The Maidens On The Road

[spideyjg]

it'll take me awhile to photobucket my pics - and there's lots of stories to follow m/

I forsee many rounds of "Where in the World is______"

Welcome home everyone. Quick quiz, what day is it?

I take it no instruments took a side vacation this time?

Jim

 

[MiniMurray]

I forsee many rounds of "Where in the World is______"

Welcome home everyone. Quick quiz, what day is it?

I take it no instruments took a side vacation this time?

Jim

today is fryday! hahah
everything came back yes - no new case nicks even. we did our own packing mostly - here's some of our crap in the closet me and heather shared on the train to istanbul:

^we arrived at the border and it was still night. turkish customs inspector saw the route 666 shirts in the top bin and asked if we were satanist. he then asked for a large charlotte shirt and was on his way.

this is looking down from bed:

 

[Doodoobubbachuck]

Sounds like Aja was in fine form in Greece. Bad camera audio otherwise. I can only make out the one guitar.

Jim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAFxhckJuTg

Unfortunately I was not there, I somehow spontaneously combusted.

 

[Air Raid Siren]

Unfortunately I was not there, I somehow spontaneously combusted.

That's cuz you are one hot mama!!!

 

[Air Raid Siren]

Here's a shot of the crowd from our pov - it was held in Athens old airport inside a hangar. All the way across from our stage was the other stage - and picture all these people running between these 2 stages during the 'battle' of the bands!!! I never thought they would do it - but they did!! ( except, of course, the hard core 'I-am-not-losing-my-spot-at-the-barrier-dammit!' people! )

Here is one that our tech Chris would've been a little tense over, had he been there!
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And we stopped by the Hard Rock Cafe in Athens - look what I found!

 

[Archmagician]

Wow that is a bad ass crowd of Greeks!

So poor Chris missed out on Greece? Bummer!

so did you learn some lingo?

Ti enne to Numasu?

 

[Metallicat180]

This is such a Bruce thing to do - I love it!!! Fantastic pics!!

 

[Metallicat180]

Video from the festival!! Number Of The Beast!! Man, that's going at some bloody speed!! Halved the song time I think!

http://www.metalheadtv.com/TV43/13.php

 

[spideyjg]

Here is one that our tech Chris would've been a little tense over, had he been there!

Bet he popped a new gray hair just from the picture.

Jim

 

[MiniMurray]

Video from the festival!! Number Of The Beast!! Man, that's going at some bloody speed!! Halved the song time I think!

http://www.metalheadtv.com/TV43/13.php

thanks for posting this - mark as the devil made me laugh

 

[MiniMurray]

k here's some more pics:
amsterdam:

silly party hat in athens:

Eskisehir, Turkey
view from hotel room:

 

[MiniMurray]

don't drink the water in ankara - it's ok to brush your teeth with beer:

4rth century mosque in instanbul:

 

[MiniMurray]

the bench we sat on for 8 hours waiting for the train to istanbul - did you know it bad manners in greece to put your feet up on the furniture?:

our turkish promoters:

 

[Steph Harris]

Greece was really great! The show went well and we got to meet some really cool people. We also hooked up with our friend Elena there! It would have been nice to get to know our hosts a little better but with a festival like this, they were kept pretty busy making sure everything ran smoothly. As you can imagine, Alexander went over spectacularly well there and , in my opinion, gave us a definite advantage in the contest between us and Orion.

Turkey was also a lot of fun! We made some friends there and had a great time. We hope to go back soon!

 

[Swan]

In many cultures it is bad manners (outright offensive) to expose the bottoms of your feet (shoes).

However, many of those cultures allow (encourage) belching during and after a meal. I am a minor God in those cultures!

 

[Air Raid Siren]

In Greece an organ grinder came by our table while we were eating and serenaded us with song......his voice was unlike any I'd ever heard before....

(Sorry can't figure out how to embed this vid......any tips?)

 

[Air Raid Siren]

This was taken in the subway in Istanbul... it's a different world there!

The Medusa's head in the incredible Basilica Cistern ( Built in 532 A.D.):

Mark and our Turkish friends, Onor, Gohkan and Dogu:

The magnificent Blue Mosque at sunset:

At the top of the Acropolis in Greece ( Holy crap! That was one long hike to the top!):

 

[Jeff Milne]

4rth century mosque in instanbul:

If it's from the 4th century, it must not have started as a mosque, since Islam wasn't founded until early in the 7th century.

 

[Metallicat180]

The magnificent Blue Mosque at sunset:

This picture is absolutely stunning!!!!

Thanks for all the pics and stories!!

Aja, if you use the IMG code it should come up. He has got a very "interesting" voice!!

 

[MiniMurray]

If it's from the 4th century, it must not have started as a mosque, since Islam wasn't founded until early in the 7th century.

ah ok - it was closed so we didn't get the pamphlet or tour. maybe i got it confused with this across the street: