
Spain/Euskadi 23/2/98 - 17/3/98
Ok, this is meant to be a more or less "short" tour/experience-report to give you people some idea of how it went. Ive chosen not to digress on the many political/social issues, although it was very tempting to write extensively about the Basque situation, Spanish Libertarian movement, squatscene...etc.etc. Maybe some other time. So heres for the bandshit:
In this line-up, PCP is now together for about 5 months. We are Oene (guitar; also bass for Fleas And Lice), Pelle (bass; also drums for No I.D. and Fleas And Lice), Rommert (guitar; also guitar for No I.D. and Yphobia), Michael (drums; also drums for Catweazle and Tuco Ramirez), Esther (vocals; also vocals for Urinal Cakes) and Margriet (vocals). Yes, we are truly a so-called incestband! We have nothing released yet but will go into the studio sooner than later.
This was supposed to be the 2nd French/Spanish tour for my other band Catweazle. Everything was already arranged and confirmed, when suddenly our guitarplayer got offered his "dream" job. It was now or never for him and obviously he decided for a certain and bright future. It took some effort, but eventually PCP became the replacement.
For this tour, Eva (driver; also vocals for No I.D.) bought a black Citroën C25 van (1984/LPG). The weekend before this tour, we got the chance to check it out with Catweazle and No I.D. but it broke down on the way to the first gig... So the next week was a race against time and Eva did nothing but repairing.
Monday 23/2 (departure)
Departure at 9 am (we have to drive 500+ km)
but there are still things to be fixed on the van so we postpone
the departure time. Stress! After replacing the dynamo, checking
the battery, reparing a door and some other shit, we decide to
leave around 8 pm. The van is totally full, a true puzzle. After
60 km its starting to rain hard and we get the first
problem: the screenwipers break down. Its too late for a
garage so we call the good ole ANWB road-service. The helpful
person learns us a good trick with an elastic but after a while
it either breaks or doesnt work good enough so its
more or less stunting thru the rain to Luxembourg...
Tuesday 24/2
(Luxembourg)
At 7 am and 10 km before our crash-address, the
front wheel-axles are behaving strange. We nevertheless make it
to Mareks place and surprise him at 8 in the morning (he
expects us at 6 pm instead...). Due to this new van-problem we
have to cancel the first concert in Salt (on Wednesday). One of
Mareks friends recommend us a good Citroën garage in
France. We will drive there tomorrow to try have it
checked/fixed. All the equipment/stuff is dumped in the house to
make the van as light as possible because of the weight on the
wheel-axles.
Wednesday 25/2 (Luxembourg)
Today is a crucial day. If the van-problem
cannot be fixed, we have to cancel the entire tour. With a couple
people we drive to France, the rest stays at Mareks place.
The van drives better now it is unloaded. Were lucky to
arrive early. Its only the left wheel-axle and Eva brought
a good spare one with her so they replace it that afternoon. Back
"home" (yes, Marek and his grandmother took very well
care of us), we prepare for the trip to Saint-Etienne; and I
celebrate with a warm bath. At a local scrap-yard, we get an
engine for the screenwipers and fit it in our van. We are lucky
that Thursday is a day-off; the first concert in Spain will be on
Friday.
Thursday 26/2
(Saint-Etiènne)
We arrive far too late in Saint-Etienne but
fortunately Denis and friends give us a warm welcome anyway and
even make some warm food for us in the middle of the nite
(deja-vu; just like when Catweazle played back in May 97: same
food, same place, same time). We have some problems with the
payroads. Most of those payroad-employees charge us category 3
tarifs while we belong in the twice as cheap category 1. It must
be funny to see a bunch of colorful punks (by now, we are red,
yellow, blue and green-haired) getting out of their black van and
bothering employees while a long line of cars is waiting to get
through. At a giant supermarket, we find food, vegetables and
dairy products in the trash-containers. Its amazing to see
what they throw away while it is still good.
