What a wonderful week !!
I left on Sunday afternoon to go to Orly. My plane was at 06:30 am on Monday morning. I had to sleep at the hotel the Sunday.
Monday.
Woke up at 04:00, and shuttle at 05:00. No breakfast because it was too early, Ilo and I took 5 minutes to take something to eat before to go in the plane.
The flight was short (just 45 minutes from Paris to Geneva), and the day was so loong !!!
At Geneva, we needed to change money, call the hotel to have the shuttle ... The hotel says
" - You cannot have a shuttle before 09:00"
Ok ... It's 07:30 ... Time for another coffee, and little breakfast.
We were really excited. We knew that Darren and Zakk arrived at Geneva the Sunday night, we knew that Gary was not arrived yet. Waiting for the shuttle, Ilo and I thought that maybe Gary was lucky too and that his plane was leaving at 06:00 from Glasgow ... Maybe he was arriving ...
No Gary, a lot of shuttle, no Gary, our shuttle.
" - You're just two ?" said the guy
" - Yes we are ..."
We said to the driver that two other people were supposed to arrive, but we didn't know when !
Shuttle - Hotel.
I learn my new name, don't call me Flore Dutronc anymore, but Flore Dutronic. It's not the first time ... I hope he will stop !
We take the lift with an unknown man... He goes to the same floor...Same direction, we follow. He knocks at his door, his roomate opens, I see him, he doesn't... Here is our room, the one next to the unknown man. I said to Ilo :
" - It's Zakk's room!"
" - NO !"
" - Yeah !!"
Reunion time.
I knock on the door, the unknown man opens, I ask him if Zakk is here, he answer :
" - WHO?"
" - ZAKK !!"
And then Zakk saying
" - Is it Flore and Elodie ?"
And the unknown man to answer maybe ... he didn't really have the time because we answered first and hug our dear Zakk !! It was so good to see him.
The day was calm. Gary arrived later. We tried to sleep a little bit, work on the promotion for the two Parisians gigs... Here comes Darren...
" - How was your flight ? Oh, you woke up at 04:00 ?! (Yeah, you booked the flight !!) Gary's landing so I command his shuttle (and us ???!!!!) and then we go to eat !"
We wait. On Sunday night, we saw on Facebook the last picture of Gary, the one who was saying "it's my haircut and colour for Paris, I did it myself!"
We laughed so much !!!
Time to go to eat, we go downstairs ... Nobody.... Boys, guys, men ! Always the same. And here they come : Darren, Zakk & the unknown (his name is Simon, and Simon is so great !!), and ... the last one (because he needed to do his hair), Garyyyyyyyyyy !
It was so good to see him ! Our lovely Gary !! The calm one when the sun is up, the craziest man in the world when it's dark !
I love him !!
The afternoon, we went to Geneva with Elodie. The boys needed to go to the UK Embassy for the event, they went without us. We took the bus, realized it was long, funny, that we almost lost ourselves because we were sleepy ... We walked a lot in Geneva, took some pictures, talked about the bands ... Went back to the hotel and went to dinner. What a lovely dinner ! Talking about everything and nothing, sharing some jokes with Simon, seeing Gary waking up ... So nice !!
We could have spent the entire night here, but we had to go to bed, sleep and wake up at 07:30 the next morning for the Embassy.
Tuesday.
The waking up has been very hard ! A shower, a dress, shoes, no, a skirt, and a blouse, shoes, no, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET DRESS FOR THE DAY ???!!! Finally, a pants, a blouse, shoes, let's go.
One more time, Ilo and I are the first. Then Darren and Jon (one of his colleague, the 4th at the airport). And then, the three : Simon, Zakk, and Gary and his beautiful black suit (Darren took a lot of pictures, I can't wait to see it, and copy them !)
Let's go to the Embassy. It was the first time for me being in a taxi that doesn't know the city ... We lost ourselves. Arrived at 08:30, everything was ready, the problem was that the event will not begin at 09:00 like Darren said, but at 10:00 ! Coffee and breakfast time (yeah, we had no time to take it at the hotel !!)
