Zuerst war's wie Weihnachten, war ja auch etwa die Jahreszeit. Da verschlupft sich sowas ja gerne mal. Kann schon mal verloren gehen. So ein Päckchen. Na gut, vermutlich nicht unbedingt genau so eins. Kaum anzunehmen. Wir haben es dann ziemlich schnell begriffen. Dass es kein Traubenzucker war, meine ich. Was uns da reingeschneit ist.
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Any time I played here since the early 2000s something special, out of the ordinary is connected with those shows. Including one song on my first solo album. This might sound funny for you but for me this town has got an air of strangely fertile creativity whilst at the same time being a bit sloppy and laid back. Especially for a Swiss town. What adds to it is its a river town. In my experience a different quality of energy in such places.
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They looked at me with a both knowing and pitying smile, an expression of “well, good luck son. Some just never learn…”, a respectful undertone (“oh, he seems to be mad but, wow, he apparently really does it”) and at the same time pointing out what a great thing it is riding a coach from Toronto all the way to Winnipeg via Thunder Bay.
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… running into Em first thing on arrival. Snow globe queen of Ontario. Sort of slightly shaky start, testing the grounds, an almost surreal little thing to start this tour with, sharing stage with Bird City and Wax Mannequin. Wax being the thing on this night with an irritatingly beautiful set. I will be back in a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand…
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