Monday, May 9, 2016

05/09/16 Day 37: München, DE

Up at 7 for no good reason. Probably because I was in bed at 10:30. All good though, peeled the eye mask off my face and popped down to the extremely modest breakfast spread. Put down a couple cups of moderately weak coffee, hammered down a piece of bread with some butter and jam and streamed "wait, wait, don't tell me" on NPR. Nice to have a little taste of home to get me primed for the journey.

We waved goodbye to our friends at the Gasthof Bäck'n Hansl and headed west back to Germany and the beautiful city of München for our last gig of this great/exhausting/rewarding tour. Peter was an ace behind the wheel as we jammed to Zepplin. Lots of construction on the route today but Peter calmly navigated narrowed and shifting lanes like Mario Andretti.

Made it to the Hotel Leonardo around 2:45, unloaded the car (somehow we keep accumulating wine), found our rooms and called our hostess with the mostest Sabine who booked the show for us tonight. Plans were made to meet at 3:50 to head over to the venue for sound check. Quick drive to the venue Ars Musica, got the PA sounding good, then walked downstairs to a little restaurant and had dinner and got caught up with Sabine. I went with the burger with Gouda and bacon. It was a good choice... Peter eyed it knowingly and waited until I was 3/4 done before gobbling up the rest. Apparently his steak and fries wasn't cutting it.

Back to the hotel for a nap which never  came and out the door at 730. We hit to 35 beautiful Germans. The room felt cozy and loose. Good vibes all around. The set felt nice and tight. The benefit of a show at the end of a five week tour. Sabine was the proud band mama in the back singing along and clapping. We had a couple encores and finally with Free Fallin' we ended the night and the tour.

Got back to the hotel, dumped our gear and walked over to Sabine's apartment across the street and met her daughter and some of her friends who attended the show. We gifted all the remaining wine and schnapps to her which she immediately busted out. We chatted and played guitar until about 12:30 and walked back to the hotel.
Danke Sabine for all your hard work!

A great end of the tour. So nice to have such good friends who take good care of us. It's these personal moments that always stand out to me. We've made some great friends over the years on these tours and tonight was a great reminder of that. Thanks to all who make these tours possible and memorable, especially Tommy our friend and agent. These tours are always a highlight of the year for me. So grateful to be here, playing this music. Thanks to my band Peter Day and Jeff Vallone who continue to work to make the most professional, fun, and musically inspiring nights on the planet.

Gute Nacht Freunde! Bis November!

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