island memories

Hello hello! It's a gray day here in Holland, lots of wind and drizzle..makes it easy to stay inside though..very unlike it feels on those beautiful spots in the Caribbean we just visited. Before I go on though, I'd like to apologize for keeping you waiting this long to read a new OG blog. Maybe you weren't really waiting, but just in case, if you were.. We were just really having so much fun on the islands that yeah..well sometimes you just don't feel like stopping to write about it. I even have a hard time taking pictures when I am just taking it all in.. ..but I am glad to have others in the group who were so keen on documenting it all in picture and video. It's actually fitting maybe that the last blog was about Bruce's accident on Statia. However I will let Bruce write about all that, as I am sure he has a lot he would like to say to you all. I am happy to tell you though that although a little blip in the speed of his recovery process occurred..his legs are going to be fine ..with a little more rest his wounds will soon heal..and they are already healing. It was an emotional trip bro! We love you like brothers.

I have not gotten my hands on most of the material (especially video) as yet but soon we will be adding more of that to the blog and our sites. For me, it was the funnest and most emotional tour to date. The shows were excellent and the weather was too! The audiences..the people we met..all those who helped..the times we had..the memories they made...being with my family again..being back home again..seeing some good friends again...and taking it all in for what it's worth! I really enjoyed it, to say the least! A very warm thank you goes out from all of us to all who helped out and played a part in making it what it was.

We look forward to doing it again soon in 2010 and then even sweeter.

this is the whole group minus Jazzy on Statia as we were waiting at the tiny airport for our flight back to SXM


Thank you to all of you who know who you are on SXM, Aruba and Statia..you treated us well and we are very grateful.

Now on to the next chapter in Holland. We will also soon be focusing some attention
on the U.K. as well as other countries while trying to play as much as possible in memorable fashion. See you at a show soon! One love, Mike

Now THAT'S a crowd! ..maybe our best crowd yet. maybe our best show yet? This was the crowd at the Sunset on our last show of the trip on 15/11/09.

Disaster strikes OG on Statia...

Geez..accidents on OG tours..it is almost a regular part of our trips it seems! Maybe we are a bit too daring. I don't know..today's was just "one wrong step" ..that could have ended up being much much worse.

Before Bruce's accident the hike on the trail up the Quill and down the crater was great! It was not easy and the sun was blazing and the sweat pouring..but we had enough water and we are all healthy enough for this kind of thing. The group consisted of six of us: Danny, Bruce, Greg, Hans, Oscar and myself. After about an hour of hiking we had finally reached the top. Bruce took some beautiful pictures.



Right now he is still in the hospital. He is ok though! No worries. He will be just fine and might only have to lay in his bed for a few days and keep his leg up. I will get to what happened don't worry.

After enjoying the view from the top Greg lead us down the trail towards the bottom of the crater. It was cool to see how the plant-life changed suddenly..becoming more of a tropical rain-forest. We even passed a long black snake of which I do not know the name of right now. Actually..this is where it all went wrong. We were almost at the bottom when we stopped to take pictures of this snake. We continued on and Bruce was at the back of the group. The trail was very challenging. Big rocks and boulders, many of them quite loose, steep as well. We then heard Bruce scream and the sound of a rolling boulder. We turned around and what we saw next made us run as quickly as we could to him. He was laying underneath a HUGE boulder. He was screaming in fright. It was right on top both his legs. We all tried moving it. He was screaming in pain and fright. It would not move! All of us went for it and managed to get it off of him. I cannot say how heavy it was but 5 reasonably strong guys had a tough time getting it off him. Like I said, it was huge!

Hans quickly wrapped a towel tightly around his leg. The wound was big and deep. The blood was pouring out of it. It was not enough. Greg ripped the other towel into thinner pieces and Hans made it work. The bleeding stopped. Hans was covered in blood as were the rest of us...though not as much as Hans. Hans, you stepped up to the plate bro! Greg, you are also the man. They were both very quick with getting his leg tightly wrapped to stop the bleeding.

