Day Twelve - Clashmore, Carnegie Hall, Friday 17th October

Drive down Loch Shin was interesting! There was a massive fog that came across the loch, couldn’t see five feet in front. Like that film The Others where she walks into the fog and gets lost, everything was so blurry. The van was very full so every time we put on the brakes when we met another car we would overshoot the passing place.

Clashmore - a lovely place. Dead easy get in (and out). There were a couple of chandeliers we had to take down because we would have trashed them with our set. Went back to Dornoch where we where staying. Struan and I waited again ‘til the last room and were taken to the overspill in the Bank House Hotel across the road. Our room was unbelievably massive with antique furniture and two rocking chairs with rocking footstools, a power shower and a jacuzzi bath. Here for three days - alright! Haven’t got to get up at the crack of dawn. Good as I keep sleeping through my alarm. Massive beach that we still have to check out - and some attractive ladies. Great here, very happy.

The show - we did it, pretty good. People absolutely loved it, whistling and banging their feet. Sold out. There was this girl called Lisa who fell in love with it and got Andy to sign her program. After the show had quite a few drinks at the Eagle Hotel.  Alan Steele introduced me to a statue of a caveman eight inches high with a big willie, a find from last time he was here on tour.
 

Day Thirteen -  Ardross, Saturday 18th October

Set alarm for half past nine woke up at half past ten desperate for breakfast. My first word was a swear word when I found out the time. Had a quick power shower- cracking. Told Struan "I'm going to get a pie". Ran to the bakery, there wasn't one so went to the Spar and bought a chicken curry pie and a steak pie. Ate the chicken curry pie in front of everyone else - not impressed. I wasn't impressed with the steak pie and threw it out the van window - some dog will have eaten it.

Took half an hour to get to Ardross. Went across Dornoch Firth. We were going down the A9 (I think) down to Alness and then we saw a random sign and turned up some back road. Came across Beth and Fleur by side of the road again. They thought they were lost, but no. Get in dead easy, place really nice. Then drove back to Dornoch for dinner.Whole time we were there we had amazing food and the waitresses were very attractive. Vocally, really tough show. No reverb. All the sound went out and went nowhere. I was having real problems with my voice at the start. Alan Steele and I were backstage at a scene change going "oh my God, this is very hard". Felt selfconscious, couldn't get in to it - not very happy. John Langford kidded me on after the show saying he'd seen me worse...very amusing. OK show. Get out was dead easy. Fleur put me in charge of packing the van. Everything has a specific order and a definite place. It is now my new job. Went back had lots to drink - 4 x long vodkas. At last somewhere that made a great long vodka. Then off to bed.

Day Fourteen - Dornoch, Sunday 19th October. Day Off

Really funny. I decided I was going to do nothing but Struan was leaving that day to go see his parents. Got up at 9am and went over for breakfast. Watched rubbish TV all morning, then had a Jacuzzi bath. Then sat in my towel and read Lord of the Rings. Then I remembered I had my laundry to do. Ran over at 2 o'clock. Waited in the lounge, didn't leave 'til 8.30pm. John Langford was there since 12noon and we were joined by Fleur, and Random Dave (Technical Manager). Ate a lot, drank loads and watched the football. Spent all day talking trash. Everyone came down at different points in the day. After my second pudding decided I'd had enough and went back over the road and watched Gladiator. Best day I've had in ages - doing absolutely nothing!
 

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