Advantages: somewhere to sleep, Disadvantages: lost my booking, twice
Something of a departure for me in many ways is this one, after the semi disasterous year I enjoyed last year this 12 months of 2008 was marked down as clearing debts and enjoying myself time - how to achieve both being somewhat of an impossible balancing act. But the debts cleared up faster than expected so in early May I turned my head to the new target - having fun, lots of it.
One of the forum sites I am a relatively active member of has pretty regular meet ups, and after deciding it was funtime the next was due to occur in Birmingham at some point during July, so in keeping with the fun but keeping out of debt ethos I went off to find some decent hotel bargains which werent going to cost me a fortune in beer tokens for a taxi.
The cheapest - and one of the most central I was advised - is the Paragon Hotel on Alcester St, one ...
Advantages: great fun Disadvantages: avoid 3pm to 5pm
bright sun with the temperature around 30°C. A WHITE minibus approaches, then another, and another! Invitations are issued to climb aboard. But what did the rep have to say? Dire warnings as we recalled?.about safety, speed, overcrowding et alia. We boarded the fourth bus! What an experience!
These are the 'reggae (mini) buses'! Otherwise known as ZR's (license plate letters!) the buses are WHITE some with a maroon stripe down the side. It transpired we were on Route 11. There were loads of them about ? the service was more frequent, more regular, and ran later at night.
Any trip on a reggae bus is nothing if not memorable. Our driver was an extremely relaxed fellow, smoking a thin cigarette throughout, sporting beard, dreadlocks, and a colourful knitted wooly rasta hat. Our fellow passengers, all locals, generated a great atmosphere ...
wanlan 24.08.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of 'Reggae Bus'
Advantages: It really is rather good Disadvantages: You do not get 5 boys with no instruments revealing their hairless chests while doing a dance routine
orchestral string arrangements and a great vocal performance from Clapton. If you've got this album and forgotten this track, dig it out and play it.
While "I Get Lost" does include Paul Weller somewhere amongst the instruments, it's my least favourite track, but has the benefit of preceding "Wonderful Tonight", which from memory was recorded live during one of his residencies at the Royal Albert Hall in the early nineties.
With the likes of Ray Cooper (the bald bloke at the
back on the bongos who often plays live with Elton John too) and Nathan East, the bass player with the huge grin, Clapton certainly surrounds himself with the best musicians the rock world offers. But the 15 tracks on this masterpiece confirm that above all, it is Eric Clapton who is the greatest of all those present.
A truly joyous listen. ...
