About Bee
My blog follows the escapades of me, Bee, rock 'n' roll adventurer and swag girl as I travel the world assisting Tour Managers and selling merchandise for various bands. My fellow travellers include the band, the crew, the fans and various industry types. It lifts the lid on the myths surrounding the music biz and gives you a glimpse into that magical, filthy world. This makes what the kids in Skins get up to merely aspirational! My crew is older, but comically we're not yet wiser, and all of Europe is our playground.
Are We a Bus?
A week passes, and I’m off on the road around the UK with my good friend Vic at the helm. We’re touring with a female solo artist, a singer named Emma. When Emma tours, her live band consists of the…
Another town another place, Another girl, another face, Another truck, another race. I’m eating junk, feeling bad, Another night, I’m going mad. Motörhead For the rest of the tour I’m on my best behaviour. I get up on time, dutifully…
Don’t mix your drinks. Don’t mix with him. It will kill you one day. Good advice. Sound advice. – Elbow After a few gigs, we go out on the lash because the next day’s a day off. One of the…
After the plane lands, I meet up with the band at the carousel. We get our luggage and the gear successfully and head out to meet the bus. Because of this particular band being largely Canadian, and relatively small in…
I’ve come to learn that there’s a definite North/South of England divide for those who live in or around London; I put it down to an inferiority complex on the Southerners’ part, not mine as they would have you think….
There’s a high flyin’ bird, flying way up in the sky, And I wonder if she looks down as she goes on by? Well, she’s flying so freely in the sky. – Jefferson Airplane Airports always make me nervous. It’s…