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2007/03/19 Great concert at Rockefeller, but classification problems on the road
| After two sweaty and devastating concerts in Trondheim and Drammen, duly celebrated with reasonable amounts of dry Cava, Skambankt got on their way to the capital to conclude the weekend properly at Rockefeller. It ended up with a floor that was swinging and a band once more out of fluid balance! Sadly, our dear Rosie has ended up in the climacteric period and is weary of hot flushes and mood fluctuations. So on Sunday morning, a tired Skambankt division Rogaland got into Sonja, the newly acquired luxury vehicle. A younger, stronger, and nicer model, just like it should be. But believe it or not. Many hours on the road came to a good ending when the car was waved down by the police for a check. And to the biggest confusion of the police, our driver Hans Arvid is only allowed to drive such big cars if they have 9 seats, and not 7 like Sonja. And the officer finding out how heavy the trailer is doesn't make things easier. It can look like this will be the longest smoking break ever, 10 kilometers from the zoo in Kristiansand. Fortunately, light engineer Børre is in the car, and has a driver's licence class C1, and not D like Hans, which means that he can drive big vehicles with less than 9 seats. And accidently, Hans' father lives in the vicinity and got a license class BE, which means that he can drive passenger cars with big trailers. And funnily, Skambankt will play their next concert in Kristiansand on Thursday, which in turn means that the trailer can just remain in the city until the gig. Which again means that Børre, (who is missing E, but has C1 and not D) can drive home to Stavanger after a few hours... |
 On the road with Sonja. Named after the queen! (Photo: Winters)
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