We had also gained a new member of the band called Ross who comes from Glasgow, he was a really nice bloke and glad to have met him. He had what some would say as the most important role in the tour, even more so than maybe Adam's and that was to be on "Og Watch" which is no easy task.
So got on the bus and on we went to Edinburgh which is a really beautiful place, its amazing how it is built on all the different levels, we was playing at the Cabaret Voltaire which I still cant say, we met the promoter called Dan (who did a great job) and then unloaded the equipment and did a soundcheck, while they was doing that I took the bus back to the hotel and Og roamed the streets with a bottle of Jack.
So met up with them all for a meal a few hours later and everyone was in good form, Og was singing and dancing round the poles in the restaurant, the band then went over and Me, Og, Adam and Ross stayed for pudding which had plastic in it so we all got extra free..... Now this is where the night begins, I gave everyone a wrist band to get in to the venue, Og decided he was going to be kind to some lads he insulted a few minutes before by giving them his wrist band, when we go to get in Og wasnt allowed which was a simple situation to solve until Og tryed to shake the bouncers hand and he wouldn't, so Og called him a dickhead and then it all kicked off, so after a shouting match Og was in and everything was ok, went to the dressing room everything was good and we had a good laugh while Ross was getting an "African Kiss".
Me and Og went down and watched a support band called The Ok Social Club which were great, think they was the best of the tour, after Og got on stage to introduce Roses Kings Castles but maybe the words "Now listen up you little Scottish pricks" didn't help but it got there attention of the crowd and also the bouncers.....
So Og was pulled of stage and given a final warning, Roses came on and sounded really good there is a video below, Og had made friends with a few people by this point and was dancing away with them, the floor was quite slippery and Og and this bloke feel over and landed on top of each other, the bouncers came running over grabbed Og and dragged him out.
I carried on watching the gig until Ok Social Manger came running over to me and said you need to go outside straight away Tayo is about to be arrested so off me and Ross go (a bit like Batman and Robin from the Only Fools and Horses episode)
Now Im not to sure of how much I can put about what happened next but Im guessing if you was outside at the same time as us you would know so lets pretend you are... Og and the bouncer was arguing and another was trying to calm it down and Og said they was beeing racist, then a riot van turns up and starts asking us questions, Og had been drinking for days by now but he can come across as being so sober it was amazing to watch but then he came out with a brilliant line, one of the Police officers was black, so Og goes "I think it is because I am black" the officer goes "I am black too tho Sir" "Yeah but I iz blacker than you" Dont think there was an answer in the Officers handbook to deal with that point, butt all you could do is laugh. So after a quick chat and by showing them the hotel check in receipt "We was going back to" of we went to the pub.
Next morning it was the drive back down to London so we set off about 10, it was Me Mark, Ad, Sam, Toryn and Og the rest of the band made there own way back down, but coming home it was a real good laugh with Og singing all the way through Scotland "Grandad touched me and made me cry, I said grandad thats not fair" over and over again and better not mention what happened at the service station....
We got back to London about 5ish then I drove on home, the next night was Hoxton which I didnt go to as I had some work to catch up on, but from what I have heard it was a great night and really busy.
Thursday night was Birmingham at the Hound and Hares which was a great venue and I think the band sounded the best they did all tour. After went back and stayed at Adam's, we had a good chat in the morning and I feel really lucky to have Adam to chat to about advice with music and where I want to go to things, last night was Tunbridge Wells and it was a great turn out of people and sold quite a few copies of the new album, but we managed to get pulled over twice on the way home by Police which never helps a situation.
Also never sit in the back of a car with Sam Ficek.... His wondering hands go everywhere.
So think thats it really I know I have missed loads out but its been a great tour and the band have been fun to be with, and also Lee the booking agent has done a great job and made my part in this tour a lot easier.
Og in action -
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