Friday 27/2 (Sala
"Can Recader"/Castellterçol; with Idem, Xmilk and
Subterranean Kids)
For this tour, I only have telephonenumbers of
the organisers/contactpersons. No maps or addresses so I have to
call around 3 pm each day to check for necessary details. My
first experience with Spanish pay-phones is not too good. They
steal all your money even if someone isnt answering your
call. I cannot reach the La Roca person so we decide to drive
straight to La Roca and just see what happens. We are already
late and I decide to do another phonecall. It turns out the
concert is moved to another location called Castellterçol, a
small village in the mountains. What follows is a crazy small and
climbing road. Time to sweat! We arrive around 10:30 pm and see
it is a festival that starts around 12 oclock anyway. After
some nice food (very necessary after a whole day in the van), the
place, or better yet, the hall begins to fill. Unfortunately I
havent seen too much of Idem. Xmilk is pretty good and
enjoyable and I am very surprised and glad to see that
Subterranean Kids are still around. The last time I saw them was
in 1988 when they played the infamous W.N.C. squat in Groningen
(29/9) and the famous Van Hall in Amsterdam (16/10) with Fugazi
and No FX. They now have a new guitarplayer (ex-GRB and a very
good driver as well!) and sound brilliant. They even do an old
R.K.L. cover so they cannot do any bad for me! PCP has to start
around 4 in the morning - Dawn of the Living Dead it is... so we
are not that good (understatement). We even receive an hilarious
P.A. recording for this show - hahaha! We sleep at Paus
place in Moia but we lose Margriet on the way without knowing it.
The next morning she was brought up safely by the local cops...
Ill make sure to keep my eyes open the next couple of
weeks!
Saturday 28/2 (Ateneu
Popular/Badalona; with Pink Flamingos)
The weathers getting warmer now. I phone
Badalona, but no luck. Fortunately I brought the maps of the
Catweazle tour with me and since we also played Badalona (good
memories!)
we hope it is in the same place. At the Ateneu we meet
with Abraham of E-150, and he confirms we play there. I pick up a
brilliant "Andalucia solidaria kon Irak" poster. Later
that evening, I get the surprise of my life. Jaska of Força
Macabra is standing in front of me.... All the way from
Finland?!?! Yes, but hes visiting his friend and accidently
picked up a flyer for this concert. Still crazy to see him again
after we both suffered the freezing Selfish "Misery"
Euro-tour in January 97. Actually Força Macabra was supposed to
tour with Catweazle through Spain in may 97 but they stranded in
Poland due to serious van-problems. Oh well. I only saw a small
piece of the Pink Flamingos set but they sounded quite
convinced. Good stuff. Hmm, by now there must be about 4 bands
with the name Pink Flamingos... very confusing. It seems PCP is
getting faster and faster. The others dont mind, but I
wonder if it sounds better. I promise myself not to run wild too
much.
Sunday 1/3 (Atzawara/San
Feliú; with Frank Castro and Lovestress)
I phone San Feliú, several times as usual, but
no luck... I start to get worried about this telephone-system.
With Catweazle it worked well but now it has been not too
promising. About 30 km before San Feliú I try again. No luck. I
need a telephone-card. These coin-phones are killing me but it
seems to be difficult to get those cards. When I return, I see a
bunch of people around our van. The organisers of the concert
were already looking for us and now picking us up! And
theres even a Dutch person with them! It turns out Frank
Castro is a nice fellow from Holland and tours around Spain with
his German friend under the name Gumdrum. Arriving in San Feliú,
we decide to check out the sea. Later, at the nice concertplace,
not too many people show up. Lovestress from Hostalric is pretty
good and sound very new school. Lots of midtempo metallic pieces.
