On tour in Germany! - Week Three

Favourite German listings of shows:  http://www.bandliste.de/Bands/Melanie_Dekker/14554

 

Best Rockstar moment: Jamming with Jan Akkerman (best known Dutch guitarist next to Eddie VanHalen!) in Edam...he grabbed a dusty guitar off of the wall & I had my Taylor.

Longest impromptu performance:  (ALL NIGHT LONG!)=

Best promoting Fan:  Bomi.

Most touching Moment:  The flowers we were presented after playing the sold-out charity concert for Children’s Hospice (KinderHospiz St. Nikolaus) in Ulm.

Most heroic moment: Sound tech at Komma (Erwin) does miraculous speedy leaps and bounds to do a 9volt battery change for Mel’s guitar;under 1minute.

Traditions we learned about: Burn a huge, like HUGE bonfire on Easter Sunday night if you live in E. Holland or W. Germany.  Coffee generally goes with cake in NL, DE and AUSTRIA

Wildest Weather surprise:  Snow in Munich & on hikes in Austrian Alps

Biggest rip off:  2 euro for hot-water (for tea etc) & 8 euro for barely working internet & at one stop I got no coffee in my Cappuccino.

What almost killed the band:  The smoking venue / cellar in Munich.

Things we wish we brought on tour:  Mike: Jeans,(but he bought some now), Elyse: more CDs (now making special one-off copies for fans of the Living), Melanie: an electric kettle (can buy at Benzin station that works in the lighter adapter of the vehicle! Hmm... considering that)

Hardest things to find:  Waschsalon & more sleep & time to write music

Best ‘why the PA isn’t working right” excuses:  1.“Someone must have spilled beer on the board.” (the front end wasn’t on!) 2. “You guys just aren’t loud enough...” (the speakers were blown!)

Fun fact: Mike & Elyse look like twins from behind...because of their gorgeous long black hair!

Best concert dinners:  Wiley Club & Die Halle: We love salads and the taste of home cooking. Favorite non-concert dinner: Einsteins Cafe in Ulm.

Most “German” food ingested: Spaetzle, Schnizel, Bratwurst, Cherry ‘water” (Kirschwassa), purple carrots, white asparagus.

Scariest highway moments: Near death when getting cut off by a Lory on Autobahn & watching a man drink a beer while driving his sports car in Munich.

City where the most $ was spent:  Worgl, Austria (clothes shopping & hwy toll pass).

First impressions of Austria:  1. Tall dark hot men 2. It looks as though everyone mows their lawns (the grass just grows this way), & 3. Most houses look like chalets!

FAVOURITE PRESS REVIEW FROM A SHOW: (please send to us if you see the concert in the press, we are never in the city long enough to see it!) http://www.swp.de/ulm/lokales/ulm_neu_ulm/art4329,442539,A=

Fun truly live radio interview (DE): http://www.radiofips.de/index.php?id=176