Bruce was in shock. We calmed him down. We found out he could move his legs. He did not think they were broken, but he did feel very weak as he had lost a good bit of blood. Hans and Greg ran ahead to call for help as there was no reception where we were almost at the bottom of the crater. Oscar, Danny and myself stayed behind with Bruce. He could walk on it , ever so gently. It was a tough climb back up the crater even without your legs working for you. Many loose rocks. It was probably the most physical challenge of Bruce's life. We finally got to the top and started our way down as we decided the more distance we could cover the better as the bleeding had stopped and there was no telling how long it might be before help would get there. We also had no phone so there was just no telling what was up at the bottom of the Quill. So we trekked on. With a big branch for support Bruce made his way down the hill at a snail's pace it seemed. It was hard to tell how long this would take. We just kept going. We had enough water for Bruce and he really needed it.

About 2 hours into the walk, we finally saw the first three guys show up to help. Mega D and his friend plus a guy who takes care of the trails who brought lots of water. They told us that help was on its way and that the rest of the walk would actually take us a few hours still at this pace. Oscar and I then thought that maybe we should have built a stretcher from branches and vines like Bear Gryllis would have on Man vs Wild. We just thought we were a lot closer and Bruce thought he could make it. So then the fire department and police showed up with a stretcher and about 7 men. They cut down a straight branch and braced his leg with it and put him into the stretcher. Now it was a matter of hurrying down the trail carrying Bruce. Everybody took turns as it was quite exhausting..we had enough man power to keep switching. It was a strong team effort. A good 15 minutes of this and then we came to the part where the police had made it up the trail with a 4WD jeep. They managed somehow to get it turned around..then we put Bruce in. I got in the back with him. We all knew he would be ok but he had to get his leg dealt with as fast as possible. We got to the bottom of the trail, pulled him out of the jeep and into the ambulance.

bruce in the hospital

At the hospital they stitched him up. He had more than one wound but one of them was quite big and deep right behind his left knee. The nurse told him the last serious accident on the Quill happened over ten years ago. They gave him some strong pain-killers and a pair of crutches. Then he met us back at the hotel where we had to leave right away to catch our Winair flight back to SXM.

Now it is the next day. Bruce is happy to be back at the L'Esplanade. Besides that incident, Statia was wonderful. Even for Bruce who says he is definitely going to be returning maybe on his honeymoon. He is now at the doctor's office who is changing his bandages and checking his wounds. He woke up in quite some pain today, throbbing pain. This is just his body trying to heal itself though.

Bruce, we love you. You said thanks a million times already and you even mentioned how you felt the word had no meaning in this situation..well we just did what any friends would have bro. We hope you recover quickly. You definitely had an angel by your side. We all know it could have been much much worse. The moments between hearing that boulder come down and us reaching you and seeing you underneath it...I think for most of us that was the scariest situation we have ever had to deal with. At least for myself it was. And for you..having your life flash in front of your eyes like that..we know how intense it was and is for you bro.

Life is precious, live it right!

Michael Maidwell


this was the boulder..while i was trying to push it down the mountain as it was still loose where it lay..it took a lot of rocking back and forth but i finally managed to push it down.

Aruba was awesome!!

ARUBA WAS DUSHI YIU!!!!!!!!!!!

The show was intense! BIG stage..BIG sound..NUFFA energy!!

We had great fun on the island too..going out on the catamaran "Pelican Too" for example on a snorkeling trip on which I bumped my head against a shipwreck when trying to dive into it and through the other side..misjudged it and hit pretty hard against the wreck (the Antilla) and well..I have the scars to prove it! haha..hopefully i will be able to upload some pictures of that soon too.

Thank you Brian. Masha danki Aruba. Our first show there was wicked and we can't wait to come back. Good vibrations, Michael

Statia Very Nice.

