Queen Online: "Notes From The Road Part 10" (Saskatoon) "Bus Life"
Filed Under () by glitzylady on Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Posted at : Tuesday, June 24, 2014
From Queen Online: "Notes From The Road Part 10" (Saskatoon)
Excerpts from the article:
"Sound check is blasting out at as I type this. It has consisted of THAT solo from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody; Brian cranking the riff to 'Stone Cold Crazy' and 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', all of these are instrumental, although Adam was with them on stage (I just popped out to see what was going on). Adam eventually then started to warm up under Spike's guidance to 'Somebody To Love', before nailing 'Don't Stop Me Now' and 'Killer Queen' with the full band. They also tinkered with a small section of 'In The Lap Of The Gods'."
"OK, 'Bus Life' as promised.
It's not as bad as you think. Having said that I'm only out here for 2 and half weeks, I might feel differently after 6 weeks hammering the highways. We have 4 buses shipping us around and no, for those of who have asked, Brian, Roger and Adam do not have a bus, they fly between the dates with management and their teams." [Bold print added by 24/7]
" "We're a bus."
"That means everybody is on and lets move on out. We have 12 bunks, two sets of six either side of the gangway in the middle of the bus, and there is a seating area at the front with a table, TVs, and the 'kitchen', with another to the rear. The sleeping arrangements all start with the most senior member of the bus picking his bunk, on our case it was Head Carpenter and fellow Essex boy Keano who got first dibs, after that it was a free for all. I have a middle bunk on the right side towards the back; I think I am over a wheel. The bunks are actually pretty comfy and you have curtain that blocks much of the light, it took a while to get used to it, but it is 'coffin-like' and after doing such long days you do sleep and well, I think the motion of the bus helps too. The longest stretch for on my tenure was when we did 15 hours from Chicago to Winnipeg. Oh, and you have to sleep with your feet facing to the front for safety reasons so you don't crack you head should we brake."
For the Entire Article, Click Here:
http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/queenonline-on-tour-notes-from-the-road-part-10/
Excerpts from the article:
"Sound check is blasting out at as I type this. It has consisted of THAT solo from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody; Brian cranking the riff to 'Stone Cold Crazy' and 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', all of these are instrumental, although Adam was with them on stage (I just popped out to see what was going on). Adam eventually then started to warm up under Spike's guidance to 'Somebody To Love', before nailing 'Don't Stop Me Now' and 'Killer Queen' with the full band. They also tinkered with a small section of 'In The Lap Of The Gods'."
"OK, 'Bus Life' as promised.
It's not as bad as you think. Having said that I'm only out here for 2 and half weeks, I might feel differently after 6 weeks hammering the highways. We have 4 buses shipping us around and no, for those of who have asked, Brian, Roger and Adam do not have a bus, they fly between the dates with management and their teams." [Bold print added by 24/7]
" "We're a bus."
"That means everybody is on and lets move on out. We have 12 bunks, two sets of six either side of the gangway in the middle of the bus, and there is a seating area at the front with a table, TVs, and the 'kitchen', with another to the rear. The sleeping arrangements all start with the most senior member of the bus picking his bunk, on our case it was Head Carpenter and fellow Essex boy Keano who got first dibs, after that it was a free for all. I have a middle bunk on the right side towards the back; I think I am over a wheel. The bunks are actually pretty comfy and you have curtain that blocks much of the light, it took a while to get used to it, but it is 'coffin-like' and after doing such long days you do sleep and well, I think the motion of the bus helps too. The longest stretch for on my tenure was when we did 15 hours from Chicago to Winnipeg. Oh, and you have to sleep with your feet facing to the front for safety reasons so you don't crack you head should we brake."
For the Entire Article, Click Here:
http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/queenonline-on-tour-notes-from-the-road-part-10/
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8 comments:
I knew Adam, Brian and Roger didn't ride on the buses.
If Adam, Brian and Roger had to ride on buses for this kind of tour, I don't think they would have done it. It's great that Queen has a private jet and that the three and other key members of the entourage can travel in comfort and style. After all, they have to be refreshed and well rested and ready to go for the next show. I like reading these notes from the road. I wonder if Adam keeps a journal of his travels, esp. for this tour with Queen. He might keep all his thoughts on an i pad rather than in a journal.
Thanks for posting glitzylady. :-)
Love reading these "Notes From The Road".
Is there any chance you could upload that Adam showering champagne video on this blog? I tried to view it on the thread dedicated to it but it's a private video.
"...they fly between the dates with management and their teams."
So Brian, Roger, and Adam each have a "team". What does that mean??
@Anon 10:06 PM
It seems to have been made "private" so I don't have access to it.. But will try to find another one :))
He did it again tonight in Edmonton, so maybe we'll have another one to post tomorrow.. **The Live Stream by @IslandGirlJams doesn't show it well because she was on the wrong side of the purple couch :)) I really appreciated the live stream for sure tho!!!
@Anon 10:21 PM
It means they all have their assistants, their managers, etc... their "people" :) Adam always travels with his manager for instance...
(sorry, I posted the wrong link in my deleted comment above! I'll try this again...)
@Anon 10:06 PM
I uploaded another video, both on the original thread of the Killer Queen Champagne shower, and as a brand new thread tonight.. Amazing video that includes Killer Queen from Saskatoon, and two more songs.....
Link to the vid here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDvLMXoRpoo&feature=youtu.be
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