The event was quiet. Maybe 20 people. Not so much. Great music played by Gary. And wonderful breaks. When nobody was here, Zakk was going to take the microphone and sung some of his songs or some of classical (now it's impossible to me to listen to Ray Charles without hearing Zakk's voice!!). He played with the mixer table, he hid our shoes (and Simon too), Gary drank maybe 3 litters of coffee, 3 of apple juice ... It was a great day. And then, at 16:40 we decide that nobody will come anymore, and began to clean everything. We finished at 20:00. Back to the hotel, go to dinner, bed, and then waking up at 04:00 for the plane to Paris at 06:30.
Problem with the guys : Darren, Jon, Gary, Ilo and I took the plane, Zakk and Simon drove. So they will leave after us. Gary slept in our room. Ilo and Gary slept, I didn't !!!! We shared the sofa because I cannot sleep in the bed (Ilo took the entire blanket), and Gary snored, snored, snored, and took all the place in the sofa !! OMG ! But, I didn't care, it was Wednesday, and Wednesday means : Paris, Maggie and Neil !! OMG !!
Wednesday.
Horrible wake up by Gary's phone, plane at 06:30, slept 45 minutes (the all flight), a longgggggg way to go from Orly to the hotel, and then
" - Oh no, your room is not ready yet. Please come back at 11:30", OK, it 09:30 or 10:00 ... Coffee and breakfast time !
I knew that Neil and Maggie were landing at 11:35. I was so tired, but I wanted to do one thing : go to take them to the airport !
After the breakfast, Darren went to the hotel for work, Gary stood with Ilo and I. What can we do ? We took him to Pigalle, to the Rue de Douai. His favourite street now. This is the street with all the guitar shops. We went inside every shops, and everytime, he was like a child at the toy shop !! So sweet !!
We went back at the hotel, the rooms were ready. We put our stuff in our rooms. Darren asked us to meet him in the hall. We went down, well, in fact, I came down few minutes later. When the lift arrived down I fell on Gary :
" - I'm going back to my room, they're gone"
" - What do you mean, they're gone ?"
" - Yeah, Dazz and Ilo went to the Embassy, with Zakk and Simon too, you have to stay here too"
And this is how I became the Nanny of A Joker's Rage !
One hour, maybe one and half, I chose to go outside to smoke a cigarette. When I came inside and wait for the lift, I heard the door, I turn my head, ginger head, OMG Maggie and Neil are here. I went to them, we hugged, it was so good to see them !!!!!
They went to their room and let their stuffs in, I found Gary to tell him his friends were arrived, he jumped everywhere in the room, like a kid, and at this moment I realized that, the afternoon will be very very long !!!!
They finally decide to go out and have a lunch (at almost 15:00), and, of course, they asked me where we can eat crêpes ! We turned round round round in the district. It was where I went to school, so I know the places, the thing is that, there is no crêperie in this district, there are in 14th (we were in 9th)
We found crêpes, they eat, said a lot of stupid things, and we went back to the hotel. Two hours and half later we will have to leave the hotel to go to the Abracadabar for their acoustic gig.
From the hotel to the bar, Darren took something like 100 photos of the band, in the street, the sub, inside the wagons, in the stairs. So, instead of something like 20 minutes, we needed 40 minutes to go. They made their sound-check, everything was OK. Some left to go to eat, I chose to stay with Zakk and then Neil (he left us to go buying different things to eat). It was a great time.
Zakk wanted to learn some French words and sentences, because he wanted to speak French with the public. We talked about their music, about the others bands, about the fact that I could be their counsellor (but if I am, I will have to wear only a bikini during the meeting - no ugly jumpers like the one in Some Kind of Monster documentary !!). The others went back, the first concert hasn't began yet.
It finally began, we went to listen, found it awfull, went out. And then, A Joker's Rage. Not a lot of people, but they were so good !!!!
We went back to the hotel, drank some beers at the pub at the corner, had a wonderful night with great pictures ! But we kept in our mind that the next day will be the ABF event at the UK Embassy. That means : wake up early, nice clothes (and the horrible T-shirt made for the event), no breakfast before, saying goodbye to Neil and Maggie (because they're not in the team).
