Berny on Promotiontour in Europe

Photo by Chrissy Hamlin - www.alternativeartistsnetwork.comEngland 19.Oct.2007

Everything started at the 19th in October 2007. Flight to London.
Mike Exley, the promoter of AFM Records in England told me directly, that we have to do a lot of interviews this day. Some via phone, some face to face. And he was right;-). Every half an hour I was talking about the new CD ..and ?...the reactions were really cool. I didn't count with this in England, because we didn't do so much promo in the past...unfortunately!

In the evening we took dinner in a greek restaurante, close to the Astoria (oh, we got a song with the same title;-) and the next day I've got a flight back to Dortmund. By the way the hotel in London was really cool...but I will never get used to the english breakfast..these beans..uh...


Italien 22.Oct.2007

Once again I was a bit to early at the airport in Düsseldorf. But his time it was much tooooooo early. I saw on the screen that my flight..only my flight!...was canceled because of a strike in Milano.

Super:-(... the interviews should usually start at 2pm and now I will arrive at 7pm..shit. Pamela couldn't pick me up at the airport ..so I have to take the bus..my god..I never took the bus since 20 years..what an adventure!..especially in Milano;-)

Fortunately the people from the press & radio were patient and I got a lot of interviews untill the late evening....during a minute break we ate a wonderfull pizza...cooked by a chinese guy;-) and the interviews went on...

And again the reaction were great! Shit on Wednesday I got a gig in the HardrockCafe in Cologne and my voice is going down the drain by all that talking. I wished I could drink a bit more with the people in Milano...but I have to take care..


Frankreich 23.Oct.2007

Super Berny:-(..Now I stand at the checkin of the airport in Milano and I forgot my passport in the hotel..No chance ...I had to drive back to the hotel and the time went by...but everything worked by the end of the day and I sat in the plain to Paris.

Just as I arrived in Paris I reallised : Here is s a strike too ! It seems to me that a european union offensive went on! Globalisation everywhere!

Photo by France FanclubFlo from Underclass was waiting in the hotel already and after a couple of coffees we went to a small club..directly and close to the Moulin Rouge;-)

Some people were waiting for me and we started directly with the interviews. Every half an hour another one..puh...

Above the club were stuffed with people now and on a big screen they presented a video from AXXIS that was done during a festival in France.

Cool people, very kind atmosphere.

Our french fanclub was there too and I had to drink expensive champagne...and they invited me to dinner..GREAT!

Unfortunatelly I had to wake up at 4am in the morning. ..so ..it was a schame! I was not really able to celebrate..on Wednesday we got this Acousticshow in Cologne ...


Spanien 24.Oct.2007
Photo Madrid by Avispa
After the successfull acoustic show I had to fly to Madrid. GREAT!

I like it very much because I've been there already in 2006 and the people from Avispa are really cool.

I was right in time..but..Carlos and Maria were waiting on the wriong terminal..so..we're again in a hurry;-) But the spanisch people were patient and everybody was waiting in the office..without a break...I started the interviews !

Till late in the evening I promoted "Doom of Destiny" and the spanish people were really enthusiatic with our new cd..cool...

At midnight I was in the hotel, switched on the TV and felt asleep...
In the morning at 10am the story continued and Carlos promised me a real spanish Paella..so ..that motivated me very much;-) and Maria(thanxx for you translations) and I did some radio interviews..up to 4pm...than the paella was coming..mhhhh..only 40 minuters - than back to the airport to Dortmund. I got a stop in Palma de Mallorca..and for a moment I think..hey, let's stay here for a while..but unfortunately the promotion in Germany is going on as well.

Photo by Mariano Crespo- Force MagazineMy god..Europe is really a small place;-) Everyday another country.
But the main thing on this tour was the new cd and I 'm very,very happy that the reactions, reviews and opinions about DOOM OF DESTINY were so great everywhere..
I hope that we can sell some pieces to make AFM Records and AXXIS happy by the end of the day...

Cheers
Bernhard

PS: Maria, Pamela, Mike, Flo..you did a great job ... thanxx for all;-)