Well, it's no secret to the rest of the band that I'm not a big fan of flying, but I must say, the Winair pilots who flew us today to Statia did a banging job (with the help of mother nature also of course). One of the best small plane flights I've had. On approaching Statia, the first thing you notice is how green it is, and before you know it, you've landed. Once we arrived in Statia, almost immediately the questions start coming about "You born in St. Maarten?", "Who is your family?" and of course somebody knows somebody who knows somebody else who knows your family. Small island life; it's the same on all of them isn't it?

After a quick photo by the Statia Herald, we load up the bus and head to the hotel. Right away you realize Statia is a special place; very quaint and charming. A few bendy, hilly roads and we arrive at Golden Era Hotel, where we will stay until tomorrow when we head back to St. Maarten and get ready for our last show of this trip and 2nd show at Sunset Beach.

Right now, I'm going to relax a little bit more on my lounging chair right in front of the sea, listen to the waves, until we have to go and soundcheck for tonight's show, which I'm looking forward to...

Goin to Statia

Sunset!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SXM!!!!

Wow....last night was special. I know this much..it was our most explosive show on Sint Maarten ever! And that should say a lot because last March we had a very good one on Kim Sha Beach for the 2009 Heineken Regatta. I wonder what people who saw us at Kim Sha and also last night..I wonder what they thought...I believe they all felt the same as I...this was our best. You know what..I'll go further even...it was the best OG show ever. ..although 'best' is always quite relative right..

Right now we are in the Curacao Hato airport waiting for our flight to Aruba. Sitting at the sports bar drinking some Amstel Brights and using the wifi. Oh yeah..the DAE flight was quite cool. I had never flown on DAE before. There was even a raffle during the flight where 5 people won free return trips from SXM to CUR valid for the next 6 months. And guess what..TWO OG members won!! Kadjatou and myself!

Ok we have to board now. Can't wait for tonight on Aruba!! We've been looking forward to this one a lot!!

Oh..and just in..we will be playing on Statia (St Eustatius) on the 11th! We have never played there either. I have never even been to the island. It is a very smal and very special island full of history..and believe it or not..a population of about 3000 only. So ..will they ALL be at our show maybe??

This trip is turning out to be even sweeter than we were hoping for.

We love it! It's nice being in OG..

Michael

picture in The Daily Herald

Just a quick upload of the picture that was in the local Sint Marten newspaper (The Daily Herald) yesterday along with a great article on OG and Mischu Laikah. The picture was taken at the L'Esplanade hotel where we are staying in Grande Case.

On our way now over to the Sunset for a soundcheck and setting up etc etc...

Everybody woke up feeling very strong and ready for tonight. Most of us had fish for breakfast! Thanks Deon for the Mahi Mahi!! So you know we started the day right and this is gonna be the most explosive OG show ever..

Can't wait!

Michael M

What a life!!!!

I wouldn't be surprised if we have previous blog entries with the exact same subject name...

It i such a different life down here on the islands. Whenever we get down we feel it right away too. And with each passing day, it becomes more and more obvious..the island life is the life for me!

Let's take yesterday for example. We meet up with 'Shabba man' at around noon at his band's practice room in St. Peters. He is the friendliest guy you could know! We talk for a while in the dirt lot where the practice room is. Chickens and dogs running around. The high schools and primary schools in the area are all finishing around this time and the uniformed children are starting to fill up the street nearby. Shabba tells me stories of how fertile some of the hills on SXM really are and about the rasta community and all the vegetables, fruit and natural herbs they are growing on the island. He also tells me of his passion for helping the youth of the island with music and he shows me some pictures of a recent event he organised. After some good conversation with the percussionst/taxi driver/farmer/teacher, Oscar has finished setting up the sound in the room and we can begin. Shabba leaves us the key and shows me where to leave it for him later. The chickens get fed by their owner and the cocks get greedy and try to chase away the other chickens and have all the corn to themselves. However, there is enough to share and the chickens outnumber the cocks...

