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View from Block 111, Row V, Seat 351-352, joined by none other than Rapier rhythm guitarist Neil Ainsby for 95% of show (had to dash early for train). First thing he said on seeing our seats: "Oh, I'm not on Bruce's side!"

And "Wonderful Land", with Hank's spoken intro crediting Jerry Lordan and Norrie Paramor. Guess I'm not too embarassed to say I had tears in my eyes while they played the number, knowing how much it all meant to me (first song at my wedding, first Shadows 45 I played for my wife, maybe last time seeing The Shads together, hoping my dearly beloved mom was listening somewhere).

A bit of harmonising on "Travelin' Light":

And now some location footage, including walking 'round the O2 before, during and after the show. Boy, if you like queues for eating, drinking and relieving yourself, the O2 is the place to go. Second video below features Neil Ainsby commentary on dining options and merchandising.

Thanks for the videos Greg. It sounds like the whole audience was singing along on "Singing the blues", as they did Friday night.

I wish I had "Time Drags By" on video, as the harmonies were stellar. In fact, near the end, Neil leaned over and said one word, "Lovely".

Best use of the video screens, IMHO, are illustrated below, with 3-shots of Bruce, Cliff and Hank. Not bad, I think!







And a few candids featuring me, Neil Ainsby and Linda K.