Hotel lady: what time do you want breakfast tmrw?
Reminds me of Copenhagen.
Holstentor. Written above the gate is "harmony within, peace without" in Latin.
Scenes: German cross walk, "caution splatter danger," old alleys and cobblestones.
Squad: P diddy, J Bone Walker, B Skillz, Marc, Silvie, their daughter Zoe, Franky Baby, and Ralfi Ralf.
Great hang....
Me: how about 10?
Lady: no, that's too late... Breakfast is over at 9:30.
Me: how about 9:15?
Lady: you can't eat breakfast in 15 minutes.
Me: 9?!
Lady: good...
Great. I just wish I felt like I actually was able to make that decision... Not sure why she even asked. Just tell me breakfast is at 9 and then I can decide if I will partake or not.
At the breakfast table at, you guessed it, 9am this morning. Brötchen, hard boiled eggs, and a meat and cheese plate awaited us. Also waiting was Marc who is the promoter for the gig. We rapped for a minute and then he split for work while we finished our breakfast.
After breakfast Alex, Jeff and I hopped in the car for a short afternoon trip to Lübeck which is an old fortified city about 30 minutes NE of us. The weather is still schizophrenic; hail, sun, rain, sun, hail... We found a parking garage and hit the sights.
We walked around, dodging sleet when needed, my umbrella took a major shit at a real inopportune time, stopped into an amazing marzipan shop for some treats for home (Lübeck is famous for its marzipan), grabbed a snack and then hit the road back to Trittau. Nice little day trip to a beautiful city.
Home by 3 which allowed for a nice power down before walking to the Wassermühle about 6 minutes away. The venue, an old water mill, is a culture center for the area. Really cool old building with hardwood floors and heavy wooden beams. Old machinery was littered about which gave it a bit of a museum vibe in all the right ways.
Marc knows of our love for Döner so before the set he treated us to a Turkish inspired spread. Tonight and in Bonn, friends of Marc opened the show. They are called Ohne Filter and they do cover tunes as a duo; acoustic guitar and cajon. They killed it! Peter had a sparkle in eyes. He was already looking forward to the post-gig jam session with these guys.
Our set was good. Felt solid. Happy to see a couple friends from Walksfelde show up too. That always helps.
After the set we went back to Marc's house for some snacks and music. Silvia, Marc's wife, had a nice spread of Sigaren Bürek, cheese, bread, olives, etc. Marc manned the DVD player and cued up all sorts of live performance gems. At some point the guitars were busted out and we sang tunes until late. Covers and originals, everything was game. We did Beatles, Steely Dan, Clapton as well as Worth the Fight and Miss You Now, which surprisingly Ralf (the guitar player for Ohne Filter) knew. This is one of those post gig hangs that legends are made of. Good people, food, drink, and guitars. I'm paying for it now (as I sit in the car headed to Luterbek) but it was worth it.
Thank you Marc and Silvie, Ralf and Frank of Ohne Filter, and Trittau for a great night.
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