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Some time last year Eva posted about a prospective 'mini tour' but mis-typed it as 'mimi tour'. That name has stuck with me ever since and this seems like a perfect occasion to use it!

Lots of you are visiting 'Europe' for the first time and will be going to all kinds of interesting places as well as meeting up with forum buddies in the flesh, often for the first time. I thought it would be a nice idea to share plans, encounters, adventures, reactions, etc in one place.

My 'great adventure' starts tomorrow already, when I'll be meeting RICjunkie here in Amsterdam for some local liquid refreshment (I'm not a whiskey drinker).

Then I've got a few more days of serious cleaning and tidying to do before Cathy arrives on Sunday morning. Our 'Mimi tour' plans then look as follows -

Apr. 30 - Cathy's first Queen's Day in Amsterdam (lots of walking, drinking, listening to live music and just generally having wide-eyed fun).

May 1 - Drive to the south of Holland for the Moulin Blues, where we'll meet up with Eva, Marianne and Andre (anyone else from the forum attending please let us know so we can met up) and see James Hunter and Watermelon Slim before Joe takes the stage.

May 2 - Get home in the early hours with Eva, sleep a bit, then head for Calais - stop in a French town on the way to Calais so that Cathy can finally taste absinthe! - Cathy and Eva's first chunnel trip. Maybe have a look at Leeds Castle on the way to London if we get over early enough.

May 3 - Do some London sightseeing before heading for Camden, where the ladies can shop to their heart's content while the gents explore local drinking establishments. I also hope to meet up with my youngest son, who lives five minutes around the corner from Dingwalls. See Aynsley, find good curry. wink

May 4 - Head for Hyde Park, then just follow the crowd for the rest of our communal BIG DAY . cool

May 5 - Meet up with Ken, who'll be bringing a pram back in the car, replenish the t-bag stock at the mega Asda in Docklands and then head towards the Chunnel. Arrive back in Amsterdam late and shattered.

May 6 - Cathy and I head east towards the German border to see Little Feat, our final joint musical treat in the context of Cathy's 'birthday month', which will continue for her after she returns to the US on May 10 and then heads for the Chesapeake festival on the following weekend.

Phew! I wonder if us old folks still have the stamina for all this? roll

(edit - this topic is not meant to replace or duplicate the 'RAH side trips' topic in the 'General ' forum, but rather be a broad topic for all of our 'adventures' and travels related to the central great event.)

Hehehe  you guys are going to be KNACKERED after all that travelling ..  I'm going for the more leisurely approach as I know how tiring travel + London can be....    flying into Gatwick on the 2nd...  (hopefully not 'literally' ...) then visiting friends in Brighton.

Up to London on the 3rd and will probably end up finding a show to go to in the West End (Waiting for Godot looks interesting!) ..might even see if there's any decent Opera on at the ROH

4th..... long breakfast and the 'obligatory' trips to Chandler Guitars in Kew (+ a wander around Kew Gardens if weather is good) , and most likely 'window-shopping' Denmark St. too  ...(last time I was there I bought FOUR windows! wink ) ..  then will probably find a suitable Nando's for some nuclear-hot chicken and a few beers, then head to the RAH.  Assuming all OK and I'm able to go to Cocoon...I will be the first one out of the door, as there's is ALWAYS a STAMPEDE getting out (and beware everyone..the South Kensington Tube Station entrance nearest the RAH has a nasty habit of being locked when gigs empty out...)

I'm heading west to Bath on the 4th for a spot of culture and meeting friends, then up to Liverpool on the 7th..meeting more friends and possible seeing a few bands...

(this is all assuming I sell one of my prized guitars on ebay..if not I'm sleeping on a  park bench  wink )

ps... talking of 'Mimi'...I'm in a movie with Mimi Rogers  ...how's that for a bit of bizarre / off-topic trivia??  wink

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YAY, Mimi-Tour ahead!! cool

I´d love to go and see the Feat too, but I guess staying in London until Wednesday is not bad either... big_smile
I hope to meet up with Michael´s crew on Tuesday if you haven´t got other plans then (I´m sure Michael WILL have plans, but we´ll see).

