Tucked down a mainly residential side street is an old church hall, beautifully converted into a performance venue, and run by volunteers. They looked after us famously.
It wasn't a full house, but it was enthusiastic and appreciative. And the air conditioning was very welcome. Many thanks to Wayne and his team for looking after us so well. And even more marks to Frank, filling in for Sean on drums for the first time.
My pre-gig stroll around the town revealed loads of charming independent shops, only one Turkish money laundering operation barbers shop, a huge central car park with FREE parking (yes, really) and lots of friendly locals. One very comely lady stopped to chat as I surveyed one of the few empty shop fronts. We covered farming, politics, demographics and all sorts of topics in our twenty minute talk, ending with a lot of eye rolling at the state of the world. As she reached into her bag for "something I must give you that you'd be interested in", all sorts of visions flashed across my mind - some of them more virtuous than others. It was a very smart business card with the website of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Oh well. For those who might be interested....
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