rejuvenated

Wednesday 30th May 2007

11:40 a.m. BST Had an excellent night on Monday night. It was an average kind of evening until about half way through, when I started to get several requests and as I played them things gathered momentum. There was a group of young lads sat nearby who were requesting loads of different material, most of which was unsuitable (e.g. Van Halen), but I did end up doing a rather energetic rendition of Clocks by Coldplay, and an off-the-cuff impromptu interpretation of Take On Me by A-Ha. I also played Suspicious Minds, and there were a few women sat behind me singing in harmony. I had a mixed audience, with some Dutch and German as well as English people listening and asking for songs. I had three encores, and even had applause when I finished which is very rare!

Despite last night being very busy indeed, it was a more of a sedate affair in the piano bar, although I did end up playing a couple of upbeat numbers. There were a lot of German passengers who (as I’ve mentioned before) tend to be quite a difficult audience to entertain, but there were also some people in from the previous night, who made requests and were appreciative.

The weather has improved during the last couple of nights, and the sea has generally been a bit calmer, hence no repeat of Sunday night, fortunately…

Marie, the relief Ent’s manager, gets off today and Gareth will be resuming his position in residence.