Guano Apes, @ cch3, Hamburg, Germany 9-2-05

This was a strange gig venue ! But i guess it was a bigger room than Grosse Freiheit.ย 

HamlightI noticed that Dennis really seemed in pain during the soundcheck (He’d had an accident before the tour-fell through a roof or something-& was wearing a harness. Not that anyone really knew about it. At least he was a trooper & didn’t cancel the tour ๐Ÿ˜‰ )HamDiochkFriedel came to this one & a pass had not been sorted out for him, so Henning had to come collect him.ย HamFHHamburg3Hamburg1 hamburg5

 

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Garbage, @ Grosse Freiheit,Hamburg,Germany. 5-11-01

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I love the Grosse Freiheit venue ! This was the first time i met Michel. We’d made our own travel/hotel plans etc. Also, as i got there early (hey, that’s rare for me lol) i also met a bunch of girls hanging around the venue. I guess that would be Diana, Elfi & some others. I’m sure someone took a group photo there, so would love to see that if anyone can send it to me. Someone else i met was Bill from America. He had a very special hat ๐Ÿ˜‰ Of course, i also met good old Rurik who i knew from the Guano Apes gigs. Ah this is something i love about travelling to different shows; you meet new friends along the way ๐Ÿ™‚

Terremoto Festival ,Guano Apes, Limp Bizkit, Placebo, Foo Fighters, Deftones, Muse, @ Trabrennbahn, Hamburg,Germany. 20-8-00

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After the Highfields Festival we traveled onwards through the night to the Terremoto Festival in Hamburg. Waking up next morning, the first thing i see is Sandra looking out of the bus at something…that something was Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit , she’s quite a fan….& even rock stars can get star struck ๐Ÿ˜‰ I think it might have been his birthday as i recall someone giving him a video camera as i walked past to catering. I’m also pretty sure that this festival was Limp Bizkits only show in Germany this year, so, no doubt that would have brought in some of the crowd. Actually, it’s a fantastic line up here today ! Henning had given me an advance copy of the DVD & later in the day Sandra & her sister watched it on the bus. I was lucky to be able to meet Dave Grohl & Brian Molko & have a nice chat with Dom (Muse) about how they were doing in the States etc. I was already a ย fan of Muse after seeing them open for Skunk Anansie in ’99. My friend Fanny arrived later in the day so we both got to have some photos with the stars. We watched some of Guanos set from on the side stage then some from the photo pit. When everything was over, Fanny gave Henning a lift to the hotel he was staying at (The others took the bus back home). Next day i flew back to the UK. Driving home, my car exhaust partially came off ! Iย used the pass band to tie it up to get me back home haha

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Guano Apes, Uncle Ho, @ Gross Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany, 4-6-00

There was a day off between Berlin & Hamburg gigs. We all traveled to Hamburg & stayed in a very swish hotel (once again, pinch me!”) Carlos Santana was in town, so a few went to see his show.ย 196303_1625882682345_5351431_n

The show was filmed for a mini documentary on Guano Apes. I asked the film crew what station it would be broadcast on. Upon hearing i’d traveled over from the UK, the director asked if he could do a short interview with me! It was so funny as i’d never in my wildest dreams expected anything like this could happen. I mean, i’m already living life well what with travelling on the tour bus, having a AAA tour pass & now this ?!!