Ater a couple songs all the guys in the band are forced to take off our shirts. It is very warm and when OG practices it always gets much warmer very quickly! This must have been our hottest practice session ever actually..

Ok..unfortunately I do not have the pictures at hand right now and I know these pictures will say much more than words. Bruce got a little unlucky you see, his bag is still lost, the KLM messed up on that one and his camera cable was in the bag so we cannot upload the pics we took. I will try and get it done today thogh..so I will add the pictures in the next post..

After the practice we went for a grande dinner at Pineapple Pete's. It was also Hans' birthday so we sang for him with the waiters and Pierre (the owner).

SXM is lovely! We'd love to live and work from here. Maybe someday soon...

Til the next!

p.s. Thank you Shabba, Youmay, Nacio and the One White Chick band for lending us their room for the day!
p.p.s. Thank you Pierre for an excellent dinner at the Pineapple Pete's last night! The food there is truly delicious!!!!

On our way to SXM

Me an Mischu with the rest of the OG. Crew on our way to our home island. Yeeeeessssaaaaaaaiiiiii





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SXM, ARUBA and ST BARTHS

Leaving in less than three weeks! The winter in Holland has started creeping up...skies getting more grey by the day..drizzles that last days..cold breezes to make it all a bit less bearable..simply put, winters in Holland are not easy!



This is a big reason why we always look forward to getting away from it by getting our bums to the warmth of the tropics! This time we are especially excited though because it will also mark our first shows in the Caribbean since the release of Fingerprint. We can't wait to show our new live set to our crowds down there! We've been itching to! We really love getting the opportunities to display to our fans back home how much we've progressed every year..but this time it's different. This time we released Fingerprint and it seems to have made a world of difference! Never have they seen OG like this. Never has OG rocked this hard!!

There will be two major shows, one on St. Maarten and one on Aruba. A third show will take place on the island of St Barths which is only a half an hour boat-trip from SXM.

November 6th at the world famous Sunset Bar and Grill on St. Maarten
November 7th at the Don Elias Mansur Ballpark
A date and place to be announced for the island of St Barths

We will definitely be writing in here about our trip..so if you'd like to read all about our adventurous days/nights on the islands you know where to find it!

One love! Michael Maidwell


www.orangegrove.nl
www.sunsetsxm.com
www.lesplanade.com (this is going to be a get-away!!)


(on Flat Island March 2009)

Bruce and his good friend Viktor

Bruce and his good friend Viktor (Assistant Vetanarian). We did a early morning hike at the Aruba National Arikok Park, it was a 4k rock road to Aruba's "Conchi" (The Natural Pool). And these are some of the pictures I took along the way... Wild Things heheh...

Bruce

More Aruba

The 9th

Aruba baby

Yes! The smell of jetfuel promises a journey to clear waters and a warm welcoming. I am off to my home island to celebrate my sons tenth budday. Cya guys in two weeks. And ya know I got Shirasagi Sushi for on the plane! Heheh
-- Posted from Schiphol Masterdam

almost 30!

What a life...

I haven't written a blog in a while..but this is going to be my realest blog I have ever made public... til now.

I have awoken. I am here. I love and therefore I live.

Ok..let's get back to the basics..oh no actually those are the basics..let me at least try to explain a little bit..

Music has been a blessing in my life. I am not saying I had a hard life..in comparison to most I know I have had it quite easy..but by a blessing I mean I believe it was given to me for a purpose. Along the way I have surrounded myself by some very good people. Kind, generous, open-minded and experienced in life are some words I can think of now to describe these people. My family has always been there in a huge way too. Let me not get into how much these people have meant to me and why because that would take long. But basically, they have all meant and will continue to mean a lot to me.

The funny thing is the more I write about this revelation I am experiencing...the more I realize words do it no justice. It's like trying to describe love. I love trying though..especially in song-form...and I will continue to do so as long as I am able.

