Bruce’s Away Days

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL 2019 #3

16 Mar 19. Freiburg

We return to the famous Jazzhaus where we played 19 years ago on the Rolling Stones tour.

Big thanks to the guys at BTM guitars for repairing the broken ‘KLM’ strat and for selling us a lovely triple play strat as a spare. Without their help the tour would have been in jeopardy instead of Germany.

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15 Mar 19. Nuremberg

Band dressing room

What sort of depraved person books Big Country to play an S&M club? I have attended some interesting venues in my time, but this is torture 😵

Why anyone would want to sit in a fully working ejector seat is beyond me. There are some sick individuals out there boys and girls.

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL 2019 #1

14 Mar 19. Stuttgart

“Have guitar, will travel”

Actually, I don’t. Thanks to KLM who mistakenly left our luggage and stage clothes back in Schipol.
Big thanks to former Nazareth Airlines Pilot, Captain Tommy Sinclair who organised replacement instruments.

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NEW ZEALAND / AUSTRALIA JOURNAL 2018 #18

Sitting bored out of my skull at Sydney Airport, I have decided to combine my love of art, Australians and subbuteo. I have lovingly created this masterpiece dedicated to the king of Stamford Bridge himself, Peter Osgood. Although he was never born in Australia, his nickname was ‘Ossie’ and that’s good enough for me.

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Sydney 25/03/18

Long way home

A wise man once told me a Zebra never changes his spots.

Well from one wise guy to another, ‘Gandalf, shut your puss.’

The sight of Ian McKellen strapped to the back of a big bird and riding it relentlessly around the departure lounge is something I never would have imagined in a million years.
Australia and New Zealand, you were amazing and we hope to see you all again in 18 months

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NEW ZEALAND / AUSTRALIA JOURNAL 2018 #16

Pacific Ocean, Travel day 24/03/18

Ladies and gentlemen, our tour manager Paulie Tipping and the mighty Pacific Ocean. Paulie did all the driving, teching, out front sound and advance work. He also knows a thing or two about geography. I wasn’t sure that we were standing next to the Pacific but he was quite specific that it was the Pacific. I told him that is was terrific that he was specific about the Pacific but he became horrific and punched me.

Round of applause for Paulie, a great guy.

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Aftershow Bond Party 23/03/18

Move over Danny Craig, there’s a new Bond in town and that Bond is me.

As far as I am concerned, you can shove all your gadgets up Q’s arse. There is only one piece of equipment that is crucial to being the ultimate Bond and that is the safari suit. Connery didn’t have one, Moore came close. Brosnan and Dalton don’t even count and Lazenby can just shut his puss.

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Napier 22/03/18 (Europcar forecourt Napier Airport)

Van hire firm screwed up this morning. They rented the last people carrier out to a troupe of Boy Scouts. The only transport fit for purpose was this Toyota yellow submarine fun bus.

I love it.

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NEW ZEALAND / AUSTRALIA JOURNAL 2018 #13

Day off. 20/03/18. Sugar Loaf Reserve, Ports Hill, 1620 ft above sea level

This mountaineering lark is a doddle. We climbed it in no time at all. No need for any safety equipment or oxygen either. Even Simon tackled the north face wearing nothing but a pair of sturdy flip flops and sensible shorts.
We met Dennis the elusive ‘Man Of The Mountain’ who told us his amazing story about life on the hill and how he climbed it as a child and integrated himself with the wildlife. Frankly, I thought he was talking shit and told him so.

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