Island Gig - Whole story & movies
So here I am back in Switzerland. Just went from 30 degrees Celsius to 4, from sun and a light breeze to snow and wind.
This vacation was a blast with many surprises, the last of them being the cab driver who took me yesterday from St. Marteen's Grand Case airport (where I landed coming from Statia) to Juliana airport (where I took the Airbus to Paris and then Geneva). When loading my luggage, the guy asks: "What kinda guitar is this?" "A Chapman Stick". Cab driver just goes: "Cool". I say: "You know the Chapman Stick?". He goes: "Of course". I was floored. Turned out Albert (the cab driver) is a guitar player and there's a band with a Stick player which gigged repeatedly on St. Marteen (he couldn't remember the band's name). So we chatted during the whole trip about music and when we hit the airport, I had a new friend.
But let's go back to november 16 and the Statia Day gig on main street. Here's a video a friend of mine shot with a little camera. I was surprised by the sound quality. I thought it would be distorted because of the huge sound system and its godzilla sized subwoofers. Well enjoy:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Z5XdJ6R2k[/youtube]
Another higlight of this year on Statia was the afterdive party at the dive center. Once again, small camera but this time just the little Phil Jones amp I leave on the island (it's on the table behind me).
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02ASC0-3Rks[/youtube]
Looking forward to be back on this funky Island next year.