Tour Diary Blog 1. Basingstoke, Oxford and Chelmsford.

Smell it, smell the road, smell the service station, smell the sweat of your fellow men in confined spaces ( not really they actually smell very good ) and the diet of biscuits, chrisps and caffine. Bread in the mix and your on your way as a full fueled rock diesel punk rock n fuckin roll machine. Gear crammed in the back of the van with Tommy T-bone in total blackness if not for the small torch whilst reading a book on "MR. E." The rest of us in the front cockpit listening to mundane radio while the sun goes down and drive like a monster to Basingstoke. Money at an all time low and PUNK ROCK 101's hind legs kicking in like a horse on steroids.

We're rushing around a lot today. People laughing at the fact of how late we are to travel from the north all the way down to chelmsford. We're not worried, we know we'll get there, and we did. The light lounge in Basingstoke. We didnt really get to see the sights of basingstoke, but we got to see a HSBC and that was about it. The show was "ok". The bill was a bit random......a vintage prog band and an acoustic artist. ! The set list consisted of new album tracks in various orders over the nights.
We did the show, bagged our shit up and headed off to oxford to stay over where we were to play the next day at " The wheatsheaf" with the DRESENS. ( Winnebago Deal side project)
Oxford rocks. The wheatsheaf rocks. Things started to pick up as soon as we hit Oxford. Good venue. good £2 burgers and faster than lightning nitro food.
Great crowd at the Wheatsheaf and killer sound.
Last day off to chelmsford which is in Essex. I was relieved of my Van driving duties and i could finally sink a few beers.Fuck me. 2 days, 2 gigs not a drip of fucking beer. We headed to the BARHOUSE in Chelmsford. A very trendy looking bar. Partially receptive crowd including a pasionate 'bez' type charater dancing throughout the set. Interesting. Fill the petrol tank up, we're back off to the north around midnight. Arrive back in the mother land around 4am. Sleep. Wake up. Sort out supplies and gear for the next three shows starting this thursday at the METRO in London.

Next up, London, Brighton and York.

Red. ( as promised )

Over and out.