General, Travelling, Music
catching up with Jont: planes, trains and automobiles
I had to take a cab to get to Glasgow Prestwick to get a flight to Paris for a wedding at the weekend... from Paris Beauvais airport it was a bus into Paris, a cab to Gare Montparnasse, a train to Angouleme in Cognac... then I had a slim 30 minutes to get a cab to Salle de Villefagnans where two of my best friends - Sam and Liane - were getting married.
I was playing a song at the service so like a scene out of a Richard Curtis film, the taxi driver was speeding through the French countryside while I was getting changed into some smart clothes in the back! We arrived and I piled out of the cab - guitar and bag in hand - to run past the wedding party, who were just walking into the church.
There was just enough time to tune up and catch my breath before it was my turn. Fairly dazed, unkempt and confused I did my best to do justice to Bob Dylan's Feel My Love... it wasn't that hard because in front of me I had two of the most beautiful people I've ever met, sat in their wedding gear, holding hands with the look of love and bliss on their faces. It all worked out ok and they even gave me a clap before we downed Champagne and I went and crashed before it was time for dinner.
Monday came and it was time for the crazy journey back to Glasgow and Dave, Garfield and Maya the motorhome.
The end of the tour is in sight now... we've been with Big Hand in Edinburgh, Mik Artistik in Leeds and with Hannah at last night's Leicester mini Unlit. Now we're heading to Blackpool for another mini Unlit and then onto Birmingham and Bristol for the last two biggies of the tour.
I hope you're enjoying the brilliant episodes of On The Road that Dave is making on the way, along with the help of Editor Paul and Producer Tamsin down in London... stay tuned... xxj






