Thanks to all those I met on such an amazing trip for me. After years of wanting to do it, I flew by myself from Wisconsin to England, got a tattoo from Joolz in Bradford, met great people, some new, some I'd conversed with about the band for some 20 years, 2 amazing shows in London and Nottingham, and fit in Stonehenge on my last day as well. (had about 30 minutes between my bus to London from Notts before boarding bus to Stonehenge, well timed!)
After getting a live recording of the 1987 Rock City FM broadcast in 1988, I had long vowed to make the trip overseas to a Xmas show but never could make the timing and finances work but I somehow found a way this year. Around 9842+ miles of travel or so (when factoring in planes, train rides and bus trips), an average of 3-4 hours of sleep a day but I really packed in quite the trip, met tons of great people and somehow survived to tell about it back home.
Huge should out to Patrice and Francois, my new French friends who let me hang out with them so much over Friday and Saturday including the company on the bus ride to Nottingham. Definitely one of the things that made my trip so much better, thanks guys!
Pouring over pictures and video clips and such reliving such a fantastic adventure. Hopefully there is a way I can repeat it again someday!
Cheers,
Todd
