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Tired in New Plymouth.
Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008
We had to fly very early this morning and when we arrived at Christchurch airport-everyone was watching the tv in the departure lounge. A 747 had lost a piece of fuselage as it ascended into the heavens. Bits of plane were flying into the first class compartment. I bet they were pissed off 'Stewardess there's bits of plane coming in through here and where are my nuts' I can't believe they were actually showing it on the telly didn't they have an old DVD of Columbo they can put on at a time like this that's what I'd do if I owned an Airport just to have lots of DVD's of really popular cop shows for when there's a mid air collision. 'Concorde's caught fire on the runway!' 'Shut up,The Rockford Files is on!' New Plymouth is by the sea and nothing like the Old Plymouth- its tiny for a start, there's no Union street, Pennycomequick pub, or Pastie shops. But what they do have here is this massive red light on a bendy red pole that's about a hundred feet high it's called a wind wand. Today it was b'doinging all over the place cos it was a force 8 out there. Artists are taking the piss aren't they How's this guy allowed to construct a tribute to his todger and just stick it in the middle of the town he's driving by every day with his missus Yeah,baby that's me, check it out..Good audience though some guy's brought his 6 year old daughter-which means that I have to cut some of the rudery..Should be a 12 minute first half
I'm staying at a great hotel here called The Nice hotel ..quite a camp place, but run by a great guy called Terry who has a Westie (solidarnosc) and a brilliant Chef. I think I had the Steak of the Tour today just delicious and succulent and gone in seconds. Damn that was good eatin as Lofty Wiseman would say. Worth coming to New Plymouth just for that I'd say although they've got this thing here where you can go to a Dam and body board down a wave of water ? no sensible person would do it but there seem to be loads of people willing to risk their and their kids lives doing this sport . Why not just chuck em into the river as you drive by at speed Come on kids , it's a new sport! Bloody hell. There's lots of gardening round here too exotic fauna and flora there are lots of long walks you can do, if you're of a mind to do that kind of thing. Davy Luton my road manager likes a bit of a walk but even he baulked at striding off today. It was stair rods out there lashing down with rain even Captain Ahab would have said, Bugger the whale, get me some toast and a hot chocolate, I'm staying in!' You could hear the wind blowing round the roof during the show- powerful stuff baby!
As we're drawing to a close, I thought I'd say thank you to some people; first of all Maggie Gerrand our promoter, who is a very good person indeed. She makes sure that everything that's supposed to get done, gets done. Great tour Maggie.
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Andrew Gerrand is Maggie's son but he tour managed and did the lights and stuff in the corner he did a good job too- specially on things like the projector when it goes tits up. Charlotte George sold the merchandise on the main body of the tour and took a lot of teasing. She's doing a screen writing course too and I reckon she'll do just fine.
Sally Woodfield worked very hard in New Zealand and also had to cope with having Maya her daughter around on some of the trip-(Maya was charming by the way she should be your assistant).
Emma Collison worked her nuts off in Sydney. Emma is a fantastic person who has performed P.R. duties on every tour I've ever done out here she's solid gold, knows her job and doesn't let you down. Despite recent personal hardship, Emma hasn't let her professional aspect drop and for that I respect her. Thank you Em.
Davy Luton my road manager has been a constant companion on this trip making sure everything's running smoothly backstage keeping an eye on my passport and generally looking after me. Thanks chap.
All the telly and radio people were cool too-they took my Handy Dandy interview primer and made fun, stole from or generally ignored the whole thing. Thank you particularly Rove Mcmanuswho just seems to get better with age. The Guy from Sunrise TV was pretty inventive - Channel Ten posse, also the people on TV 1 in New Zealand and the also a special mention to all DJ's who stand up to do their job I think there's something in that you know Your brain works differently when you're stood up. I know Moyles stands up and I also met some jocks in Chicago who were hilarious and happening and upright. I thought the guys on Triple M in Sydney were a pretty funny bunch too. and I hold a special place in my heart for Linda and Dools at Triple J who sat, but were very chilled, relaxed and strangely humorous?it was like hanging out in their dorm or something. Cheers all.
I'm sitting in the airport at New Plymouth now and thankfully, Len Lye's Wind Wand has stopped wobbling catastrophically which means that we might be able to fly this morning. There was a slight possibility of a five hour drive to Auckland today-wasn't looking forward to that.
It was a pretty good show last night although I did slightly feel for the guy who brought his 6 year old daughter the show's a pg 15 ( you can sneak 12 year old's in if you want) but 6 is crazy. I'm not doing Puppetry of the Penis (now that was a SHOW) or anything, but there are some naughty adult type jokes in the show not sure if I'd bring my six year old Anyway she was secretly pretending to have a nap in the second half (I think she might have been told: pretend to be asleep Shrale, you're putting the comedian off).
Ah well Auckland now then Wellington and home..
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