Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp's Diary

Monday 12 October 2009

Hotel Acceptable Of The Contemporary

10.44

Hotel Acceptable Of The Contemporary Styling, Amsterdam.

An enjoyable reading breakfast in Restaurant Contemporary.

Farewell Roof-Views of Amsterdam I…

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Bags & guitar by the door…

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Departure call for noon.

15.46    Heineken Hall, Amsterdam.

Leaving the Acceptable & Contemporary Styled Room at noon, checking out & onto the street of this user-friendly city I…

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… into the TrevMobile to the venue, c. 5.5 miles from the hotel I…

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… where a supportive team of old & joint-Crim pals are, well,  supportive & pally.

Dressing room of the support/ed artiste I…

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Online.

15.52    DGM Live Factoids:

17 downloads are recouped;
we have 920 loyal customers.

On the DGM Guestbook…

Deception?
:: Posted by mikestedham on October 11, 2009
I have come to expect that such "special guest stars" are usually faded musical celebrities seeking an easy paycheck and a bit of reflected glory.

Sounds good to me. Now I see a professional future waiting to be claimed.

Soundcheck call for 17.30.

23.43    Holiday Inn Express, Antwerp.

Soundcheck 17.30 I…

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Onstage at 19.27 for a 19.30 performance, lasting c. 30 minutes I…

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A sold-out house to c. 5,000. Two flashes but no boos. I enjoyed playing to a generally-politely-supportive audience whose attention wavered after c. 20 minutes of bleeping & droning; as is conventional for Soundscapes in a support slot.

Tasty supper afterwards, stash box loaded, and into the TrevMobile c. 21.05 to gas up & set off the 95 miles to Antwerp, en route to Paris tomorrow…

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A welcome call along the way from the Minx.

Arriving c. 23.05 to this clean & acceptable motel, with BBCtv news, even I…

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00.04    Computing done.

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