We departed today for Ramstein Air Base, Germany and found the gig at “Club E” (Enlisted)
Thom had played this venue before so finding our way around was easy.
We were greeted by our hostesses (AKA “Point Of Contact” – heretofore referred as POC in military jargon) Maria and Lori:
They immediately made us feel at home and most welcome. After a little lunch we began the load out of gear and setting up:
Followed by a sound check and short rehearsal to work out what bugs might be still hanging around.
And then dinner with Lori and Maria and a gig from 8-10 at the club. Several fans from the gig at the base down the road came to hear us again
Caitlin Nicol-Thomas, a Nashville singer/songwriter who had recently toured Iraq and Kuwait was in the area visiting friends and came over. Thom had her open a little acoustic 3 song set before the band played:
The night was an especially good one band-wise and audience wise. While the audience wasn’t as large as it could have been (after all, it was a Monday nite and holiday) what they may have lacked in number they definitely made up for in enthusiasm. I don’t remember anyone ever two-stepping and singing along to “For A Little While” when I played it at the Bluebird, but here it was right in sync with the evening and a blast for me.
Meanwhile, let’s have a look at the band in action
Todd
Bob
John
Thom
Wade
And check out this short little video of Renae having a blast with the recruits on “Devil Went Down To Georgia”
She has amazing showmanship that everyone really loves.
The show was supposed to end at 10 and, like last time, we went to about 11 instead.
Autographs and cds,
Packing and saying goodbye to Lori and Maria (a tough job, but someone has to do it.)
and we headed back for our last night in Germany.
We board the bus tomorrow morning at 6am for a flight to Kosovo. We’re all looking forward to that adventure.
Thanks for checking in and please keep the comments coming. We are all really enjoying them.
Soon,
Jerry
3 comments:
Great pictures! It looks like you guys are having a lot of fun.
It also looks like Thom's meeting a lot of nice ladies! Lol.
Keep up the good work guys!
Jerry!
I smile all the way through these posts. Keep it up! And by the way, do you ever stop playing at a "designated" time? Please don't!! lol
Hmmm... maybe next time at the Bluebird I will not only two-step and sing along but I'll do a dance right up on the table. That should get a shhhhhhh!!!!! from the Bluebird staff! Pictures are great, Jerry!
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