European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes june entertainment military brats Are making Waves Bya Dostel after eight years of struggling along in a there now walking on that the name of the top 10 single by katrina and the a band that got its Start in the mid70s at Raf i met bassist Vince de la Cruz while singing in the choir at the Raf Feltwell explained rhythm guitarist katrina at the my dad was stationed at Raf Mildenhall in the silk purse control group and Vincus dad taught in the depart ment of defense school we were both in High school at although Vince was three years ahead of katrina and Vince joined forces in 1975 in mamas a band that lasted until katrina graduation three years she and Vince decided to stick together and form a new we were looking for someone to team up with and we met drummer Alex Cooper in where he was studying Vince he knew Lead guitarist Kimberley and that How katrina and the Waves came the band spent the first few years playing the military club circuit in our first gig in 1980 was at the Galaxy club at katrina we talked Percy the clubs entertainment director into letting us go he really stuck his neck but the crowd liked us and we knew we had we owe a lot to my Vince he loaned us a Van to haul our things around let us use his garage to store the equipment and gave us unending hours of katrina and her men financed the first two albums 1 washed dishes in the dining Hall at Mildenhall to help earn katrina she also bagged groceries at the commissary when things got the band did country Western gigs As the group double e the Waves first quote was released in 1983 and hit 84 on the British but the big break came in december of last year when they landed a contract with Capitol they heard us when we were touring said we finally signed at what a great present katrina and the Waves is currently on a six week tour of the United playing in 30 were looking Forward to the katrina after Vince and i Are both military brats and were used to moving and living out of the Only bad thing is that our agent said we Arent to plan any time to see friends or relatives because every minute is booked with interviews and television by g o 5 c h Rock Bottom returns today after a hiatus of about a month or its been a Busy what with the Rock on the ring the Pink pop festival in Holland and loads of other great speaking of this is the week that the Boss comes to Bruce Springsteen will be in Frankfurt at the Wald station this saturday doors open at 3 Showtime is at on tuesday hell be in Munich at the olympias Adion doors open at Showtime is at tickets Are still available for both As of this writ for Frankfurt Call 069 20115 and for Munich Call after these shows Springsteen Heads Down to then Over to and Back up to Check the on stage pages in stripes Magazine for concert i hear Bruce will be using the largest stage Ever set up in both Frankfurt and till be about 184 feet wide and 52 feet the sound system will have Watts of Power and therell be 910 compute Rop rated the Road Crew numbers about with 16 trucks lugging the equipment around All this just for about people at each were deep in the heart of the festival sea son right a couple biggies Are coming up through out Europe in the next few theres the knew Worth festival in England june with deep meat loaf and the then theres the three air Force photo by al Dostel i Viii a or i most i katrina and the Waves Lead guitarist Kimberley Rew drummer Alex Cooper guitarist katrina bassist Vince de la after the tour have a weeks vacation in a and then hit the Road again As opening act for Don former drummer of the in september head Back to Europe for a tour of their own throughout the nor Sweden and hopefully it will depend on where the album is at the time in the Vince the album is 21 in the american charts and it wont be released in Europe until with the single walking on Sunshine currently in the top 10 on the British and european life for katrina and the Waves must be a lot different than it was while they were playing the club its really a change from when we were starting said i remember one night we were play ing in a club and there were just a few people then Dallas came on the television in the bar and everyone got up and went in the shutting the door so they could All watch its really great to have the Media follow you added i guess it finally Sank in How everyone is accepting us when we were in Sweden the Media followed us around All the it was just like what you saw on television about the beatles in the from the time we got up until we went to someone was always wanting an we had 25 Media people wanting to talk to us in the space of 10 i Hope were a big Success and can come Back to Mildenhall and play the Galaxy club As a famous she we always had a Good crowd at and gis Are the Best Rock v Roll crowd in the there great to play Dostel is the Coic of the tactical air life Wing Pao at Raf Mountain is Back on the Day Rosmilde festival in Denmark june with More than 50 Luxembourg has an open air festival june 30 and Belgium has two during the first week of More information on these plus where to get can be found in this weeks stripes the most exciting festival in my Humble opinion will be the deep purple open air festival in Mannheim june 29 and in Nurnberg july this one features not Only the old time rockers of deep purple in the most famous with Ritchie Ian Jon Ian Paice and Roger but also the Power Rock Trio the band that gave us the hit Mississippi Queen in after eight years Mountain is Back on the still with guitarist Leslie West and drummer Corky their new album go for your life was released last february and it has some goo time Rock v Roll its available at local record one final concert id like to Point out Here is a free concert by the Irish band u2 in Berlin july dubbed the unforgettable concert after u2s latest the unforgettable the show takes place in front of the Reich Stag building on the Platz Der re pub Lik right near the Berlin says Lead Singer Bono we come from a divided nation so we know the problems and fears of a divided that Why we want to put on a very special show in this divided City As a gift for both parts of Berlin and for Germany As a the nonprofit concert will be supported by the Irish in conjunction with the Berlin Senate and mama some people have All the Luck and the Singer Michael during his recent visit to where he stayed at the Montcalm spent some German Marks about on Baths in four you say he had the bathtubs filled to the top with a Well known Brand of Mineral Jackson also had his personal chef drive daily in a rented Rolls Royce to a vegetarian store in downtown London to buy fresh vegetables for the wonder boys of Jacksons estimated Worth is about billion he received approximately million for his thriller so i guess he had the necessary spare
