MMMMM been a long time, been a long time so I thought I would do a wee update, have been quite busy lately my full time job has been quite a turbulent time as it was bought over and lots of changes, all of them positive i might add.  So as timbuk 3 once said the future's so bright i gotta wear shades.

Took a wee weekend in Glasgow with the bride to see Within Temptation, stayed in a lovely hotel, went to a roller derby had a great bbq meal and a quiet saturday evening, then a dander around christmas markets and shopping centre before the gig on the sunday evening which we loved,

Since then been busing booking gigs/boats etc for trucker next year and getting sorted for a fest in troon that we played at the weekend Winterstorm in Troon and it was awesome.  I had a 4am wake up call to get ready and collect the lads to be in Belfast for 6.30 for the boat and in a first We had the whole Trucker Team in tow which was brilliant. After a Team meeting on the boat sorting out who/what/where/when for 2019 and beyond we hit cairnryan and had a short jaunt up to Troon.

We arrived and got checked in, and after a short delay as a fire alarm went off we got loaded in and because of the delay were on before we had time to get even a line check, the first 1/2 song there was no bass but they soon had it sorted and the band played a blinder of a set to a pretty packed hall.  We rushed off stage and stripped it in record time to try and help claw back some of the lost time the crew had to deal with.

After packing everything away the boys did an interview and then they had a few beers and we decided that Simon, Darren and i would go check in at the hotel and get a taxi back so we could have a drink together. That turned into a fantastic afternoon meeting other bands, managers, promoters all whom had great things to say about the band.  We met amongst others Geoff Tate, Doug Adrich, Dean Costranovo, Kane'd, Girlschool, Wayward Songs, No Hot Ashes and more ive forgotten or was too drunk to remember but all were great craic. After a good night sleep for some!! got up had a great shower and breakfast and was told tales about the night before antics after i left for bed.  We left our hotel for the short drive back to cairnrayn and the boat home.

All in all a great night away and as a wise man said we packed in 6 weeks of touring into 1 night in Troon