From Minehead on to Bognor Regis. The weather was terrible on the drive over it was bucketing it down we thought about opening the show with the song 'Rain'(B-side to paperback writer)but as we approached Butlins the sky cleared and out came the sunshine(phew!!!) In we went with the equipment and then backstage to rest from the 3 and a half hour drive it takes from one to the other. After the usual preliminary set up and line check,a few lemsips and paracetamols later we were back on stage suited, booted guitars at the ready and our finest moptop hair don'ts(couldn't resist!!). Curtains opened and again not a gigantic crowd but still enough to make a good night of it all. This time the audience were a lot more subdued than normal and it really took a big effort to get them going, and to make matters worse the cold that was dogging Darren was really taking it's toll and he was struggling to breathe let alone sing. We added a couple of extra songs in from Simon(Ringo)and Craig(George) which took the load off a little and helped to pad out the set but at times like these when one man is down, it makes you realise how important you are to one another as a team. Persistance prevailed and soon enough the crowd was in the swing of things joining in arms swaying and singing along to 'Hey jude'. We left centre stage to loud cheers and applause, another satisfied audience, job well done!!!!!
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