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Photo by Tami Berkowits

















Photo by Frank Heer

Faks:We drove lots and lots.We swam almost every day.

We got pulled over by corrupt Hungarian cops.

I burnt my voice out by doing two shows in one night in Vienna.

I was morose during one of our most beautiful concerts.

I was ecstatic during our hardest show.

We swam almost every day.

We lived up in the mountains five or six nights out of the entire tour.

Minor altercations. No bandage required.

Did I mention we swam almost every day? Did I mention we were swimming almost every day in some of the most gorgeous scenery, lakes, rivers…

Is it even possible to swim in scenery?

I did my second ever radio interview, and my first ever guest station identification (toxic.fm, St. Gallen).

We played a kid and family friendly show in an almost empty hotel on a mountain top.

We broke even (if you neglect to include the cost of our plane tickets).

We’re still a band.

We want to do it again.

We would like to thank: Ottmar Elsener (for lending us his Alfa Romeo), Sam (for the bass), Painhead (for amps and drums), Hilde Fuchs (for being the most audacious and energetic promoter and manager a band could ask for), Fa Ventilato (for the nights and days at Hotel Alpenhof), Marcel and Adrian Elsener (for support and a lot of legwork on our behalf), Silvana Ceschi (for her warm spirit and generous provision of beds), Barango (for giving us a show in Budapest, getting us out of trouble with the law, and for being such an interesting and fun storyteller and host), and all the wonderfully attentive and enthusiastic fans we met and made everywhere.

Most of all we want to thank the indomitable, indefatigable, generous, and high-spirited “lokal matador” Roman Elsener not only for writing and playing such great, fun music, but for helping organize this tour, and giving us such a great opportunity. It would not have happened without him.

To everyone in Europe: See you next year!

(photos by Morex Optimo or Roman Elsener, except otherwise noted)

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