Wednesday 22 August 2007

Back at my desk late, writing arrangements for our encores. The Tiger Lillies are very impressed with Andrew - Day 1: Adrian S's bass came apart (after it got rained on in an open-air gig in Russia), Andrew had it back from the repairer covered in clamps by the end of the day. Day 2: it's the accordion's turn to be ill, so Andrew has found a nice hospital for it for the night. Day 3: Martyn is hoping to do the gig dressed as Hermann Goering. I think Andrew might just prefer not to find a solution to that one.

Rehearsal from the organist's viewpoint: L-R: DG, Emily White, AMcG, Bill Carter, Martyn Jaques, Adrian Huge, Adrian Stout

Can you spot the extra device on the piano (used in the Tancred & Clorinda piano solo)?

Emily and Bill practise the opening of the show, watched by an upside-down rubber chicken on Adrian Huge's drumkit

DG and his tea in the gardens of Edinburgh Academy