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Jolly Ol’ (Back in) England (Part 4… Bristol)

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…and the wheels keep on turning…

My fourth stop on this tour was the port city of Bristol, where I had actually spent a whole 20 hours last June when Bon Jovi had performed here on their tour.  This visit, unfortunately, didn’t last much longer than that one.

That is always the case when you’re following some crazy band around the world. You end up seeing the train station (or airport), the hotel, the venue and whatever sights may be on the way to/from any of those three destinations.  Luckily, I ended up with a very friendly taxi driver from the train station who gave me a brief history of the region and any “places of interest” we passed while en route to the hotel.

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Jolly Ol’ (Not) England (Part 3… Cardiff)

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…and continuing on our journey…

I learned a number of things on this trip – of both personal and practical nature. For example, how to cross the street without dying (thank goodness for the “look right” and “look left” directions painted on the curb.) And, that Cardiff is in Wales and Wales is not England.

So, off I went on the train to Wales. After missing my connection in Westbury — three trains and one shuttle bus later — I arrived in the waterfront city of Caerdydd (that would be Cardiff in Welsh *wink*) I had completely lucked out with hotel accommodations and was staying for two nights at the absolutely gorgeous St. David Hotel and Spa (thank you Asbury Jukes for touring during the off-season!) Surprisingly, the weather was quite nice, encouraging me to just sit on my balcony for a while with a glass of wine and one of my biggest obsessions, the UK edition of Vogue magazine. *smile*

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Jolly Ol’ England (Part 2… Southampton)

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Day two of this trip brings us to Southampton, only a short bus ride from London. (oh, c’mon … you knew I had to work a bus ride in there somewhere, right? LOL)

After not nearly enough sleep the night before and still feeling a bit jet-lagged, Sandy and I decided to forgo the whole queueing thing and just enjoy a nice, quiet meal (I love tapas!) at a cafe near our hotel.

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Jolly Ol’ England (Part 1… London)

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Greetings from the UK! What a whirlwind couple of days it has been so far!

After a suprisingly enjoyable ”crossing” (row to myself, upgraded with extra leg room, unlimited wine and some very nice salmon. Thank you, Virgin Atlantic.) I landed at Heathrow at the crack of dawn Friday morning ready to see the Jukes rock London.

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The Assembly – 10/19/11 – Leamington Spa, Warwickshire – UK

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
20:00 - 18+ (Buy Tickets)

The Assembly

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Spencer Street
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, UK CV31 3NF
Additional information: Eight-piece band from the USA's Noo Jersey shores. Their sound is a mix of classic rock'n'roll and sizzling rhythm and blues with overtones of Stax, Memphis and the Phil Spector sound.

Doors: 19:00
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The Ferry – 10/14/11 – Glasgow – UK

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Friday, October 14, 2011
20:00 - 18+ (Buy Tickets)

The Ferry

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25 Anderston Quay
Glasgow, UK G3 8BX
Additional information: To live with the accolade "The worlds greatest bar band" may seem at first unflattering but remember this - the world is a big place and there are many, many bars. What we at The Ferry know for sure is that "The Jukes" are one of our most popular regular performers. If you haven't already seen them don’t miss out this time.

Doors @ 8pm and for early dinner 6pm
Advance tickets £22 + b/fee.
With early dinner £35.95 + b/fee.
On the night price £24
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Southside Johnny To Guest On The New Album By The Blues Band

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It’s been five years since one of this author’s all time favorite British band’s last album. It’s been even more since this author has last seen a show of the same band.

The band with one of the best band names in the history of band names: THE BLUES BAND

Formed in 1979 by ex-Manfred Mann group members Paul Jones and Tom McGuiness, originally to play a few pub gigs, they are still going strong 18 albums/CDs later.

And there is a new album coming, “Scratchin’ On My Screen – An Album of Acoustic Blues Music”, which is now scheduled for August 16th on amazon.com.

The band announced on their forum: “We have some great guests on the record including Al Kooper, Southside Johnny, Maggie Bell, Mike Sanchez and possibly Bernie Marsden. Hopefully you will consider it worth waiting for when it finally sees the light of day which we hope will be in the autumn.”

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The Best Bar Band in the World at the Buxton Opera House (2009)

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Southside Johnny & Billy Walton

Southside Johnny & Billy Walton

20 November, 2009 – 6:03 pm | by Allan Mckay

When someone has had serious praise (and a sackload of songs) from Bruce Springsteen and he’s described by Jon Bon Jovi as the reason he got into music, you know there has to be a story there. The man in question is John Lyon, or Southside Johnny, and he’s aided and abetted by the Asbury Jukes. The band, with many personnel changes, have been around for 35 years with a current line-up which has been fairly stable for the last 10 years (stick with me, it’s all relevant).

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