Eyes without a face. The magical summer of 1984 It was the middle of June and our rusty old Mercedes truck had just arrived in Hamburg from München. I’d slept the last stint of the 12 hour journey and as the trucks doors opened up, I just knew this was the place for me. This song and its production is so atmospheric and brings back incredible memories which I can touch right now, 30 years later. Talk about the summer of love. We’d been booked to appear at Hamburg’s top club The Bel Air, for a two week stretch playing five set’s a night into the early morning sunshine surrounded by the most unbelievable vibes the almighty had put down on earth. The place was heaving, I just loved everything about the club, the city, its architecture and all the other EXTRAS!!!!!!!!. I was in heaven. We were pulling the crowds, and one night I decided to appear completely naked on stage, covered only my bass guitar. The manager just hit the roof; He was madly in love with me and extended our contract for a further two weeks. I was engulfed by numerous band high-fives and the guys bought me a new pair of underpants… and some flowers… LOL…… We brought the house down, and it was the foundation of making new friends, many of whom are now in prison ha ha……. Our digs were at the top of the club “The Bands Quarters” and directly outside my bedroom window was a train line taking commuters to work as I would be hitting the sack. I used to lean out of the window and wave to my new found summer pals on their respective journeys into the city. We became very close ha ha. I could almost touch them as they were going by. Eyes without a face; A monster number, from one of my all-time favorite albums REBEL YELL….. Cup of tea anyone????? As a foot note, as our stay at the Bel Air came to an end we had to drive all the way down to Switzerland to a hot funky place called Brig near the Matterhorn, we spent eight weeks down there and Billy Idol was still in the charts, and the views from a hotel window this time were mind blaringly gob smacking. Love… love… love…. Make that two sugars please darling!!!!!! https://youtube/watch?v=v7GPndG0f-A
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