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Posted: 26 Apr 2022 9:06 am
by John Lacey
Back about ‘94, I was touring with a country band from Alberta in Linz Austria and we had a gig there at a trucker festival under a huge tent. Bunch of European country bands and us. Great but bizarre vibe, European’s take on American country lifestyle. Went to the can and there standing at the urinal was a guy in full Confederate officers uniform, complete with sword and hat. The bands themselves were quite good but our 8 piece band didn’t go over that well, unlike most of the venues in Germany. We struck up OBS as the finale with 2 hot fiddlers finishing at warp speed level and massively pissed off the dancers who booed us walking off the dance floor.
Posted: 26 Apr 2022 10:57 am
by Earnest Bovine
John Lacey wrote: bizarre vibe, European’s take on American country lifestyle
My favorite fans at German country music festivals were the American Indian Enthusiasts, who would set up a village of colorful tepees next to their fleet of Mercedes-Benz sedans, and dress in feathers, headdresses, and warpaint while drinking heap plenty fire water.
Strange....
Posted: 7 May 2022 4:55 pm
by john widgren
High Times Magazine Xmas party in the mid 1980's.
Nuff said, except that I think we had a great time.
Bahaha!
Posted: 8 May 2022 2:26 am
by Stu Schulman
The one that comes to mind is the time that I played at the Swallow's in Capistrano some idiot rode a horse into the club!
Posted: 8 May 2022 2:32 am
by Stu Schulman
My second strangest gig was when I played at a club in Nome Alaska for the Iditarod,I was set up at the right end of the stage and a woman had brought her pet reindeer in on a leash three years old ,This animal came right up to me and started licking my picking hand,we became friends.