Their drummer has one of the most original cymbals Ive ever
seen; however, it makes no sound at all - too bad. Next, Frank
Castro did his show - very techno with lots of symbolic shit and
theatrical content. When PCP hit the stage, most people already
left. Nevertheless it was a nice gig with lots of fun. Here we
also met the people who organised the (cancelled) concert in
Salt. Fortunately no hard feelings. Sleepingplaces are in a
beautiful squatted villa about 15 km north from San Feliú, in
the middle of nowhere.
Monday 2/3 and Tuesday 3/3
(days-off in Zaragoza)
We have the choice of staying one more day in
this villa and do nothing or head towards Zaragoza and party til
we drop... Ofcourse we decide for the last option. I phone
Zaragoza, but no luck. I get a fax-machine instead. Im
definitely worried. We just go for it and see in Zaragoza what to
do. At least I remember the streetname for the Ateneo Libertario
(where Catweazle played last year). After several useless
phonecalls, we arrive at 12 in the night and find the Ateneo
Libertario. Ofcourse its closed but there we find a
beautiful poster for the concert (and see we play with Kochise
from France). It turns out we play somewhere else. We go to that
address but its closed as well. What to do? Stuck in
Zaragoza? NO WAY. We call Groningen for the address and
phonenumber for one of our Zara-friends. This turns out
succesfully and we head for Anjel and Ursula to surprise them at
3 in the night! Nevertheless they are happy to see us. Good for
us.
Tuesday we are dumped at Susanas place
and she becomes our official guide and Spanish teacher. I finally
get to buy a telephonecard. This will surely save alot of money.
In the evening we carry all the equipment to the Entropia local
and check out the irresistable Mala Raza shop. I see ALL my
bandmembers plus Eva looking for money. Its definitely a
good day for Budi and co. Here I bought some of the best
punk/hardcore, also thanks to David who recommends me such bands
as Banda Jachis (ex-Maniatica and without doubt one of my current
favorites), Chicharrica and Habeas Corpus. Later that evening
Kochise arrive all the way from La Coruña (9 hour drive), but
leave for their sleepingplaces soon.
Wednesday 4/3 (Centro
Sociale Entropia/Zaragoza; with Kochise)
Relaxing in the afternoon and the chance to
take a shower. We listen to the Castellterçol tape and have a
look in the city. I notice on several hilarious posters that this
area/province is struggling for independance as well. Put Aragon
back on the map. Later that day at the C.S.A. I meet with some
people who were at the Catweazle gig last year. The concertcellar
is very cosy and not too big. I like small places best. Kochise
is great. They do alot of effort to spread their message
internationally (translations in English and Castillian).
Musically theyre very divers. This is a band I prefer
seeing/hearing live than hearing on record. During the PCP set, I
wreck my bassdrumpedal. It causes a long break. This is the start
of a wreckage drumtour. I promise not to run wild on my drumstuff
too much... After the concert, we have dinner at 3 in the night
and next is party til dawn.
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Thursday 5/3 (day off on
the road)
Day of the Dead.... Cordoba is almost 700 km so
we decide to leave today and make a pitstop in Madrid. In the
meantime I have learned to phone the organisers at least a couple
days before. This time it works! I get complete information and
directions! Hurrah! We arrive in the El Laboratorio squat at
around 11 pm and can stay there for the night. Around midnight, I
find by accident Angel/Victimas Del Progreso and co. in the
irresistable Fobia local. We make an appointment for the next
day, coz some of us want to spend some more pelas.
Friday 6/3 (Muenmo/Palma
Del Rio; with Opahostil)
At 12 at the Fobia shop, we meet with Pepe and
Canino of Sin Dios! Word spreads fast. Pepe speaks English quite
well and theres alot to discuss (I already knew Canino by
email). They want to organise an extra concert for us in Madrid
on 10/3 together with Sin Dios! For me (here I go again, I cannot
praise them enough) Sin Dios are one of the finest bands around
today (musically as well as lyrically - all you non Spanish
people: check out the English translations for the Guerra A La
Guerra release), and I was already excited to play with them in
Vitoria on 14/3. So much to discuss, so little time... Too bad we
already have to leave. We arrive in Cordoba around 7:30 pm; we
are expected around 7 so nothings serious. On the street, I
start to ask around for the place but nobody knows the address.
