Pete at aged 80 has met a fair few people in his lifetime, musicians, artists, business people etc, one of the musicians he became friendly with was the UK singer guitar legend John Martyn. John had been recording at Trident studios London with the assistance of Eric Clapton and Phil Collins, Pete gardner told the sory of how he supplied a special beer from a Northern Brewery called Brahms & Liszt http://www.drpint.moonfruit.com/old-bottled-beers/4550031489 , Pete actually drove it down to Trident and delivered it to John Martyn at the studios on one of his trucking runs to the Capital from Barnoldswick. Pete tells the story of how he had a telephone call from someone who identified himself as Eric Clapton, after a hard working day and Petes supper on the table, he was in no mood to be played around with, Pete told the caller to F...K off only then to realise it was Eric Clapton, Eric had asked Pete if he could send down another crate of that special beer, Brahms & Liszt! Pete wife ( the accountant) had already cashed the cheque that Eric Clapton had sent, what a story!
Pete tells the story of how his neighbour, local engineering firm Hope Engineering, made the Harmonica harness that Pete had designed producing 500 in total which Pete had over a period of time, sold to musicians in various parts of the world, even to Neil Young and Bob Dylan with their names engraved, not to mention the transatlantic telephone call Pete received from a certain John Sebastian from California's lovin Spoonful, John just wanted to tell Pete he felt he could get used to the Harness!
Pete who had driven over 900 miles to from his home town of Barnoldswick to Mittersill Austria to tell his story for my first ever series of Podcasts, Pete had travelled through 5 country borders and not once did anybody stop him to warn of Covid virus tests or protocol, all of Europes countries were applying Quarantine and generally restricting peoples travel whether by air or road, Pete had a completly trouble free journey!
Finally, Pete as a songwriter had written a song about 'the Chicken and the dog' a few years ago after an experience he had had whilst in Austria, this Podcast ends with Pete telling the story in Poetry form much like his poem about 'the Cut' on Episode 3 Podcast. Both 'the Cut' and the 'Chicken and the dog' reflect actual happenings and told in a unique Northen way and accent.
