Another deja vu! Although last time we played Bad Bonn in '93, it was in a tent. Hard to forget this little venue in the middle of a giant open field. Beautiful and spacious are what comes to mind when thinking of this enchanted land. Switzerland has a true mixed quality to it. Being close to the German, French and Italian borders, you get an interesting combination of Swiss hybrids that often speak a combination of two to four languages depending on what part of Switzerland you're in.
Bad Bonn may very well be the smallest venue we played on this tour, but in a good way. Somehow the contrast of a larger venue gig to this puts certain things in perspective. Direct communication is what I'm trying to say. A non-verbal language takes place at any concert as a musician trying to be the vehicle for the sound that emanates. What's great about a Bad Bonn is that you're so intimate that one almost feels like you're playing in a living room for a bunch of friends. The house packed a mighty roar considering it's intimate size.
For some reason this old story has just come to my mind. A boy was walking down a beach where a bunch of starfish got stranded and left on the shore due to an aggressive low tide. He was throwing them back into the sea one by one, so that they would have a chance to live. Another person walks up to him and says "Why are you bothering with this? You're wasting your time. It won't make a difference, you'll never be able to save all these thousands of stranded starfish, there's too many". The boy replies by picking up another starfish and saying "It makes a difference to this one", as he throws it back into the sea. He then grabs another and says "And this one too". The boy continues on doing what he can, rescuing one starfish at a time. I understand why I'm sharing this story now. Sometimes the big picture of life seems futile and beyond us as individuals. We are so tiny in the face of the universe and yet we forget how significant one soul is in the face of millions. I truly believe every person has a greater purpose that contributes to the infinite collective energy ball that is life. No one goes unnoticed. We all matter and we all make a difference. Then how can there be so much greed, so much cold indifference, so much suffering? It's because this is the place we come to heal, and everybody doesn't take the responsibility for the healing they took birth for. And it may be that some people don't even consider it until they find that they may be dying soon. What a journey life is!
Danke shan, merci beaucoup, grazias people of Switzerland. Nice to be back at Bad Bonn!
Paul
Bad Bonn set list
Veil Of Maya
Bad Bonn may very well be the smallest venue we played on this tour, but in a good way. Somehow the contrast of a larger venue gig to this puts certain things in perspective. Direct communication is what I'm trying to say. A non-verbal language takes place at any concert as a musician trying to be the vehicle for the sound that emanates. What's great about a Bad Bonn is that you're so intimate that one almost feels like you're playing in a living room for a bunch of friends. The house packed a mighty roar considering it's intimate size.
For some reason this old story has just come to my mind. A boy was walking down a beach where a bunch of starfish got stranded and left on the shore due to an aggressive low tide. He was throwing them back into the sea one by one, so that they would have a chance to live. Another person walks up to him and says "Why are you bothering with this? You're wasting your time. It won't make a difference, you'll never be able to save all these thousands of stranded starfish, there's too many". The boy replies by picking up another starfish and saying "It makes a difference to this one", as he throws it back into the sea. He then grabs another and says "And this one too". The boy continues on doing what he can, rescuing one starfish at a time. I understand why I'm sharing this story now. Sometimes the big picture of life seems futile and beyond us as individuals. We are so tiny in the face of the universe and yet we forget how significant one soul is in the face of millions. I truly believe every person has a greater purpose that contributes to the infinite collective energy ball that is life. No one goes unnoticed. We all matter and we all make a difference. Then how can there be so much greed, so much cold indifference, so much suffering? It's because this is the place we come to heal, and everybody doesn't take the responsibility for the healing they took birth for. And it may be that some people don't even consider it until they find that they may be dying soon. What a journey life is!
Danke shan, merci beaucoup, grazias people of Switzerland. Nice to be back at Bad Bonn!
Paul
Bad Bonn set list
Veil Of Maya
Celestial Voyage
The Eagle Nature
Sentiment
I'm But A Wave To...
Evolutionary Sleeper
Evolutionary Sleeper
Textures
Uroboric Forms
Meeting Of The Spirits
Cosmos
How Could I
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Have you ever considered playing in Croatia? Stop by for a beer at least :)
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