We took a leisurely (and fuel economic) drive up to Mexborough on Sunday afternoon, arriving at the venue in good time. The club is surrounded by tennis courts and a cricket pitch and a game was in progress in the warm summer evening. Once we'd loaded in and made sure everything was working we sat watching the end of the match. (It was quite exciting. In the final over the batting side drew level but lost a wicket with the scores level and one delivery left to bowl. The captains shook hands and called it a draw).
But what about the show? The further north we travel the shorter the playing time. Tonight we played two sets of 45 minutes plus an encore, with a long interval while they played bingo. Nicki has been battling a head cold since she arrived in the UK, but still put on a great show. Once again the audience loved her, especially when she stepped down from the stage to teach the dance steps to the song she was singing. I'd not seen anyone do that before.
We're gradually sorting out all the glitches in the arrangements. A few days ago Lee thought it would take three gigs to get into shape and I think he was right. Our closing song gets better with each performance, and the band is sounding tight.
We now have a rest day before our next show in Grimsby on Tuesday
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