Paul Franklin being unhappy on OES tour

[Maxx]

Isn't it a bit of a fact now that they did actually quite enjoy the latter part of the tour when it came around to the outdoor shows in Europe?

[dustyvalentino]

Yes it's POSSIBLE to cancel shows but the reality is it's very difficult and potentially hugely expensive, contracts have been signed with promoters, crew, musicians etc. And maybe the musicians didn't actually want that, they would have been counting on their pay cheque too.

[dustyvalentino]

Going off on a tangent here but I was listening to a podcast and they had a country singer called Shawn Camp on.

Looked him up on Spotify and listened to the top track.

As soon as the pedal steel kicked in I knew it was Paul. In fact there are a few Calling Elvis style licks in there.

It's from 93 so presumably recorded right after the OES tour ended.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0FuVCYW37CGg4yTLE1ZsOP?si=ede4ddb6a7b2475e

[Rail King]

Going off on a tangent here but I was listening to a podcast and they had a country singer called Shawn Camp on.

Looked him up on Spotify and listened to the top track.

As soon as the pedal steel kicked in I knew it was Paul. In fact there are a few Calling Elvis style licks in there.

It's from 93 so presumably recorded right after the OES tour ended.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0FuVCYW37CGg4yTLE1ZsOP?si=ede4ddb6a7b2475e

He's so good. And I'm glad he spent at least a little portion of his time with Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits rather than with MOR country artists like that.

And what a shame it would have been if they had stopped this tour. It may not have been a picnic most of the time, for most of them, but musically, it's the greatest show I've ever seen, by anyone. Sometimes soldiering on is well wort the effort.

[stratmad]

It was certainly worth it, from that point of view, and Paul Franklin is fantastic!
My idea was more of "philosophical" one, maybe, and perhaps they didn't even consider the possibility for a second on the OES tour, because it was unimaginable. There are so many examples... Freddie Mercury recording the last Queen album days before his death, the Queen working literally from her deathbed. But even on a smaller scale, like Guy putting a bucket under his keyboards to vomit into (can't remember which tour that was) or Mark playing half a tour with a trapped nerve.
I just don't think the younger generation are ready or willing to do that, or that anyone would expect anyone else to push themselves that far these days.

[dustyvalentino]

MK cancelled a whole tour in 2003 because he fell of a bike, what a snowflake.

[stratmad]

MK cancelled a whole tour in 2003 because he fell of a bike, what a snowflake.

Well, he had to, of course. But they never cancelled a gig, apart from St. Petersburg and the one in Australia, for different reasons. So definitely no snowflake.
I wasn't judging anyone, anyway.  It's just that the standards have somehow shifted, and people tend to look after themselves a bit more, which is a good thing.

[Robson]

It was a serious motorcycle accident. Mark broke his shoulder, collar bone and seven ribs.

[dustyvalentino]

It was a serious motorcycle accident. Mark broke his shoulder, collar bone and seven ribs.

[superval99]

MK cancelled a whole tour in 2003 because he fell of a bike, what a snowflake.

   
He didn't fall off his bike.  He was knocked off by an illegal who didn't have a licence to drive a car and uninsured. She was subsequently deported back to where she came from!   MK is not a snowflake!

[dustyvalentino]

Calm down everyone, it was quite clearly a joke.

[Knopflerfan]

Calm down everyone, it was quite clearly a joke.

How very dare you make a joke of MK being a snowflake!

Dear oh dear where has sense of humour gone these days....

[Knut]

I just don't think the younger generation are ready or willing to do that, or that anyone would expect anyone else to push themselves that far these days.

You wouldn't know if they indeed do, as the show goes on as if there was no issue. Also, if you love what you're doing, you will do what it takes to get the job done, even today.

[stratmad]

I just don't think the younger generation are ready or willing to do that, or that anyone would expect anyone else to push themselves that far these days.

You wouldn't know if they indeed do, as the show goes on as if there was no issue. Also, if you love what you're doing, you will do what it takes to get the job done, even today.

Yes, probably. I hope the Scottish National Team are reading this, too. 

[Knopflerfan]

I just don't think the younger generation are ready or willing to do that, or that anyone would expect anyone else to push themselves that far these days.

You wouldn't know if they indeed do, as the show goes on as if there was no issue. Also, if you love what you're doing, you will do what it takes to get the job done, even today.

Yes, probably. I hope the Scottish National Team are reading this, too. 

Ah yes and just a win over Australia and Scotland make the super 8s