I am almost thirty..well 3 weeks away actually..and just two nights ago I celebrated it in the "Buiten" on Scheveningen beach. It is the coolest bar on the beach if you are into the 'beach life'..well, as i feel it at least. It was the last day of the year I could use a beach bar so even though my actual birthday is on October 21st I thought hey why not. I only hoped it would be good weather...and it was!

There was a GREAT crowd of loving people and the party was simply a huge success.


The entertainment was special too. First 'Offshore' kicked off the live music in great fashion! They got the crowd pumped and it was very exceptional and inspiring to see how Vincent (their lead singer and guitarist), who had seriously injured his back two days prior when falling from his skate-board, could perform like he did.
When I greeted him while he walked into the venue earlier, he was carrying a snare drum and a tom, walking very carefully, and on his face you could see the pain he was trying to hide. He told me about his back and that he felt bad that he couldn't carry anything heavier. He told me after the show that he was amazed at how he could perform through the pain on stage. I can't remember what I said to him..something like 'wow yeah man that's incredible!'..but what I should have said was 'yeah get used to it bro! real artists can feel love through any pain! and see in you a true artist. you should have seen Danny's ankle when he took the stage at the sxm regatta about 3 years ago. before the show, he couldn't walk on it let alone jump up and down and press down all his pedals with it! but yeah..just WAIT til you wake up tomorrow!!'


ok then it was Intwine's turn. but their drummer was not around so big Greg Pantophlet joined them. (I had called to see where he was when he was needed, but he was on his way home after the Offshore show because he wanted to be with his wife Monique who is 7 months pregnant. Greg thought Benny Bakker was there because he was supposed to be but he had fallen asleep at home and he wouldn't make it on time anymore. If I would have known why Greg left I would never have called him. he told me he couldn't, he had to be with Monique. I said ok bro you be where you have to be. He then called me back and said Monique told him to go back and just don't make it too late. Monique, you are special. Greg, you are the man.) ..well before it gets TOO long here..Intwine rocked it steady!.. with Robert Pronk on bass..thanks BBR you the man!! At this point of the night I was free of most of the responsibility of setting up some things in the party..and I was able to completely let loose. Ok..with drink in hand at all times..but I felt great is the point. I joined them for a bit on stage and then it became one big jam session til the end of the night.

Musicians from Offshore, OG, Intwine and Sabrina Starke..and many of them good friends of mine to boot!...switching places on instruments. It was fantastic!



The party continued into the early AM and all I can say is that I wouldn't have wanted it any other way! Thank you all for that.

Back to what I was saying earlier..I feel re-born..almost ashamed that I feel like this only now almost 30 years old..but everything is meant to be. I realize I have been holding back in life and it's time to change that. connection breeds art. I feel connected. That's to kind of sum it up because I could write a book on this. It all just seems so much easier when you choose to just 'flow with the go.' (horace gracie said that)

I hope you are safe and sound and happy. Have a good one,

almost 30, Mike

Alkmaar tonight!

We are at Viktorie. berry nice

Mediapark

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On our way

Yes people, me and Danny on our way to Nachtengiel. Check us ou tonight on Nederland 3 at 1300 hours 12 sept.



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iPhone

I am back and lovin the digital era. Now i am sitting in the metro on my way to work with my fellow "rotterdamse" pedestrians. But today I AM blogging heheh. Well anyways enough bragging, here are some pics i took (and Yuki took also) of our most recent gig. It was great!














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repetitie met Brainpower

Reportage:


20 augustus 2009 Amsterdamn,
21.00-00.00



Wat een stormachtige dag..
tenminste, dat is voorspeld door bovennatuurlijken ,
de weermannen en -vrouwen van de Nederlandse TV.
Gaat lekker met ze!!!
Ik heb er geen reet van gemerkt..

Anyways,
we hebben vandaag een repetitie in Amsterdam ( Melody Line)...