Someone shows me a city-map of Cordoba and the streetname is NOT
on it... We start to get worried. I phone again but the guy is
already at the concert so I get stuck with his mother who only
understands and speaks Spanish. Eventually, we find out the
concert is in a small village called Palma Del Rio and is 60 km
south of Cordoba! We start driving and take the wrong road. After
50 km, we take a small road: only 32 km straight to Palma Del
Rio. Ok! It turns out to be the road to hell. Better yet, the
road through hell coz it is barely driveable... a 25-30 km/h road
under heavy construction this is. Poor van, poor equipment, poor
PCP people - the next one-and-a-half hour we are jolted to
pieces... At 10:30 we get to the concertplace, a small but very
cosy bar. Fortunately, Maro and the crowd are still waiting for
us and were even trying to find us earlier that evening but
ofcourse we took the road-of-death no-one dares to take. After
setting up the equipment, Opahostil started and blew me away with
some excellent hardcore. I dont know what it is, but most
Spanish bands seem to have 2 guitarplayers. Powerful shit for
sure! During our set, the ceiling came down. Very chaotic. After
30 minutes the cops arrive. Noiseproblems. We are allowed to play
one more song, so we play 5 songs as 1. During the 4th, the
guitaramplifier breaks down. Someone threw beer in it. End of
concert, goodnite.
Saturday 7/3
(Stagedoor/Fuengirola; with Manneken Pis and Freak Show)
It must be around 30 degrees Celcius.... I hear
stories that it is very cold and snowing in Groningen. Im
happy. I call Fuengirola. I am very reserved but it is
unbelievable - someone is actually answering the phone! I cannot
help but be suspicious - there must be something wrong, this goes
too smooth. I get directions but no addres... I have to call
again when we arrive in Fuengirola because the place seems to be
hard to find. Hmm. Reaching Malaga, we run into more and more
tourists especially big touringcars with Germans who are baffled
by our appearance and noisy black van. The last couple days we
experienced how it is to have a dual exhaust-pipe. It more or
less bursted and now we keep it together with iron wire. However,
it explodes now and then plus during a cold start, it smokes ALOT
from both sides. Fortunately we drive on LPG, so we dont
feel THAT guilty about polluting the...errr, our environment. And
yes, now we finally get rid of the Politically Correct Punx
abbreviation. In Fuengirola we get stopped by the local cops.
Always act like stupid tourists and ask for directions even if it
doesnt make sense. Local cops often want to be nice.
However, watch your mouth with Guardia Civil. They are evil.
Anyway, I phone again but ofcourse no-ones answering. We
run into the singer of Manneken Pis and he says were near
the place. We finally find it, block the traffic and see we will
play in some sort of disco/karaoke bar! The owner is a crazy
Englishman and ex-manager for bands like Motley Crüe. You know,
real rock and roll. He wants to book us for the Pamplona fest.
Hilarious! Later I heard Active Minds got offered a simular deal.
Yes, we definitely have a good time here. Manneken Pis does a
soundcheck. I am totally impressed. I need to hear more of this
band. We eat and sleep in the local Ateneo Libertario. This will
be our home for the next 2 days. I start to bump my head in
several doorways. People laugh, its funny. Im not
that tall but obviously still bigger than the average spanish
person. Margriet get bad news from Groningen. There was a
burglary in her house. Fortunately, friends are taking care of it
but its not really restful.
Manneken Pis starts off and as I said before, theyre quite impressive. The bodypainted singer looks surreal. Ill try to get a tape. Now, the place is getting full. Freak Show plays a homegame and tired organiser Dani turns out to be a true drum-animal. I was never too fond of their 7"ers, but this is totally different. I am a sucker in describing bands and music but this is very energetic and convincing. I guess you gotta see this live. If I understand well, theyll tour Europe later this year. I fuck up a lot of songs during the PCP set but people seem to enjoy it anyway. Later that nite I decide to hit the sack, the rest goes out to party. I "discover" some other painful doorways, especially the one to the roof is dangerous. Some of us sleep outside. Its warm!
