'WE WERE EVERY INCH THE FREAKIEST SHOW IN TOWN
Everywhere we went people stared in amazement but few had the courage to approach us...
... We arrived in Nakhodka late in the evening. The short walk from ship to train was not an occasion that has stuck in my mind. The train, however, was memorable. On first sight it was encouraging; on entering we were dragged back to the time of the Czars. The dark wood panelling, brass fittings and tasselled decor made each car look like the interior of a Parisian brothel ..
... The band I joined at the beginning of 1973 was basically an extension of Bowie's original 'Spiders'. Apart from Mike Garson - who was already installed on piano and mellotron - I was one of four new recruits. We all stood at one side of the stage. I have to admit that it was like having a back stage pass but being allowed to join in.
However, it was interesting to witness, at such close quarters, how hard His Bowieness worked for his supper. Not that I knew it then, but he would require considerably more effort from me in future shows.
