We arrive in Dresden at the venue, "Ostpol" in good time, yet the set up seems to take forever. Do we just have far too much equipment? We didn't explode onto stage like the night before and the calmer atmosphere of the Shirley Lee material suits me far better this evening. The film felt more uncomfortable tonight as, for many of the people it was the first time they had seen us. However I do enjoy how Ronan calls himself Ee-or (from Winnie the pooh) every time he appears.
We played well but I didn't feel as in control, When everyone knows the songs it carries you through the gig but I do stand and applaud many of the people in Dresden, who after seeing it on a poster thought they would check us out, for fun, just to hear something new, I don't remember the last time I did that.
Possibly unwisely after the gig we venture into the world of shots before we settle down for the night in the Youth Hostel. At 3am we are all putting the sheets on our bedding, this is how they do it at the Kangaroo backpacker or rather that's how you do it. Possibly due to the alcohol this is actually the funniest thing in the world, falling down snortingly hilarious. However a few hours later when I'm trying to get to sleep past the snoring, 6 grown men sharing one room doesn't really tickle the funny bone.
A rareity this morning though because we have a few hours to explore Dresden before our short journey to Berlin. We become total tourists drawing the line only when it comes to those stupid people who paint themselves gold and stand still pretending to be a statue, this especially annoys me when crowds of people gather around in amazement the whole spectacle obscuring the real statues behind.
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