a new day…slept too late…overslept, in fact!!! with ursula telling me the driver is waiting for us down stairs…missing breakfest…a quick italian expresso will do…and we’re off to the venue…but when we arrive the ac converter isn’t there…and the sound guys have to order one…so we wait…and wait…and wait…eventually, it arrives after an hour and we do check…everything is cool…fantastic crew here…on point!…off for brunch of more crepes (unbelieveable!)
then to press area where ursula had a press conference, radio, and magazines to contend with…myself, i wondered around checking out various bands playing at the fest: most notably mix city…which i saw the previous nite…great!….
showtime: show starts ok…some minor gawaffs on my part…in get ready…weird…then the mpc freaks out on This and changes programs…fucking hell…
set me off balance…ahhh…i hate that…but c’est la vie…so we continue ….show gets better and higher…with 2 encores…incredible audience…of listeners….finale with song for billy…my favorite…!
so a wind down…then to see gangstarr and beth gibbons…which insued a crazy party hanging backstage with beth gibbons, kaziah jones, and other ‘star’ types until 5:30 am…one of the best parties i’ve ever been a part of…then run to hotel just in time to check out and get in the van to paris for our flight to portugal….along the way…i’m told my father is dying…the 3 hour ride to charles de gualle is bitter suite…it’s raining.