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Sunday 8/3 (day-off in
Fuengirola)
We get a phonecall from Cordoba. Opahostil
tried to organize an extra concert for us on 9/3 but it failed.
But if were in Cordoba, we can always stay at the local
squat. We get another phonecall from Madrid that the extra
concert with Sin Dios on 10/3 will happen. Wow! Im looking
for a helmet. This headbumping is no fun anymore and I start to
really suffer pain. I begin to dislike this building. I am told
this house used to be some sort of a police-office.... for local
police that is...
We go to the beach, eat vegetarian bocadillos, play soccer on the streets or behave like your average tourist only we look different and get guided by two insiders. In the evening we eat pizza on the roof of our temporary home. In the meantime the place is getting filled with friendly people and we salute the night again in the open air!
Monday 9/3 (day-off on
the road)
We decide not to drive to Madrid in one day but
to crash first at the Casa Okupada in Cordoba and do Madrid the
next day. We find out we are locked into our home... I
experienced this situation before in Germany with
Catweazle/Selfish and it was NOT GOOD, especially when you ought
to leave. We remove the lock from the door (there was no other
way) and free ourselves. We put all the stuff in the van, fit the
lock back on the door and are shown the right way to Cordoba by
buddies Dani and David.
We arrive in Cordoba at around 7 pm. I phone
the Opahostil people, but no one answers. We find the squat by
ourselves. This is really big. It looks like a church with a huge
annex to it. We have a hard time finding the right entrance. It
seems nobody is in. I get uncomfortable because theres a
really big police-station next to the squat, and we are already
waiting 1 hour next to this building. Finally someone is coming
at the door. He seems to be a bit paranoia. It appears hes
the only person inside and the squat can get evicted any
moment... According to the situation, it is not too smart to stay
there any longer. However, he gave us the choice. We decide not
to take any risk and head straight for Madrid anyway. After
taking another good look inside the squat (its fabulous), I
phone the Fobia local and they arrange for us a welcome-committee
at the C.S.O. El Laboratorio at 3 oclock in the morning!
Tuesday 10/3
(C.S.O. El
Laboratorio/Madrid; with Menos Que Nada and Sin Dios)
After a couple hours sleep, we finally meet
with Txus, our initial contactperson in El Laboratorio. We get a
really nice and interesting tour through the squat. Great! They
have 2 concertplaces: Al Cielo (Heaven) and Al Infierno (Hell). I
prefer Hell (more like a bar, very small stage) but it would be
too noisy for the neighbourhood so we will play Heaven (more like
a slaughterhouse, very big stage). Around 6 pm, people start
showing up to prepare for the concert. I love to see all those
hard-working punks! We are too tired to do a soundcheck so Sin
Dios does all the shitwork. Thank you very much. I see alot of
people coming for this concert. For something organized in 3 days
and on a weekday, this is truly amazing! I get to talk with some
guys that saw Catweazle play at the Ateneo Libertario de
Villaverde. Crazy, I always thought we, this band Agarrate and
Angel plus Jorge were the only people present at that
time....
Menos Que Nada was very varied. Ultra fast hardcore but also midtempo punkrock! Very enjoyable. Sin Dios = estupendo. Period. They remind me alot of SeeinRed but musically Sin Dios are much more diversified and interesting. I wish I could understand what they say in between songs. Must learn some Spanish. PCP was chaotic and out of tune. I know, Im not very objective about our own music but this is a PCP tourreport so whats the use of ignoring your own band. Shit, I see I broke a crash cymbal. I promise...
