My Week on tour backing for Stevie Wonder, (Part 5).

Thinking quick has now become a part of my make up, and there was no better time to execute this skill than now. So in order of events, my first thought was to text Silvia the guitar player of the band,  who had just dropped me to the airport, asking her to call me, as I had limited credit left! She called me and after explaining the situation, she called Stefano, typically regarded as the 'Father figure' of the band, who called me back in seconds. After talking the whole thing through with Stefano, We agreed that the best thing to do was to check some flight options within the next 48 hours. After 15 minutes Stefano called me back, on my Italian mobile, which was now nearly dead, with a list of options, none of which were ideal! The one that sounded most suitable was the flight that was supposedly booked up, according to the check in attendant! Stefano suggested that airlines may reserve the last tickets for online purchases, so even though the flight is declared as fully booked, they may actually still have some seats available to online customers. After little thought and deliberation, I asked Stefano to go ahead with the online booking, fearing that the other stranded folk may actually be trying to do the same thing as me. I thought it would be safer to ensure my chances of being back in time, as opposed to feeling sorry for myself for being in this position! Stefano did the deed, I was once again relieved, this time being that the online transaction went through and I was still going to be there to partake!


There was of course the other small issue of how to get back to my Italian home from the airport because my flight was not until the next day - with no car and very little Italian vocabulary! However I somehow found my way, being the hunter that I am!
 The other problem was that I was supposed to be attending a rehearsal with my band as well as doing  a Michael Jackson tribute performance the day after my original flight booking, but would now still be in the air on my flight home because of the cancellation. Of course, none of this was able to cloud the fact that come Saturday evening, I would be standing behind Stevie Wonder singing along with some of my favorite songs with such a great legend!


Find out more about the tour in part 6 ...