We really went back to the hotel, and began some kind of hide and seek play in the corridors. I went to the room 402, the one with Gary, Maggie and Neil; I've been welcome by Gary, Neil and Rebecca (the P.R of ABF, a very nice lady). Neil and I had to fight because I stole his candies before the show, and so he pushed me in a bush, I needed my revenge. We left the room. No idea where Zakk, Simon, and Ilo were.
Neil and I kept fighting in my room. He found that it will be funny to put me in the bedspread as a dead body in coroner's bag. And then, he told me that I shouldn't have cut my hair so short, because it was like he had to kiss a boy. I answer that his hair was becoming too long, and so it was like I had to kiss a girl. And he kissed me.
It was so good ! I love that drummer boy ! He's so great ! After those first kisses, Zakk knocked on the door, he needed to pee (why not in his room ??!!), he stood here, somebody else came, I don't remember who. I left my own room, Neil followed me and kissed me again. I think we went to Zakk's room, went back to his, to mine. We finally stopped at mine. Ilo was there with Maggie, they were fighting, like Neil and I, making some massages, Neil choose to make me a massage, we saw the hour, almost 04:00, Ilo and I (plus Gary, probably drinking somewhere) made a 24h day ! Boys left, we went to bed.
I was in heaven ! I didn't want to go to the Embassy, I wanted to stay with him !
Thursday - The D Day.
Waking up at 07:00 something, maybe 08:00, departures at 09:00. Dress up, we left the hotel to take the sub. Gary and his black suit ! Again ! I stop to buy the sub tickets, Ilo is on the phone. She hanged up, looked at me and laugh :
" - Zakk is saying that it will be better that you stay with Neil and Maggie, burning some CD, and play the P.R with them. You can come to the Embassy after that."
O....k....
I wait 10:30 and choose to knock at the 402 door to wake up Neil and Maggie. No answer. I texted Maggie, I heard the phone through the door, no answer. Knock harder, no answer. I left the hotel to buy 30 CDs to burn. I came back at 11:30, something like that, with CD and a big coffee from Starbucks. In the stairs, my phone rings "Maggie"
Thank God they're awake !!
Neil asked me if he could use my bathroom, I said no problem. Joking, he asked if I wanted to join him, I said no, and that I had to work (I should have say yes !)
" - Really ?"
" - Yeah, I have 30 CDs to burn, we're giving it tonight after the show. And this afternoon, we will go to see some magazines and radios to give them your demo. "
" - Ok, cool, I'm taking my shower" (don't help me loverboy, I don't need your help !!)
I burned my CDs, Maggie helped me, Neil played drums with the pillow, with the bedside table...
Maybe two hours later, we left. First, we had to go back to the Rue de Douai. The people at the shops saw me the day before with Gary, I wanted to go back with Maggie and Neil to give CD and saying "Come tonight"
Neil found the shop La Baguetterie, his toy shop, and then Maggie found the Bass Center, where he found a lot of things, and too many things too expensive. None of them bought something, but I gave a lot of CDs and they all said to me "Ok, we will come"
It was hard to resist to not kiss him, or take him in my arms. But I finally resist. We walked, see all the people we needed to see and went back to the hotel, it was 17:something when we arrived. We had to be at the International at 18:00 for the sound-check.
A little shower and let's go. Ilo was so tired of her day at the Embassy ! I was tired too. We left, lost nobody, and the band (without Zakk) made his sound-check. It was so good !
I speak with Nico, the Sound Engineer. He told me that A Joker's Rage was the best band of the evening, and he told me that after hearing only 5 minutes. He told me
" - They're so nice, they laugh all the time, they're very good friends, they don't need to speak; it's wonderful to work with guys like them. I want them to come back !"
Ok Nico ! Let's do this ! They will come back.
The gig was awesome !! The best they ever did !! There were more people that night, they were dancing, screaming, singing. It was so good ! Zakk made a little dedication for Ilo and I, saying
" - There are two important people tonight, who made everything to make up come back, so thank to Flore and Elodie !!"
