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Ursula Fankhauser: Hello folks I just came home from a 3-days trip to Heilbronn and Abenberg. And to be honest, I'm quite exhausted after this 5-hour driving. Still it was so much worth it! But let's start on Thursday morning, when I started in my small but reliable golden Toyota. I drove about 5 hours until I arrived in Abenberg, where I have booked a little room for 2 nights in the castles guesthouse. Soon after I've checked in, I made my way to Heilbronn, where my first CdeB-concert of this tour took place. Full of excitement I was howling one CdeB song after the other in my car and didn't stop, until I arrived my goal. Thankfully I saw, that the way to the concert was signalised. Arrived at the venue I had a seat on my chair in the first row. The rows where filling up slowly and on stage the last preparations where done. The woman which was sitting beside me spoke a beautiful british English and I already prepared to exercise my poor English-knowledge a bit, when for a short moment I saw the little notice on her rose- arrangement. Then I realised that I was sitting beside Chris and Stewart from the list. A bit later Gerlinde also member of our group appeared. All of them lovely people. I really have to say, for me this is the valuable thing about this group. So many years I was attending concerts on my own, having fun as well, but sometimes I missed the exchange between the people. With meeting some people from the list, this has changed. You know they are the same way crazy about Chris' music as I am and beside this it's just great to know the faces behind the messages in the internet. But lets go back to that evening: Soon later the air was already filled with joyful expectations - the concert started, and hey, it was fantastic!!! I really liked the song-selection (well, "moonlight and wodka" was missing, which I really liked the way they were playing it last year) and I almost couldn't wait until we all could stand up and dance it always takes too long to that moment, doesn't it? Anyway, after 2 ½ hours of playing the concert was finished, even we were still yelling for more (of course Chris already sung additions). On my way back to my car I had a big, broad smile on my face lucky enough, I would attend another concert the very next night already! With that prospect - the smile would not disappear from my face - I drove back to Abenberg, where my pillow was longingly waiting for me ... After having slept only about 4 hours, Friday morning came much too early as I woke up at 6 o'clock in the morning! Shouldn't my inner clock know that I'm on a holiday and won't have to get up as early as on a working day??? Let me ask you one question: Do you also feel kind of strange after a concert? I feel like all different kind of feelings are roaring in my belly. And there's a longing for the next show, which is rather difficult to explain. Is Chris' music a drug, wich is addictive as soon as you fall for it??? Makes you think "I want more of that beautiful feeling"? At least that's the way I experience it and so far this never happened with another singer But lets not loose the topic: When awake I was too much agitated as that I could go back to sleep. Have you ever watched tv at 6.00 h in the morning? Rubish, whatever channel you choose! At 8 o'clock I went for breakfast up to the castle where I heard the latest gossip from the receptionist. She told me, that on Wednesday John Fogerty was playing at the castle. And he really dared to come 1 hour late to his own concert and when he finally played, he did not play one single additional song when the audience plead for it Beside this his management ordered 62 (!) dark towels for his room (what ever they were used for) and in addition he and his management were apparently rather nasty guests. However, when I heard this, I really thought how happy we can be, that CdeB is still quite normal in his behaviour. As far as I've heard he only ordered a certain kind of mattress (even he finally didn't stay over night at the castle) does anybody know if he's an allergic person? After breakfast I had to kill a lot of time. Even Abenberg is a nice little place, there's not much to see. So I mostly stayed sitting on the castles wall, watching the stage installations proceeding. Finally the sun found its way through the clouds and even me as someone who usually escapes in summer to the far north or even to the arctic, really enjoyed the sun rays on my face after all these days of rain. Just a perfect day to let the mind wander and start daydreaming that's what I understand as 'peaceful'. Evening came and soon I found myself standing in the queue for getting the best seats. Chris and the band were still doing the soundcheck and I had a lot of fun with the Germans around me. Even I tried to speak proper German it often took only a sentence until they asked: "Are you from Switzerland" yeah, what can I do, my accent can't just be missed. Then we were let in and here I have to say a biiiiiig thank you to Chris and Stewart who where so nice to reserve a place for me in the front row THANK YOU SO MUCH! In the meantime the sun burnt down and the drinks were sold excellent. In turn this caused, that a lot of people where running for more drinks or for the toilet during the concert and not a few where choosing the way between the front row and the stage a bit annoying but far not enough to turn my temper bad. The concert was again an experience itself. The crowd was swept along with the very first notes and Chris became a lot of presents (flowers, wine, chocolate and beer). I'd love to sit once behind the stage watching the audience dancing, singing and celebrating. That night it must have been an extraordinary view, because there was a beautiful sunset. More than once a band member made a picture from behind the stage. Beside this, unsurprising the songs were the same as the day before (but this time in the right order :-). The end just came to quick and we all left the venue. After the concert I joined Claudia with her mother Ruth at the restaurant and it was just the end of 'a perfect day'! Yeah, that was it, my holiday. Sorry for becoming so long, but I hope you got an idea of how much I enjoyed it! Now I'm sitting here, replaying the impressions in my mind (still kind of 'intoxicated') and looking forward to next Wednesday, when Chris is going to play here in Zόrich I hope the audience is as good as in Germany. In every case I wish everybody who is attending a concert that he is enjoying it as much as I did so far. Have a great time, Ursula |
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