ASHTONES au TNT Club, Milan, Italie
Feb 26 Milano,war of the Finocchios..6 days, 6 shows. In a better world, there would be a day-off after 5 shows but on a tour, booking drives you. In Milano, we reach Finocchio land. Finocchios are everywhere and everybody could turn into a Pinocchio. For exemple, you meet two years earlier a nice and shy guy and two years later he turned into a selfish Finocchio. Two years earlier we slept at the flat of bass player of the Doggs which were the support band at Ligera. To me it was obvious that at 1000 km from home we need accomodations and I couldn't imagine to leave a German or an Italian band outside when they come to Lille (once in Germany, we refused accomodations because nothing was planned for our friends Brokendolls: that's the way rock'n roll goes!!). TNT could have been a nice place with a cool stage, a regular audience but the owner don't give a fuck (he joined the Finocchios since such a long time !!). You have to know: no accomodation, no eating (we had to buy our pizzas), 2 free drinks and no money (it's a door-deal: you get the money audience pay for the show). Everything is done to make you feel like a beggar and an outsider. About the Doggs, I understand now why Gio who booked our show in Seregno didn't get them as support band and I thank him to avoid selfish Finocchios. Nevertheless, we'll do a great show at TNT Club. Then pack the backline and outside in cold Milano night looking for a cheap hôtel. But Finocchios were not ok with us: even outside Milano, it was impossible to find something less than 40 euros for 1 person. You have to learn that a Finocchio is a burglar and a rapacious one. Half of the pack refused the racket and chose to sleep in the van (not an euro more for Finocchios!!). Magnanimous, we payed the pizza for the support band !! Magnanimous or deeply fucked in the ass by Finocchios. We fall asleep with a biter taste in the mouth but war is not over.
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