Expecting Rain

Someone on the MK team is going to post a tour diary on his website. Might be interesting, even if he will not get much Dylan content.
http://guyfletcher.co.uk/index.php/diar ... our_Diary_

It's Guy Fletcher's diary - he plays keyboards in MK's band!

'Dear Diary! This old man is so mean to my boss and the rest of us. He doesn't let us use his PA and we had to negotiate very had until he decided to let us use the stage. Now he insists that we sweep it up before he comes on stage… and the tour hasn't even begun…'


btw: Does anybody remember the legendary 'Tony's tour diary'??

Okay, thanks, so we'll get to know him.

Well, you could take a look at one of the previous year's tour diaries to get a general idea of his style!

The 2010 MK tour diary is full of trip and backstage pictures. So it may be interesting to have a look to things you usualy do not see. Let's hope Bob and his band play some role in the story.

What is Tony's diary?

somebody faked a tour diary pretending it was Tony's - it was hilarious
(Can't find it anymore…)

That one probably went down with the old Pool?

maybe true, but I think I reposted it here some years ago - I can't really remember

I'd love to read that!

Dear diary,

Mark was thrilled with the audience tonight, especially the group of hot cougars on the rail. He was a bit deflated when he realized they were just there waiting to see Bob...

I wonder what he will think of that.

HOT cougars? Where, when? I bet Mark'll think:"Gee, and I thought playing to balding men way past their prime was bad enough,but poor Bob has to put up with all these crazy ageing housewifes!"

Quite amusing too that people on here don't even know who Guy Fletcher is.

That one cracked me up.

Oh, and I didn't know who Guy Fletcher was either...

As well as Guy Fletcher's diary, Richard Bennett (rhythm guitar) also will write a diary "Notes From the Road" which is always worth reading!

http://richard-bennett.com/notes-from-the-road

This sounds great. So pleased these guys from MK.com turned up.


Is someone with even grade z access to Dylan going to post something? As much as I would like to hear about the support act and how they double dipped Bob's teabag...

Thanks for the link, JP - I plan on checking in on his blog during the tour - didn't even know it existed until you posted that - went back and reviewed his prior journals - love the pictures and stories!
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judging from last tours diary that was archived it will be interesting to follow things via the Knopfler camp.

Here was Guy Fletcher's from yesterday about setting up the hall:

http://guyfletcher.co.uk/index.php/2011dylan/5th_Oct_2011_-_Dublin_-_Production_day

first posts up from the MK camp - on the road again!

http://guyfletcher.co.uk/index.php/2011 ... uction_day

http://richard-bennett.com/home

Eventhough the Bob content is little it's quite fascinating to read these...

Keyboard player Guy Fletchers diary here:

http://www.guyfletcher.co.uk/index.php/ ... n_Show_Day

and the guitarist Richard Bennetts diary:

http://richard-bennett.com/home

As I posted in the Nottingham thread, I just had a good laugh.... MK's Guy guy thinks Bob's band rehearsed Red Sails In The Sunset in Nottingham. Of course, it must have been the appropriated Beyond The Horizon. Get familiar with the catalogue, Guy!

Quote:
Bob's band are onstage, obviously working up some new arrangements, we hear what sounds distinctly like 'Red sails In The Sunset'.


http://www.guyfletcher.co.uk/index.php/ ... Nottingham



Also, he crossed Bob's path and Bob refused to smile. Exact same thing once happened to me, just I was on a boat instead backstage. We made eye contact and I smiled and he didn't.

i started to follow GF´s diary and think it is a really interesting thing. also loved those quotes from today: Haha

cool that he seems to write an entry every single day of the tour, and that he even answers the questions of his fans in the "forum" corner of his website!