Bembridge Hotel,Isle of Wight 24/10/2009

Set off bright and early,got stuck in traffic and missed the ferry we were booked on(oops!) great start! Following an accident,our regular 'George' couldn't make the show so we had to get a stand in for the evening. John Brosnan,a well respected musician(and great George lookalike)within the Beatle tribute community stepped in at the last minute and did a great job.The two performances went really well,the audience were slightly more senior than normal,so some of the more gentler tracks were in order.We finished the evening to raptuous applause then had to pack down in record time to catch the 12.00am ferry! We made the ferry port with 10 mins to spare(oh happy days!)this meant that we would get home two hours earlier than if we missed it! We hit the mainland and set off top speed! we were making good time when....BANG! front tyre blowout. We were on the A34,a dual carriageway,pitch black and no hard shoulder,there was no way we could change the tyre as it meant sitting in the road to do so,we called the AA and waited...and waited...and waited.After an hour and half of boredom the very nice fellow arrived,worked his magic and soon we were on our way.So much for the speedy pack down,we got home at 7am! Nice! Anyway great gig,and thanks a million to John! Thanks mate!