"You must not make a party"
Tuesday, November 30, 2004.
As most of you might know, we played the last show of the European tour in London on November 19 and are have now all scattered back to our respective burrows.
I had a busy first week back. Sang backups on someone’s album, did some jingle pitches and had my new album mastered. For those who are unfamiliar with the process, this is the final step in preparing a CD for manufacturing. It’s the sonic polish on the Ferrari, the proverbial icing on the cake, the shine on the apple, the light in your lover's eye, the Pope’s blessing, the, well, you get it. And I hope you do, as soon as it comes out in early 05.
MEMORIES OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS:
MUNICH:
In our hotel, rooms in the 300s and 400s were on the same floor, as long as one followed the twists, turns and mini-staircases. Looking for my room I felt like I was staying in the Being John Malkovitch Hotel.
ZURICH:
In Europe Mr Clean is known as Mr Proper, but I knew this from my Mr Clean jingle sessions. Still it was funny to see it in the supermarkets. Took a train to Luzern on our day off. Was reminded of the TV program I saw the day before (hallucinogenic view of the Alps). Back in Zurich, ran into Ash and Sarah while shopping. She cooed over the lambskin baby booties I bought for my friends' baby.
AMSTERDAM, IN REAL TIME:
Just outside, a clock tower is chiming in the courtyard by the canal. Can't say that everyday. Or 3 times fast. A number of years ago Ron Sexsmith came back from a European tour and he and some of the guys in his band told me they saw a neon sex show sign here of a silhouette of a woman that looked like me. I remembered that today as I walked around in the Red Light district. Found myself keeping an eye open for it. (Hoping I still looked like that).
Took myself out for dinner and took a wrong turn on purpose on the way back to the hotel so that I could walk around the block. Turned a corner and policemen waved me to the side. Bright lights, barricades, paparazzi. I joined the crowd across the street from the Tuschinski Theatre and in a few moments a limo drew up to the theatre and a fancy lady stepped out. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was going to the movies.
BEST IMPROVISED MONOLOGUE:
I suspect we would all have to nominate Sarah's spontaneous impression of her French Canadian producer for the Paris audience. Went over like beans on toast.
I'LL TAKE CELEBRITY-NO-SHOWS FOR 500, ALEX:
- "Sarah McLachlan's European Afterglow Tour, 2004".
- "Who are Gwyneth Paltrow and Brian Adams?"
- "Correct!"
BEST QUOTE OF THE EURO TOUR:
We all became very fond of our German bus driver Michael. He took good care of us. Every night after the show we would board the bus to find little snacks in bowls and baskets, laid out with care. He became quotable for us very early on in the tour. We had a number of overnight ferry crossings. By law each vehicle must be empty of passengers for the crossings. Most people on the tour wanted to stay asleep on the bus. Personally, the idea of being in a bunk on a bus with the power turned off, in the locked hold of a ferry on open water at night is how I spell C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O-P-H-O-B-I-A. but that's just me. I went up on deck. The first time we had a crossing, Michael drove the bus into the ferry hold and told everyone who wanted to stay on the bus undetected to go in the back, saying, "you must not make a party." His accent and syntax and probably the aftershow beers made this very funny to everyone. There was a lot of slumber-party-like giggling and repeating of, "you must not make a party, do not make the parties!" in the back of the bus that night, and for days afterwards. That expression lived on for the whole tour really.
WILL YOU PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT OF THE CLASS:
To Claudia who is Italian, who grew up near Zurich and who wrote to me on Nov 14, thank you for your nice note. Feel free to write again with your email address.
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR HA HA HA:
I have truly enjoyed having this tour diary as a place to collect and organise my thoughts. Even though the tour is on a break I will write in from time to time. Thank you everyone, for contributing to my touring experience with Sarah and for getting behind my music as well. Just remember 2 things:
1) The Afterglow live DVD is now out, and
2) Save a little money for the new KR CD out early next year!
Best holiday wishes to you all.
xo KR
As most of you might know, we played the last show of the European tour in London on November 19 and are have now all scattered back to our respective burrows.
I had a busy first week back. Sang backups on someone’s album, did some jingle pitches and had my new album mastered. For those who are unfamiliar with the process, this is the final step in preparing a CD for manufacturing. It’s the sonic polish on the Ferrari, the proverbial icing on the cake, the shine on the apple, the light in your lover's eye, the Pope’s blessing, the, well, you get it. And I hope you do, as soon as it comes out in early 05.
MEMORIES OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS:
MUNICH:
In our hotel, rooms in the 300s and 400s were on the same floor, as long as one followed the twists, turns and mini-staircases. Looking for my room I felt like I was staying in the Being John Malkovitch Hotel.
ZURICH:
In Europe Mr Clean is known as Mr Proper, but I knew this from my Mr Clean jingle sessions. Still it was funny to see it in the supermarkets. Took a train to Luzern on our day off. Was reminded of the TV program I saw the day before (hallucinogenic view of the Alps). Back in Zurich, ran into Ash and Sarah while shopping. She cooed over the lambskin baby booties I bought for my friends' baby.
