Hey folks,

By 7:00am Rob had already knocked back four shots of whiskey to help with his fear of flying, or at least that was his excuse. It’s a little odd asking the stewardess for an apple juice and a blueberry muffin for me, oh and a single malt on the rocks for my nervous friend here…yes, for his breakfast.

Anyway, we’ve now arrived back in Switzerland for a four day stint of gigs and good times after a brief return home to the UK, except for Jay, who had stayed in Switzerland to spend some quality time with his girlfriend. By all accounts they had a lovely couple of days being shown around by Laura, Dan’s girlfriend, climbing mountains and visiting museums and such, but by his own admission he was probably driving poor Laura mad with his Kulturschwamm intensity. He can’t even swear anymore without asking for the German translation…

Speaking of undeserved hospitality, we were being treated (again) last week to a beautiful brunch and I couldn’t help but notice the brand name on a jar of gherkins. Charles Christ. What followed was a (probably far too long) conversation speculating on how tough life must have been for poor Charles, living in the shadow of his more famous and, let’s face it, successful older brother. The saddest part is that although Charles dedicated his life to gherkins, as gherkins go, they weren’t even that good. Yes, Charles’ story is one of constant under-achievement, jealousy and… revenge??

Well, we’re off to Fribourg tonight for a show at Paddy Reilly’s. Twas a good one last time round so we’re very much looking forward to blowing ‘em away once again. I hear we’re being plugged all day by Radio Fribourg so let’s hope that reaps some results! Sadly, Amelle (see previous blogs) can’t join us this time, which to be honest we’re all pretty gutted about. Oh Amelle…la belle de La Rochelle…

Rock!

Ed x

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