the
mega famous over the past few weeks. The show in Montreaux was great.
Another brilliant crowd (which we have come to expect in Switzerland!)
Unfortunatley we only caught fleeting glimpses of Mr Sting. Rich was on
cloud nine after meeting his hero Morrissey who ws playing downstairs.
Summercase in Spain was great fun. The show in Barcelona was the best
one we have done over there and it was great to hang out with the bands
afterwards. Among those we shared a beer with were 'The Feeling',
various members of Razorlight,Mani from the scream and various Happy
Mondays. One kid from 'The Paddingtons' even said he remembers seeing
us at Hull uni years ago when he was only fifteen. That made me feel
pretty old! Rufus Wainwright played a brilliant set and was utterly
charming when we met him afterwards. Thanks to our small but loyal band
of Swedish fans. We played our first gig over there for a number of
years in Ostersund. Hope you enjoyed it and we'll try not to leave it
quite so long next time!
See You Soon
James

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