AMSTERDAM, IN REAL TIME:
Just outside, a clock tower is chiming in the courtyard by the canal. Can't say that everyday. Or 3 times fast. A number of years ago Ron Sexsmith came back from a European tour and he and some of the guys in his band told me they saw a neon sex show sign here of a silhouette of a woman that looked like me. I remembered that today as I walked around in the Red Light district. Found myself keeping an eye open for it. (Hoping I still looked like that).
Took myself out for dinner and took a wrong turn on purpose on the way back to the hotel so that I could walk around the block. Turned a corner and policemen waved me to the side. Bright lights, barricades, paparazzi. I joined the crowd across the street from the Tuschinski Theatre and in a few moments a limo drew up to the theatre and a fancy lady stepped out. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was going to the movies.
BEST IMPROVISED MONOLOGUE:
I suspect we would all have to nominate Sarah's spontaneous impression of her French Canadian producer for the Paris audience. Went over like beans on toast.
I'LL TAKE CELEBRITY-NO-SHOWS FOR 500, ALEX:
- "Sarah McLachlan's European Afterglow Tour, 2004".
- "Who are Gwyneth Paltrow and Brian Adams?"
- "Correct!"
BEST QUOTE OF THE EURO TOUR:
We all became very fond of our German bus driver Michael. He took good care of us. Every night after the show we would board the bus to find little snacks in bowls and baskets, laid out with care. He became quotable for us very early on in the tour. We had a number of overnight ferry crossings. By law each vehicle must be empty of passengers for the crossings. Most people on the tour wanted to stay asleep on the bus. Personally, the idea of being in a bunk on a bus with the power turned off, in the locked hold of a ferry on open water at night is how I spell C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O-P-H-O-B-I-A. but that's just me. I went up on deck. The first time we had a crossing, Michael drove the bus into the ferry hold and told everyone who wanted to stay on the bus undetected to go in the back, saying, "you must not make a party." His accent and syntax and probably the aftershow beers made this very funny to everyone. There was a lot of slumber-party-like giggling and repeating of, "you must not make a party, do not make the parties!" in the back of the bus that night, and for days afterwards. That expression lived on for the whole tour really.
WILL YOU PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT OF THE CLASS:
To Claudia who is Italian, who grew up near Zurich and who wrote to me on Nov 14, thank you for your nice note. Feel free to write again with your email address.
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR HA HA HA:
I have truly enjoyed having this tour diary as a place to collect and organise my thoughts. Even though the tour is on a break I will write in from time to time. Thank you everyone, for contributing to my touring experience with Sarah and for getting behind my music as well. Just remember 2 things:
1) The Afterglow live DVD is now out, and
2) Save a little money for the new KR CD out early next year!
Best holiday wishes to you all.
xo KR
posted by Kathryn Rose (aka KR) at 8:59 p.m.
2 Comments:
Thank you very much for writing about my comment on your tour diary! I'm sorry I haven't added my address in my previous post: it's claudiasecci@gmail.com.
My English syntax certainly reminds you to the one of your German tour bus driver, so I'm a little embarrassed :). All I know about your language I owe it to the music and to the fumblers community...
I hope to see the show again, some time. Well, I hope to see Canada some time too: both things in a row would be the best!
I wish you a wonderful Holiday and all the best for your music.
Ciao,
Claudia
P.S: Oh, I remember Mr Proper; we call it Mastro Lindo here :)...
Sounds like you guys had a blast on the European tour! I will be driving 3 hours from Cleveland to Pittsburgh in May to see you guys. I am looking forward to it!
Oh I wanted to share some interesting info for you. Tommy Lee, the drummer from Motley Crue(you may have heard of him...he's known for a rather quite large....umm instrument shall we say), is a huge Sarah fan. Quote from article is below:
Some things might surprise you about Tommy Lee, accidental porn star, uncaged animal and erstwhile drummer for Motley Crue.
Remember Motley? "One of the baddest-ass rock bands in history" they're called in his book Tommyland. "We wreaked havoc, scared parents and titillated fathers' daughters." But let this be known about the guy who "shouted at the Devil."
1. During his four months in jail for battery against then wife Pamela Anderson, a woman friend would lift his spirits by playing Sarah McLachlan songs to him over the phone.
"That's one of the misconceptions about me; I'm a melody man," he says, squatting on top of an easy chair at the Sutton Place Hotel here, tattooed forearms forward in the latest whistle stop on a book launch tour. "And her melodies are stunning."
Does he think of prison when he hears Sarah McLachlan's music now? "I don't, which is weird. But one of her songs -- Angel? -- that song f----- freaks me out. It reminds me of the time my father died. I can't even listen to it now, I'd start cryin'."
Have a great holiday season and best wishes for the new Year. My email addy is b.terrigno@comcast.net
Barra
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