Wednesday 11/3 (day off
on the road)
Long drive to Baiona in Galicia. No one knows a
place to crash in between Madrid and Baiona so we decide to just
drive, see where we end up and eventually squat a building for
the night. The road from Benavente to Vigo is going through the
middle of nowhere. We drive through some impressive landscapes,
reminding me alot of Norway. Holland is boringly flat. Sometimes
good for getting a free mind but overal it is too boring. Give me
mountains anytime. It looks like we can get to Baiona in 1 day!
Some lights on the dashboard start to flicker... We have it
checked at a garage. Nothing serious. I pick up the phone again
and surprise our contact that we arrive one day earlier. I know
it is not usual for bands to arrive too early. We like being an
exception. In Vigo (steep roads!) we are escorted to the local
C.S.O./squat where well have a good sleep.
Thursday 12/3
(Tijuana/Baiona)
The afternoon we spend in Baiona at the sea and
the castle. The coast reminds me alot of Brittany. Very rocky
with wild waves. The concertplace is a bar and we play solo for
the first time. It starts early so we do a quick soundcheck and
start off around 8:30 pm! Theres quite alot of people. I
also see some very young children dancing.... Is this for real?
Do I begin to suffer the consequences of serious headbumping? I
still feel the pain. We have to stop after 40 minutes because I
broke all my drumsticks... After the concert, a large group of
punks enter the place. Too late! We get them some drinks instead
to ease their pain. Around 1 am we have to head back to the
C.S.O. in Vigo. Then those late-comers suddenly start to blame us
for playing too early, that it cost them alot of money, blah blah
blah... and while we leave, we get the finger and words... Real
punkrock!
Around 2:30 am we are taken by surprise by this same group of rockers. They got a lift to Vigo from this tipsy and crazy English schoolmistress; and they all come to bother us some more. Im lucky enough to have my set of earplugs at hand so at least there is some hours of sleep left for me.
Friday 13/3 (Centro
Sociale/Gijon; with Poblacion Superflua)
We check some carbreaking-yards on the way, for
a new exhauster but its too expensive. The road to the
C.S.A. is easy. I dont need to call coz I remember it from
last time (a beautiful selfmanaged place in a C.N.T. building).
We finally meet with our tourmaster and co. Have to get some
sticks first before shops close. Cheap! I wonder about prices for
cymbals... Its great to see all those friends again -
almost like a reunion. P.S. is fun. Sounds very sloppy at times
but certainly has its charm. Not too many people showed up
but we all seem to have fun. Its Friday the 13th and I
break the rest of my cymbals... Two more crashes and one
hiat-cymbal. Fuck, this is going to cost me. After the concert we
wait an hour for the C.S.A.-crew. They love to clean. We love to
plaster walls. Together we visit some bars and in one place we
learn from Uge and co. how to drink cider properly.
Saturday 14/3
(Gaztetxe/Vitoria Gasteiz, with Vertical Smile, Corazon Negro
and Sin Dios)
I was looking forward to do this concert alot.
It is a benefit for Anarchist Prisoners, kind of Anarchist Black
Cross. We arrive in time and meet with Sin Dios and Vertical
Smile. In the meantime I have another deja-vu. Well, more or
less. This one is concerning cars bumping into eachother. When we
played here with Catweazle, we had 2 cars bumping into our brand
new but expensively rented van. Plus, another van drove off one
of our side-mirrors. This time we bump into another (brand new)
Citroen van. Actually, I am to blame... (Hope the owner is not
reading this) I give directions to our driver but am totally
distracted when I see Pepe offering me the "Alerta
Antifascista!" LP. Alerta indeed, because now our van is
cutting deep into the left side of another one and destroys a
great deal of the back lights. We look around to find the owner
but no luck (for him/her). After getting some drinks, we see the
van is gone. Probably all-risk insured?! Our van has only small
damage.
Inside, they show a video about prisoners and
hungerstrike. I wish there was someone to translate but Sin Dios
are vanished. I meet with Inaki, organiser for our next and last
concert in
Bilbao tomorrow. He explains a bit about the video.
