Seventh day on the Ball Of Fire 1997 tour This morning Lloyd Knibb and Lloyd Brevett left us togehter with Shay for a trip to Paris to give interviews and stuff.
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Started in 1989 as DJ in Lucerne, Switzerland. Organized & managed ska & reggae shows with Laurel Aitken, Selecter, Maroon Town, Trojans, Bim Skala Bim, Messer Banzani, Mad Lighters, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Lee Scratch Perry between 1991 to 2000.
Toured with The Skatalites 1995 to 1997.
Met The Skatalites for the first time in 1992 after riding my bicycle for 600 miles in St. Nazaire in France.
Playing the flute since 1980. On stage with several bands since 1992: Peacestreet, Shame & SKAndal in the family, Ska-ta-leicht, Der Transformer and as guest with The Skatalites and Court Jesters Crew.
Playing music as C-lector C or DJ Clat all around Europe. Played for 12 hours at the Züri Fäscht in 2010 or at the Festi-Val-de-Roots in 2005 or at FestiNeuch in 2016 together with NoF-NoF.
October 21, 1997, France, Tourcoing, Le Grand Mix
Sixth day of the Ball Of Fire 1997 tour At the breakfast I was talking with Lester Sterling about Peter Tosh. Lester told me, that Peter Tosh used to call him “Mr. Sterling”. Later, when Tosh was famous, Lesters brother Keith Sterling was in the Tosh band, so they met again. Tosh didn’t recognized Lester, so Keith introduced him to Tosh. And Tosh said: “Hello Lester”. That’s how things are chaning.
October 20, 1997, France, Rennes, L’Ubu
Fifth day of the Ball Of Fire 1997 tour From the bretagne to Rennes it was the same way back.
October 19, 1997, France, Plouneour Trez, Les Hesperides
Fourth day of the Ball Of Fire 1997 tour The breakfast in Rennes was as small as all the other ones so far on this tour. Brevett is a lot talking in monologues. The feeling in the crew is not that easy as it should be. It’s too much moaning about this and that. I don’t know who is talking shit, but nobody is on the same line. The way to this wonderful place was all through the nice Bretagne.
October 18, 1997, France, Rennes – day-off
Third day of the Ball Of Fire 1997 tour Already a day-off. The drive today wasn’t too far: So there was plenty of time to walk through the city. But it was weird. I almost get lost, because I had no address with me. I had no idea, in which hotel we were settled. But with good luck I refound the hotel. In the evening there was a very strange thing happening. I saw as many birds as I never have seen before and ever since. Thousands of thousands of birds, all over the place. On the roof tops it
October 17, 1997, France, Apremont – Le Grand Duc
Second day of the Ball Of Fire tour 1997 The breakfast in Bordeaux I was talking with Will Clark about his wonderful session last night and about Lady Diana. He told me he’s in a new life since 10 days. Barney the driver told me, he has less troubles with the young american ska bands. The band took too long for soundcheck. So Shay and I played soccer in the audience. They tried to play My Boy Lollipop (a Millie Small hit from 1964 and Barbie Gaye Original from the 50s), but it was awful. Lester Sterling had the
October 16, 1997, France, Bordeaux – La Lune Dans Le Caniveaux
Beginning of the Ball Of Fire tour 1997 I have no particular pictures of this date in Bordeaux. In my diary I have found the following about that day. It is Thursday, 16th of October 1997 (exactly 20 years ago), 2.45 PM, I am at the Montparnasse train station in Paris. I should sit in the train to Bordeaux now, but I was running to the wrong train. I wasn’t easy, because I only had little time for changing. And there were two trains called BORDEAUX. One “promené” the other “depart”. This two french words upsetted me a little. That’s
Monday, august 24, 1992, The Skatalites day-off | The Skatalites Euro Tour 1992, day-off, France
Time to say goodbye to The Skatalites At 8 AM I went to the Hotel Le Dauphin for the last time.
Day 9, Sunday, august 23, 1992, Saint-Nazaire, second show | The Skatalites Euro Tour 1992, Sound Check, Saint-Nazaire, Les Escales, France
The Skatalites last show of the Euro Tour 1992 Today, 25 years ago, was the second show of The Skatalites at the Festival Les Escales de Saint-Nazaire. I went to the hotel before noon and took my first pictures of the members of the band and some recordings.
Day 8, Saturday, august 22, 1992, Saint-Nazaire, first show | The Skatalites Euro Tour 1992
This is the day when The Skatalites played their very first concert in France The first thing I did today, 25 years ago, was to buy a camera. That’s why I have no pictures of the whole tour until this day. Don’t worry, it was the time long before digital cameras and each picture was one dollar to get it. That was awful, but on the other hand, the number of pictures was limited and does a lot of pictures make anything better?