It's Friday so it must be Edlington, an ex-mining village outside Doncaster. Nicki and Tracy had stayed the night at our house and they set off early, travelling via the Doc Shop to buy some Doc Marten boots, and then on to their hotel. I collected Jason and we drove over to Northampton to pick up the others and then started up the M1. We listened to the traffic reports on the radio, and it soon became apparent that we were in for yet another Gridlock Friday. As we neared Leicester the traffic slowed to a crawl, so we left the motorway for the A46 and a little used road that took us to within a few miles of our destination.
Nicki and Tracy were not so lucky. They managed to avoid one snarl up by leaving the M1 near Nottingham, but rejoined about five miles before the biggest jam of the day. It took them 4 1/2 hours to complete a two hour journey.
We were the first to arrive at the venue, which was shut, so we went and bought some chips.The next people to arrive were some fans of Nicki's, who'd driven over from the West Midlands, and had also been caught in the traffic jam. Finally the doors opened and we loaded in, Nicki and Tracy arriving soon after.
We played three shortish sets and the audience absolutely adored Nicki. She received the biggest ovation heard there in a very long time. We surprised one regular by performing "Over the rainbow" especially for him (it involved a very quiet rehearsal backstage while the bingo was on)
We loaded the van and drove into Doncaster to find some diesel, then drove back home. I was very tired and it was to be an early start the next day.
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