They sang 7 or 8 songs, too short, and then it was over. I sold some CD, got many e-mail address, went out to take something to drink, and saw that Neil was already talking to a girl, brunette, short hair. That girl ruins the rest of my night : impossible to have a moment with him, even when I asked him if he check his drum-kit before to leave. She was there, and again, and again.
I talked with Simon, with Garyyyyyy, with Maggie, everybody except him.
When we left, at 01:30, he insists to bring her back home. I left so angry against him with Zakk and Rebecca. Didn't say goodnight or thank you for what you did for us, or goodbye.
They all thank us, Ilo and I, except him. I'm so sad and angry about it ! I love that guy, he is wonderful, he is a great drummer and I wish the best for his band ! But, I don't know, for the moment, I cannot forgive him, and I hope I will not see the girl again ! Yes, I fucking jealous !
Back to the hotel, I tried to wait for him, Zakk told me :
" - My room is empty, so I think they're two people in your room, if you want to sleep in mine, there is no problem."
I went with Zakk, trying to calm down. Finally, Simon came back, and I went back to my room. Impossible to sleep, I was too angry, she stole me my last minutes with Neil.
Friday, the horrible day.
This morning, text from Zakk
" - We have to leave now, thank you again for everything you've done to us ! You're family and we love you"
I went to see the 402, empty, Neil's bed wasn't untied. They were gone. Plane for 3 of them, car for 2 of them. When we decide to leave with Ilo, Darren and Rebecca were about to leave too. We saw them, and quit.
Since, I went back home, unpacked my luggage, put my photos on Facebook, laughed with Gary and Maggie about the photos, and had no news from Neil.
Since, Ilo went to Marigny les Compiègne because Talk To Angels was playing this afternoon. Impossible to me to go to see them, I'm too tired. But I'd love to see them, they're great ! Chris is so sweet !
Now I have to wait Monday. Everybody will be back home, I will be able to call W. and we will talk about the tour with A Joker's Rage, Gloria Cycles and Talk To Angels.
Goodnight with two songs !
I left on Sunday afternoon to go to Orly. My plane was at 06:30 am on Monday morning. I had to sleep at the hotel the Sunday.
Monday.
Woke up at 04:00, and shuttle at 05:00. No breakfast because it was too early, Ilo and I took 5 minutes to take something to eat before to go in the plane.
The flight was short (just 45 minutes from Paris to Geneva), and the day was so loong !!!
At Geneva, we needed to change money, call the hotel to have the shuttle ... The hotel says
" - You cannot have a shuttle before 09:00"
Ok ... It's 07:30 ... Time for another coffee, and little breakfast.
We were really excited. We knew that Darren and Zakk arrived at Geneva the Sunday night, we knew that Gary was not arrived yet. Waiting for the shuttle, Ilo and I thought that maybe Gary was lucky too and that his plane was leaving at 06:00 from Glasgow ... Maybe he was arriving ...
No Gary, a lot of shuttle, no Gary, our shuttle.
" - You're just two ?" said the guy
" - Yes we are ..."
We said to the driver that two other people were supposed to arrive, but we didn't know when !
Shuttle - Hotel.
I learn my new name, don't call me Flore Dutronc anymore, but Flore Dutronic. It's not the first time ... I hope he will stop !
We take the lift with an unknown man... He goes to the same floor...Same direction, we follow. He knocks at his door, his roomate opens, I see him, he doesn't... Here is our room, the one next to the unknown man. I said to Ilo :
" - It's Zakk's room!"
" - NO !"
" - Yeah !!"
Reunion time.
I knock on the door, the unknown man opens, I ask him if Zakk is here, he answer :
" - WHO?"
" - ZAKK !!"
And then Zakk saying
" - Is it Flore and Elodie ?"
And the unknown man to answer maybe ... he didn't really have the time because we answered first and hug our dear Zakk !! It was so good to see him.
The day was calm. Gary arrived later. We tried to sleep a little bit, work on the promotion for the two Parisians gigs... Here comes Darren...
" - How was your flight ? Oh, you woke up at 04:00 ?! (Yeah, you booked the flight !!) Gary's landing so I command his shuttle (and us ???!!!!) and then we go to eat !"
