Huber

They are quite a lazy bunch in Oberhausen. I practised my best #Robert Plant vocal techniques to scream at the German support crew at the O2 stadium who were working overhead ( Mark Gale and Mike Haggerty take note), I was not using speech level singing . This was to get them to stop working both above me and above #Yusuf's guitars, as they were carrying hammers, bolts and spanners. Huber, however was very helpful in the sense that he did not do very much either, but he was very funny.

Germans are generally as funny as watching a dead dog trying to climb a ladder (form a mental image of that!!), but not this guy. There is nothing like good ole "German Huber" to get the day off to a good start.

I placed myself on security detail by addressing the miserable security guards ,and demanding to see their papers to make sure they were in order. I got a few laughs, and a few bemused looks. By the time they had worked it out I was off to the next one. Heels a-clicking.

"YOUR PAPERS PLEASE". ....Where is Steve McQueen when you need him? I may have to plan a not-so-Great Escape.

Oh yeah, the concert here was amazing. Indeed. There were a few technical difficulties, but watching a genuine superstar like Yusuf overcome them was staggering. I think most of us would have crumbled in the same position. Well I guess I should just speak for myself…

Now just take one more look at Huber. Like putting on a poncho, ( #NoelFielding) it's simply impossible to be unhappy when you see Huber….

Kevin Nitrovane