everything will flow

7/26/96

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The show in Paris went really well. I got stuck in a few places during the performance but all in all everything went really well. We had five encores, which set the record for this tour so far. I got to see my old friends, Zazouand otheres who came to the performance.

After the show we left Paris for London. This was the last bus ride for the European leg of the tour. We began our trip at 2 am. We finally set foot in Dover, England, at 7 am. I am woken by one of my staff to go through immigration. It sucks when you have to do this when you are sleepy. To make things worse, the immigration officer was this young girl who was a stickler for the rules type and she tortured me by interrogating me with questions. She even had the nerve to ask me if I knew the name of the ferry boat that I came on to cross theDover Straights. It always amazes me how you always find people like this in these jobs everywhere you go. And, they are always a big pain in the ass.

After customs, I get back on the bus. I doze off after gazing at the beautiful landscape of the English countryside for a while. By the time we get to London,i t is rush hour. Moreover, it seems that the subways were on strike on this day. Someone tells me that this has been happening every week recently. I tryto sleep but I can't because of the stop-and-go driving so I gaze out the window and try to figure out where I am but I can't. I find a sign that says SW5 so I know that we are trying to get into London from the south side.

Aftera three hour drive from Dover, we finally get to our apartment. We say good bye to our driver Ken, who has driven us around Europe for three weeks without ever getting us into an accident. I thank him for all of his hard work and tell him to take it easy with the bottle.