20/04/12
Day twelve of the
tour: Berlin, Friday
This morning was a serious struggle, getting out of bed was the hardest
get-up yet. We got back to the squat at about 5am this morning and Callum and I
stayed up chatting with Haarlem Terry for quite a while before finally
crashing. We had an early start as we had to be in Berlin for 7pm. Getting
everyone out of bed we then had to locate Terry and Craig who had last been
seen getting backies on some bikes; off two local Dutch Students (I think
Terry’s blog yesterday just about pushes the boundaries of necessary
information needed to be shared on ones blog!)
Anyway moving swiftly on we made it to Berlin. We went straight to the
Magnet Club and I have to say that the gig went down a storm. It was by far the
tightest gig so far and the audience were captivated. The room filled up
quickly and the feedback was hugely positive.
Bonanza Xx
21/04/12
Day thirteen of the
tour: Berlin, Saturday
Today was pretty
chilled out. We were all feeling a bit van lagged after the journey from the
Dam.
I had a strange
encounter the night before with an old friend from the states, John Wood. We
hadn’t seen each other since going to Mardi Gras about 4 years ago and bumped
into each other in the club below the gig. It’s a bloody small world! I was
supposed to go watch a football game with him today but didn’t get my shizzle
together in time.
We ended up taking our
time getting back to last night’s Magnet Club to pick-up the van and equipment,
taking in some sites on the way. Most noteworthy was perhaps the ‘beautiful
contrast’ between the TV tower and the old church
or perhaps the
contortionist ballet
or perhaps the creepy
puppeteer outside the station
Saturday night we went
to this club called ‘Picnic’ (or something like that). It was good but no one
really had there dancing shoes on.
Callum
22/04/12
Day fourteen of the
tour: Berlin, Sunday
Today Terry, Bonanza
and I went to the flea market at Mauerpark.
Definitely my best
outing of the trip so far. It made me realise why Berlin is such a cool place.
There were all sorts of different people spending there Sunday together; tourists,
locals, grannies, hobos, fun for all the family.
What perhaps summed up
the nature of the day was the Karaoke in the Park next to the flea market.
There were at least 600 people seated on the hill and in and around the stone
plaza where the karaoke was situated. First up we saw a middle aged women who
reminded me of a school teacher do the ‘Time Warp’ followed up by a long tall
blonde with a voice like grit sing ‘Born to be Wild”. However, my favourite performance
was that of a hunched over older gentleman who took to the plaza carrying his
cloth handbag. He straightened up to perform a rendition of ‘My Way’ in his
native German tongue. He wasn’t the greatest of singers but he had intensity
and a charm as he circled to address the whole crowd as he sang. The
performance was magic and he received applause at each chorus with the climax
of the performance receiving a standing ovation.
Later in the park we
watched two guys play hand made instruments. It was like a cross between cagon,
violin, sitar and harp. I can’t remember the name of them just now but I’ll
look them up. They sounded amazing. 1500 euro if you wanted the guy to make
one. I’ll find the name and website and post it later.
Callum
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