We wait. On Sunday night, we saw on Facebook the last picture of Gary, the one who was saying "it's my haircut and colour for Paris, I did it myself!"
We laughed so much !!!
Time to go to eat, we go downstairs ... Nobody.... Boys, guys, men ! Always the same. And here they come : Darren, Zakk & the unknown (his name is Simon, and Simon is so great !!), and ... the last one (because he needed to do his hair), Garyyyyyyyyyy !
It was so good to see him ! Our lovely Gary !! The calm one when the sun is up, the craziest man in the world when it's dark !
I love him !!
The afternoon, we went to Geneva with Elodie. The boys needed to go to the UK Embassy for the event, they went without us. We took the bus, realized it was long, funny, that we almost lost ourselves because we were sleepy ... We walked a lot in Geneva, took some pictures, talked about the bands ... Went back to the hotel and went to dinner. What a lovely dinner ! Talking about everything and nothing, sharing some jokes with Simon, seeing Gary waking up ... So nice !!
We could have spent the entire night here, but we had to go to bed, sleep and wake up at 07:30 the next morning for the Embassy.
Tuesday.
The waking up has been very hard ! A shower, a dress, shoes, no, a skirt, and a blouse, shoes, no, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET DRESS FOR THE DAY ???!!! Finally, a pants, a blouse, shoes, let's go.
One more time, Ilo and I are the first. Then Darren and Jon (one of his colleague, the 4th at the airport). And then, the three : Simon, Zakk, and Gary and his beautiful black suit (Darren took a lot of pictures, I can't wait to see it, and copy them !)
Let's go to the Embassy. It was the first time for me being in a taxi that doesn't know the city ... We lost ourselves. Arrived at 08:30, everything was ready, the problem was that the event will not begin at 09:00 like Darren said, but at 10:00 ! Coffee and breakfast time (yeah, we had no time to take it at the hotel !!)
The event was quiet. Maybe 20 people. Not so much. Great music played by Gary. And wonderful breaks. When nobody was here, Zakk was going to take the microphone and sung some of his songs or some of classical (now it's impossible to me to listen to Ray Charles without hearing Zakk's voice!!). He played with the mixer table, he hid our shoes (and Simon too), Gary drank maybe 3 litters of coffee, 3 of apple juice ... It was a great day. And then, at 16:40 we decide that nobody will come anymore, and began to clean everything. We finished at 20:00. Back to the hotel, go to dinner, bed, and then waking up at 04:00 for the plane to Paris at 06:30.
Problem with the guys : Darren, Jon, Gary, Ilo and I took the plane, Zakk and Simon drove. So they will leave after us. Gary slept in our room. Ilo and Gary slept, I didn't !!!! We shared the sofa because I cannot sleep in the bed (Ilo took the entire blanket), and Gary snored, snored, snored, and took all the place in the sofa !! OMG ! But, I didn't care, it was Wednesday, and Wednesday means : Paris, Maggie and Neil !! OMG !!
Wednesday.
Horrible wake up by Gary's phone, plane at 06:30, slept 45 minutes (the all flight), a longgggggg way to go from Orly to the hotel, and then
" - Oh no, your room is not ready yet. Please come back at 11:30", OK, it 09:30 or 10:00 ... Coffee and breakfast time !
I knew that Neil and Maggie were landing at 11:35. I was so tired, but I wanted to do one thing : go to take them to the airport !
After the breakfast, Darren went to the hotel for work, Gary stood with Ilo and I. What can we do ? We took him to Pigalle, to the Rue de Douai. His favourite street now. This is the street with all the guitar shops. We went inside every shops, and everytime, he was like a child at the toy shop !! So sweet !!
We went back at the hotel, the rooms were ready. We put our stuff in our rooms. Darren asked us to meet him in the hall. We went down, well, in fact, I came down few minutes later. When the lift arrived down I fell on Gary :
" - I'm going back to my room, they're gone"
" - What do you mean, they're gone ?"
" - Yeah, Dazz and Ilo went to the Embassy, with Zakk and Simon too, you have to stay here too"
And this is how I became the Nanny of A Joker's Rage !
