LAUSANNE
Day 52 - 593 miles (954km ) travelled overnight and today...phew!
Total Distance Travelled = 14,008 miles (22,490km)(TDT)
A despatch from guitarist Andy
Another huge drive to do today to get to Switzerland for the next show in LAUSANNE.
We had to leave straight after the show last night.
Drive to a motorway hotel approaching a mere 300km up the road. Through a snow !:!:!:!: storm.
And we get there at 5am.
After rising at 10am we have breakfast and then leave at 11.
700km ahead to cover.
Hours pass....
We listen to CDs. We’ve gone through our collection about 5 times now and know all the lyrics, drum fills, guitar stabs and what song comes next on every track.
We pass time writing the diary. Dream of finding a shower and a comfort spot in the van.
Bored bored bored!! It can be sooo tedious sitting in this effin van! We haven’t been able to get near an internet café to update the diary for almost a week and it’s getting really frustrating because we want you to give you this stuff as it happens.. or if nothing is happening, if you know what I mean.
More hours pass.
Finally we arrive in Lausanne at the venue Bleu Lézard at 8pm.
We have to load in and set up straight away. Soundcheck. Then go for dinner as we’re all starving.
As soon as we’re finished we are heading back to the venue to do the show.
A few more people turn out for this one. It’s a good gig. But I can’t get into it as much as the others because it’s such a small stage and I’m constantly trying to avoid getting knocked over the head with Paul’s bass.
Still, the audience is warm and friendly. And thanks go to those who helped us and put the gig on. We hang around ‘til the end of the night before we pack the van. Up another flight of stairs.
While just having packed the van, we hang around chatting outside. Justine was sorting through her 3 huge bags of clothes when some passers by enquired as to what she was doing. “Oh it’s a jumble sale! I’m just selling of some of my clothes”.
Then a couple of girls walk out of the club and we say goodnight. They then walk 50 yards down the road and stop. Turn around. And start waving at us. We wave back. They start blowing kisses. Then we start blowing kisses. They blow bigger kisses. And we do the same.
I run off and hide behind a big plant pot. As do the others. And so do the girls.
And when we pop our heads up they would pop down and hide and giggle. This went on for a couple of minutes. It was so funny. We felt like little kids again.
But we had to go. So we waved goodbye and jumped into the van.
That gave us a big smile. It was so sweet.
Eventually we find the hotel/hostel. It’s a nice place really. But the guy behind the desk is such a wanker. I’m just too tired to face such attitude and go off to bed. Night night. zzzzzzzz
Total Distance Travelled = 14,008 miles (22,490km)(TDT)
A despatch from guitarist Andy
Another huge drive to do today to get to Switzerland for the next show in LAUSANNE.
We had to leave straight after the show last night.
Drive to a motorway hotel approaching a mere 300km up the road. Through a snow !:!:!:!: storm.
And we get there at 5am.
After rising at 10am we have breakfast and then leave at 11.
700km ahead to cover.
Hours pass....
We listen to CDs. We’ve gone through our collection about 5 times now and know all the lyrics, drum fills, guitar stabs and what song comes next on every track.
We pass time writing the diary. Dream of finding a shower and a comfort spot in the van.
Bored bored bored!! It can be sooo tedious sitting in this effin van! We haven’t been able to get near an internet café to update the diary for almost a week and it’s getting really frustrating because we want you to give you this stuff as it happens.. or if nothing is happening, if you know what I mean.
More hours pass.
Finally we arrive in Lausanne at the venue Bleu Lézard at 8pm.
We have to load in and set up straight away. Soundcheck. Then go for dinner as we’re all starving.
As soon as we’re finished we are heading back to the venue to do the show.
A few more people turn out for this one. It’s a good gig. But I can’t get into it as much as the others because it’s such a small stage and I’m constantly trying to avoid getting knocked over the head with Paul’s bass.
Still, the audience is warm and friendly. And thanks go to those who helped us and put the gig on. We hang around ‘til the end of the night before we pack the van. Up another flight of stairs.
While just having packed the van, we hang around chatting outside. Justine was sorting through her 3 huge bags of clothes when some passers by enquired as to what she was doing. “Oh it’s a jumble sale! I’m just selling of some of my clothes”.
Then a couple of girls walk out of the club and we say goodnight. They then walk 50 yards down the road and stop. Turn around. And start waving at us. We wave back. They start blowing kisses. Then we start blowing kisses. They blow bigger kisses. And we do the same.
I run off and hide behind a big plant pot. As do the others. And so do the girls.
And when we pop our heads up they would pop down and hide and giggle. This went on for a couple of minutes. It was so funny. We felt like little kids again.
But we had to go. So we waved goodbye and jumped into the van.
That gave us a big smile. It was so sweet.
Eventually we find the hotel/hostel. It’s a nice place really. But the guy behind the desk is such a wanker. I’m just too tired to face such attitude and go off to bed. Night night. zzzzzzzz
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