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The harbour fish market is stunning and the fare is as good as you will find anywhere I have been.
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While I was walking around with Steve we came across a pro Life demo. No one took any notice at all. There was no anti protest. No one shouted opposing views at them and I thought what a great strategy this might be in respect of that particular group of self declared guardians of morality. Ignore them.
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Poor Luke had problems with a supplied keyboard with a broken key. After sound checking with a stand in keyboard the main keyboard was quickly repaired and the last task on the pre gig list was completed. Luke was calm again and we settled in at the club for the long night. I was disappointed they had no V8 vegetable juice on the rider but I swallowed that or rather did not. We are not a picky band but we do like to have what we need and in every other respect the service and hospitality at the Garage was excellent.
Mills Caviar paste is one of my addictions
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After meeting lots of old friends and in some instances meeting their children for the first time, we walked out into the club and onstage at around 11-15. the show went very well. People sang the songs from the first verse of Evening Over Rooftops on to the end. The new songs went down very well and it seemed that the female members of the audience especially liked Six White Horses. Interestingly many people said we are better now than we were when they first saw us. I was very pleased about that.
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After the show a large contingent of fans and friends joined up with us in the dressing rooms for an impromptu party. Fifty people had come from a small town on the west coast to see us and it was very enjoyable to meet with them all. We might be doing a show in their town in August but nothing has been fixed. It does look certain that we will be returning to Norway at end of July / August for three or four shows including one in Oslo.
So after rehearsing for three days and travelling out with all the organisational tasks to be achieved we were all very satisfied with our return to Bergen which will always have a place in our hearts. Thank you Bergen for a very enjoyable weekend. Special thanks to Arne and Boogie who met us at the airport. It was great to see you. Thanks to all of the people who travelled to see us and to all of the crew and staff at The Garage.
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Peace
copyright e d g a r b r o u g h t o n 2008
6 comments:
Great blog. There are two postings so far from Norwegian fans on the EBB Yahoo Group that are full of praise for the gig. Great stuff.
Now, when is the next British tour ?
Cheers,
Shoreham_Steve
Sorry Steve, but Norway comes first :)
Great pics and story. It must be great to return to Norway all these years later and play a gig. Wonderful to see the clipper from Bandages is still afloat!
I have to echo Shoreham Steve's thoughts - roll on the next British Tour. I am happy to send you a map to remind you where Kent is - I have great memories of you playing Deal a couple of years ago. Best wishes to you all.
keith
You guys was great. found your site yesterday.people will talk about the show for along time. my friend he thinks you are the most important band hes seen for along time too.
It all means some thing special so thank you for great songs and great music always
Irma and Arne
Glad it all went well Rob, never been to Norway, but I might give it a go after reading your blog.
Now get back to recording the new album we need it ASAP!!!!!
Larry
It's great to hear news of Norway and being (temporarily) reunited with your speaker. That must have been surreal. Talking of surreal, I met a bloke in Cyprus last week who went to see the band at Stockport Town Hall (late sixties I guess). He told me the electric got turned off and you continued 'Out Demons Out' on the 'tom toms' - thereby causing him to miss the last bus home. He spoke of it fondly as if it were yesterday.
I hope the new album comes along well and you might feel like trying the new stuff at a couple of UK gigs?
Peace,
Paul in the Dales
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