Me and Two Pints wake up around the same time … 11am, so we’ve managed to get about six and a half hours kip. We sort ourselves out pretty sharpish as i want to get on the road for about 12.30pm – i’ve arranged to collect my mate Mr Corner and head to Cheadle Hulme for about 2pm to go check out a racetruck before arrival at the Victoria Warehouse Hotel in Manchester for around 3pm…
Me and Twooey need a proper start to the day so after walking Karma we then stop off at the Whistlestop for …..
breakfast done we jump back into the Boogie Bus and head for Mr Corner Pickup and then the M62.
All seems good and timing just a little behind. I’m heading for an Industrial Estate on Cheadle Hulme without a Sat Nav or even A-Z, possibly a recipe for disaster? Ok, so i get a bit stressed and smack my steering wheel a couple of times, my passengers becoming a bit quiet, what can i say, i haven’t practised any Yoga for a couple of days and my patience wanes. Together we get through it and finally find the location, only to have a near miss crash by another less than capable driver who doesn’t check their mirror and turns a left into the front of my vehicle. I scream out loud and reckon it’s my scream that they hear and therefore apply their brakes, by this time i’ve applied my brakes and Two Pints, who’s sitting in the rear of the Boogie Bus ends up getting a Bass guitar, Electric Guitar in hard case and a couple of drums in the back of her head. Luckily enough she still had a bit of scotch in her from the night before so felt no pain, only a tad of bewilderment for a nanosecond.
We all pile out and check the racetruck (it’s a very quick viewing as i’m running behind on time by now)! immediately i know it’s not for me so i shake hands, tell the sellers i’ll be in touch (which i did to tell them it was a no) and we all pile back in the boogie bus and head for our gig.
A bit more stress in finding the way back, note to myself to practice Yoga again very soon. Lucky for me my friends are very understanding.
We arrive at our destination pretty upbeat considering my earlier stresses. Now onto the good stuff, we unload, set up, soundcheck and all is very very good. We check in, undo the scotch and have a swift nip or two before going back down to the bar to meet up with the rest of the crew.
Futurejack are ready to gig!!!
We all had an absolute ball
Stayed up all night and the three of us even done an impromptu cover of our own song ‘in my way’ in the shower!
Breakfast was at 7am to which there
was Goddess Naomi and myself only present
8am … the single bed was calling, and so too, the Sandman!
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