Everyone gathers for the sail-away party: a BNL concert on the Lido deck. We wait as more crates of band equipment are deposited on deck by the crane. Once this is complete, the open up the starboard side of the deck. It looks like the Oklahoma landrush as people aim for desirable spots along a railing. Virtually all of the almost 3000 passengers are present.
BNL plays as we castoff and the ship heads south.
Wow.
Once I can match names with what instrument they play, everything clicks and I have no trouble knowing which BNL guy is which. (Steve=lead vocals/guitar, Ed=guitar/vocals, Jim=bass, Tyler=drums, Kevin=keyboards).
After supper... We sample a few songs by a couple of previously unheard bands: 54 Seconds and Jason Collett before heading for our evening show: Gaelic Storm. High energy Irish pub band I have seen a few times before. We've met many people who are Gaelic Storm fans -- and asked them all if they'd seen Great Big Sea before. GS is fun but I consider them the warmup for the upcoming GBS show on Monday.
We notice that Alan is standing nearby, so have our first chat with him. I see Murray, Kris and his wife as we're checking out the midnight buffet (nothing exciting) -- the guys are sporting spray on tattoos. Kris seems to have his --along his temple -- because of a lost bet.
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