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Yesterday is history, but the memory in burned on my heart forever
Thursday was the biggest day of the year, or maybey of the last years for me.
After reading so many reviews of gigs in the states, i sometimes got a bit
envious.I must admit
But the 27sth of september was the day we in Holland were able to see John live I played Holland for the first time in his live, Boerderij in Zoetermeer
early in the afternoon I took off with my wife(Henrike) to zoetermeer and I got there at about 16.30 hours
Much to early as John wouldn't play till about 21.45 hours
But I thought, sitting at home I won't see John for sure.................so
I'd to take the chance.

Nobody was there, not even Adri steenland.Who said he'd be there( would he be sorry later)
Well we wanderd about knocked at some doors
Then one door wasn't locked, and in the distant, oh my heart skipped a beat
I heard the voice.....John??? yes he waS DOING A SOUNDCHECK
But there got someone from the venue so hazard arrived. I was scared he would sent us away.
But after asking very, very politely he said'' sure take alook'' these are
very nice guys'''  meaning John and Damon and Buck
There we go into a fully empty venue: only his manager( what's his name, I saw him alse on the airport) some sound man and the boys
Well they soundchecked for 45 minutes and we sat in silence, me and my wife.keeping a low profile, not fully understanding that it was really me sitting there and John singing.

If I had planned it , it would never have happened.But you see were, courage can get you and luck
BTW I think John was wearing glasses?
and after seeing us they were gone, so maybye I am blind or John is a little vain.
But this was a solo performance for me and Henrike.

After that we went outside again, seing and meeting Adri Steenland and his wife Marian and alot of other dutch John Waite fans, whom I heard off but never met!
And offcourse  Petra berends, Willemijn Anita, Jorg and his wife Anita and so many more.
We were like a family awaiting boxing day, so thrilled, so nervous but with our hopes set high
As we appraoched the starting point of the gig the crowed grew, remember there weren't any advertisements for this gig.It was a Goldcircle evening,including Magna Carta

Then at 22.15 hours sharp John entered the stage
Looking great with a white long Blouse and a black trousers with stripes and black leather shoes
He was very nervous and agitated, wouldn't stand still for a moment all the time looking at the setlist.
later on Sjaak de Bruyn the man from Goldcircle Holland told me that John had been that nervous that he wouldn't play and wanted to cancell the whole thing.
Why: because he felt guilty for not having played Europe for so long, It
took a lot of talking, but John got on stage
And what a show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I instantly lost my interest in marillion, this was soo good so great so
fantastic I wanted it to last forever, but it took about 75 minutes.
But since he was gonna play 45 minutes this was very profitable for us.
John welcomed his old friend Adrian Vandenberg who was there also, also Bert Heerink the lead vocalist off Vandenberg.
We screamed  along with every song, the crowd was filled with a sacred
admiration.

The setlist
* In dreams
* when I  see you smile
* keys to your heart
* nyc girls   '' for our frineds in New York""  John was seeingly
moved when he sang this one
* Change
* when you come around
* thinking bout you all the   time
* downtown: ''about being on the top and being totally fucked up''
* missing you
* fly
* masterpiece of loneliness( partial)
* isn't it time
* Time stood still:  with a print of the lyrics, cause John didnot
remeber them, but he liked the lyrics
* encore: head first

Then the lights went down and we were left in total exhaustion but very
satisfied Speakless and breathless over what had happened.
But after some serious beers the spirit entered again!!

Still one thing to go The meet and greeet
but S***T so many people wanting to shake John's hand a talk to him.It
irritated me a bit, I wanted John for myself
But very soon that egoistic thought left, off course there were more people who shared their admiratien with me
making photographs For Adri, cause his camera broke down and in the end I get there
he remeberd Adri, Marian but also Petra Berends from the airport
And me. He said ''wouter'' I keep seeing that name everywhere, we must keep in contact and how is Kevin Scott( I don't know, but I think he's well).
After signing some things John left with his manager and Sjaak from Gold circle .
By that time it was 01.00 hours the next day.

We embarked on the way back.It was the end of a day long to be rememberd and never to be forgotten.

Wouter en henrike Kramer

SOON MORE PICS TO COME.....

Thanks a lot Wou!!!!!!!

Meanwhile listen to 3 songs of John in mp3 at Radio3 FM Holland

(Thanks Henk)