Plato
Helmond, Nederland
Thursday, March 6, 2003

The opening night of my Spring 2003 European Tour. A great venue, Poppodium Plato has been host to many great bands, including Thin Lizzy, Rich Wyman, and many others. Tonight, Chicago Mike opened for Canned Heat and Half Past Midnight with a solo acoustic set. Rumor has it that a bootleg recording of Mike's performance this evening has been circulating around the Southwest USA... Ain't technolgoy amazing!

After my opening set, Half Past Midnight took the stage. I joined them later in the evening, singing vocals on The Harley Song. Canned Heat closed out the evening with a strong performance. It was a pleasure to meet eveyone, and a thrill to get pictures with Fito De La Parra, original drummer for "The Heat" that played at their historic Woodstock performance.

I couldn't have picked a better way to kick off the tour! Thanks Rob for inviting me to play.

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People waiting patiently for the doors to be unlocked. Time to Rock'n'Roll! Rob Orlemans gettin' down!
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Half Past Midnight!

Rob Orlemans - Guitar
Yuri Yeryomin - Drums
Piet Tromp - Bass
Yuri Yeryomin... A Russian jazz drummer living in Nederland, playing in a Dutch bluerock band, and working in Belgium. What a world we live in! Rob, Yuri and Piet.
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Piet Tromp. One of the best. Me, with Half Past Midnight backstage at Plato.
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HPM backstage at Plato. Stan Behrens and Fito De La Parra of Canned Heat with HPM's Rob Orlemans, backstage in Helmond. Me with "The Heat". These guys are still turning out great music, and are beloved throughout Europe. This was the beginning of a 40 day tour with Peter Green and John Mayall... With only 2 days off! Rock on! Guitarist and songwriter... Shamefully, I can't remember his name! Maybe someone will email and remind me.
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He was a great help, and a lot of fun. That smile never disappeared! A great night with Canned Heat, Half Past Midnight and Chicago Mike!

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