Many months ago we purchased tickets for Mick Hucknall's first performance of his 'A Tribute to Bobby' show. For the uninitiated Bobby 'Blue' Bland is a seriously respected blues and R'n'B singer who came to prominence in 50's and 60's America. Mick, who has decided to end the 'Simply Red' part of his performing life has decided on Blues and R'n'B (the real one) as a new direction.Some weeks after getting the Sunday night tickets an email arrived from his marketing people asking if we would like to take up an offer of joining 500 others at just over £40 a head for the rehearsal - no hesitation - thus we've spent 2 days in Bristol.
Many thanks to friend Wozz who put us up at The Mall pub he runs in The Mall, Clifton.
Saturday lunch was spent at Las Iguanas in Whiteladies Road with a woman that Zena knows from her childhood and her husband. The four of us ate and drank and drank and 8 bottles of wine later we returned very drunk to get ready for the first of the 2 gigs. I have no idea how I managed it but I was still well away as we taxied down to the Colston Hall. The rehearsal gig went down a storm. It was very relaxed and intimate as the band and Mick ran through their set before slipping a couple of SR numbers in.On Sunday after a roast dinner at The Mall pub we strolled along to Clifton Suspension Bridge. Neither of us are particularly good at heights but we did manage to get over and back. Once back on the Clifton side we went up to the turreted building overlooking the gorge and bridge. Climbing to the top of the tower we took a look inside the camera obscura that someone is restoring. What an amazing device!
The main performance on Sunday was good although there were a couple of times they lost it and one song had to be restarted twice. Once because they messed up and the second time because someone fell ill in the audience (hope he's OK).
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