Postcards from the UK 12 Dec. 02
First trip Breadfoot made to ol’ blightl;y he sent back postcards to let
all the nice folks back home what all he had got hisself into.
Northside @ 6 p.m. to JFK. Flight was delayed. 4 hrs in the airport smoking, drinking and talking with Marcus, a time lapse filmaker from Bermonset. 5 1/2 Hrs on the train couldn't sleep. I hate those lil' fuckin' screens on the back of the seats!! Outta Heathrow by noon. Met Sgt. Buzz Fuz got lost in the Trocadero. Then back to his place for an afternoon kip. Over to J-Cubed for 7:30 sign up. Met Marc from Bignote. Kicked two tunes near ten. Sgt. Buz Fuz followed. Eleanore from Florence said my guitar playing was so good that it was criminal. Marc offered me a short set for Sunday night. Take away fish and chips and mushie peas. Welcome to London!!
Tea in the am with Sgt. Buz Fuz. Waiting for the post. My cds and stickers have been tied up in the parcel. force mail system for almost a week. Out the door by noon. Raining. Up Church Street. Dinner and two pints. Back to the Sarge's for an afternoon kip. Out the door again near Four. Piccadilly Line then Central to Oxford Circus. Up and down Regents and Carnaby. Over to Tatty Bogles @ 7 p.m. They sent me away. Coupla Stellas @ a pub next door returned to find some chick in a red off the shoulder tube top thing sound checkin'. She was backed up by a laptop beats dude and a fuz-bass-acoustic dude. Best thing about the band was her tits. I went on after. Kicked a short high octane set. Drank a beer then bounced.
Tea in the am. Nice chat with Dez. Discussed the importance of what you don't ehar. Out to the shops. Fruit. TP, PC tips?, milk and a towel. Back to the flat. Took a bath and wrote postcards while some bloke worked on the radiators. Out the door near 4 p.m. Piccadilly line to Piccadilly Circius wandered for an hour. And when I finally looked up there was the spice of life. Over to Denmark St. ran into Chris from the Leeches. Liza showed up. Say them off after a chat and went to Spce Spice for a curry. Stopped in Tanks. Met Chad and Paul did a bit of picking on a Levin Archtop. Over to the Twelve Bar. Met Andy, Carlo and Paul. The Sarge showed up and we went in for a pint. Was supposed to be at the White Hart tonight, closed for refurbishing. With the first pint settled in for the evening. Got the tour. Super great space. I really dig this place! Had some wonderful chats with Charlie, a rebel rocker true and blue. Enjoyed long orange. Passed out flyers??? Caught 73 back to store. Falafels with pickels and cup of tea before bed.
Friday. Up by 10 a.m. Tea with Sarge. Gathere my bits and headed for Denmark Street. Thursday night Ajay had the idea to take me over to meet his buddy Jonny who had a redio show on Resonance 104.4 Arrived @ noon. Show started @ 1 p.m. Jonny already had a guest scheduled. He played one of my tracks on the air, and then afterwards asked if I'd record live in the studio for him. Sat down in front of a couple mics and talked and picked for about ½ hour. Over to Hanks after that. Picked another old archtop for a bit, met a young singer-songwriter named Scott. He was from Glasgow. Over to the Twelve Bar, and a pint. Bit of wander Stella and some pizza then back to the Twelve Bar. Andy had asked if I'd do a set before Vince who was the evening's host. Caught Chris ??'s set. Also saw Frank and John Devlin. Was supposed to only do 3 tunes but the folks that were there wouldn't let me get away with only 3. Late night grub something with lamb. Didn't get home until near 6 a.m.
Sat slept until 11 a.m. rang my bud Harry in Bristol. Tea and a banana and a clementine. A long bath, Piccadilly to the Circle Line. Paddington Station. 1 ½ hours on the great Western Line. Got off @ Templemeads. First stop was the Cumberland to meet Stu and have a pint or two. Passed through Thornbury proper with Robin (Harry's son) and his friend Karl in tow. Dropped them of. Hit the Anchor Inn for a pint. Stopped in @ the Off License for more provisions, then finally over to Harry's house. Beer and smokes then a pasta with lamb, salad, and red wine. More conversation. More smokes. Got out our guitars and did some pickin' while we drank some more. Somewhere near midnight, time to crash. Well worn out. Crashed hard.
Sunday. Coffee. A shower. A bit run down. 12"15 back to Paddington. From Paddington to Camdentown, down the High Street. Left on Pratt across Royal College to the Golden Lion. Just 3 p.m., no dinner service. Okay then, back up to the High Street. Sunday roast at Ruby Dust. Lambsteak, roast potatoes, carrots and broccoli with a nice red. Fabulous! Just what I had hoped for. Back to the Golden Lion. Met Alan. Introduced to Doug from Atlanta. Howdy again to Big Steve who I'd met the other night @ 12 Bar. Watched the fellows from Chinese Burn soundcheck and started in on a pint. Just after five, Aland and Steve started things off. From beginning to end and absolutely amazing evening of music that included a surprise appearance by Peter Case! For me, a real treat was being asked to play some slide with Chinese Burn. Great guys! Great band! Night ended with a set from MPE outta Philly! Super fun and amazing harmonies! Bus back to store Newington. Newcastle brown and some Bill Hicks with Sarge. Crash!
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