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The morning of the 14th of August dawned (not that I saw the dawn obviously) and I treated myself to a decent breakfast in the Comfort Inn hotel where I was staying which is unusual as it is a meal I rarely take but it was very good. There is a full review of the hotel on the previous entry here. Showered, fed and watered I was ready to for the road again and I really did have to be on the road as I could only get that hotel for one night and that was the last room available. Those that have read the first part of this journal will know that I was not even booked to play, had no clue where I was going to be staying or indeed anything else but this is the way I travel and I would not have it any other way.
I had completely lucked out the previous night whilst surfing the net in my hotel and had managed to score a room in the best hotel in Broadstairs (the Royal Albion and please see the attached review on this entry) which not only is a place I had long wanted to stay for reasons explained on the review but had the additional advantage of being absolutely central for any gigs I was likely to play so it was happy days.

The lunchtime session in the George was a joy as I was playing with my dear friend Paul whom I have played with for over 20 years, the booked artist and a "cast of thousands" as the concept of the playaround is that anyone can turn up and play regardless of ability.

The session over, Paul and I headed off to another pub for a bit of a jam and were almost inevitably joined by a few friends which turned into another bit of a lively one and soon enough it was time when I could check in at the Albion which I did in a rare fit of common sense.

Could it get any better? Stay tuned and I'll tell you.


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