One hour, maybe one and half, I chose to go outside to smoke a cigarette. When I came inside and wait for the lift, I heard the door, I turn my head, ginger head, OMG Maggie and Neil are here. I went to them, we hugged, it was so good to see them !!!!!
They went to their room and let their stuffs in, I found Gary to tell him his friends were arrived, he jumped everywhere in the room, like a kid, and at this moment I realized that, the afternoon will be very very long !!!!
They finally decide to go out and have a lunch (at almost 15:00), and, of course, they asked me where we can eat crêpes ! We turned round round round in the district. It was where I went to school, so I know the places, the thing is that, there is no crêperie in this district, there are in 14th (we were in 9th)
We found crêpes, they eat, said a lot of stupid things, and we went back to the hotel. Two hours and half later we will have to leave the hotel to go to the Abracadabar for their acoustic gig.
From the hotel to the bar, Darren took something like 100 photos of the band, in the street, the sub, inside the wagons, in the stairs. So, instead of something like 20 minutes, we needed 40 minutes to go. They made their sound-check, everything was OK. Some left to go to eat, I chose to stay with Zakk and then Neil (he left us to go buying different things to eat). It was a great time.
Zakk wanted to learn some French words and sentences, because he wanted to speak French with the public. We talked about their music, about the others bands, about the fact that I could be their counsellor (but if I am, I will have to wear only a bikini during the meeting - no ugly jumpers like the one in Some Kind of Monster documentary !!). The others went back, the first concert hasn't began yet.
It finally began, we went to listen, found it awfull, went out. And then, A Joker's Rage. Not a lot of people, but they were so good !!!!
We went back to the hotel, drank some beers at the pub at the corner, had a wonderful night with great pictures ! But we kept in our mind that the next day will be the ABF event at the UK Embassy. That means : wake up early, nice clothes (and the horrible T-shirt made for the event), no breakfast before, saying goodbye to Neil and Maggie (because they're not in the team).
We really went back to the hotel, and began some kind of hide and seek play in the corridors. I went to the room 402, the one with Gary, Maggie and Neil; I've been welcome by Gary, Neil and Rebecca (the P.R of ABF, a very nice lady). Neil and I had to fight because I stole his candies before the show, and so he pushed me in a bush, I needed my revenge. We left the room. No idea where Zakk, Simon, and Ilo were.
Neil and I kept fighting in my room. He found that it will be funny to put me in the bedspread as a dead body in coroner's bag. And then, he told me that I shouldn't have cut my hair so short, because it was like he had to kiss a boy. I answer that his hair was becoming too long, and so it was like I had to kiss a girl. And he kissed me.
It was so good ! I love that drummer boy ! He's so great ! After those first kisses, Zakk knocked on the door, he needed to pee (why not in his room ??!!), he stood here, somebody else came, I don't remember who. I left my own room, Neil followed me and kissed me again. I think we went to Zakk's room, went back to his, to mine. We finally stopped at mine. Ilo was there with Maggie, they were fighting, like Neil and I, making some massages, Neil choose to make me a massage, we saw the hour, almost 04:00, Ilo and I (plus Gary, probably drinking somewhere) made a 24h day ! Boys left, we went to bed.
I was in heaven ! I didn't want to go to the Embassy, I wanted to stay with him !
Thursday - The D Day.
Waking up at 07:00 something, maybe 08:00, departures at 09:00. Dress up, we left the hotel to take the sub. Gary and his black suit ! Again ! I stop to buy the sub tickets, Ilo is on the phone. She hanged up, looked at me and laugh :
" - Zakk is saying that it will be better that you stay with Neil and Maggie, burning some CD, and play the P.R with them. You can come to the Embassy after that."
O....k....
I wait 10:30 and choose to knock at the 402 door to wake up Neil and Maggie. No answer. I texted Maggie, I heard the phone through the door, no answer. Knock harder, no answer. I left the hotel to buy 30 CDs to burn. I came back at 11:30, something like that, with CD and a big coffee from Starbucks. In the stairs, my phone rings "Maggie"
Thank God they're awake !!
