{"id":327,"date":"2015-12-17T23:08:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T23:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lpdrums.net\/the-engine-room\/?p=327"},"modified":"2021-07-14T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T13:43:01","slug":"bochum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lpdrums.net\/the-engine-room\/?p=327","title":{"rendered":"Bochum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The trip from Salzburg was pretty tiring actually. Pouring with rain and Reece and I were flagging a bit behind the wheel. The plain clothes Polizei pulled us over for a document check, which livened things up. The funniest thing was there were two of them – very polite and cool – but one guy looked pretty miserable standing in the rain as I opened the back of the van for inspection. Polizei A then asked Polizei B: “Should I get them to unpack the equipment?”<\/p>\n

“Neiiiiiiin!” Said Polizei B as he hunched lower into his jacket. <\/p>\n

And so we were on our way with a tiny bit of air guitar from Polizei A.<\/p>\n

We were staying at an Ibis in Frankfurt which foxed us at first by hiding down a small slip road, but we manfully tracked it down. A Chinese meal followed before a final gathering in the bar. I then bumbled off to bed and that was the end of our travel day.<\/p>\n

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\nOnly two hours to Bochum – but we were coffee deficient so it felt like four. However, we got there to be greeted with a nice bunch of guys all wanting autographs. The venue is magnificent – very very cool, and apparently Ingo’s old stomping ground where he used to come and strut his funky stuff at the rock club.<\/p>\n

Everything was perfect: great crew, excellent food (and mountains of it), fantastic stage with plenty of room. After about half a ton of dinner we waddled on stage and blitzed through the set without major hiccups. The Jedi Ty was in charge of our sound so I believe it was suitable thunderous.<\/p>\n

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Ingo begging for second helpings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Soundcheck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 

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Interesting wallpaper. Makes a change from UK dressing rooms where people seem compelled to draw dicks everywhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure> \"\"<\/a> 
\nThen…pack up and an hour to K\u00f6ln where we are in an apartment on the 17th floor. Was tempted to tell Mark the lift was broken…but failed to be convincing.<\/p>\n

 

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K\u00f6ln<\/figcaption><\/figure> 
\nLast gig tomorrow. It’ll be sad to leave Deutschland but Vive la France!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The trip from Salzburg was pretty tiring actually. Pouring with rain and Reece and I were flagging a bit behind the wheel. The plain clothes Polizei pulled us over for a document check, which livened things up. The funniest thing was there were two of them – very polite and cool – but one guy … <\/p>\n

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