Get yourself some cheap sunglasses and get ready to roll ... Roll up, roll up for the Mimi Tour ... cool

Eva

Hallo Eva,
Fährst du wirklich aus deutschland NUR für dieses Konzert?? yikes  Das ist aber erstaunlich!!...  big_smile  woher kennst du JB?? Ich glaube er wird sehr erfolgreich in deutschland, hat er schon vielmals dort gespielt??

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Now comes the big question: For the RAH weekend who would care to volunteer to be the reponsible adult? cool

No probs, Tom. We have a 'built-in' responsible adult (or 'Bob" as we call them here) in Cathy, who doesn't drink and who has all the necessary maternal and medical instincts to make sure that the drinkers 'attached' to her stay safe. big_smile cool

Steve, a little tip if I may - if you quote entire long exchanges when you only want to add a short reply to the last bit, the pages start to fill up with really long posts! So, simply highlight and delete all the unnecessary bits, taking care to only keep the bits that say  'quote' and '/quote' from the message you're intending to quote from. Then check by preview to make sure it looks like how you intended. Piece of cake. wink

Und was Eva betrifft, die ist ein Bonaueberfan und reist weit und breit fuer Joe - sie kommt auch erst zu Cathy und mir hier nach Holland. tongue

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Now comes the big question: For the RAH weekend who would care to volunteer to be the reponsible adult? cool


Steve, a little tip if I may - if you quote entire long exchanges when you only want to add a short reply to the last bit, the pages start to fill up with really long posts! ....... Piece of cake. wink

Und was Eva betrifft, die ist ein Bonaueberfan und reist weit und breit fuer Joe - sie kommt auch erst zu Cathy und mir hier nach Holland. tongue

Ahhhhhhh  good thinking...thanks!!!   Hope I get this right  hehe  big_smile  ...   and I didnt realise you were coming from Amsterdam too..  this is one heck of an international gig isnt it?? - wahnsinn !! big_smile

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Re: RAH related travels, encounters, etc aka 'The 2009 Mimi Tour'

I wouldn't say my plans are laid out so well, as much as they'll just play out...

and I just hope the Bobbies don't lay me out whilst I'm playing them out!

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Hallo Eva,
Fährst du wirklich aus deutschland NUR für dieses Konzert?? yikes  Das ist aber erstaunlich!!...  big_smile  woher kennst du JB?? Ich glaube er wird sehr erfolgreich in deutschland, hat er schon vielmals dort gespielt??

Hallo Steve ... woher kannst du denn so gut deutsch? smile
Sobald ich gehört habe, dass Joe in der Albert Hall spielt, war es für mich gar keine Frage, ob ich fahre oder nicht - da MUSS man einfach dabei sein ... ich kenne Joe seit fast vier Jahren und seine Shows in Deutschland sind immer sehr beliebt, die ganze letzte Tour war ausverkauft.

Meine Reise von Deutschland aus ist ja nichts im Vergleich zu denen, die sogar aus Amerika kommen ... jaja, wir sind alle ein bisschen verrückt hier. wink

Eva

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Hallo Eva,
Fährst du wirklich aus deutschland NUR für dieses Konzert?? yikes  Das ist aber erstaunlich!!...  big_smile  woher kennst du JB?? Ich glaube er wird sehr erfolgreich in deutschland, hat er schon vielmals dort gespielt??

Hallo Steve ... woher kannst du denn so gut deutsch? smile
Sobald ich gehört habe, dass Joe in der Albert Hall spielt, war es für mich gar keine Frage, ob ich fahre oder nicht - da MUSS man einfach dabei sein ... ich kenne Joe seit fast vier Jahren und seine Shows in Deutschland sind immer sehr beliebt, die ganze letzte Tour war ausverkauft.

Meine Reise von Deutschland aus ist ja nichts im Vergleich zu denen, die sogar aus Amerika kommen ... jaja, wir sind alle ein bisschen verrückt hier. wink

Eva

Hehehe  Eva....  JB fans... verrückt ?? da hast du recht Eva...  big_smile  Ich muss ein Gitarre verkaufen NUR für dieses Konzert!!

