and then we poceeded to go deep into France

More than three weeks into the tour and we are all still coughing, wheezing and sneezing. We must make show though.
We drove to Manchester, dropped the car off and took a  train to Londons St Pancras where we then took another train to Paris. Me, Clare Moore, Stu Thomas and his partner Gina and Malcolm Ross.

In Paris I talked a pharmacist into giving me some anti biotics, which I gave to Stu and Clare - as I had had a course.

We stayed for a couple of nights in a wonderful Air BnB joint and delighted in a fantastic old school restaurant with our old friend Pascal Cuissot, a film maker. We also went to an exhaustive exhibition of the Velvet Underground at PHILHARMONIE.
There were hoardings of this at Gare Du Nord that were better than most exhibitions!


We then proceeded to  Rennes where we played at Le Bistro De La Cite , Lorient where we played at Le Galion and Binic where we played at Le Chaland Qui Passe. All very unique cities, all in Brittany. Wonderfully warm and generous people. In Lorient Clare, Malcolm and I ate at a Berber restaurant where the owner talked with us in a mad cadence of French which we kept up with - ind of. he gave Clare and Malcolm a shot glass of Eau de Vivre- FIGUE.

We then drove Malcolm to Nantes where he caught a plane to Scotland and we proceeded to the Loire Valley to play at a house/ chateau party in Azay Le Rideau. Man this joint was RUSTIQUE. Our host were Mel, raised in Geelong but now enjoying life between London and Azay and working for the UN and Chris, a semi retired top shelf music production man. The guests were very international and involved in wine, food, film and antique sourcing activities. There were au pairs. A real glimpse into parallel worlds. Again, very warm and generous people.

Next was a drive to Aignan where we played at a  rocking house party. People came from all around and stayed up until 4 am. Smoking, drinking and yacking. This place was even RUSTIQUER!

Then we drove to the very bottom of France, close to the Spanish border where we played a show at a large factory/design centre for QUICKSILVER surf gear. A huge place. We played for their workers, in a garden area where people lolled about, drinking beer and wine....

We stayed at a company house which was not unlike the setting of the house in Lost HIGHWAY / KISS ME DEADLY. A house directly facing the ocean with windows on three sides full of sun and sea. Other people were staying at the house, from Australia, France and the USA, having an IDEA STORM for designs fro the FALL 2017 season. More parallel worlds...

We then drove for ten hours to the other side of Paris where we sought comfort in an IBIS hotel in another rustic village called JAUX. Now we head to Amsterdam.