Dreams come true. Sometimes. Happened to me in May, seriously.
Earlier this year I got a call from Andy, a guy who turned out to be a member of the „inner circle“ of Udo Lindenberg’s tour production
team. „The artist want’s to met you, Richie! Oh, and bring your guitar...“.
Fou... WHAT?!?
So, this happened on May, 1st: I drove to Timmendorfer Strand, where UL and the Panikorchester were rehearsing for the tour ’22, and
met all these icons I knew from concerts and articles and the telly. I met the man himself and we rehearsed his music all day long. Mark well: Not a tribute band, I was part of the
real deal!
I met a totally friendly, overwhelmingly nice guy, professionally well informed about this Richie Jones he was making music with. A man
who’s well aware about his attribute being a national treasure, totally committed to make everybody in the room feel comfortable and easy, including himself.
Maybe the purpose of having me at a rehearsal was to check out some plan B on guitar players against the background of the
pandemic.
Since the tour took place without any virus incident, you might ask: „Okay, now what’s next?!?“ Frankly, I dunno, but I keep dreaming of
being part of Germany’s greatest Rock’n Roll circus. But whatever may come, hey, I’m already on the bright side of life. I played with Udo Lindenberg, he liked what he saw/heard, and nobody will
ever take that away from me.
Surely, a dream came true…
Hamburg, May 2022
Update log - The latest enhancements:
01.08.2022
Some pics here and there added.
11.01.2022
The Gear page needed an update wich was long
overdue. Particularly the floor board has been outdated...