Neil asked me if he could use my bathroom, I said no problem. Joking, he asked if I wanted to join him, I said no, and that I had to work (I should have say yes !)
" - Really ?"
" - Yeah, I have 30 CDs to burn, we're giving it tonight after the show. And this afternoon, we will go to see some magazines and radios to give them your demo. "
" - Ok, cool, I'm taking my shower" (don't help me loverboy, I don't need your help !!)
I burned my CDs, Maggie helped me, Neil played drums with the pillow, with the bedside table...
Maybe two hours later, we left. First, we had to go back to the Rue de Douai. The people at the shops saw me the day before with Gary, I wanted to go back with Maggie and Neil to give CD and saying "Come tonight"
Neil found the shop La Baguetterie, his toy shop, and then Maggie found the Bass Center, where he found a lot of things, and too many things too expensive. None of them bought something, but I gave a lot of CDs and they all said to me "Ok, we will come"
It was hard to resist to not kiss him, or take him in my arms. But I finally resist. We walked, see all the people we needed to see and went back to the hotel, it was 17:something when we arrived. We had to be at the International at 18:00 for the sound-check.
A little shower and let's go. Ilo was so tired of her day at the Embassy ! I was tired too. We left, lost nobody, and the band (without Zakk) made his sound-check. It was so good !
I speak with Nico, the Sound Engineer. He told me that A Joker's Rage was the best band of the evening, and he told me that after hearing only 5 minutes. He told me
" - They're so nice, they laugh all the time, they're very good friends, they don't need to speak; it's wonderful to work with guys like them. I want them to come back !"
Ok Nico ! Let's do this ! They will come back.
The gig was awesome !! The best they ever did !! There were more people that night, they were dancing, screaming, singing. It was so good ! Zakk made a little dedication for Ilo and I, saying
" - There are two important people tonight, who made everything to make up come back, so thank to Flore and Elodie !!"
They sang 7 or 8 songs, too short, and then it was over. I sold some CD, got many e-mail address, went out to take something to drink, and saw that Neil was already talking to a girl, brunette, short hair. That girl ruins the rest of my night : impossible to have a moment with him, even when I asked him if he check his drum-kit before to leave. She was there, and again, and again.
I talked with Simon, with Garyyyyyy, with Maggie, everybody except him.
When we left, at 01:30, he insists to bring her back home. I left so angry against him with Zakk and Rebecca. Didn't say goodnight or thank you for what you did for us, or goodbye.
They all thank us, Ilo and I, except him. I'm so sad and angry about it ! I love that guy, he is wonderful, he is a great drummer and I wish the best for his band ! But, I don't know, for the moment, I cannot forgive him, and I hope I will not see the girl again ! Yes, I fucking jealous !
Back to the hotel, I tried to wait for him, Zakk told me :
" - My room is empty, so I think they're two people in your room, if you want to sleep in mine, there is no problem."
I went with Zakk, trying to calm down. Finally, Simon came back, and I went back to my room. Impossible to sleep, I was too angry, she stole me my last minutes with Neil.
Friday, the horrible day.
This morning, text from Zakk
" - We have to leave now, thank you again for everything you've done to us ! You're family and we love you"
I went to see the 402, empty, Neil's bed wasn't untied. They were gone. Plane for 3 of them, car for 2 of them. When we decide to leave with Ilo, Darren and Rebecca were about to leave too. We saw them, and quit.
Since, I went back home, unpacked my luggage, put my photos on Facebook, laughed with Gary and Maggie about the photos, and had no news from Neil.
Since, Ilo went to Marigny les Compiègne because Talk To Angels was playing this afternoon. Impossible to me to go to see them, I'm too tired. But I'd love to see them, they're great ! Chris is so sweet !
Now I have to wait Monday. Everybody will be back home, I will be able to call W. and we will talk about the tour with A Joker's Rage, Gloria Cycles and Talk To Angels.
Goodnight with two songs !
Empty Arms - by The Gary Johnstone Trio
Live @ Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow
Live @ Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow
Have you ever loved a Women - by The Gary Johnstone Band
Live @ Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow
Live @ Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow
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