Wegen mein deutsch..also ich habe ein paar Jahre in Nürnberg gewohnt...vor einige Jahre...ergendwie habe ich die Sprache gelernt (aber nicht richtig 'studiert' ..nur 1 Jahr in die Grundschule! ). hmm

Ich habe wenig chancen deutsch zu sprechen hier wo ich wohne (auf die Insel Mann ), so es freut mich sehr wenn ich die Sprache sprechen kann.  Mein grammitik ist leider FURCHTBAR!  ..'tut mir leid!  sad

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Nein, das gibts ja nicht!! In NÜRNBERG? That´s where I live. smile
Und du hast deine Gitarre verkauft ... ich glaube, du passt wirklich gut zu uns ...... wink

Wenn wir uns bei der RAH Party sehen, können wir ganz viel deutsch reden - deine Grammatik ist doch gut!

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Nein, das gibts ja nicht!! In NÜRNBERG? That´s where I live. smile
Und du hast deine Gitarre verkauft ... ich glaube, du passt wirklich gut zu uns ...... wink

Wenn wir uns bei der RAH Party sehen, können wir ganz viel deutsch reden - deine Grammatik ist doch gut!

Eva

WASS!!!! yikes   wirlklich???   WOW  was für ein zufall!!!...   ich habe in Dieckmannstrasse gewohnt...  in der nahe von Bayerischer Rundfunk...   Gott ist die Welt klein??!!  Also dass wäre toll  ...   ich hoffe ich habe mein Bayerische accent noch  hehe  ...   und ja...'bin auch etwas 'verrückt'  ...  mindestens wegen Musik big_smile     und jetzt die wichtige Frage.... Wie hat 'Der Club' gespielt in den letzten Jahren??

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Nein, das gibts ja nicht!! In NÜRNBERG? That´s where I live. smile
Und du hast deine Gitarre verkauft ... ich glaube, du passt wirklich gut zu uns ...... wink

Wenn wir uns bei der RAH Party sehen, können wir ganz viel deutsch reden - deine Grammatik ist doch gut!

Eva

Ps...noch eine Frage    ist die Gitarre-Laden " BTM Guitars" noch da???  Ich habe eine MENGE gitarren von die Jungs dort gekauft   ...    smile

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Oh mein Gott, BTM Guitars!! Natürlich sind die noch da ... manchmal traue ich mich rein und probier ein paar Gitarren aus, die ich mir eh nicht leisten kann. wink
Ja, der Club - das ist eine andere Geschichte - wir sind schon wieder abgestiegen, ABER den DFB-Pokal haben wir immerhin mal gewonnen (gegen den VfB) ... im Moment sind sie nicht sooo schlecht, haben die letzten Spiele glaub ich alle gewonnen.

Das hätt ich auch nicht gedacht, dass ich auf der RAH Party mit jemandem Bayrisch sprechen kann.

Pfiat di / Servus, Eva wink

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The 2009 Mimi Tour , ahh i like that George .... This up and coming 10 days out has been nearly another full time job, and of course i want to make my guests remember this trip for a long time to come, so i've been kinda busy (well .... mischievious  tongue)

Thurs April 30th ..... Head off to Heathrow Airport Terminal 3 at 05:00 roll to meet Patty, Rhonda, Roy, Bill S and Bill's daughter Jamie who are flying in from Chicago landing at 08:35 meet greet and hugs, chill out and talk for a couple of hours ( probably coffee smile ) and wait for Shreddy to fly in at 11:15 from Sacremento more hugs and happiness (cos the gang are then assembled and ready to Rock cool ) , then we all head here 2 hrs to Hotel Bonamassa
(Patty wink) in Cliftonville Kent , squeeze 'em all in , unpack , shower , show collection, Sharon comes in from work then we all head out to nice restaurant on cliff over looking sea , back and Sleep

Fri May 1st ...... Up at 05:00am (what !) for journey to Paris for 2 days (Bill & Jamie) not going on this trip , Me Sharon Shred Roy Patty Rhonda drive to Ashford International train station for 07:25 Eurostar train to Paris (2 hrs later) Paris , quick metro to Anvers station and check into hotel for 1 night , then it's Notre Dame , Mona Lisa, Arc de Triomphe & champs elysee then to a superb restaurant ? and then down to the river seine at night , back to hotel .... sleep

