In
Utrecht, Holland and it is supposed to snow...a lot. Well, not a lot in
Wisconsin or North Dakota terms but in Dutch terms the apocalypse is
nigh. 6-10 inches of the fluffy, white, end of transportation as we know
it, reason to get to the grocery and stock up on everything ...snow.
Holland does have it's hands full holding back the sea so I'm certainly
not going to give the Dutch government any grief, whatsoever, with their
handling of the uncommon inundation of snow. I will say, however, that
this little snow storm could very well put a little crimp in my
style/schedule over the next few days.
We
have a show tomorrow night at the University in Eindhoven, which is
just a quick 45 minute train ride to the south...usually. If the weather
comes as it may, it could cause a bit of trouble. Much like I don't
like to take my imaginary Porsche out in the imaginary snow, the Dutch
train authority doesn't much like to take it's very real trains out in
the very real snow. This could make for a very long walk with a guitar
in tow, or an uncomfortable and tense wee waiting period waiting for the
trains to run...if they run. Or, it may be just a pleasant little
dusting over night and all will be honey and ginger come morning. All
Christmas like!
Speaking
of trains, we took the Eurostar from London through France and Belgium
yesterday, and after 7 hours on the rail.....Voila! Utrecht. Though
before that was a show in Birmingham with Amit Dattani at the 6/8 Cafe.
Amit's a super nice fella and a killer guitar player whom you should
check out. You may also try to catch his show and look forward to the
story about the cake. This show came about through Couch Surfing and an
invitation from our friend Vangelis- it was pretty awesome. If you're
planning a bit of travel and are looking for a cooler way to find your
way around an unknown city....www.couchsurfing.org
We
then went back to Leicester to hook up with our great friend Mick
Smith. We rehearsed a few songs and headed down to John Montauge's club
for a great night of music. (By the way, John's club would be in the Top
5 folk clubs in England). There were at least a dozen players, Mick's
bluegrass band, Phantom Horse, John Montauge, Bob Cheevers, and the duo
known as Mick Smith & Josh Harty. Turns out it was Mick's
birthday=awesome night.
The
following night I played a set at the Acoustic Knights Club in Sutton
Cheney. A great little place out in the English countryside and would
certainly be on the list of places to visit when you come to the UK.
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| the band joined in for a couple songs at the Acoustic Knights club |
Alright, here come the clouds. I'm going to do my best Captain Dan....
Josh
