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Dresden – Leipzig – Erfurt - Hannover from Sunrise Avenue Diary

I am having dinner with Sami, Gorilla Mikko, MP and Riku at Crown Plaza, Hannover. Mikko, MP and I have goat cheese with bacon for starters, Sami and Riku took a salad. How healthy are they! Main courses are fish recommended by the waitress. The red wine we have is made by the Fetzer Corporation in America. The best US wines in my opinion.

Yesterday was the first real day off for Riku and me. The last day there was no show we had the trip to Vienna and even though it was really relaxing and well organized, I must admit the two morning flights messed my tour rhythm and I was really tired for a few days. Normally I like to stay awake after the others go to sleep at night and just write some lyrics, watch a movie or do something alone. Then I go to bed at 3AM and usually really wake up at 1 or 2 PM. You need to sleep a lot on tour and actually I have never slept this good in my whole life.

I feel like shit today. The back stage at Dresden was pretty cold and we all felt something in our throats and noses after the show. It's annoying when someone gets sick in a gang like this; everybody gets it sooner or later. Jukka has felt really bad already for three days and yesterday he had a really high fever. Even if I told him not to rock & sweat that much on stage the last few shows, he just couldn't help it. Our little fighter ;=) I had 5 hot drinks with boiling water, rum, honey and lemon last night before going to bed and actually I was able to sleep for 12 hours. I feel a bit better now but I must take it a bit easier on stage today.

The shows in Dresden, Leipzig and Erfurt were amazing. I was a bit worried if there would be enough listeners every night. The distance between the last three cities have been less than 150 Km but the rooms have been full and the folks have been so loud and fantastic.

I will have some tea now with Sami's some kind of miracle medicine. I will skip the sound check and try to get some sleep. There are some fans outside the venue next to our bus and I hope they don't mind skipping the photos and autographs this time. Jukka said he's feeling better already so maybe I'll be fine soon too. The show must go on…

SAMU