Notes on the road Day 4

After a little bit of a leisurely start our next and final port of call is the Muddy Roots Europe festival. The weather wasn’t great in Rotterdam so we lurked around in the hotel reception. We managed to catch up with some of the bands. It’s a curious lifestyle gigging and touring. After partying with …

Notes on the road Day 3

It’s true what they say about losing track of time and days. I have no idea what day of the week it is and told someone we had been in a completely different city to one we’d just come from. So today. Today was even more of an epic drive than the Hamburg trip. We …

Notes on the road Day 2

I’m sure you’ve all heard the jokes about drummers. Renowned for being a little unhinged maybe. So to trust one with the van keys could be considered a little reckless. Today was the Long Trip between Liege and Hamburg - or so we thought. Anyhoo, we got to Hamburg in record time thanks to Ray. …

Notes on the road Day 1

This is a non book related post! Sorry it’s getting a little spammy around here, but here goes… Bring a roadie has its benefits but all said and done it’s a long old day being rocknroll. So we’re off on the north European tour with Thee Scarecrows AKA. The morning began with a 5am wake …

The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope (1894)

Another Audible here and the third of my swashbuckling adventure stories. I must add that the recent run of books have all been chosen at random. I have to say this book really confounded my expectations. I had imagined it to be more...well, more high brow. I think I might have based this assumption on …

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy (1905)

Well! What a fun old time was had here. Let me take you back to the French Revolution in 1792. The women were beautiful, the men handsome and fearless, the French were scoundrels. These are the perilous tales of one secret agent and his brave band of loyal followers rescuing the French aristocracy who are …

Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian (1970)

Hi! Remember me? It's been a while and I thought I might bundle a few reviews together but this one was practically good to go, so here it is! This is a 'dad' book. Many years ago he suggested I read HMS Ulysses by Alistair Maclean (which I loved) and he also mentioned this one …