But somehow I'm starting to think that the ongoing discussion about new (or unreleased) songs in the setlist affected some of Marks decisions. Perhaps GF has been suggesting to be a little more brave when it comes to compiling the setlist in the recent tour. However, I'm quite sure that he won't admit such an influence.
There is another point that brings up the question if the GF-forumer's feedback may have some influence on MK: How on earth could his guitar playing become so mindblowingly perfect again?
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An early morning in London, after walking the dog MK returns to his home and puts the kettle on. After sipping some of that steaming hot tea he decides to fire up his computer since there is no motorcycle racing on the telly.
"Where are this damn reading glasses?" he starts to mumble.
"Ah, there...." and clicks to start his browser to have short look at
www.guardian.co.ukAfter a short while he gazes across the frame of his reading glasses over the kitchen table.
"Mmmph, my new book 'Death Comes For The Archbishop'...no, not yet - I'm gonna set aside the reading pleasure until I'm on the road again" MK thinks and starts to type guyfletcher.co.uk into the address bar of his browser.
"Ah, this Guy Fletcher forum people are a bunch of hard-boiled critics" MK laughs. "So I'm in for a challenge", grabs the phone in order to call Guy Fletcher and tells him they are going to play no DS hits in the upcoming shows. Afterwards he starts to pick up the guitar in the living-room and noodles away for some hours.
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(An ice-cold beer has been helping to lay the foundation of this purely fictional story....)