English Gardens , Munich

It's seemed a strange thing to do in Munich, but a visit to the English gardens was well worth the trip.

Here be three of the finest folks I've ever had the pleasure to tour with: Simon Grocott (everybody's tech for everything, and a darn good muso), Peter Mills (Elton's tech for everything, and although I have not seen him play yet he says he's just ace) and Alun Davies (Cat steven's guitar player and best friend from the late 1960's).
It started to rain and there became many puddles to walk through. Alun thought it would be a good idea for me to throw my coat down over a particular nasty puddle so his boots did not get muddy. He promptly took my coat and threw it on the ground. Unfortunately i was still wearing it. Ive decided to write a new song. Its called "boots and mud" ( Boots and Sand, get it? …. oh well)
Kevin Nitrovane

Bullitt

Walking the streets of Munich.

Something I would love to buy: an original print from the 1968 film Bullitt. No room unfortunately, and 120 euros is another reason not to buy it. Anyway if you haven't seen this film you are missing something. It contains wonderful glimpses of San Francisco in the 1960s, a complex plot, and one of the most iconic car chases ever filmed.

You may want to read this review about the book and the film: 

A review of Bullitt
Bullitt locations in San Francisco

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

Thats not a bus, this is a bus

This is the type of tour bus used for bands these days. We have two of them for the crew. They have an upstairs and a downstairs lounge with a bar, TVs, games and sleeping bunks upstairs. They cost about $700,000. We travel on them between cities overnight and it's great to get the travelling done while we are asleep so that we can enjoy discovering the next day. So far we have travelled from Stockholm to Hamburg, then to Oberhausen, and now we are in Berlin. I woke up yesterday just in time to see the fresh green fields flash by as we moved towards Berlin. Amazing wind generators everywhere! Indeed.

Kevin Nitrovane