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Lazy day, with Johnny, the Drummer and Me.

The Rolling Stone, what a gig!

We awoke to some strange sights

Look, a hoose on wheels!

Some lines of transport

And Gig Art, more bikes Dan,

Relaxed as ever, in Italy no gig is ever a problem.

The guys chill after an easy day

And chat about the lazy days in the sun

mmmm?

Paul Moody?

Onwards to Italy

It’s inspiring

Special features include service stations

I love a servo, me. Can’t get enough of them. Wonderful.

We wrestled ourselves away from petrol heaven and struck forth for Milan.

Get the readies,

A quick lunch at Giovanni’s,

And down the tube at Republica Square,

Taking the precaution to note the station, of course.

The Station is one of the finest I have ever seen, reminds me of Partick, not in the East End of Glasgow.

Strangely, although it is twinned with Milan, the East End of Glasgow has no underground stations. Bizzare!

Chat on the Tube, Love it!

Overground, the fine Piazzas abound

Stunning shopping, I could shop all day.

The spires, wow, would you look at those spires,

Ah! I was overcome by it all

The night had more thrills in store, A DJ Set in a famous Milan nightclub.

I have to say my Ipod featured rather more than myself on the night but I did spin a couple of “grooves, baby”. ‘Cosmic Dancer’ by T-Rex was my opener. The Lesbians loved it, singing along to every word they were. Don’t care what anyone says, I gauge success on the decks by the response of the lizzies. “Happy Lizzies, Proper Night” is my motto. Swear by it.

Bring it on, Doddy

“reetamongstit”

Time for some Rocket club Gig Art

The night had to end, unfortunately, so it was 3am eternal by the KLF from DJ Yesteryear, thanks Lukas, nice title

And, in case you are wondering, it is possible to have fun without drugs and still look totally mashed.

3am eternal and 3am it was, home to bed.

What a view

Simply stunning

Rusty is stunned by it’s quality

Mesmerised, lost, he is, in it’s unbelievable beauty. Bring on the views.

Today’s Gig Art

The Delilahs, Switzerland’s very best. http://www.thedelilahs.com/

Get them on Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/thedelilahsch

Bit of a strange day today, not much time for photos so I’ll end up with a picture of the bus

Nice isn’t it?

Well Well Well

A busy day, not much time for photos.

So, I’ll drop some old ones in to fill the space

Here’s “Disco” Dave and his Disco Ball

“Disco” Dave is a legend in the world of sound. His skills at heidin’ the disco ball are famed far and wide.

This is Shanghai

Shanghai, as you probably know, has got nothing whatsoever to do with Parkhead, in the East end of Glasgow, apart from it smells.

Hello there,

Day off, hurrah

First up, find the nearest tube, buy the day travel pass, then phone photo the station sign

No danger of us getting lost abroad

Train incoming

Down by the Danube a bit of street art

The Danube, as you may know is twinned with the Clyde, and in paticular, the section of the Clyde which devides the Green, in Glasgow’s East End from Polmadie

The Turtle was placed here by the good townsfolk of Bridgeton, in the East End of Glasgow, to commemorate the famous Battle of Polmadie Bridge, where the “Generator Man”, sybolised by the Turtle, held off local Polmadie youth for two hours to allow the showing of “Saturday Night Fever” on a large outdoor screen, July the 30th, 1546

The lines of transport make their way through town

My Dinner

Vienna has much to offer on a day off, contrary to what Jim “the Bus” would have you believe

It has Monuments

It has a funfair, I went out for a quiet night time stroll on the river and ended up at the funfair

And Nightlife, No Jim “the Bus” everything does not shut at twelve, the Fluc club for instance stays open till four. they are on myspace, by the way. http://www.myspace.com/flucvienna If you are in town, looking for a night out look em up.

With quality Metal

And underground some pish cheese trance gig involving lots of bicycles, not just one Dan, lots of them, plenty of em. If it’s a bicycle you seek, there here, in a bunker at the Praterstrasse in Vienna, thousands of em.

With those “Visuals” thingies as well

Home to bed. well after midnight Jim “the Bus”, well after midnight, after a wonderful day in a magical city. Good night Vienna.

Ah Munich! Twin town with Dalmarnock in the East End of Glasgow

The Atomic Cafe’ is our port of call today. Named, as you will no doubt be aware, after Joseph “Atomic” Dalmarnock, inventor of the stroboscopic lamp in 1723. Jo was a regular visitor to Munich’s fair city, a frequent frequentor of the Bier Kellors. In fact it was during a particularly active evening down bier strasse that the idea of the strobe came to him in a blinding flash of inspiration. He made his mark, and returned to found the massive strobe factories that were to give Dalmarnock, in Glasgow’s East End, it’s name.

Gig Art

Yes, it’s weird.

What do you make of it Rusty?

How about a bit of dead art, Rusty? Is this more up your Strasse?

Try this, then, a brand new contest. It’s called street art, but, instead of you judging it, though, it’s going to be down to the team out here with me.

It will be announced, along with the others, in London on the thirteenth of May. Can’t wait, marvelous.

Tonight’s Dinner

Tommorow is a day off, as if we need one, eh?

Hello again,

Today we are in Berlin

I’ve decided to run a competition for the best “Gig Art” of the tour. Today’s entry is internally lit!!! Contained within the glass is a series of stringy things all lit up with wires and stuff. I was stunned. It’s got to be a contender.

Here’s Johnny

He loved it.

Not so impressed are the dudes waiting for something important to happen

Today’s Dinner

As with the “Gig art” I am running a contest for “Dinner of the Tour”. Cast your votes at the end. It’s going to outdo X Factor I reckon with viewers tactically voting.

So back to the “Twinning Conection”. Like Berlin, Dennistoun in the east end of Glasgow has a Lido Theatre. Glasgow’s is a touch blue, and I’m not talking football here you know. St Dennis, the patron Saint and inventor of the cineamatic electric projector is said to have passed by Berlin on his way to a papal visit in 1672, letting slip the secret of film to the media starved locals whilst round the pole. Tooting, on the other hand, has a swimming pool. Not much of a story that, Johnny.

Hello, we arrived this morning in Bocham after a 1am pickup on the M25 services at South Mimms. A straightforward rig, the advance sheets had been noted and acted on. The new backdrops have not arrived. Bit of a mystery.

We console ourselves with a quick coffee

Isright TM Espresso machine

Gig Art? it’s universal and unique?

Time for tea, look mum, I’m eating very well

This is me, happy to be in Bocham

Bocham, as you probably know already, is twinned with the Calton area in Glasgow’s East End. In actual fact the gig we are in tonight is named “Visions” after the world famous Karaoke bar on the Gallowgate. Drop by Visions in Glasgow when you are next in town and mention Bocham, you’re sure to get a response.

ta ta

stevie x

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