About those unpublished pics in melody maker
(No, not really - just joking :wink: )
Careful, Mein Herr, you will blow my cover
that's pretty cool swimpy
The Road
The Kinks
Sitting alone on my hotel
Looking in the mirror wondering, "well,
After all this time you never thought you'd still be out on the road?"
Like a gypsy I was born to roam
Like a wanderer with no fixed abode
I think about the friends I've left behind on the road
Well, the road's been rocky along the way
It's been a long, hard haul on the motorway
But if it gets too smooth it's time to call it a day
(On the road)
The bed and breakfasts and the greasy spoons
(The road)
The loser bars and the noisy rooms
(The road)
The casualties who did too many lines
(The road)
Wasted talent on women and wine
I think of all the friends I've left behind
Whenever it's time to get back out on the road
Started playing blues in a coffee bar
I took a trip down Charing Cross Road
With my imitation Gretsch guitar
And my head full of songs and my eyes full of stars
I saw a band called the Rolling Stones
I thought, "that's it, I'll get a band,
I'm leaving home, I'm out on the road."
The motorways all over this land
(The road)
Far away places like Wigan and Birmingham
(The road)
Didn't have no name, didn't have any fans
(The road)
Didn't have no money so we slept in the van
All those early gigs we ever played
Sometimes we were lucky if we even got paid
On the road
Pete played on the bass guitar
Liked to get around, mixing with all the stars
But Mrs. Avory's child was all fingers and thumbs
But solid as a rock, setting time on the drums
While Dave the Rave hit the rock 'n' roll riffs
Yours truly strummed away with a slightly limp wrist
On the road
Everyday is when I can't get used to it
Everyday is when I can't get away
Another day, another freeway to face
That's the road
Well, life is a road, it's a motorway
And the road gets rocky along the way
But if it gets too smooth it's time to call it a day
(On the road)
Jimi Hendrix, The Who, the Led Zeppelin and Free
They took the road so it's alright by me
Some are survivors, some are debris
If you play in a band that's the road that you take
Living in it, eating in it, sleeping in it
You wake up in the morning, what do you see?
The road
Life is a road, it's a motorway
Lost a lot of good friends along the way
All the families and homes that I've left behind
To the wives and the lovers and friends who had their time
I say, "you take your road and I'll take mine."
(You take your road and I'll take mine)
You take your road and I'll take mine
(You take your road and I'll take mine)
Life is a road, it's a motorway
And the road gets rocky along the way
But if it gets too smooth it's time to call it a day
(On the road)
Observed all the various phases from
Flower power, heavy metal and acid rock
And still all the critics keep saying
"Are they still around? When they gonna stop?"
It's just the dedicated followers of fashion who like putting down
All the well respected men who came dancing and are still on the road
Sometime I get suicidal
Now everyone is a rival
Different cars, different bars and hotels
Corporations, big business and egos
When it all gets too bad I think back
When we were all each other had
When we started out on the road
And there's gas in my tank and I've still got a way to go
Another hotel, it's time to check out soon
As I look around the room
I think of all the friends I've left behind
On the road
I hope they don't have that dreary an existance on this tour, dj. Nobody knows what this is going to lead to, if anything. The band mates are getting a little long in the tooth for overnight success. Ben just turned 38, Ian is 30 and Will is 40 (I think.) All of them have regular jobs and aren't at all sure they want to be full time musicians anymore. This opportunity came out of the blue and they all wanted to give it a shot.
My word, swimp. I just found this thread. Fantastic, gal. Keep us informed.
This is very exciting, Swimpy!
My, I can just imagine how proud you & Bear must be.
That's our
son up there!
In the immortal words of Bon scott and AC/DC
Its a long way to the top
msolga wrote:This is very exciting, Swimpy!
My, I can just imagine how proud you & Bear must be.
That's our
son up there!
Not sure how Bear got involved, but Mr. Swimpy and I are very proud.
Sorry, Swimpy. The "Bear" reference was a boo boo. (obviously)Something to do with connecting R'n'R, A2K & live bands.
I've being making mistakes like this for days now. It must be the extremely muggy conditions here. Day after day of incredible, sapping lethargy. Makes the brain soggy, too, by the look of it!
Anyway, I'll bet you are both very proud!
I took a look at the link Walter sent, which then lead me to another link, which then ....
Very interesting developments!
Heard back from my cousin - he's forwarded the links to his daughter and nephews as requested. He even sounds interested. Well, he's not 110. Yet.
We've considered to drive up tp Cologne ... but that's 2 1/2 + 2 hours back at night ....
That is a long trip and you night never forgive me if you don't like them. I'm still trying to figure out a way to go to their Hamburg show and hang around for the final show in Flensburg. Don't know where Ian's going to be after the tour is over, though. He's not going to work at the farm anymore.
I need to do some thinking on it.
Swimpy wrote: I'm still trying to figure out a way to go to their Hamburg show and hang around for the final show in Flensburg.
Maybe you'll get to meet my 108 year old cousin
I'll be he can still cut a rug, eh?
He's hamburger's nephew. You know he's got it going on.
Well, sadly, I won't be going. Moms are not Rock 'n' Roll, it seems
That's all right, I still have my dignity :wink:
