That was on the Monday - I got the album on the Tuesday at
the Safeways signing.
I logged
on the David site on the Friday and up popped a competition to see David on the
Monday at the Garage. It asked what was the third track on the new album -
which was Stop Living the Lie, so I thought why not enter. That night I found
out I'd won tickets - much to my surprise! I'd never entered anything like that
before.
On the
way in we heard David on Radio Clyde. He was a busy guy that day, in fact he
played 7 gigs in 10 hours to match the album title.
I
remember we waited ages in the rain and at one point David's parents walked
past us to the head of the queue. Someone thought they were queue jumping,
I said no, it is David's Mum and Dad. The woman in front of me was from Amsterdam and had been in Edinburgh Glasgow
The
place was pretty dark inside. We rushed up the stairs and managed to secure a
place in the second row. The band came out first and played a bit. There was
mad hysteria when David eventually appeared. He was smiling away and looking a
bit taken aback as he usually does!! I'd not heard the album yet and sitting at
the piano David started with the rocky and fun Follow Me - that was a huge
surprise after expecting only ballads.
The band and David performed six of David's songs from his debut album '
Seven Years Ten Weeks' which expressed the diversity and originality of his songs - the wonderful jazz influenced Lazy, the
powerful Bluebird, the stirring Don't
let Go, and his number one hit Stop Living The Lie.
David
started at the piano but as the stage was not raised it was hard to see him.
I remember he stood up to sing the rocky Best of Order and also how he looked getting the gold disc for his album
sales!! He was so chuffed.
Little
did I realise the impact of this gig, making me the dedicated fan I've been the
last few years,...... patiently (?) waiting for the next album! The
following day I met David at his Safeways signing and what a lovely guy he is.
