Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Star Club, Dresden













We are in a slightly run-down suburb of Dresden which feels quite Eastern in its flavour. I have Kurt Weil CD playing which I bought yesterday so I feel very much submerged in the country! I found a great vinyl shop in Munich yesterday and bought a number of 78s from the film 'South pacific' as well as Beach Boys, Bruce Cockburn, ELO, The Band on 33rpm. I have been asked to present an award at the Berlin fashion Awards tomorrow night which is hilarious! Neil Hannon is getting an award for best international male artist but we have agreed if I am meant to present to him I will decline in favour of a more famour, glamourous, female stand in. I mean, it would be a wasted opportunity wouldn't it!
DS xx

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Monday, October 09, 2006

Munich

We are playing Elserhalle in Munich tonight. Snow Patrol posters around the venue show that they play here next week! We had a night off last night and were shown round the city by music journalist Henning. Saw the most amazing busker - like a really old, alcholic german Dr John who was playing an old trashed piano on a cart in the pedestrian area. Great Bavarian food and wheat beer in a tavern before revisting Atomic Cafe (I played there with Aqualung once) and then running through the fountains! Fun xx DS

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Saturday, October 07, 2006

Geneve


4th day of tour with Divine Comedy. Tonight we are in Geneve, Switzerland. Been great so far and back to Germany tomorrow. DC guys are great - 8 of them on stage and about a million instruments! Songs r great which is just as well as we have 26 more shows with them after tonight... well 25 actually as we r now doing 'Later with Jools Holland'!!
Juliette and the Licks seem to be following us about at the moment. We are on this old tour bus which has loads of character and is good craic to be on after the shows.
Talk soon xx

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