Het wordt vandaag een leuke repetitie, om te beginnen is Kadjatou jarig (30 jaaaaaaaaar!!!) ,
en Brainpower komt met ons repeteren..
Quincell (alias" The Bassment") heeft 'lang Zal Ze Leven" gezongen, door een microfoon die niet voor hem opgesteld stond,
surprise!!!!!
We hebben een leuk kadootje voor Kadjatou gekocht , nou eigenlijk een cadeau-bon, en Mike heeft een chocoladetaart meegenomen..
Plots komt Mark Lampe binnengewandeld ( pas terug uit Aruba), hij is een vriend van de band, maar ook fan en een Fingerprint-sponsor!!
Komt goed uit, we hebben nog een speciaal gesigneerd cdtje voor hem...













De repetitie begint:

Brain heeft een paar coole raps in elkaar gezet voor "You Decide It", en "Haffi Fall Down".
Hij speelt 5 september met ons mee in Amsterdam (Tolhuistuin, aanvang 20.00 uur, band starts 21.00 uur)
Hoogstwaarschijnlijk zullen er meer collabs met hem gedaan worden....
Hij vindt onze plaat te gek!!!!


Jammer dat we niet compleet zijn,
Roel is er nl. niet , onze grote vriend Ben Bakker is er om hem te vervangen..

Als we met Ben spelen is het ook altijd zo een goede vibe, hij heeft reeds een tour met ons meegemaakt op St.Maarten,
dus hij is familie...he knows the drill!!!
(Platinum, baby....)



Repetitie gaat echt lekker!!
Uiteraard zijn er filmopnames van Mike & Brain gemaakt,
maar helaas pindakaas, die wordt pas gepubliceerd als de gig geweest is (zet in je agenda , 5 sept, ik weet het, maar kan niet vaak genoeg gezegd worden!)
Als je Brain met ons in aktie wilt zien, you better be there!!!
Het wordt kick ass!!

Na de repetitie nog effe chillen!!!!!
Na een lange dag is er maar een goed medicijn:

een warme schouder vinden om op te slapen,tot laterzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!! (ps koekje erbij???)

Zakenreisje Hans in Mexico!!

Hans Mosselman,
alias "the Mussleman"( een van onze lijders),
is de een paar weken geleden naar Mexico geweest..
Hij heeft daar natuurlijk wel gechilled,
maar heeft zeker heel veel werk verricht m.b.t. toekomstige plannen in Mexico voor Orange Grove.
Hiernaast een foto Hans met Patty en David. David zal ons uitnodigen om te spelen op een van mooiste plaatsen die ik ooit gezien heb..
www.mamitasbeachclub.com
Can't wait!!!!


Best grappig na al het vervelende nieuws over allerlei ziektes die daar allemaal rondhangen..

Volgens Hans valt het allemaal wel heel erg mee..
de media maakt ons bang..
Ariba,
als het meezit mag ik het land zien waar de snelste muis van de wereld vandaan komt..SpeedyG.!!
Of natuurlijk de grote inspiratie van de Zangeres Zonder Naam...
MEXICOOOOoooooooOOOOO.....

Groeten,
Danny

Pics TROS-muziekcafé 01-01-09

Hallo allemaal,
hierbij de foto's van Tros,
was echt leuk!!!

1 augustus

Danny vertelt:

ik kwam nog een oude jeugdfoto van me tegen..
toen had ik nog haar..




zaterdag 1 aug 2009, 09.30,
ik sta op, ben gaar , heb superslecht geslapen.

10.00 Ontbijt, eitje verbrand, was aan het telefoneren,
maar smaakte toch goed!!
10.45 Spullen uit de kelder pakken, maar mijn sleutel wil niet..
Heb het helemaal gehad met deze kl.. ~~~~~***^^^##sleutel!!!
Is trouwens al jaren zo.


