Tour Blog 3

Ostpol = East Pole. This is what I learned from a random local chick before our show. The town of Dresden was controlled by the GDR until the wall came down. You can tell this by the stuff left behind, and maybe even the people (who were totally kick ass folks). Dresden is a beautiful historic city that existed long before the war. It still bears some wounds from the bombing raids of 1945, but it is pretty much restored now. It's a fantastic place. The owners of Ostpol spent two years collecting GDR era Dresden artifacts (furniture, wall paper, fixtures) to create a theme that takes you back in time. Hence the name East Pole. Not the North Pole, or South Pole. The East Pole. There is a lounge and a venue with a small stage. The whole place (including the band flat upstairs) has style. I'd describe it as 1970's eastern bloc sheik. Amazing!

Anyhow, The Rodeo came and destroyed. Don't worry, Dresden has survived much worse and they won't have to rebuild after our visit. That being said, we did our thing. Tiny Dancer had his cigarettes on stage and I smoked about two packs of second hand smoke by the time we finished our set. It was hot and dirty and perfect. We didn't need a hazer for effect. The crowd provided the atmosphere. Dresden rocks.

I've been living out a cardboard box because we needed to use my suitcase for the merchandise. The box was finally falling a part. I just lucked out and found a bag at a store across the street from the club. Yes! It's the small things in life.....
Photos by Johnny Podhradsky