{"id":1502,"date":"2009-12-18T04:15:41","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T11:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.americanheartbreak.com\/rnrgeekwp\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2009-12-18T05:17:01","modified_gmt":"2009-12-18T12:17:01","slug":"butlers-london-adventure-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanheartbreak.com\/rnrgeekwp\/butlers-london-adventure-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Butler&#8217;s London Adventure Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So I arrived in London pretty well rested. I took a sleeping pill on the plane, had a beer with my new Indian friend and then passed out. I got into London around 9:30 am, got my bass and made it through customs with no problems. I was greeted by Alex (sleazyrocknroll), who drove me through the snow straight to rehearsals at Bush Studios. When I got there, I was greeted by Ginger, Gav, Scott Sorry, Victoria (one of the guest singers), Duncan (Wildhearts guitar tech) and a guy named Rev from Towers of London.<\/p>\n<p>Scott left shortly after, leaving me as the only bass player of the day. Fine with me. The more songs I got to play the better. Other musicians that showed up were Denzel(a fantastic drummer), Willie Dowling, Olga from the Toy Dolls, Chris McCormick from 3 Colors Red,Nathan from Snow Patrol and a beautiful female singer named Harry. I could not believe I was surrounded by so much amazing talent in one room.<br \/>\nAfter about 4 fun filled hours of rock, we headed down to the corner pub where, while I waited for Phil to come by to take me on the train, I showered everyone there with fanboy questions.<br \/>\nAfter Phil showed up we headed on the train to his place out in Beckenham, former home town of Bowie, Peter Frampton, Billy Idol. Phil&#8217;s family is really sweet and kind. They gave me my own attic suite comlete with a Christmas tree.<br \/>\nI slept pretty well but kept waking up with thoughts of my day ahead of me.     <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanheartbreak.com\/rnrgeekwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/l_2048_1536_EB375B42-49C2-4F50-851A-B94D7CF63D20.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.americanheartbreak.com\/rnrgeekwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/l_2048_1536_EB375B42-49C2-4F50-851A-B94D7CF63D20.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I arrived in London pretty well rested. 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