Theres coming more and more people. I hear Corazon Negro
can not make it because yesterday his (this band is 1 person)
squatted house was set on fire by nazis. When Vertical
Smile starts to play, it is full in front of the stage. This is a
weird band. Songs sound like Unity/Uniform Choice, then like
total punkrock and typical NYHC or straight forward old-school
hc.... pfff, I already mentioned Im not good in describing
bands. Cant wait to hear something new from them. PCP plays
second. Theres a big crowd in front of the stage. We begin
to feel like rockstars and put on our sun-glasses. Suddenly we
have a seventh bandmember hopping all over the stage and stirring
up the crowd. I don't know what to think about it. After our
concert, I run into alot of old friends - they come from all
over: Bilbao, San Sebastian, Valladolid (hello Urbano!),
Zaragoza, Madrid and even Bordeaux!! Impressive. Then its
time for Sin Dios. Now I see they are quite popular.
Everybodys singing along and they also have an extra member
on stage... Actually, it is the same person we had but now she is
doing some serious shitwork as well, like putting the syndicalist
flag up. After 30 minutes they get another member. This one is
different. She is very present and physical. Its obvious
she loves the band... Nevertheless, Sin Dios are totally
convinced and very combativo. Petje af! At 2 am eat dinner, talk alot and say goodbye
to Pepe. Off to Josus place and have some sleep.
Sunday 15/3 (Gaztetxe
Leioa/Bilbo; with Restons Sobres)
Last day of the tour. We have a shower
(finally!), make some hot food and watch the Guindalera video
(Super-Okupados!). I feel like reborn (before, I felt more like
Super-Kostra) and we drive with Inaki to the Leioa Gaztetxe. It
is a very nice place, almost like a barn, just outside industrial
Bilbao. We unload the van and we meet with Alberto from Vertical
Smile to pick up his vocal-equipment. We also meet with old
friends Javi MRHC, Txakoly and a couple others. Cool. Back at the
Gaztetxe, we see another band will play. Not too many people show
up but some bunch from Portugalete do (hello Javi!). Restons
Sobre is great. Lots of catchy and fast songs. What to say about
PCP? It was the last concert. We have to go home again...sob. But
first, listen to a local, singing A Las Barricadas out loud (but
straight from the heart) and we preepare for dinner at 3 in the
night. Also I hear old Dutch band Disgust (1984) coming out of
the loudspeakers.... crazy! Im sure I will miss all this
shit when were home.
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Monday 16/3 (Nantes)
Long, long drive. So far, we have had no
difficulties at or around the borders at all. We arrive late in
Nantes but get welcomed by Romain and Bolzer. We get warm (!)
food at 1 am and a good place to sleep.
Tuesday 17/3 (home)
This is definitely the longest drive I have
ever done in one day. At 8 am, the day starts promising: we
cannot start the van - the battery seems to be dead. After 30
minutes we find a friendly car-driver to help us out. It works!
We drive and drive and drive and arrive around 1 am in rainy
Groningen. Back home again. I hope to go back sooner or later,
with or without a band.
Thanks and hello to:
Uge The Tourmaster, Fidel, Chuto, Payo, Anjel,
Ursula, Budi & David/Mala Raza, Susana/Entropia, Pau,
Raul/Xmilk, Boliche/Subterranean Kids, Italiano, Beni, Carlos
& Abraham/E-150, David/San Feliú, Frank/Gumdrum, Jordi,
Javier, Didak, David & Dani/Freak Show, Manneken Pis, Antonio, Josu,
Iñaki, Alberto & Javi/Vertical Smile, Angel/Fobia, Pepino,
Canino & Pepe/Sin Dios, Jorge/Propulsion, Maro & Juan,
Txus/El Laboratorio, Romain, Denis and co., Marek & Granny,
Iñigo/Restons Sobres and the ones I forgot to mention. C-U
all next time!