A bit of a busy period at the moment. Just back from 4 town hall gigs in Germany - Giffhorn, Berlin, Suhl and Rheine. All really great gigs, with wonderfully warm audiences.There is a great deal of love for the music of ELO (and ELO Pt2), and it doesn’t always have to be played by Jeff Lynne and his myriad of musicians and singers. Flour blokes and two girls do a pretty good job, according to our audiences 😂☯️🙏Back in a few days for a gig in Bensheim, and then to Wroclaw, Poland.On May 1st, I will take part in a multi-guitar event in the city square, where they try to break the world record for the number of guitarists playing together in one place.The finale is, apparently, ‘Hey Joe’. I don’t know whether to happy or scared to be amidst thousands of guitarists. Usually, one is more than enough😂😂Then the blesse relief of some time off when I will work on my website, my YouTube channel, and finalise details for my next CD release.I am also issuing a remastered and slightly different version of the ‘One Sky’ album. Finally featuring my loving pastiche of many people’s favourite ELO song. My song is called ‘Brand New Day’, and will probably be issued first as something of a single.I know I am going to to get crap for this, but I don’t mind. I like the song, and it is done with respect. It is also one of me very rare upbeat and cheerful songs 😂😂🙏☯️❤️See y’all soon. ... Mehr sehenWeniger sehen
Just back from a whistle-stop trip to Radomsko in Poland. Four days for a 45-minute gig😜But Jo and I spent our 34th wedding anniversary in Poznan old town, eating Vietnamese and having a drink or two. It was very good, as was the weather.Literally back down to earth with a BUMP when we landed at Birmingham airport at the SECOND attempt. Had to have a go round to get down on the ground intact.I have had some wild approaches and landings at Brum over the years, most notably with Part 2 in around 1994 in a light aircraft we took from Gatwick to play at Jasper Carrot’s Christmas Charity Bash, which was probably the most terrifying flight I have ever taken.But today’s approach and landing was up there in the top one or two of the worst.I was already going grey too quickly, but today speeded the process, I reckon 😂😂 ... Mehr sehenWeniger sehen