11.00 naar Amsterdam, we spelen bij vandaag bij TROS Muziekcafe.
Het grappige is dat het dezelfde lokatie is waar we vorig jaar sept bij DWDD en afgelopen juni bij DZDD hebben gestaan..

12.30 Door file kom ik nu pas aan, maar ik ben er ..
Ik begin een beetje gewend te raken aan deze plek, love it!!
12.45 auto parkeren bij Artis, geen familie gezien.
13.00 Soundcheck,
gaat goed.
Kadjatou is terug uit China en vertelt dat we op de Chinese radio in Peking gedraaid worden!! WOW!!!!!!!!
Bruce( gitaar) is op vakantie, hij wordt vervangen door Jacob Streefkerk(Intwine).
Quincell(bass) is ook op vakantie, zijn plek wordt gewaarborgd door Robert Pronk( Sabrina Starke)
Gaat gesmeerd!
13.50 De muzikanten van de andere acts komen binnen voor hun soundcheck..
Het blijkt dat er een hele leuke programma gepland staat.

14.00- 16.00
Lekker voor de deur chillen ,het is echt superweer!!!
Veel voetgangers met kinderwagens , waarschijnlijk voor de dierentuin.
We gaan met alle leden van OG eten, toevallig bestellen we bijna allemaal hetzelfde , een burger!! Yehhhhhh!!
Trouwens, daar kunnen de grote namen als M en KeeEfSea nog van leren, want de Tros-burger is de beste die ik ooit in Nederland heb gehad..serieus!!
16.00 Naar binnen,
the program starts!!




18.10 spullen opruimen, en we krijgen allemaal een TROS MUZIEK USB-stick van 1 gig!!
Ook worden alle deelnemende artiesten uitgenodigd om nog effe na te borrelen op het terras,
wat een vibe!!
18.30
Nog steeds lekker weer, de gitaren worden erbij gepakt, bittergarnituur komt voorbij, lekker, lekker!!
Mijn eerste ( en laatste ) biertje, erg fijn!!
Afscheid..

19.00 auto halen , inpakken en wegwezen.
Vond het weer leuk om in Amsterdam te zijn.
Mike rijd mee,
hebben nog een radio-interview in Rotterdam om 22.00 uur, maar het is alleen voor ons tweeen,
de andere lucky bastards zijn vrij...
20.15
Rotterdam, mijn spullen worden eruit gegooid en opgeslagen(grafsleutel!!!), en we besluiten om alvast naar de buurt te rijden waar we later het interview hebben (Inspiration FM, smile of music).
We hebben allebei honger.
21.00
Na de buurt een beetje verkend te hebben besluiten we om naar een Surinaams/Javaans restaurant te gaan die in dezelfde straat zit als het radio-station.
Het wordt een lekkere nasi met geroosterd kip deze keer, m m m!!
Mike neemt teveel sambal, wist op dat moment dat ie een afrekening zou krijgen als tie weer op zijn troon zal gaan zitten, we lachen veels te hard voor een restaurant.

21.45 We gaan naar binnen,
het lijkt wel Suriname!!Ik bedoel qua kleuren en indeling.
Een brandende kaars een halfgevuld glas met water doet me vermoeden dat we misschien niet levend wegkomen.....Ik hou van Hendrix, maar ben geen Voodoo Child!!!
22.00
Damani komt ons halen,
eenmaal in de studio blijkt er nog een dame, genaamd...., bij te zitten.
Het is een gezellige show geworden en we hebben veel gelachen.
Ongeveer 7 liedjes worden van "Fingerprint" afgedraaid, en tussendoor vertellen we iets over het ontstaan en/of betekenis van de betreffende nummers.
23.45
Ik breng Mike als een speer naar het Centraal Station, hij moet de laatste tram pakken in Den Haag.

00.00Ik zit thuis,
wat een dag.....
zoals Mike zegt: "Time can fly, when you're the pilot..."


ps fotos volgen a.s.a.p.