Sat May 2nd ..... Up early (not again) for a real Parisian breakfast and then onto Eiffel Tower
followed by Suprise #1 ? .... back to hotel pick up bags and train back to england, then travel back to here .....  cup of tea talk and sleep

Sunday May 3rd ..... Up early (he he yikes) for drive to Leeds Castle about 30 miles away , now i have never been here and it's regarded as "The Most Beautiful Castle In The World" will make a nice relaxing change of pace , there's a maze there and a moat surrounding the castle , sure Rhonda will be snapping relentlessly , drive back here around 6pm , just relax before the big day probably out in the garden having fun doing our own version of "Joe Idol" each singing a tune with #005 strapped to them pluggged into a 50w Marshall cranked up , that'll keep the neighbours awake , by the way i'm Ryan Seacrest , then watch the clock tick into May 4th
Sleeeeeeeep

Monday May 4th ..... the day has arrived up at 9 ish all pack our cases for 3 days , 2 nights in London to Margate train station , to London Victoria around 12 midday , tube to Bayswater and check into our hotel , unpack (maybe if time allows a quick trip to Abbey Road) back to hotel , get ready for RAH , over to Cocoon for last set up details with Tim , back to hyde park for meet and greet and meal by lake at Lido cafe over to RAH for 6pm then the build up and The Show Itself ,after show talks and chat then make way to Cocoon for aftershow party til 4am ,goodbyes to all forum members and back to hotel , sleep

Tuesday May 5th .... up early for a busy full day of London sightseeing , these plans are being kept secret , suffice to say that Buckingham Palace , Trafalgar Square , Big Ben , Oxford Street
Denmark Street and London's Best Record Store will be included on todays tour as well as
Surprise #2 & #3 ? , get your best walking shoes for this day peoples big_smile back to hotel sleep

Wed May 6th .....  Up early for breakfast and then head off to a full half day visit to The Tower Of London for some fine history , real interesting stuff there , and later head back on train to my place for a 2 days saving on London hotel bills , back for some needed rest , just chill out for the evening and chat of previous days events .... sleep

Thurs May 7th .... relaxing day, probably take a visit to the coast and take in some sea air plus
Surprise #4 , just an evening eating drinking chatting and some music too

Friday May 8th .... my guest pack their cases for leaving , train to London to Marriot Hotel Kensington for 1 night , arrive in London for around 2pm , then some last sightseeing of those important places (oh must visit The Royal Albert Hall for a tour on Joe's Birthday) plus there's one more surprise (oh i'l give this one away) London's Best Comedy Show lol at The Comedy Store  , probably take in Cocoon for one last drink and Piccadilly at night , back to Hotel sleep

Sat May 9th .... up early (oh come on it's the last day sad )  for the trip to Heathrow London Airport , tears and hugs as the bonamasses fly back to USA ...... Me home on train   SLEEEEEP

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........................ Michael

of course it's gonna be much wilder than that  tongue

Hmmm I don't arrive at Heathrow until 1:30 p.m. GMT Sunday....after flying from Mars or San Francisco at least....Refuel the rocket booster's and I'll be blasting off from then on!

Commencing countdown,...12, 11,......

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Oh mein Gott, BTM Guitars!! Natürlich sind die noch da ... manchmal traue ich mich rein und probier ein paar Gitarren aus, die ich mir eh nicht leisten kann. wink
Ja, der Club - das ist eine andere Geschichte - wir sind schon wieder abgestiegen, ABER den DFB-Pokal haben wir immerhin mal gewonnen (gegen den VfB) ... im Moment sind sie nicht sooo schlecht, haben die letzten Spiele glaub ich alle gewonnen.

Das hätt ich auch nicht gedacht, dass ich auf der RAH Party mit jemandem Bayrisch sprechen kann.

