Deutschland

After our flight from Montreal to Cologne via Munich we had 2 days off before staring rehearsals at the E-werk club. Very weird to go back to a club you played less than 2 years ago with so much gear that you have to take up the entire floor of the venue.




Here we are having a little production meeting and listening to some new songs which are shaping up nicely, my particular favourite being "Joyride" which will blow your mind when you hear it.


We had a friend on last years Sams Town tour by the name of Will Yapp who was one of my lighting techs and on one of our off days we got bored and started a facebook group called "Will Yapp is Gay" so we figured we needed to send him a message since he couldnt be on the tour this time around.



I did manage to snap a rather nice picture early in the morning


After we finished rehearsals we had a show right beside the Dom Cathedral in the middle of Cologne. It is a fantastic location for a show

There is also some great views from the top of the cathedral spire


We spent most of the day walking around and found some pretty random stuff, not sure what this picture of Hitler and Stalin is about but it is pretty random.
If you ever get a chance to go there and have a look around, dont miss it


And before you say anything i know its immature and purile but so am i and i couldnt help having a little snigger at the name of this pub.

I was impressed with how the local forklift driver decided to keep himself cooled off during the day though.

I was less than impressed with the crew room they provided for us. No seats, no drinks......classy stuff


I dont think Ray was too impressed either.

Ray is the newest member of the tour having come on board to replace Ted as our extra musician when Ted decided to return to school a while back.

The show went well that night and the locaton looked fantastic during the show and it would be a great place to shoot a DVD one day.
Next up....Brussels!!