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01/08/11 18:49 ByAndy
The last couple of months have been fairly hectic with the usual blend of high energy, extreme fatigue, drama and frivolity. The shows performed have focussed on the GAS countries, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with a nice mix of Festivals, Open-Airs and Classic Rock Nights. The weekend before last was the perfect illustration. Friday night at the old West Berlin Airport, Templehof, brought back many vivid memories for me. This building was one of the biggest on earth at the time when we used to fly in and out in the 1970s and I am reliably informed that there is as much below ground as there is above [during WW11 this must have been useful!] Templehof sadly is no longer used as an airport so it's new viability now depends on Exhibitions and naturally, Rock Concerts. So there we were in the driving rain, luckily the stage and audience area were under the huge open sided arched roof, performing to an enthusiastic crowd nevertheless.

Next day we flew to Munich to be part of the Arcobrau Classic Rock Night [in the Arcobrau brewery!] alongside our old mates Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Ten Years After. We played earlyish because we had a second show later in the evening in Switzerland, near Zurich. This involved taking an 8 seater plane from a small airfield at Straubing in Germany to Zurich International, expertly flown in rather windy conditions, an experience not to be forgotten in a hurry. We arrived at a very wet Open-Air venue but once again a very appreciative crowd and we didn't get off stage until 1 am, which is definitely not part of our normal regime but well worth it. An action packed and extremely tiring but enjoyable time was had by all.

You will have noticed that "thesweet.com" has a new look. I would like to offer huge thanks to my son Damian for his talent in the building of the site and to Kevin Smith, Stewart Roney and Michael Damkvist for their help and advice, not forgetting Susanne Kursawe for her translation into German and Tamara Feyerabend for her great photographs.

Big thanks to the band for their input and ongoing dedication to making the Sweet a band for the future not just the past. This has come to fruition with the soon to be released "Join Together", the first of many new recordings from the band in almost 10 years. We performed the song on ZDF "Fernsehgarten" on 17th July and have had an overwhelming response so watch this space. We also appeared on RTL "Ultimate Chart Show" performing "Teenage Rampage" which was broadcast on 29th July and thankfully we were in the number 1 position yet again.

I had been suffering with an hernia in April/May and really needed to get it fixed so a two week period was ear-marked for the beginning of June to include a quick op and minimum recuperation. The treatment and recovery has been excellent though the op should have been keyhole, in execution it was not - I now have a scar that resembles the Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star surrounding my navel, maybe I should be looking for sponsorship.

To infinity and beyond,

Andy

PS - I have some sad news about Spike. He was diagnosed with cancer so the trip to the vet was his last. He now rests in the paddock behind the barn where he used to terrorise the local wildlife which I guess is destiny. I miss him.
17 aug 2011, 12:41
 
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