Pfiat di / Servus, Eva wink

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Ach wass!  langsam errinere ich mich noch alles (und noch mehr deutsch..man vergisst SO viel...SAU schnell!)..BTM war auf die Grenze von Fürth und Nürnberg gell? .. da habe ich mein erste 'Paula' gekauft - blau mit P-90 tonabnehmer ...   und  ein Dobro...    du kennst auch Musikhaus Thomann in Treppendorf - nicht weid weg von Bamberg ??   Ich habe kurz für Hans Thomann gearbeitet...   

hehehe 'servus' - dieses wort habe ich schon lange nicht gehört ...  das letzte mal war in eine Kneipe namens Porkus glaube ich....   

Ah ich freue mich noch mehr Bayrisch zu sprechen haha  ...nehmst du  ein Paar Nürnberger Bratwurstchen mit senf mit ?? big_smile

Der arme Club..die war schon etwas unerfolgreich  ...schade!   sad

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...hehehe 'servus' - dieses wort habe ich schon lange nicht gehört ...  das letzte mal war in eine Kneipe namens Porkus glaube ich....   

Ah ich freue mich noch mehr Bayrisch zu sprechen haha  ...nehmst du  ein Paar Nürnberger Bratwurstchen mit senf mit ??

Scho wida soa coinkydink da bei uns! big_smile

Da schau Eva, no aner der hass auf Wurst is!!

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Das hätt ich auch nicht gedacht, dass ich auf der RAH Party mit jemandem Bayrisch sprechen kann.

Pfiat di / Servus, Eva wink

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"(With apologies to myself as topic starter for this extended off topic excursion, but this has just been too funny!)"

Hehe Keine sorge "Damn Hamster" wink  ...und wo hast DU Bayrisch gelernt???  ja, doch SEHR lustig ist es..  ich freue mich euch ALLE zu treffen  big_smile

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We have most of our plans laid out - where we'll be anyway.  We leave on Saturday the 25th (tomorrow by the time I'm done posting) and arrive at Heathrow the following morning. We go directly to Bath for 3 nights; Cardiff for 1 night; Oxford for 1 night; then to London on May Day for 5 nights. Then our plans are somewhat like Bill S.; Eurostar to Paris early on May 6th for 3 nights, except we return to London on May 9th. Right now we have 4 nights back in London and depart for home on May 13. We'll probably work a day trip into the last 4 days, probably somewhere to the south and east of London. Maybe Brussels.
Beyond hotels and train tickets the only things definite are Stonehenge on April 27th (Stone Circle Access passes); Joe's show in Cardiff the 29th; Dingwall's on May 3rd; and RAH with pre-show gathering and post-show party on the 4th. Other than that, we'll play it according to the weather more than anything. Nice days - boat cruise, bike tour, walk in the park, etc. Rainy days - museums and art galleries. We'll be in London for sure on the night of May 12th and hopefully catch Sonny Landreth at The Borderline.

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Rocket do you think you will have enough reserve in your power cells to do Dingwalls on the 3rd? That should be a great warm up for the big night!

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We have most of our plans laid out - where we'll be anyway.  We leave on Saturday the 25th (tomorrow by the time I'm done posting) and arrive at Heathrow the following morning. We go directly to Bath for 3 nights; Cardiff for 1 night; Oxford for 1 night; then to London on May Day for 5 nights. Then our plans are somewhat like Bill S.; Eurostar to Paris early on May 6th for 3 nights, except we return to London on May 9th. Right now we have 4 nights back in London and depart for home on May 13. We'll probably work a day trip into the last 4 days, probably somewhere to the south and east of London. Maybe Brussels.
Beyond hotels and train tickets the only things definite are Stonehenge on April 27th (Stone Circle Access passes); Joe's show in Cardiff the 29th; Dingwall's on May 3rd; and RAH with pre-show gathering and post-show party on the 4th. Other than that, we'll play it according to the weather more than anything. Nice days - boat cruise, bike tour, walk in the park, etc. Rainy days - museums and art galleries. We'll be in London for sure on the night of May 12th and hopefully catch Sonny Landreth at The Borderline.

Sonny is playing the Borderline???!!!!!!!!!!!! neutral  Noooooooooooo     I wish I'd known as I cant be in London that long now...  darn it!  sad