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.
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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?
Day 7, Friday, august 21, 1992, day-off for The Skatalites | Linton Kwesi Johnson, Rolando Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Saint-Nazaire, France, Lloyd Brevett, Dennis Bovell
This is the day in 1992, when The Skatalites and I arrived in Saint-Nazaire and met for the first time My bicycle ride today was about 160 km from Saint-Georges-des-Gardes to Beaupréau and Vallet and Vertou to arrive on time in Saint-Nazaire. The Skatalites took another 500 km to arrive in Saint-Nazaire as well.
Day 6, Thursday, august 20, 1992, day off for The Skatalites
A day of long distance My bicycle ride today was about 140 km from Céré-la-Ronde along river Cher then along river Indre and along river Loire to Saumur and to Saint-Georges-des-Gardes The Skatalites had a day off
Day 5, Wednesday, august 19, 1992, Markthalle, Hamburg
Bourges versus Hamburg Bicycle ride for about 160 km from Imphy to Bourges along river Cher to Villefranche to Céré-la-Ronde The Skatalites playing at Markthalle in Hamburg.
Day 4, Tuesday, August 18, 1992, Metropol, Berlin
Berlin and a natural bath Bicycle ride for about 145 km from Buxy to Toulon-sur-Arroux to Luzy to Imphy The Skatalites are playing at the Metropol in Berlin