Germany

I enjoyed my stay in Germany, stayed in a small village called Scheflenz, not far from Heidelburg.

During my stay I met a great guy who claims to be the No. 1 artist (painting) in Germany, his name is Bernd Scheubert, his stage name is Bernado. Bernado's house is like a museum, a Picasso hangs on the wall next to a signed photograph of Paul McCartney and a picture of the artist himself with the Pope, he seemed to know everybody, pictures and paintings everywhere, he gave me a copy of the Paul McCartney picture as a gift.

Did a couple of small gigs that my brother, who lives in Germany, had fixed up, went well, got the bug, can't wait to go back.

What a great night at MerseyCats last week, Mike Byrne, Carl Terry and The Cruisers and a band visiting from Cologne, all live, can't beat it.

Topspots guitarist, Keith Hubbard, has just returned from a trip with his own band; Shooter, from a Mersey Beat weekend in Great Yarmouth, that went so well their doing it again in September.

Topspots other guitarist, Keith Dodd has just got back from safari in Egypt, he bought a camel as a present for his wife Maja, he reckons; it's cheaper to go to work on a camel than go by car.

That's about it, see you next week