This place rocks. We're in the middle of a tour of Europe with Peter Frampton, by the way. Today, I'm in Oberhausen, Germany. As we play each city, from London, all over the UK, to Holland, the crowds have been awesome. And now Germany, in particular, has really surprised me with the hospitality, the food (yum!) and, of course, the bier.
Another big thing that I'm noticing here is that people lack a sense of entitlement. So different than in the states. When you see a culture of people respecting each other a little more than we do, demanding a little less for themselves than we do, and exercising a tad more patience than we do, the overall effect is powerful to a visiting foreigner. It feels a bit wiser. We're teenagers as a country compared to them, after all. BUT, they don't put ice in their drinks. I do like ice.
The only real thing that's been disappointing, is that I can't find the perfect pair of shoes. I've got high hopes for Italy, though - where I've nabbed many a pair in the past. I wonder if American styles are just becoming more European now. You used to come here and see all kinds of stuff you'd never see in the states. Keeping my fingers crossed for Milan and Venice.
As some of you know, I've done a couple webcasts from hotel rooms in London recently. These were fun, and I plan to do more from the road in the future. It'll be much more do-able when we tour the states. I've noticed that doing these from Europe is quite a bit more tricky than I anticipated, for various reasons. I really wanted to keep it up every week or so, but, that's been easier said than done.
So, there still may be a show this month, we'll see...cheers
Another big thing that I'm noticing here is that people lack a sense of entitlement. So different than in the states. When you see a culture of people respecting each other a little more than we do, demanding a little less for themselves than we do, and exercising a tad more patience than we do, the overall effect is powerful to a visiting foreigner. It feels a bit wiser. We're teenagers as a country compared to them, after all. BUT, they don't put ice in their drinks. I do like ice.
The only real thing that's been disappointing, is that I can't find the perfect pair of shoes. I've got high hopes for Italy, though - where I've nabbed many a pair in the past. I wonder if American styles are just becoming more European now. You used to come here and see all kinds of stuff you'd never see in the states. Keeping my fingers crossed for Milan and Venice.
As some of you know, I've done a couple webcasts from hotel rooms in London recently. These were fun, and I plan to do more from the road in the future. It'll be much more do-able when we tour the states. I've noticed that doing these from Europe is quite a bit more tricky than I anticipated, for various reasons. I really wanted to keep it up every week or so, but, that's been easier said than done.
So, there still may be a show this month, we'll see...cheers
