I got to bed at 4.00 on Saturday morning and set the alarm for 8.30. It didn't go off. Luckily I woke up at 9.00 and managed to get washed, dressed and breakfasted in double quick time. I collected Jason and we drove to Northampton to pick up Cozy and Lee and then drove over to Dumbleton, near Evesham. We took the booking on the understanding that we would be first on stage, as we had a second booking that evening. We pulled into the services at Evesham and I had a call from Nicki saying that the timings had changed and we weren't due on stage until 3.00 that afternoon. After all that- we could have had a lie in.
We arrived at the hall as everything was being set up, so we set the drums and amplifiers up and soundchecked before retiring to a gazebo in the field behind the hall, where we drank tea and read the paper. How Rock n Roll is that?
Nicki had chosen a great selection of songs for her hour long spot and the audience were eating out of her hand from the first song. They absolutely adore her here and have already promised to book her next time she tours the UK. I chatted to some of the crowd and they just love how warm and friendly Nicki is. They tell me that no-one else who plays the venue ever goes around and takes time to chat to every single person there.
We loaded up and set off for Corby. After a cool week the weather suddenly became very warm as we drove up the A46 and along the M6.
We were just approaching the junction for the A14 when we heard on the radio that Amy Winehouse had been found dead. This was so spooky, as Nicki and I had been talking about her while we were waiting to play an hour or so beforehand.
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